Have You Applied for a Lion Permit?

[Philip Glass]

Philip, where is the permit form you filled out to request the import. I looked all through the USFW web site and all I saw is what was posted above by MMAL, nothing said about how to and when to apply. My thinking is there is not a form yet for future lion hunters. Post a link to what forms you used. It has to have info inputted as to who and where you want to hunt and when!

Sierraone,
I have John Jackson with @Conservation Force working for me. They filed my permit for me. That way I can't mess it up! I have been in contact with them and we are just waiting at this point. Zimbabwe has submitted all the required info and passes all the "tests" for management and should receive the enhancement finding. That said Obamas people can just say no!
I will post any developments in this process of getting my lion permit.
Regards,
Philip

 

[cmnhunt]

I wrote USFWS back in Jan. to get clarification of this . They basically stated that there has to be a reason for the permit in the stance that wildlife conservation was being practiced. I asked "What do you mean?" They said, "Just what I said." and I re-asked "What do you mean, because most of South Africa is high fenced and they use hunting to manage the game on private reserves?" They said they will go by case to case to make decisions. So, basically, just wait until the Kenyan is out of the orifice and pray Trump wins and appoints one of his sons to head up USFWS. If that happens, I predict there will be a big swooshing sound, as a ton of money goes as fast as possible from the US to Africa for lion and elephant hunts.

 

[Philip Glass]

cmnhunt,
You are right in that they can just not issue a permit just on their own say so. The permitting process, if it is honest, will be issuing permits at least a few this year. If they do not start issuing permits soon then we will know for certain they are just political hacks and of course liars.
I detest the federal government for things like this. Our states do a much better job in all respects. I do not believe it is constitutional what is going on in our country but there is little we can do about it.
Frustrated!
Regards,
Philip

 

[rinehart0050]

@Philip Glass I concur with your frustrations. I'm waiting to see how things work out in November to see if I'll have any chance of getting my lion back. We're basically looking at 8 good years or 8 terrible years for hunters depending on how things go.

Sigh.

 

[tigris115]

It's like they know we exist but they also let themselves get caught up with the hype and they feel they have to do something lest they be accused of mismanagement. Kinda sad actually. We really need to make ourselves louder. More relentless writing of letters to U.S. officials, more coming together to make a point, etc.