Hunting Report subscriber Benjamin Schaub took a nice, mature lion in Burkina Faso. While he may not have the biggest mane, I think as long as he's mature, a lion is a lion.

Click this link for a look:

http://www.huntingreport.com/t...y_gallery.cfm?id=346

Burkina Faso is not the first place I'd think of for lion, but this is a reminder that there are some overlooked opportunities out there.

And while on the subject of lion, my latest Safari Times arrived yesterday and has an article about the work SCI and SCIF say they have done on the issue. I didn't know before, but SCIF says they have been working hard on the lion issue and they are ready with money to help implement lion management plans once they're written. Check it out.

A friend of mine has been many time in Burkina Faso and in Benin, he always told me that it is a really dangerous hunt, made on tracks and not waiting in a blind near the bait. Dangerous also because often made in high dry grass.

DaggaBoy, don't you know that is just window dressing at least according to Saeed and Steve. SCI or SCIF does nothing for Africa. They just rip off the outfitters from Africa by taking HUGH sums of monies and giving nothing in return.

great animal agree with you as long as its mature its one heck of a trophy

A friend was just hunting in Benin and said he almost got a lion. That's another country that doesn't immediately come to mind when thinking of a lion hunt. But I'd take one wherever I could get one.
You don't generally get the big manes in those countries, but what a hunt!

DaggeBoy, when you shoot yours and take the photos do yourself a favor and clean up the blood, unlike Mr. Schaub did. You never know where your photo will end up. It's a nice cat with a nice head, but the photo would have been much classier and in better taste without the blood splattered on the animal's left side.

Moja

That would be Dagga Boy. My apology for the spelling error on your screen name.

Moja

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Originally posted by Die Ou Jagter:
DaggaBoy, don't you know that is just window dressing at least according to Saeed and Steve. SCI or SCIF does nothing for Africa. They just rip off the outfitters from Africa by taking HUGH sums of monies and giving nothing in return.

A drop in the ocean, compared to all the money they pocket.

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Originally posted by Steve Malinverni:
A friend of mine has been many time in Burkina Faso and in Benin, he always told me that it is a really dangerous hunt, made on tracks and not waiting in a blind near the bait. Dangerous also because often made in high dry grass.

Ambushing game is against the law, let alone baiting. It's all spooring and yes mostly in high grass or dry river beds.Are shot bachelor males only.

When there a Russian arrived with a spanking new 500NE Blaser. The very first morning he was guided to a fine lion. The popov removed the cartridges and shot twice, without the lion taking notice. Once again he mimicked a shot and the lion got away slowly. His pal was filming the scene and I saw the whole show in the camp.
That was a really fine orange maned lion, a far better mane than what is on this picture.

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Originally posted by SableTrail:
DaggeBoy, when you shoot yours and take the photos do yourself a favor and clean up the blood, unlike Mr. Schaub did. You never know where your photo will end up. It's a nice cat with a nice head, but the photo would have been much classier and in better taste without the blood splattered on the animal's left side.

Moja

Most definitely and the guy on the right seemed to miss the boat on...1...2...3...cheese! Might have been drunk or something. Very interesting hunt none the less. A tracking lion hunt is about as appealing as it gets from me.

Brett

I hope we can still hunt lion when I've managed to scrape together enough money to do it. With the big push to get them uplisted to CITES Appendix I that's a big question.

I'm glad to see SCIF involved, but have to admit I'm curious how much money they have spent on it. It has to be a pretty good chunk. Does anybody know how to find that out?

Trophy fees are not so bad, a lion could be 1500Euros, but the Daily Rate? and all the other taxes? I'm afraid that it is out of scope for me

LE TARIF 2009
SAFARI LION : 12 jours de chasse(15 j voyage)
Tir d'un (1) Lion, 1 Buffle, 1 Bubale
A rajouter si tir d'un autre animal supplémentaire
- 1 Buffle : 1500 Euro
- 1 Roan : 1500 Euro
- 1 Waterbuck : 1500 euro
- 1 Hartebest : 1500 euro
- 1 cob Buffon : 1000 Euro
- 1 Reebuck : 1000 Euro
- 1 Bushbuck : 1000 Euro
- 1 Ourebi : 200 euro
- 1 Warthog : 500 euro
Un chasseur :
Deux chasseurs :

SAFARI BUFFLE : 8 jours de chasse
1 buffle, 1 grandes antilopes + 1 petites antilopes
Rajouter si tir d'un animal supplementaire ( voir la liste ci-dessus)
Un chasseur :
Deux chasseurs :
Accompagnants : 170 Euros/jour/pers

Supplément jour de chasse 1500 Euro

Important:

Il est nécessaire de nous envoyer les références des armes avant 30 jours.

40 cartouches par armes.

110 Euro par armes pour les acquits a cautions douaniére

Des armes sont disponibles au campement.

Ces prix comprennent :

Frais de pistage
Guides
Véhicule
Hébergement et restauration au camp
Eau minérale
Ces prix ne comprennent pas :

Le permis de grande chasse : 200 Euro
Permis petite chasse : 120 Euro
2 photos d'identité.
Les boissons du bar

Premiére preparation des trophés et Expédition des trophées Europe.
Crating fee(caisse) : 150 Euro
Lion : 600 Euro
Buffle : 350 E
Roan : 350 E
Hartebest : 350 E
Waterbuck : 350 E
Reedbuck : 300 E
Duikers: 200 E
Warthog: 200 E
Nota: Les prix peuvent changer en fonctions des pays de destinations.

Taxe d'abattage par animal:
Lion : 1500 Euro
Buffle : 500 E
Western Roan : 500 E (Hyppotrague)
Western Hartebest : 400 E Euro(Bubale)
Bushbuck: (Guib Harnaché): 400 E
Nagor Reedbuck : 300 E Euro(Redunca)
Waterbuck cob Defassa)500 E
Warthog : (Phacochére)200 E
Duikers Western bush: 100 E
Nota: Ces prix peuvent évoluer avec le temps.