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Besides the price!! The lion on the picture?????

I think it is a Photoshop Lion, His black manes where combed and blow dried.

Roland

And you have to set aside three whole days...

I did not even add up the number of lions and calculate the acreage per lion. I wonder what the feed bill is...

"All the trophies are guarantee."

Another black eye(no pun intended) for South African hunters, African professional hunters and the African hunting industry in general.

I am aware of this hunt. They are "game ranch" lions, raised in pens, then turned loose. I was told that, in order to comly with SA law, the lions must be "free ranging" for 4 months before they are hunted. So they don't open the cage and say "shoot It" but they turn them loose in anticipation of the hunt.

Not terribly sporting. I was also told the hunts can be more dangerous than normal becuase the lions are raised around humans and have zero fear of them, hence they can be very aggressive.

I love that you can actually see the fence in the background. It is a very sad person who would chose to hunt lion this way.

This is the same guy who posted the one on ebay a couple months back.

The only way this will ever stop, is if overseas "sportsmen" will stop falling for this jokes...!

That ad made me puke! It not only is "not terribly sporting" it is not hunting. It's even worse than the white rhino "hunts" in South Africa where outfitters walk around the convention floor in Reno with photos and measurements of the beast offered for kill.

BillQ

Why is everyone geting excited about this hunt??? It's the same way plains game is hunted in South Africa, and I don't see same kind of moral outrage when Bubba shoots his Kudu, Zebra, Giraffe, Impala, Warthog, or Waterbuck. Behind high fence that was bought at auction.
Personaly I not spending my money to hunt in a pen no mater what the species is. With the possible exception of a Bison shot for meat.
Dr B

I personally would never participate in this hunt. I'm not in total agreement with the "put & take" method of hunting used on some places here in Texas and on some places in Africa. I don't have any problem, though, hunting behind high fences. I would probably even hunt Lion behind a high fence if the property was large and the Lions were properly managed and NOT tame. You can still have a very challenging hunt behind high fences if the property is set up right and the animals aren't raised in pens. I've hunted on several high fenced ranches here in Texas, and I have been pleased with all of them.

I think it’s a matter of different strokes for different folks.

If you don’t want to (or can’t afford to) hunt/shoot a lion this way, by all means – do it (or dream about it) your way! But why in hell do you want to whine about someone else’s preference? What purpose does it serve?

There is a demand for this type of hunt/shoot/product and there are benefits in doing things this way. I bet that most of the criticism and objection to this type of hunting is based on ignorance, hearsay and a bunch of greenie propaganda.

Fire away you hypocrites – I-m fed up with this crap!

if it weren't for fenced game there would be very little hunting in SA. There are buffalo hunts behind fence, and let us not forget the amount of game raised on ranches just to be hunted in SA.
If it floats your boat then go for it.

Well said -- Riann. This is exactly the kind of dribble that the Anti's use to justify their positions against different types of hunting -- by simply stating that a large percentage of hunters disapprove of these hunting methods. They will take anything that the hunting community will give them.

If each of us were allowed to add just one restriction to prohibit a hunting practice that we didn't personally agree with, and they were all put in force at one time, the restrictions would be so broad and deep that none of us would be able to hunt the way we like to -- which is what the anti's want.

Here is a partial list of things that I've seen called out as unethical hunting practices on different bulletin boards, or in hunting organizations:

- Bow hunting
- Muzzleloader hunting (especially flint lock)
- Handgun hunting
- Darting
- Spear & knife hunting
- Hunting with crossbows
- Use of Telescopic sights
- Long range rifle shots on game
- Shooting game in water or snow
- Trapping (of any kind)
- Baiting (of any kind, including food plots and water holes)
- Hunting over a gutpile
- Hunting within 24 hours of flying into an area
- Hunting with dogs
- Hunting Elephants, Rhino, or any Cats
- Hunting at night
- Harvesting Does
- Not harvesting Does
- Harvesting an animal that has injured
- Hunting from a conveyence or boat
- Taking less than fully mature trophy animals
- Focusing only on Trophy Animals
- Suburban Hunting
- High Fence Hunting (no matter how large)
- Use of compound bows, release aids or expandable broadheads
- Use of anything beyond a patched round-ball with a muzzleloader
- Use of non-fusion bonded or solid ammo on any big game animal
- Managing private property for trophy animals
- Use of any electronic devices during the hunt (including GPS)
- Use of any communications equipment during the hunt
- Use of a Guide or Outfitter
- Pre-scouting done by anyone other than the hunter themselves

The list is endless.

While I prefer to hunt according to my own developed hunting taste and set my personal level of challenge accordingly, I really believe that others should be able to hunt by the methods they are comfortable with, as long as they are within the limits of the law.

Setting rules and regulations according to personal taste for acceptable level of challenge will be the beginning of the end of all hunting. Just imagine if we quickly have to prove to governing officials that the hunting methods are challenging enough to be legal, and the burden of proof is on the hunting community.

Anyway, this is my 2 cents. And, I wish all of you all success and fully support your continued pursuit of the type of hunting which you enjoy.

Now get out there and have some fun!

All, if you notice the Ebayer has other hunts available, look at the Tanzanian Buff hunt with the picture of the man in the straw type hat with the monster bull.

Now go to Luxuryhunts.com and look at the Zimbabwe buffalo special....it showcases the same pic, only implying it was taken in Zim........

I know sometimes agents use pics just to make an interesting site, but one would think that they showed pics of animals at least taken in the same country as shown on a specific countries page.....

So where do ya think that buff was taken?

Arrow Slinger, I agree with you 100%. Hunters should be very careful about shooting holes in their own boat.