My experience with cougars is as mentioned above.. You have to ease up to them.. They have experience and not all are ready to pounce on their kill... Sometimes they have to be coaxed out of cover. The fur may be dusty from their elusiveness, but they are always primed up with enough aggression that it'll make you drop your drawers. If you go to Florida though and find yourself a puma, they may bait you in if you are younger, fit and have tattoos...Some say they will even let you live with them at first by their pool...But it's a trap. Dangerous game comes with dangerous consequences.