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My understanding is that most cougar attacks on humans are made by juveniles and most of them are directed towards children. Elderly or injured cougars are also responsible for a number of attacks as they are looking for easy prey.
Honestly I'm kind of a tree hugger and when I'm in the wild I try to stay out of the way of the wildlife. Make noise, talk, sing whatever the cat that hears ya and evades you is the best kind. I always wear a backpack when hiking even if I don't really need it like others said an attack is likely to come from behind and I want the backpack to take the brunt of the initial attack. Secondly I always carry a big stick. Many land predators are wary of humans carrying things. Works well with unfriendly dogs also. A cougar with a missing eye or broken limb is as good as dead in the wild and they will avoid injury if at all possible. I always carry a side arm for the 2 and 4 legged predators. If a cougar displays hostility towards me ill shoot to kill not to scare, scared beasts are more dangerous then dead ones. Same goes for the 2 legged kind.
All that being said the only wild animal that has ever attacked me was a squirrel and he was defeated by a rolled up towel snapped at him. I was on the way to the pool. Also had the occasional acorn thrown my way by the furry tailed rats most of them got off easy though...
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