C'mon
"The lion never had the chance to defend itself. Some of you real hunters out there probably notice that the lion look very scare prior to being shot. It has the of the behavior and charateristic of a golden retriever. This lion is no more than a big house cat, raised to be shoot down for rich people with no respect for life, guns, and any sport."
Now...I am relatively new to this board, not terribly new, but relatively new, but I have to say, I am am kind of surprised at the negative, anti-hunting response here. Unlike many people, I DO think that gun-rights and hunting-rights go hand in hand and that this house divided against itself will fall, not to be too melodramatic about it.
Golden retriever? House cat? Please.
If that was a canned hunt? Sure, shame on them.
If it wasn't? WOW! What an awazing display of lion-power, and what a great display of good shooting (those of you who say it was bad shooting, I'd like to see you do better -- that first shot knocked the lion off his feet) under tremendous pressure as that lion charged.
If some of my hunts had been videoed, some would look ridiculously easy, with the deer/bear standing there, and presumably just "begging to be shot". On the other hand, if that video showed the long hours of scouting and preparation that led to that one "easy moment", you'd be surprised at what was involved in getting there.
Give the trophy hunters a break, gentlemen and ladies. I consider myself a hunter who eats what he kills, but if an 8 and a 6 point buck were in front of me (this bow season!), I take the 8 pointer. Am I a trophy hunter? Okay, maybe I am. But I don't care any less about the game I pursue, or spend any less money that equates back to management and habitat improvement through license fees.
I am just a little touchy, after receiving an e-mail death threat against me and ,my family, naming the road I live on, when my first hunting book came out...Some pacifists! Don't give the antis any more ammo against us.
The animals deserve respect and clean kills where possible, but folks, c'mon.