If I had $50,000 to spend this year it would probably be for this big boy. Note the date on the trail camera. No it's not a canned lion but a free range monster on the Save Conservancy.

Mark

He's got hair like a rock star, I'll bet Bon Jovi is jealous.

I Would wait until July or Aug. pay 25 grand for the lion book an ele. with the other 25 grand

I've looked long and hard for a beast like that. I can't go this year because I'm building a trophy room for him (or his brother).
I can tell you that $50 K is cheap for that free range monster.

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Originally posted by jeff h:
I Would wait until July or Aug. pay 25 grand for the lion book an ele. with the other 25 grand

The lion, in the wild and not out of a catalog, would eat up all $50k. The good news is that if you hunt in Zim, where there are some but not many lions like that one, you'll get a couple of tuskless "free" for the trophy fee, just to keep the lions in bait. Same with a buff cow or two or three. In some areas, maybe a hippo...

You can get a good ele hunt for $25k, so long as a good "average" ele will do the trick for you. Probably won't do it for an area with a truly good chance, meaning expectation, at 50lbs and more. That wouldn't bother me, 40lbs is very nice ivory.

JPK

I don't know Mark. From the looks of his toenails he looks to be only 4.5 years old.
What a stunner!

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Originally posted by Brett Adam Barringer:
I don't know Mark. From the looks of his toenails he looks to be only 4.5 years old.
What a stunner!

I think you need a hairdresser to age a lion like that. You know what they say...

"Only his hairdresser knows for sure."

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I don't know Mark. From the looks of his toenails he looks to be only 4.5 years old. Big Grin
What a stunner!

Sango is wide open wild hunting. They are in the Save of Zim.

We saw a few lion tracks in '06 and heard them roar. Curls the hair on your neck.

What a beast.

Timot - I think you are talking me into another lion hunt this year, thanks alot!!!!

Aaron

That is a greaat cat.

If I had 50K for a hunt, it would be for PAC elephants. (AMAP)(as many as possible).

Keith

The Save valley is one of the finest hunting areas in Africa. The outfitters have only been hunting lion there for no more than three years so the area has some absolute brutes roaming around. Over 50 inch buff were shot in this area in the old days before cattle messed things up, since the buff were relocated back into the area over 15 years ago they have shot 44 and 45 inch bulls.

Timot,

What outfitters operate in the Save Valley?

Dale,

Timot is absolutely correct. Actually the Save may have the best buffalo hunting in Zimbabwe with an average of 40". Zambezi Hunters shot a 47 5/8 bull last year and is amazingly 100% on lion. They also have the largest hunting areas on the Save totally 250,000 acres.

You can hardly go wrong on the Save. We represent Mokore Safaris and Pro-Safaris as well as Zambezi Hunters on the Save. All will do an excellent job for you.

Mark

I have hunted with Jonny. He has a first rate operation. Everything you would expect on a wild African safari.

http://www.zambezihunters.com/