Thread: Another reply to the M Bachmann lion hunting saga

Originally Posted by ebf

Doug, so these would be the same guys who took a case to court to fight for the right to hunt animals immediately after relocation ?

They specifically represent the interests of game farms offering lions to international trophy hunters and "breeders" supplying animals to those farms ?

How long before she shot that lion was it released at Maroi ?

Additional to the free roaming lion populations, South Africa has between 4 000 and 5 000 ranch lions (captive bred lions). The keeping and hunting of ranch lions are strictly regulated by national and provincial legislation. The provincial lion hunting regulations as well as the SA Predator Association’s norms and standards explicitly prohibit hunting practices associated with “canned hunting”. No lion hunt undertaken under the auspices of provincial regulations or under the auspices of the SA Predator Association’s Norms and Standards can be construed as a “canned hunt”. “Canned” lion hunting is illegal in South Africa and is totally rejected by the industry.

Me Bachman’s lion hunt was conducted on the Maroi private game ranch in Limpopo Province under that province’s legal requirements and therefore completely legal. She testified to the fact that it was a classic walk-and-stalk hunt, which is the basis of the fair chase mode of hunting.

EBF, the laws have changed and as I understand, no one may kill a newly released lion. I think that the matter should also be considered with the arguments put forward by Stephen Palos.