The appearance of a cougar on a Nebraska golf course during a high school tournament focuses attention on activists who have prevented earnest hunting seasons for the big cats as their numbers grow.
North America's biggest cats are elusive beasts and, as such, not a lot of folks have ever had an up-close and personal encounter with one. The same can't be said for at least one Utah conservation officer, based on the video we've embedded here.
According to reports out of Colorado, one elk hunter is lucky to be alive after successfully defending himself from an attacking cougar with nothing but his wits and a pocket knife.
After purchasing an over-the-counter archery-elk tag for an area near Gunnison, Colo., Florida resident Trevor Brown experienced quite the high-country initiation for a first-time bowhunter.