I thought about commenting on your post, but I'll just reply here since I saw your comment here, and I live in the same general area, give or take.
Mountain lions (cougars, pumas, panthers, whatever) are occasionally posted on local social media from trail cameras and rural surveillance systems, but the danger kitties tend to avoid humans. I haven't seen any myself.
I personally saw a black bear only once, but like mountain lions, there are occasional reports on social media. Black bears aren't usually dangerous unless it's a mother with cubs. Grizzlies are rarer and scarier.
Coyotes occasionally attack chickens, cats, and other small pets or young livestock. So do owls and hawks.
Wolves were "reintroduced" to Idaho and northeastern Washington, but numbers are low, and they usually keep to themselves.
I usually carry a gun, but I've only drawn it a couple times because of loose aggressive dogs, and haven't had to shoot yet. I was glad I had a backup plan for shouting and acting intimidating though!
It is rare to see a panther in our area, but a few months ago my husband saw one a block from our house. The wildlife people put tracking devices on some and a few years ago I was looking at their site and saw where one crossed the preserve behind my house. We have coyotes, too. A mother and her babies were living next to our property 2 years ago. South and North Fl have black bears, but not in my area, thank God.