i feel the same as you, but i just found out it supposedly can happen.

A guy i work for is also a nusiance trapper. He lives in Edmonson County one county away and he got a call about a mountain lion (in ky) so he thought it was a joke.Somebodywent over to the ladies house to find a dead dog, another with a limb torn off, and the lady had scratches on her. apparently the lion came in over the fence and when it attacked the dogs the dumb*** lady ran outside and tried to beat it off with a baseball bat. after doing some more inverstigating he found out about a guy who was supposedly raising a pair of them behind his house, but recently turned em loose for fear of being caught.

i still dont know whether to believe this one or not, seems EXTREMELY far fetched but this guy hasnt ever lied that i know of. i guess ill believe him when he actually catches one of these pet cougars though.

So i guess my answer is never seen a cougar while hunting.[8D]