Our mountain lion season just ended, and around 60 were taken by hunters. A mature male in our area will weigh in at around 150 pounds. I buy a tag every year, just in case I have one that hangs around and presents a threat to our critters. We have a good white tail population, but sometimes the big cats go after pets or horses. We have both.

While I don't consider them much of a threat, I keep my AR handy in the house, and I carry a handgun when working outside. Last winter, three lions were put down in Keystone, SD, near Mt. Rushmore. A mother lion and her juvenile twins were killing deer in town, and the locals were worried. No humans have been attacked in our area, but I know there have been issues in CO, particularly in the Boulder Canyon area, where runners and bicyclists have been attacked. I would be cautious having little kids stray from my sight, or be left unattended to play in areas where big cats were sighted.