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Originally posted by R.Jolly:
I just learned that the lion skull has an SCI score of 23 6/16 which I am told makes it into the book.

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Originally posted by Bwanamich:
How do we use this lion (and the other recently posted) as an educational example without hurting any ones feelings or starting a ?

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Originally posted by R.Jolly:
ledvm
Thanks very much for the insight into your private discussion, I found it very intersting and also very comforting to know that my 25 6/16 scoring lion was not immature.
I am also sure that many members would be interested in this subject. Perhaps you and Aaron should start your own thread on the subject.
Regards
Robert

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Originally posted by R.Jolly:
OK Aaron
I was hoping that it wouldn’t get to this, but I was wrong.
Another AR member warned me against posting a report containing a lion hunt as, in his words I would have to” run the gauntlet of the Neilson and Co lion age witch hunt”.
I said that as I was a big boy I was happy to accept constructive criticism and that I was sure that it would be done in an adult and forthright manor.
We had a bet and I am now down $10.00
I don’t write reports just to make myself look good and show off and I welcome constructive criticism just as much as praise. Everyone who follows the forum is well aware of the way in which you conducted yourself with the poor chap who’s lion report you denigrated some weeks ago and who subsequently swore never to write a report again. Everyone is also aware of the general adverse reaction that you got.
On a couple of occasions in the early days of responses to this report there were questions posed as to whether there should be a separate post on lion ages, but these suggestions were quite obviously not taken up. It is now evident that this was not good enough for some people’s mischievous purposes and instead of making a forthright and grown up comment of opinion or starting their own thread they thought that they would be clever and play games by making obtuse reference to a private discussion.
I am embarrassed to admit that I too became involved in these childish games in a bid to out those responsible. It didn’t take much.
Whatever the age of the lion, everyone who has read the last few post can now clearly see how you conduct yourself.
The sad part is that I consider the crusade that you are on with regard to lion hunting to be laudable, but I question your personal judgement.
You will find that people are more likely to accept your opinions if they are confident in the integrity of the person voicing them.
This will be my last comment on the subject as I won’t waste my time on teaching people morals.
This experience will not stop me from hunting what is legal or from writing reports that apparently some people enjoy reading

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Originally posted by ledvm:

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Originally posted by R.Jolly:
I just learned that the lion skull has an SCI score of 23 6/16 which I am told makes it into the book.

An interesting fact is that lion skulls enlarge little if any after the age of 4.

for more details see: http://forums.accuratereloadin...671048751#8671048751

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Originally posted by MJines:
If I ever have the good fortune to shoot a male lion, I will never post a picture of the lion on AR, even if the damn thing is 12 years old without a tooth left in its head. There are too many dogs running around in the neighborhood these days who cannot resist hiking their leg and dribbling over the accomplishments of others. Makes you think twice about posting any hunt report now.