Moose are unpredictable,one will let you walk by and the next one will try to stomp you.I always carry in moose country now.Ive never seen a lion in the wild,but a few friends have.Youngest sister in WY had a lion that tried to take her GS a few years ago,she saved it.It was dark out and she thought it was a bobcat :-O (she got lucky)There was an older woman that vanished on a hike near a popular campground above Nederland almost two years ago.No trace of her has been found yet.I think a cat got her.