Zimbabwe Lion - 04/06/16
I posted this over on AR a couple of days ago. This is a great lion taken in an area where there were few lions 10 years ago.
When I first hunted with Martin in 2009 I remember him telling me was paying the council the trophy for lions but not hunting them to help buildup the population. A couple of years later he started hunting them. When the first one was killed it was decried as the "Last Lion on the Omay" by Bumi Hills and Lion Aid. Since then several lion were taken on the Omay with quality steadily improving.
Feast your eyes upon this specimen. It was taken a couple of days ago in Omay North by a client hunting with Martin. They were on the 3rd or 4th day of a 21 day safari when the lion was taken. They are on leopard now.
Congratulations to the hunter and also to Martin for his conservation efforts.
When I first hunted with Martin in 2009 I remember him telling me was paying the council the trophy for lions but not hunting them to help buildup the population. A couple of years later he started hunting them. When the first one was killed it was decried as the "Last Lion on the Omay" by Bumi Hills and Lion Aid. Since then several lion were taken on the Omay with quality steadily improving.
Feast your eyes upon this specimen. It was taken a couple of days ago in Omay North by a client hunting with Martin. They were on the 3rd or 4th day of a 21 day safari when the lion was taken. They are on leopard now.
Congratulations to the hunter and also to Martin for his conservation efforts.