Couple Kisses Beside Lion Carcass: Causes Uproar

Nothing to regret people are over reacting I kiss my wife whenever we find a deer that one of us has killed, no different. That money they spent to kill that lion I’m sure some of it went to conservation
How do these people expect to control animal population?

What will happen to these animals if they no longer have monetary value I’ll tell you what they will be killed by the natives for bush meat while they try to eek out a living

horsemen61 said:

Nothing to regret people are over reacting I kiss my wife whenever we find a deer that one of us has killed, no different. That money they spent to kill that lion I’m sure some of it went to conservation
How do these people expect to control animal population?

What will happen to these animals if they no longer have monetary value I’ll tell you what they will be killed by the natives for bush meat while they try to eek out a living

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What I understand is the vast majority of African land is fenced in, just like the American West. There are some National Preserves, but the majority of lions that are "hunted' are born on breeding farms. When they are big enough to look camera ready, the animal is released, the guides take the hunters to that area, and a trophy photo is shot.

If farming lions for game hunting is destroyed, any economic reasons for having captive populations of lions will also be destroyed, and so will be the lions. That is unfortunate as I believe the only way to keep the species viable is to get numbers up. As for the outrage, well that is how society is moving. People are so divorced from game, from killing, that they are acting out of revulsion when they see a dead animal. I don't know how you fix that.

Slamfire said:

As for the outrage, well that is how society is moving. People are so divorced from game, from killing, that they are acting out of revulsion when they see a dead animal. I don't know how you fix that.

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The only cure for that mindset I can think of is a little bit of hunger. People don't work anymore. I mean really work. As much as it goes against the grain of "the American dream", working hard physically to have enough to eat is probably not all that bad for you.

I don't dedicate much of my time or concern with what the antis say or think. My time is more valuable to me. I could spend it hunting, on the range, or doing any number of other things those people don't like.

The morons who object are woefully ignorant of the fact that trophy hunting has protected many of these species from extinction. What have they done to protect wildlife? Absolutely nothing except to gripe about those who do.

Their outrage keeps them warm. For about 16 seconds. Then they move on to the next offensive thing of the day to tweet about.

Slamfire said:

What I understand is the vast majority of African land is fenced in, just like the American West. There are some National Preserves, but the majority of lions that are "hunted' are born on breeding farms. When they are big enough to look camera ready, the animal is released, the guides take the hunters to that area, and a trophy photo is shot.

If farming lions for game hunting is destroyed, any economic reasons for having captive populations of lions will also be destroyed, and so will be the lions. That is unfortunate as I believe the only way to keep the species viable is to get numbers up. As for the outrage, well that is how society is moving. People are so divorced from game, from killing, that they are acting out of revulsion when they see a dead animal. I don't know how you fix that.

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Not really; African big game hunting keeps populations in check, provides much needed income to local villages and helps prevent poaching. Have a good friend who arranges safaris and has for over 35 years; he is many books about his own hunting with close to 100 lions over the years.

Same liberals that are outraged over killing one lion are perfectly OK with killing hundred of thousands of unborn babies every year. Just sayin.

And they don't seem to be as outrages when one of those lions comes into a village in the night and kills a few locals.

This isn't really about hunting but some human irrelevant behavior. Closed.