A man in Smithers, a pretty little town in the norther Interior of British Columbia, Canada, fended off a cougar attack by punching it in the face.

A man in British Columbia, Canada, managed to successfully defend himself against a cougar by fighting fire with fire.

A quick-thinking British Columbia man turned the tables on an attacking cougar by landing a punch to the animal's face, escaping with only minor injuries. The incident occurred late Saturday morning as the man worked near Lake Kathlyn in Smithers,

A man in British Columbia suffered minor injuries after he was attacked by a cougar and managed to punch it in the face, which successfully deterred it.

A Canadian man apparently took matters into his own hands when a mountain lion took a swipe at him on Saturday -- he punched back.

Well, late last week, a British Columbia man did nearly that. As reported by the CBC, he was working outside near the town of Smithers, about 600 miles northwest of Vancouver, when a cougar approached him and clawed at his torso.