Lions on the Omay

05 April 2016, 17:01

MikeBurke

Lions on the Omay

When I first hunted with Martin in 2009 I remember him telling me was paying the council the trophy for lions but not hunting them to help buildup the population. A couple of years later he started hunting them. I remember the first one killed was decried as the "Last Lion on the Omay" by Bumi Hills and Lion Aid. Since then several lion were taken on the Omay with quality steadily improving.

Feast your eyes upon this specimen. It was taken a couple of days ago in Omay North by a client hunting with Martin Pieters.

Congratulations to the hunter and also to Martin for his conservation efforts.

05 April 2016, 17:06

Mark Vallaro

That is a truely great lion no matter where you are in Africa. Well done to Martin and the client.

05 April 2016, 17:06

larryshores

Beast! Very nice

05 April 2016, 17:22

ledvm

Wow...that is a helluva lion.

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05 April 2016, 17:31

mboga biga bwana

WOW
Congrats to the Client and PH this is a serious lion !

05 April 2016, 17:33

Buzz Charlton

A monster for sure!!! Well done Mart and client!

05 April 2016, 17:40

matt u

Well done!!

05 April 2016, 18:06

Torbjørn

Fantastic lion! Congrats to the hunter and PH.

05 April 2016, 18:09

fairgame

Beautiful big old Lion and these attached fees will go along way to protect this specie and associated habitat.

Well done Matin Pieters on your conservation efforts.

05 April 2016, 18:14

Gale Johnson

Wow, what a great lion!!

05 April 2016, 18:36

Brandon.Gleason

What a brute! Congratulations to all involved in both the hunt and the local conservation work.

05 April 2016, 18:48

Safari2

Great job Martin!

05 April 2016, 19:26

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05 April 2016, 19:31

ledvm

Hopefully the hunter is not an American so that "trophy-of-a-lifetime" can make it to his home...sad to say.

Well done Mart and client!

05 April 2016, 19:36

Will

SOME LION. Congrats.

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05 April 2016, 20:42

crbutler

Very nice cat!

05 April 2016, 21:05

Tim Vining

WOW, What a magnificent trophy

05 April 2016, 22:44

Bama15

It is amazing what wildlife can do with proper management. By Martin paying for the quota and not hunting them says volumes about them! What a success story. By the way, a GREAT lion.

06 April 2016, 01:11

Gillettehunter

That is a spectacular lion, especially in this day and age. Congrats to all involved.. Bruce

06 April 2016, 01:19

D. Nelson

I say, Oh MY to Omay!!!! Wonderful!

Best regards, D. Nelson

06 April 2016, 02:03

bwanajay

Well done Mart! Helluva of cat!

06 April 2016, 02:56

surefire7

The Lion that dreams are made of...

Congratulations to the hunter and the guide.

Thanks Mike for posting!

06 April 2016, 03:54

bwanamrm

Damn now that's a lion!

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06 April 2016, 04:18

Texas Blue Devil

Wow!!! That is a trophy of a lifetime.

06 April 2016, 05:07

ManuelM

What a fantastic trophy, for any part of Africa!
Congratulations to the client and specially to Martin, I did not believe the Zambezi ecosystem could even produce such a lion!

06 April 2016, 05:51

MJines

Amazing lion for that part of Africa. Congrats to outfitter and client.

06 April 2016, 08:23

lavaca

That is one seriously impressive pussy gato.

06 April 2016, 08:52

Bill Collector

That thing is just cool!! Well done.

06 April 2016, 11:19

Barry Groulx

Beautiful old lion, well done! The right age, everything. And there are plenty of lion in the Omay.

06 April 2016, 12:04

Neil-PH

Hunters putting REAL conservation into practise, and the results are proven.

Well done to all concerned.

06 April 2016, 15:50

Bwanamich

quote:
Originally posted by ledvm:
Hopefully the hunter is not an American so that "trophy-of-a-lifetime" can make it to his home...sad to say.

Well done Mart and client!

Hey Lane,
Lot's of American citizens have holiday homes in Mexico et alia.....whould there be an issue if they import the trophy there?

Great lion!

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06 April 2016, 19:35

ledvm

quote:
Originally posted by Bwanamich:
quote:
Originally posted by ledvm:
Hopefully the hunter is not an American so that "trophy-of-a-lifetime" can make it to his home...sad to say.

Well done Mart and client!

Hey Lane,
Lot's of American citizens have holiday homes in Mexico et alia.....whould there be an issue if they import the trophy there?

Great lion!

That is a good question and one I am not qualified to answer. If the lion trophy was in Mexico or Canada...I am sure it is possible to get it into the US.

But for some who can afford this kind of a hunt...they have a lot to lose if it became a "problem" for them legally.

06 April 2016, 19:40

ledvm

quote:
Originally posted by Bwanamich:
quote:
Originally posted by ledvm:
Hopefully the hunter is not an American so that "trophy-of-a-lifetime" can make it to his home...sad to say.

Well done Mart and client!

Hey Lane,
Lot's of American citizens have holiday homes in Mexico et alia.....whould there be an issue if they import the trophy there?

Great lion!

PS: I see I misread the intent of your question. You are asking if they could just leave it in their home in Mexico.

Yes...I am sure they could get that done for sure.

If you really study the Lacy Act though...their are some far reaching implications there...even for your implied scenario.

It would be far better to reverse the USF&W stance.

A rogue DOJ might be able to implement Lacy Law even in your hypothetical.

I have studied the Lacy Act a lot...pretty broad.

07 April 2016, 17:14

Christopher Moore

That is one of the five "beasts" that we know of in the Omay, not a once off wonder. With regular buff in the forties.....hold onto your hats, the Omay is back

Sustainable quotas and anti poaching, hard work and sacrifices starting to show.

07 April 2016, 18:17

bwana cecil

Awesome trophy for both hunter & ph.
GREAT job Martin.

08 April 2016, 05:03

nhoro

Very well done Mart! Incredible cat.

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08 April 2016, 22:16

ledvm

quote:
Originally posted by Christopher Moore:
That is one of the five "beasts" that we know of in the Omay, not a once off wonder. With regular buff in the forties.....hold onto your hats, the Omay is back

Sustainable quotas and anti poaching, hard work and sacrifices starting to show.

Awesome!!!

Now if we can just get the USF&WS to allow us to import lion trophies from places such as this with good conservation through hunting...all will be good.