Well neither of those things was that common when I saw one. and when I DID see it, I raised my gun.... not a camera.

an not having one on camera doesn't mean anything. I have seen bald eagles but we don't catch them on camera. I have seen particular bucks from my stand that we have never caught on camera. heck, I personally walk through the woods during deer season and I never walk in front of a camera! my FIL and wife manage to avoid the camera too.
we really don't get too many coyotes on camera, but we see them hunting and find the tracks. same with the neighbors dogs. They sure do bust up a lot of my hunts though.

Need I go on? there are a lot of things that are in the woods but don't get caught on camera.

When I saw one, I saw it twice. The first time wasn't a good look and could have been something else, except I saw the tracks. The second time was very clear. 0% chance of mistaking something else for a cougar. Who wants to call me a liar just because they haven't seen one in person and ol' Chuck Sykes says there aren't any?

-Keith