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I'd say you're more likely to be wiped out by some pot farmers up in them hills if you accidentally come across their gardening area (booby traps have been known to be set up out there, particularly in the Angeles National Forest), as well as patrolled by guys with guns, than attacked by a cougar.

If you ever are attacked by a cougar (chances slim to none) fight back with everything you've got. Unlike bears, cougars do not "bluff charge" and if they mean business, you're in a fight for your life. I'd say your chances are virtually zero though. They don't single out humans unless they feel threatened or are very, very desperate.