Question, reference Lions

[1:66 twiste@d]

If any person from USA wants to hunt a lion and is successful , what do they do with the lion after its taken? They can't export it back to the US right???

 

[Troubleshooter]

The short answer is, it depends on the country in which it was harvested.

 

[Frostbite]

Hemingway used to eat lion and he and his wife Mary loved them.

Read "Under Kilimanjaro." (It's an accurate account of his six month safari in the mid 50s--not fiction).

His PH was appalled. The Natives rolled their eyes. At first nobody else wanted to try it. But when they did they had to agree with Hemingway--it was delicious.

So if nothing else works........there's one solution.

Well, of course I'm joking around.........but do read the book.

It contains a lot of other good information besides the fact that lions are tasty.

 

[375Fox]

CBL/put and take lions from South Africa cannot be imported. Wild lions from other countries and Wild managed lions from certain game reserves in South Africa that show conservation value can be imported depending on the area. You discuss import with conservation force or adventure permits before your hunt.

 

[1:66 twiste@d]

Hemingway used to eat lion and he and his wife Mary loved them.

Read "Under Kilimanjaro." (It's an accurate account of his six month safari in the mid 50s--not fiction).

His PH was appalled. The Natives rolled their eyes. At first nobody else wanted to try it. But when they did they had to agree with Hemingway--it was delicious.

So if nothing else works........there's one solution.

Well, of course I'm joking around.........but do read the book.

It contains a lot of other good information besides the fact that lions are tasty.

Lynx here in Alaska is good eating, according to some trappers I know.

 

[1:66 twiste@d]

CBL/put and take lions from South Africa cannot be imported. Wild lions from other countries and Wild managed lions from certain game reserves in South Africa that show conservation value can be imported depending on the area. You discuss import with conservation force or adventure permits before your hunt.

Thank you.

 

[Franco]

CBL/put and take lions from South Africa cannot be imported. Wild lions from other countries and Wild managed lions from certain game reserves in South Africa that show conservation value can be imported depending on the area. You discuss import with conservation force or adventure permits before your hunt.

Conservation Force handled my import from Zambia with no hassles.

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

If any person from USA wants to hunt a lion and is successful , what do they do with the lion after its taken? They can't export it back to the US right???

As @375Fox stated some lions are importable some are not. Not all lions or elephants (sometimes from the same country) are importable. All captive bred/put and take lions are presently prohibited from import into the US. Sometimes a couple miles or kilometers means the difference between an approval or a denial.

Example: Mozambique - at present USFWS is only approving lions that were hunted in the Niassa blocks. I suspect in the coming years we’ll see another area or two get approved, BUT someone needs to take the risk and be the test case. Presently, I don't believe any Elephants have been approved for Import from Mozambique into the US. I know of at least 1 US hunter that’s trying to get an elephant approved from Mozambique.

Not all Lion, Leopard, or Elephant Hunts are the same, so don’t think just because it’s from a specific country and someone else got an approval from that country means your automatically will.

Again, Conservation Force or one of the other permit approval companies are your friend.

 

[Hunt anything]

This a REPLICA lion that friend shot in South Africa. I think it was done in Pennsylvania.

 

[mark-hunter]

If any person from USA wants to hunt a lion and is successful , what do they do with the lion after its taken? They can't export it back to the US right???

Are you after the trophy (importable to US), or after the experience (non importable to US)?

 

[1:66 twiste@d]

Are you after the trophy (importable to US), or after the experience (non importable to US)?

I am probably more after the experience than anything. Cost of hunting the non importable seems to be a lot less expensive.

 

[375Fox]

I am probably more after the experience than anything. Cost of hunting the non importable seems to be a lot less expensive.

Make sure you understand what a non-importable lion means. It might be an exciting shooting event but I find hunting a very recently released lion that will never contribute to a breeding population an objectionable practice.

 

[BeeMaa]

Keep in mind lions are given grades by age. As they grow older, their mane gets darker and the more valuable they become. There is a significant difference in price when it comes to sex of the lion but age is the biggest factor when considering a male.