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I found it embarrassing to watch. If I wasn't a hunter nor knowledgeable I might be turned off hunting completely.

They make a show of the location being right on the border with Botswana and the Kalahari. Careful editing, my guess, to keep any fence out of the footage. Evidently these are those magical lions travelling South over the border that jump into the high fenced lion hunting area.

As one can see, these very active and agile flighty lions are exactly the sort to jump lion fencing! Not!

The wonderfully maned pen raised male lion just sat under the bush. Didn't flee at all. While the supporting horde of people circled it for an easier than easy shot for the fat puffing stumbling client who probably had trouble walking to the dinner table, as was suggested. The crowd stamping, stomping, talking, radio barking, the lion stays put. In broad daylight. "Who are all these strange people? Is it feeding time?"

I'd be embarrassed to be filmed in this so called hunt. The staff, PHs, tracker, look embarrassed.

They should be embarrassed for such disgraceful canned tame animal hunts.

Is this the guy who could not even work his bolt to eject the brass? The PH had to pick out the case for the fat man.

Shame shame shame.

The only plus is maybe captive breeding may help ensure survival of the lion species.

The young bloke's Lioness. Alerted by the stampede of idiots steam rolling through the bush, ran and climbed a tree!? Instead of running away? Maybe there is a fence corner not far behind? Or it is used to climbing trees for exercise in its little pen to escape the reach of other lions?

Lions will climb trees of course. I would think this lioness wouldn't be seen again if actually wild. Very inexperienced. Very sad ...

As for the hunting. Driving the roads looking for tracks. No baiting. They knew they had one male lion and two lionesses. As they were probably released only days before.

I would be so disappointed if I was a client for this sort of "hunt". A noble wild ferocious beast, a dangerous game hunt should be that. Not some poor beast cowering under a thin bush or hiding on a tree branch away from the ground. Braggy trophy collectors couldn't care less.

Sad sad sad.

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John aka NitroX

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