CA outlawed hunting cats years ago. Just about the same time the deer starting getting harder to find. Cats are the only thing that realy scare me in the forest. Have come face to face with several bears (black) even one a night and they have always gone their own way. Cats on the other hand are hunting you. Read a few stories in Outdoor Life last year about N.CA and Oregon. Seems bow hunters get a lot of attention. Found the biggest tracks i' ve ever seen last year right on the trail (foot/motorcycle). Didn' t see him but the hair was standing on the back of my neck as I crept thru the woods and hour before light.