They won't bother you if you don't mess with them. Most of the time they are there and you never know it. I spooked one coming back to camp one night when it was stalking a pig. I walked past a big boulder and spooked the pig and the cat roared right above my head. It scaredme but it just took off the other direction and I never seen it. When they roar that close to you all your hair stands up on youtr body. It couldn't of been more than 5' above my head. If it wanted to attack it wouldn't of mattered if I was carrying a cannon it would of just jumped me from behind andI would of never knew what happened.