Cougar is the other white meat. John Fuller helped me get a cougar in 92/93. When the other hounds men asked if I wanted the meat I hesitated for a minute I thought they were going to fight over it. I told them I would keep the meat. Great eating. I had a multi cultural cook out at my house. Cougar was the favorite of the crowd.
Now along time ago, I was going through the five week Winter Phase of the Northern Warfare Training Center's (NWTC) Instructors Qualification Course (IQC) AT Fort Greely, AK (wow that was long) the NCOIC of the Black Rapids Training Site had eaten the liver of a Lynx and got deathly ill I believe he a eventually got through the ordeal. So, Don't eat cat livers. I on the positive side I also completed the six weeks Summer Phase NWTC IQC. Enjoy your cougar. Also legend has it as one of the preferred meats of the mountain men, in case it was not mentioned I didn't read through the other posts.