HogPilot,

Here are my photos of what I believe to be some of the same animals..

AS to the price of lion hunts I would have to agree with your assessment..lion hunts are very expensive at this point --I shot mine in 2008 in Zim with Chifuti--- Ian Gibson was the PH.. that was high enough-- got a quote from a outfitter in Tanzania in 2010 and he wanted $90,000 all in ..that is insane..IMHO...

Ripp