AWESOME!!!

I keep sayin, Zambia's northern Kafue region is as good as it gets for big maned lions!

Awesome! Congratulations! I am looking forward to the full report and pictures.

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Originally posted by D. Nelson:

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The Lion is Dead!

The Deed has been done...while enjoying morning coffee Jim & Andrew heard the snorts of a lion. They hurried down the camp road and encountered 3 old lions and a lioness in the tall grass not 100 yds from camp. Jim nailed a big black maned lion under the chin at 20 yds. (I'll leave the details for Jim to tell, but he wanted me to post their success!) Andrew said this is the biggest lion (and done properly without bait) he has taken in a long time!Needless to say after 2 hours of photos they had to walk 100 yds back to camp for their celebration!

Only the leopard left and 7 days of hunting to go!!!!!

Outstanding!!!!!!!!

I cant tell you how jealous I am right now! Yes I can!!!! LOL! Congrats to all. what a trip.

After a start to the day like that I would hope they took the rest of the day off to absorb what happened. A drink in the morning would be more than justified after that. Wow!

Mark

Unbelievable!

I do believe Jim is gonna be insufferable....

Can't wait for pics...

Oh my!!!!!! Congratulations buddy I cant wait to see the pictures and hear the story!!!!!!


Brett

Yahoo! What a safari.

Congrats!

This is definitely a hunt report to look forward to!

Can't wait for the pics

Great news!

CONGRATULATIONS-ATTA BOY-GOOD JOB-WAY TO GO-KUDOS-DANGITMAN-HAPPY FOR YOU-JEALOUS AS CAN BE-I OFFERED TO BE YOUR GUNBEARER-SHAZAAAM-COOL-WAY COOL-OVER THE TOP-WISH I WUZ THERE-EXCITING-DON'T LET JOYCE BURN THE PLACE DOWN-GREEN WITH ENVY-BUT MOSTLY JUST PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats, great stuff

Sitting in the business room at the Taj in Lusaka. It's been a memorable trip. Brought way too much ammo.

I didn't bring a computer so I can't post any pictures and I will post a report after we get back to Alaska.

Bait Babe lived up to her nick name and had the longest shot of the safari resulting in a DRT. She will also be posting a report later.

Andrew will be posting a picture of the Lion after he gets home. As he would say, it was "proper".

Since you already know from Darin the Lion was actually taken at 40 yards with a facing shot under the chin. The follow up included quite a bit of adrenalin with the best of outcomes.

We also had a Lion ground blind experience in which Joyce proved her metal. A professional videographer could not have done better. Not often does one experience Africa's apex predator at 7 feet. Her video is rock steady.

Lastly, the area has plenty of game left and literally has an infestation of Lions. There were two other large, heavy maned, "shooters" with the brute I dropped.

I suspect Andrew's email box is full and it should be. This experience was beyond belief.

Loads of Elephants but none I wanted to pay for.

I'll post more from Heathrow tomorrow.

Jim,

Big congrats to you and Joyce on a great safari. So nice to be able to share such a wonderful experience with someone special to you. Can't wait for all the details and pix.

Mark

Jim & Joyce;

Welcome back. I can't wait for photos and the full report (and maybe a teaser from Andrew). I'm going to miss my morning calls from the wilds of Zambia!!!!!

Congratulations for a safari experience of "one in a million"! You will have trouble trying to match this one.

Hugs, Darin

Darin,

Many thanks for the updates. The Lion Jim took was not black maned as such but nevertheless a huge bodied Kafue brute taken on foot.





Joyce and Jim will be posting reports and further photographs of their safari. Jim hunts for the pure experience and only asks that the game taken is mature.

As I am between hunts I just quickly want to add that Jim and Joyce's generosity and support this year was tantamount to the success of this safari. All they asked for was the true safari experience and for Jim an opportunity to hunt a trophy Kafue Lion. Their shooting and firearm manners were exemplary.

The hunt was priced under the two tier pricing system I employee and there was no pressure to take anything less.

Good things happen to good people.

That is 1 magnificent putty cat.
Congratulations to all involved.

OMG!!! That lion is huge!!!! (Looks like he has a few black hairs and maybe some gray )

Furthermore, because I am such a shallow person...I'm very, very, very jealous!!!

Well done!!! Can't wait for Jim & Joyce's full reports!

Best regards, D. Nelson

Andrew - Congrats my boy!!! Very happy for you all.

HOLY CRAP!!! COngrats again to all!

wow, well done Andrew, and congrats to Jim.

Jeezz, what a toad. Congrats all around.

Andrew,

Well done!

Mark

Congrats, beautiful lion!

Oh my! What a beautiful lion!!!

Brett

Proper for sure! Congratulations guys!

What a great story all the way around! Just good stuff!!

Jim: If a lion like that doesn't make you , what does?

wow what a lion Jim! Looking forward to the report!

YES...proper for sure!

Jim and I moments after finding his downed Roan.

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Originally posted by fairgame:
Their shooting and firearm manners were exemplary.

Thanks for the compliment Andrew. It's part of what makes the "luck" eh? Although you did waver a bit in the confidence on my taking the Sitatunga at 200 yards.

Shame you didn't explain the recovery would including wading through Hippoland after dark with torches.

Madam enjoyed that one.

Cheers
Jim

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Originally posted by safari-lawyer:
Jim: If a lion like that doesn't make you , what does?

Will,

Looks as if Africa has been kind to you. Some really superb Lion taken early in the season. Dogcat included.

Well done chaps on what must be Africa's most sought after trophy.

Thanks for the compliment Andrew. It's part of what makes the "luck" eh? Although you did waver a bit in the confidence on my taking the Sitatunga at 200 yards.



200 yards? You wanted to take it at 300 plus with your .375 which made me sweat profusely. Presume that was a joke mate?

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Originally posted by fairgame:
Thanks for the compliment Andrew. It's part of what makes the "luck" eh? Although you did waver a bit in the confidence on my taking the Sitatunga at 200 yards.



200 yards? You wanted to take it at 300 plus with your .375 which made me sweat profusely. Presume that was a joke mate?

It was actually 346 ranged at that picture. I could have lobbed one in but the entrace would have been on top of the body and the exit on the bottom since the bullet would have been dropping back to Earth at a 45 degree angle.

Anyone else notice that after all the debating on lion reports in the past 24 months or so and the heat and flack that some posters were subjected to what we are seeing lately is a vast improvement?

Education = awareness = ethics

Well done Andrew and Frostbit

Quite right bwana and here is a youngster we turned down early into the safari.

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Originally posted by fairgame:
Will,
Looks as if Africa has been kind to you.

Indeed. Better than I deserve and I'm humbled and thankful for it.