Originally Posted by TexasPhotog
If the landowner and PH didn't have permits, they'll be up a creek. And I bet the government in Zim will find something to charge Palmer with, even if he's legally absolved in the death of the lion.

I've seen outfitters in New Mexico do illegal things for hunters, and I've had hunters claim ignorance about NM game laws.

I always find it odd when someone pays a lot of money for a hunt then makes no effort to find out about a) the biology of the animal and b) what is and is not legal in the area they're hunting, but I've seen it happen a lot.


At the end of the day, the guy choose to hunt in Zim which is a country that is rife with corruption at every level. What is "legal" is kind of an abstract point, and will matter little on how he is treated.