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Either way, it is wrong of the country to allow their lions to be killed for profit .
Couple of things to consider. They have very limited habitat and are in direct conflict with humans. If the population exceeds the limits of the habitat they need to control it. You can do that with limited hunting.
These licenses are very expensive to obtain and those funds are used for conservation efforts. It also provides a huge injection to local economies in these poor countries.
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I have always thought trophy hunters are the worst, it is senseless and cruel what they do.
I don't hunt but do know many people that do, they are always hoping for that once in a lifetime deer but they do eat what they harvest.
I do fish and this conversation came up between me and a friend during a fishing trip. In my area the trophy fish is a Muskellunge. I've never caught one but never specifically fished for them either. If I caught one in it's going back in the water.
The meat is most likely distributed locally. Lot of deer hunters in my area and if they are not keeping it themselves they will donate it.
In my circle of friends there is not shred of it that gets wasted. Even the tough meat is ground for sausage. You mix it it 80% pork and 20% deer, you can't use much more than that because it's so lean. Everybody gets together and pitches, I don't hunt bu I do get my share of venison.
Sadly relations with Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe's rule are not good, however it's not all doom and gloom, as British and US Military Forces have been protecting wildlife from poachers in other parts of Africa.
The latest piece of technology is a seismic sensorscalled Postcode Meerkat which can identity poachers in the Kruger National Park in South Africa, whilst as well as sensors Satellites, lie detectors, sniffer dogs, helicopters and other the new hi-tech weapons are being utilised in the war against poachers.
Britain has a training area in Kenya and both British and US Forces are actively helping to both stop the poachers and to train local Rangers and Police.
I understand the motives of the locals. They need the money or the food, or they need to reduce predation of their livestock. I don't get the thrill the trophy hunters receive from killing these animals when the game is rigged in their favor. Bloodlust?
The meat is most likely distributed locally. Lot of deer hunters in my area and if they are not keeping it themselves they will donate it.
In my circle of friends there is not shred of it that gets wasted. Even the tough meat is ground for sausage. You mix it it 80% pork and 20% deer, you can't use much more than that because it's so lean. Everybody gets together and pitches, I don't hunt bu I do get my share of venison.
Did HE shoot that Lion for meat or sport? And no way do I believe that the meat was donated. That's hogwash.
And why in the hell is he shooting Lions? For what? Trophy hunting is bs.
Did HE shoot that Lion for meat or sport? And no way do I believe that the meat was donated. That's hogwash.
And why in the hell is he shooting Lions? For what? Trophy hunting is bs.
Actually, lion and other game meat is donated, with local/national governments requiring that hunters donate a certain percentage of their kills to local communities; they could donate it all in theory but I think some hunting parties want to eat some of the kill for themselves. Source: https://www.africahunting.com/thread...-africa.22532/ and I know a hunter who regularly goes to Africa to hunt big game. So, like it or not, the majestic beasts are feeding people and don't just serve as someone's rug, which takes this discussion in an entirely different direction and eliminates a major perceived criticism of big game hunting.
Couple of things to consider. They have very limited habitat and are in direct conflict with humans. If the population exceeds the limits of the habitat they need to control it. You can do that with limited hunting.
These licenses are very expensive to obtain and those funds are used for conservation efforts. It also provides a huge injection to local economies in these poor countries.
I don't hunt but do know many people that do, they are always hoping for that once in a lifetime deer but they do eat what they harvest.
I do fish and this conversation came up between me and a friend during a fishing trip. In my area the trophy fish is a Muskellunge. I've never caught one but never specifically fished for them either. If I caught one in it's going back in the water.
Actually, lion and other game meat is donated, with local/national governments requiring that hunters donate a certain percentage of their kills to local communities; they could donate it all in theory but I think some hunting parties want to eat some of the kill for themselves. Source: https://www.africahunting.com/thread...-africa.22532/ and I know a hunter who regularly goes to Africa to hunt big game. So, like it or not, the majestic beasts are feeding people and don't just serve as someone's rug, which takes this discussion in an entirely different direction and eliminates a major perceived criticism of big game hunting.
Was the meat from his kill donated, and since when do Lions need to be killed to control populations? What's the point in killing a Lion? For what?
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