Recent content by Hank2211

If people want to avoid Paris after what's just gone on there, that's of course up to them. The leaves fewer tourists with whom to share one of the great cities of the world. And I'm good with that.

I was making a general comment and used lion as the example.

If gold trades for $4300/ounce and someone offers you gold for $3500/ounce, are you going to jump on it and tell yourself you got a great deal? The analogy is not entirely apt, but wild lions have a market value and demand typically exceeds supply (which is why ‘usual’ prices are where they...

Well, I had, and have no idea, so let’s go with that. But given Brookfield’s stock price performance, why would someone want to denigrate a management team that has done so well for their shareholders? Isn’t that what they’re paid to do? And if they didn’t you’d fire them or even sue them?

How tight who is with China? 1. The last state visit by China to Canada as over two decades ago. The last state visit by China to the US was two weeks ago. And no one, other than perhaps the UK, puts on a state visit and dinner like the US. What a show that was! The elite of American...

Does that mean we can keep the White House this time?

Mike, what do you think President Trump might do if Canada were to curtail or cutoff some or all of the 3 million barrels of oil a day we ship to the US, or the billions of cubic feet of natural gas, or if we were to decide we needed a dam on certain rivers which originate in Canada but...

The other thing to take into account is the cost of a lion hunt (of the non-captive bred variety). While my ethics aren't impacted by money (or at least I hope not), the fact that this is a six-figure expenditure has to figure into the conclusion, as does the fact that lion hunts have to be...

Normally, I would agree with you. But what happens in a situation where the PH's personal ethics go beyond what the law requires? Is the PH allowed to impose those ethics on the client? And without any discussion in advance? I would suggest that if the PH has personal ethics which go beyond...

I don’t want to hijack the thread so sent you a DM. Let me know if you don’t receive it.

I will be hunting lion in Zimbabwe next year. I've sent a link to this thread to my outfitter and PH. Thanks to all - this has been an excellent and useful discussion.

A good buffalo is (i) an old bull, which has long left a herd, with at most a couple of other old bulls, horns worn down if not actually broken off (scrum cap is the ideal), hair missing from his face and body, scars over his rear from lion encounters, and (ii) one you worked hard for. A good...

I think the issue is more one of randomness and unpredictability rather than strict rules. I have transpired Toronto many times with firearms - the last time was two days ago and then about two weeks before that. On my connecting Air Canada flight from YYC to Toronto I picked up my firearms...

Bottom line is that hunters have every reason to be proud of their accomplishments, and can call them what they will. As I said, it’s those who sell for a living who I think need to be careful what they call things. Having said that, one of the great benefits of chasing the spiral horn slam is...

All four are indeed natural to South Africa, but Rigby375 mentioned that he got them in the Eastern Cape, and I don’t beleive that nyala naturally made it that far south. I could be wrong, and in any case, this might be simply nitpicking on my part!