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I know its not bowhunting but this is a cool video none the less. Thought I would share it.

Make you think twice about going lion hunting. ;)

What an amazing animal.

P.S.- I was kind of rooting for the lion at one point :D (only kidding)

http://www.media.ebaumsworld.com/ind...e=lionhunt.wmv

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Here kitty, kitty, kitty....awe shi........................

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Just confirms why I WOULD NEVER HUNT A LION!!!!!!!! I hope those guys were hugging because they realize how lucky they really are, and not because they brought down the king. Man, that is crazy!!!!

J

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I'd be wearing some SERIOUSLY brown pants !

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There's a BIG, old post about this in the Big Game Forum:

http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.asp?m=475241

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HOLY CRAP!!! never goin bow hunting for lions without a canon right beside me or a tank better off. i wonder how many times that thing was hit before it died or even when it was chargin!!!

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It looks like he was only hit by the first shot at range. It seems like all the shots while he was charging missed. I have always said I would hate to have to shoot at a charging animal!!!

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I think the guy on the far side of the screen, the one who is kneeling/crouching while the lion charges hits him right at the last moment.

Intense power to watch that lion charge like that. Could you imagine standing there?

[:o]

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Wow! What a bunch of dumb a$$'s. I wish the Lion would have taken the guys head off. [:@]

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That "profesonal hunter" needs to be fired , and find another line of employment . Thats what they are there for , backup , with a big calber gun that they can shoot well and hit a charging animal . That was inches away from dead hunter .

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That IS a crazy video. You guys all need to go to the Big Game Forum and look at the old posts about this lion hunt video. These responses are like deja vu all over again (as Yogi Bera says).

By the way, I think the PH hit the lion just as he lunged at the shooter, which is what knocked him off balance and caused the lion not tear out the shooter's jugular vein.

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You know I love to hunt buy I will never understand why guys go down there to kill a lion. It's just not for me. I hunt for the meat and I think they do it just to say they killed one. I may get some grief for this one but I just had to say it.
Greg.

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I 2nd that xtremetj. If its a quick and humane kill i have no problem. I bet that Hunter will think a little more about shot placement on his next Lion hunt.

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I'll 3rd that as well I only kill what I'll eat if I don't eat it I won't hunt it.

I don't like the idea of killing for the trophy it seem's senseless to me sure it's nice to hang a nice rack but if you can't make good use of the whole animal then why destroy it?.This situation sure looked dangerous to me .Not only the lion almost getting the hunter but all those guy's shooting out of control someone could have easily got killed by accident.The lion almost showed why they call him the King of Beast.

nubo

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I can't believe someone didn't get shot when they were all firing away like that.
Greg.

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I really fail to see anything in that video even remotely related to hunting.

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agreed atlas, glad those things live in africa.

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I have no desire to kill a lion, or other large predator. Those idiots were too lucky. What's the point of killing the lion? To say "I did it"? I agree with xtremejt, they were lucky to have not shot each other. And I'm not so sure I'd feel too badly if the score was a little more even. Killing to kill. [:'(]

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That was friggin crazy. Those jokers are lucky to be alive.

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They should have opened the gate and let him out.

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Yeah, I would have no fun shooting a canned lion, like in the video.

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It could have been a population control hunt but I doubt it.

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I was just completely amazed by the power of that lion. Looked like a train coming in.

A pissed off train! :)

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What were they even doing with bolt action rifles?

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That was crazy. Like Flipout said, you have a pissed off freight train headed right for ya.

I am also amazed that nobody got shot. What they needed was a couple of backup shooters with semi-auto shotguns. One shooting slugs and the other with shot as a last-ditch. That guy is very lucky. He was literally face to face with that amazing animal.

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That video was on here not that long ago but it still amazes me that the lion was still charging after being hit. But more amazed at the fact that it didn't rip that guy's head off much less anybody hit with all that wild firing they were doing.

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no offense to anyone but i think the lion shoulda gotten that guy! first of all because he didn't make the shot as u all saw...and secondly because of what ya'll have said that i very much agree with...no need ta kill something ya don't plan on eating![:@]

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Man, 3 guys with blot action rifles. Weres the semi-auto 10's with buck shot. Although I will admit I would go loin hunting if I had the proper "profesional hunting guides". There lucky they didnt shoot eachother.

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I don't see anything wrong with it if you need to keep the lion population under control.

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Regardless of your position on the ethics of trophy or predator hunting, that has to be some of the most pathetic and embarassing footage I've seen in a long time. [:'(]

Granted the PH "saves" the client at the last minute, but only after endangering him repeatedly. I don't know what to say about the number of shots fired; I've seen combat film with fewer rounds being squeezed off. All the whooping and hollering at the end is revolting too. What happened to respect for the game, especially a beast with the incredible courage of that one?

Basically, this is the kind of stuff that plays into the hands of the antis. If you need to hunt a lion, do it quickly, cleanly, and reverently. That video gets me hoppin'! [:@]

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I'm all for hunting in Africa to control numbers and provide income for natives. But shooting a tame lion in a pen, which is what the video showed, is inexcusable. Why would anyone pay thousands of dollars to shoot a zoo cast-off?

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That is really "shameful"--JMO.
How they did not shoot each other is beyond my understanding. Especially the person filming the video--total chaos!!!

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i just watched the video and it looks like the lion is in a fenced in area. look behined the lion and you can see the fence. and if that lion is in a fence, he should have killed everyone of those punks. peace

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Please remove this post.

I didn't realize it had been on here in the past and I now know where it is heading.

That wasn't my intent. I just wanted to share with all of you something I had seen.