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In France we consider it otherwise.

The owner of the trophy is the first who inflicts a DEADLY SHOT.

This rule is often used when boar hunting during driven hunts.

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In the case of the lion story, I'd say the first shot.

But what Larcher mentions is not unknown here in Norway when it comes to driven moose hunting. The logic behind this is to try and entice hunters place accurate/deadly shots. Some hunters can be tempted to take an intentionally non-deadly shot at a good trophy, if that's all they can see of the animal, just to draw "first blood". Which generally results in the animal suffering for quite some time, and eventually getting a deadly shot from someone else (maybe even several days later). By a dog handler/tracker for example.

So although I can understand thinking: "Who wants a trophy from an animal someone else already shot?", we can also twist it around to: "Who wants a trophy from an animal they only (intentionally?) wounded, but someone else had to kill?"

Erik

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While I agree anything can be turned around.. anyone who intentially shoots an animal to wound it is NOT a hunter--we commonly refer to those as slob hunters--in that they care for nothing but themselves and how they can brag when the hunt is over, telling their office friends how great they are--disgusting to say the least..

We need to stick to the story as it was presented.. I realize people are on this chat room from all over the world and that there are different customs in other countries-as well as there can be thousands of different circumstances-however again, based on how this story was layed out in the beginning-is generally considered in the US that the first blood is the man that gets the trophy--

Thank you
Ripp

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Ripp,

Like I originally said, in this case there is no doubt that the first shot gets the lion. And I'm sure most people, regardless of country or local tradition would agree.

Interestingly, you mention "slob hunters". And unfortunately, it seems to me that stories of such people pop up far too often when it comes to hunting in Africa and elsewhere. These people are clearly not genuine hunters, but as you say; hunt in order to brag.

Erik