It probably is-but I’ve been told that when you find yourself in close proximity with a large predator, you should make noise, back out of the area with outspread arms, and wave a stick or some such-in other words, attempt to look and sound large and dangerous as you get the hell out of there-and never, ever run.
Fresh tracks-since last night’s rain-and a half-covered recent kill was enough to spook me into leaving-I didn’t want to join that deer in the food cache...