DON'T RUN! Whatever you do! In Africa "only food runs...and there's nothing you can outrun!" — with Phillip Steyn.



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Oh shit!!!

Depending on distance, and whether or not he stops, that would be a hard lion to pass on.

He is a little too hairy for me. I like mine bald.

My first and last lion. I will take pictures for the rest of my life.

My PH with my follically challenged but very wild Burkina Faso lion. He is a male and weighted close to 400 pounds.

Too late!

No worries, I'm on the other side of a fence with my camera.

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Originally posted by retreever:
DON'T RUN! Whatever you do! In Africa "only food runs...and there's nothing you can outrun!" — with Phillip Steyn.




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I bet that one just wants a dog biscuit.

Beretta:
Your lion has tons of character and is wild. Congrats on that cat. Was it a track and stalking hunt?


Dutch

Dutch:

Tracked and bumped on the road.

I will post more picture - maybe the aging experts can age him.

I was surprised how heavy his head was and how muscular he was.

He tasted chewy when I ate him.

Mike

We were following buffalo tracks in Tanzania, and walking through a clear area.

To our right was a small hill, not very high, but stretches for several hundred yards.

The first 100 yards or so was covered in dry grass.

Our path took us about 5 yards or so from the edge of the grass.

Suddenly, all hell broke loose, and the grass became alive! And to add to the excitement, lions were growling!

We could see nothing, but the grass moving - something was moving away from us.

Some lions appeared above the grass, then more growling, and something moving very fast towards us!

We had our rifles ready, following the movement in the grass. But, we could not see anything to shoot!

We ran away from the grass, keeping an eye on the movement towards us, to give us more distance to shoot.

A few yards from the clearing, the movement stopped. Then started moving back away from us.

We waited to see. Then a big lioness appeared above the grass, to join her pride.

That was just one of some of the encounters we have had with lions.

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Originally posted by retreever:
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This old boy is just looking for someone on the truck to throw him a chicken. Kentucky Fried preferably!!!

My wife's next husband would be rich....
And he would like toss my mounts too...

Nothing quite like lions audibly voicing their displeasure at your presence. Happened to us in Tanzania last year while we were looking for a suitable tree to hang a leopard bait along a korongo. It get's your undivided attention.

Have to disagree with Ruark - the lion lost none of his majesty in death.

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Originally posted by retreever:
DON'T RUN! Whatever you do! In Africa "only food runs...and there's nothing you can outrun!" — with Phillip Steyn.



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Not the time to be wondering if you put a powder charge in all your reloads now is it!

IF he stops, or you stop him it'll be time to change your shorts. IF he don't, it won't matter a bit.
Since it was posted, should we assume he stopped?

Good picture whoever took it. Thanks for sharing.
George

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Originally posted by Beretta682E:
Have to disagree with Ruark - the lion lost none of his majesty in death.

That is one fat son-of-a-gun! Do you have photos of his teeth?

The slobber coming out of that lion's mouth looks positively Pavlovian.

Shoot, but if you don't stop him, you can kiss your ass good-bye.

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Shoot, but if you don't stop him, you can kiss your ass good-bye.

Well Mr. PC didn't quite kiss his ass good-bye but after a hundred+ stitches was convinced these chappies mean business!

Did the firing pin break after the last shot on the range!!!

Mike

Looks like there is another one behind him. Feeding time at the pen.

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Originally posted by JBrown:

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Originally posted by Beretta682E:
Have to disagree with Ruark - the lion lost none of his majesty in death.

That is one fat son-of-a-gun! Do you have photos of his teeth?

I do - will post them this weekend

Mike

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Originally posted by ledvm:

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Originally posted by retreever:
DON'T RUN! Whatever you do! In Africa "only food runs...and there's nothing you can outrun!" — with Phillip Steyn.




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I bet that one just wants a dog biscuit.

Yeah! Damn dog biscuit with a toupe[?], shoes, belt buckle and crappy boxers.

Doesn't look like he has had his meds for awhile.

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Oh shit!!!

I think Boarkiller was a little closer to the mark here, except I feel that the real concept would be more of a " Have I Already Shit On My Self Or Am I Fixing To Shit On Myself"!!!!!!

"But the PH said to hold off on shooting anything until I had a good side on shot!!!"

what a neat photo. thanks for the post

Along the lines of Saeed's post, we were in Nyakasanga in early (May? First hunt if the season) walking along an elephant path to a pan to check for elephant tracks. We broke out of the really thick bush as we neared the pan and a mere six or seven yards to the side of the first tracker a combretum bush comes alive with motion and a couple of lion growl and roar. The trackers took flight, as did the game scout. The No 2 tracker tried to climb me like a tree as I was trying to bring my rifle to bear. Damn he was quick! And he actually ended up on my shoulder. At least four and maybe six lions burst out from under the bush, thankfully going away.

The lions were lying in ambush, waiting for lunch to walk past on the way to the pan. If one of the lions had decided to come rather than go, someone would have gotten hurt or killed, it was that quick and the lions were that fast. I didn't even have time to crap my shorts.

JPK

I was amazed on the trip in June at how little cover an adult Lion can hide in and absolutely not be seen.

Age away

Lion Data

Length - 175 cm / 69 inch without tail
Length - 268 cm / 105.50 inch with tail

Shoulder to leg - 115 cm/ 45.27 inch

Chest - 136 cm / 53.54 inch

Weight 169.2 kg / 372 pounds






In the grass there is a zero chance of seeing a lion 6 feet from you. the only time a lion is seen is when he wants to be seen.

Baldie has a nice black nose, unlike "Fluffy" above.

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Originally posted by Beretta682E:
Dutch:

Tracked and bumped on the road.

I will post more picture - maybe the aging experts can age him.

I was surprised how heavy his head was and how muscular he was.

He tasted chewy when I ate him.

Mike

I think he is of age.
That would be my expertise

My personal view, he is <4

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Originally posted by Bwanamich:
My personal view, he is <4

All you need to do is look at his teeth and see Mich is probably 100% correct.

Come on guys. You can plainly see that his hair is falling out, he's got to be at least 17.....

Those teeth give me the shivers