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And what may be the most badass thing any Canadian has done since the invention of the DeHavalin Beaver,

a British Columbia man fought off a cougar last week by punching it in the face.

And no, this story does not come from Whistler or any of the other fun BC ski areas.

The BC Conservation Officer Service said in a Facebook post that the man was working in the Lake Kathleen area in the central portion of the province when he was approached by a mountain lion.

According to the man's account, the cat, quote, swiped his upper body, at which point he, quote,

punched the cougar in the face, and it disengaged. The officer service has not released the man's

identity, but the agency did say his injuries were so minor that they did not require treatment in a hospital.

The agency's efforts to locate the offending and no doubt ashamed feline have so far proved unsuccessful.

A live trap was deployed in the area and hounds were dispatched the next day, but the cougar didn't show its face.

Believe it or not, this isn't the first account of a person

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