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Lion OWNZ hunters - video
Hochete
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Some may have seen this before, I know I have, but not for a long time. Just came across it tonight while browsing youtube, it's one of the most awsome video's I think i've come across. I just wish the lion had done a bit more damage, perhaps killed a couple of them. Anyway, it's well worth the watch if you HATE unneccessary hunting.
That lion are teh ANDY MCNAB of lionz!
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That makes me sick. Good thing the lion got away.
I hate hunters.
Yeah doesn't seem those hunters hunt the lion for a living... I also hate hunting for fun.
btw, that lion needs some workout lol... I know tigers could kill human in the air before they land again. Once there was a TV show about a man-eating tiger in Russia. It took 3 bullets and got away. Its final strike was also a jump strike from no where(nobody saw its coming even though it sneaked to just 2 meters away), just as its paw cut through the clothes of its target, it was shot dead by someone else. The target was almost killed if wasn't the other two guys. His clothes at chest were cut open already, and he didn't even see the tiger until afterwards.
{(RIP)} SWG
I think that Killing for sport is just fine.
So long as you give the Animal a Rifle, as well and teach him/her how to use it. Then give it three hours to set up camp somewhere in a tree with the rifle, and then I think you should be able to hunt.
Can't teach the animal how to fire accurately? Too bad. No hunting for you.
We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment;
We are choosing to be here right now -Tool, Parabola
Every time i hunt i eat it.
I would have thought hunting lions was illegal?
Click at your own risk.
This is just an example of people hunting animals. Looks like they might actually eat the meat... still sickens me.
Three ways animals die:
Slaughterhouse: sometimes the animals are born in captivity and none of them ever have a chance. Think about that next time you pick up a pound of hamburger at the grocery store.
Nature: starvation in the wild or death by the claws and fangs of a predator. One video I saw a while back showed a wildebeast in Africa being eaten by lions. That wildebeast screamed in pain for half an hour as the lions feasted on its intestines -- while it was still alive!
Hunting: animal either evades the hunter or gets shot by a high-powered rifle and dies within seconds (if the shot is well-placed). Bottom line: the animal either gets away or gets a pretty quick and clean death.
Now, no one likes to think about dying, but if you were a critter and were limited to the above three options, which would you choose? Be honest.
Actually, I think that video shows exactly how much of a chance the Lion had. Those hunters were doing their dangerous game hunting the "right" way, not spotlighting, not over chained bait, etc. As plainly evident by the footage, there is a reason most dangerous game hunts have 2-3 people with rifles, the animal literally has that good a chance of killing or injuring someone. If, instead, that had been a cape buffalo ("the most dangerous game"), the professional hunter (the guy on his knees) and the trophy hunter (the guy who got hit) would most likely be dead or seriously injured.
There is trophy hunting in which the animal has a chance. Generally, any time one of the "big 5" are hunted on foot and not over bait or a spotlight, there is at least a marginal chance depending on the overall circumstances.
Anyhow, those of you that "hate hunters" need to wake up to reality. Just because you have been urbanized and pacified by society does not grant you unlimited access to meat products without some form of animal "slaughter." Some people actually prefer to hunt their food rather than buy it in a store.
The only reason that lion got close to them is because they had crappy aim.
I really don't think it is a fair game. Lion = ancient soldiers with sword/axe/leather armor. Really is a one sided killing against some dudes with fire arms.
As far as food, 99% chance those guys will not eat the lion. Because most meat-eating animals taste like crap, specially big cats.
There were 4+ shots that hit the lion in that video. The initial shot
which knocked it down, 2nd shot missed over the top, 3rd shot hit it in
the chest and it stumbled (probably why it didn't hit the hunter very
hard), miss (possible hit by the PH, it is hard to tell as he fired at point blank and there was only a flinch by the lion, but may be why the lion arched it's neck to the left and away from his mark), miss (hunter's gun just before he got hit), miss, miss, miss, hit as it ran
away, hit as it lay on the ground. The string of 3 misses has 1 shot that may also have hit as the lion was running by the hunter, it appears that there is a shot fired with a puff on the lion's hindquarters along with a slight waver in the lion's gait.
For some reason, you guys believe that 1 shot should kill dangerous
game, while that just is not the case. Personally, I have hunted Cape
Buffalo several times and have only seen 1 go down with a single shot.
In fact, I once was involved with a charging cape buffalo that took a volley fire from 3 people (two .375 H&H Magnums and one 470 Nitro) at approximately 15 yards, all 3 shots hit him in the chest and penatrated into the chest cavity (heart and lungs). The buffalo did not fall, did not flinch, he only stopped his charge and ran. I have never seen any of the big 5 go down with 1 shot when they had
adrenaline. I also have known 3 hunters killed by Cape Buffalo, one
killed at the same camp I was hunting out of. Outside of combat in the
Army, leopard and cape buffalo are as close I have come to urgent
danger from another creature intent on killing me. I have never hunted
Lion.
lions are usually in groups. If you hunt a lion, you'd face the entire group in most cases. But from what I know, lions don't attack humans at all, unless being threatened.
On the other hand, the most dangous animal on the land probably is sibera tiger. They do eat humans when really hungry. Most tigers in movies are young and small, and not from sibera. Have you seen a 900 pounds 13 feet long sibera tiger? Much much bigger than lions. If you actually see a tiger, that means the tiger hasn't decided to eat you yet. That's the most scary part...you won't see its coming if the tiger decide to attack you. Kind like in horror monster movies...
The lion that was shot first wasn't the lion that charged. The lion that charged was another wandering nearby.
To be completely honest, I find people that are able to kill an animal (for no good reason other than 'fun') quite worrying. If you can go to Africa for the soul purpose of invading another animals habbitat and murdering it unfairly, what's to stop you shooting a fellow human? If you lack the compassion to understand why it's such a cruel thing to do, then I really do wonder if you can understand why it's wrong to shoot people.
It's just rediculous to hunt animals with bloody great rifles, where the hell is the skill or excitement in that? I could shoot a bloody elephant dead if I were given an elephant rifle for god sakes, theres nothing 'skillful' or 'courageous' about it AT ALL. IF you were wrestling the lion to death with your bear hands, I might show a morsel of respect, but until then I'm afraid people that hunters are are nothing more than cowardly murderers.
It falls into the same category as bull fighting. I can't believe the spanyards think it's courageous to sedate, injure and bleed a bull for hours on end until it's so weak it can bearly stand, only to shove some greasy TWAT in a gay looking costume into the ring to dodge it's charges a few times before plunging a sword through it's spinal cord. It actually makes me feel sick to even think about.
Hunting for no reason other than sport is disgusting.
But it was pretty cool to see how much that lion put up with before going down, flesh and bone don't seem strong but its amazing what it can do when under pressure.
I totally agree with this, killing animals in this way is like cheating, theres not much skill involved, the odds are so unfairly placed.
However give a single man a spear or sword and if he beats the creature he has my respect, and more cudoes for using it for food like our ancestors did, hunting with rifles is so much unecessary death.
A hunter could average a number of kills per day with a rifle, whereas if he used a spear or other hand weapon, one hunt would bugger him for the rest of the day unless hes truly skilled.
Evenly matched fights I respect (teeth/horns - spear, as an example), I hate cheats.
PS: At least bulls get a chance for revenge when they unleash them on people annually in that Spanish festival lol.
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I dont know what area that was in.
If it was a human populated area, then yeah lions and other animals have to be curtailed.
lace where humans and animals mix, then the dangerous animals have to be killed off.
You aint gonna let that thing hang out in your backyard. Its a wild animal, it could ambush you one day for food.
Notice the vegetation.
That area kind of looked like it was somebody's field for growing produce.
I definitely don't believe in hunting animals just for their tusks and pleasure. But if its a place where animals and humans mix, then killing the dangerous animals is a necessity.
Humanity really really pisses me off when it judges other creatures unfit to inhabbit the same areas, we try to alter nature for our own convenience, which in turn causes massive problems.
For instance, 'controlling' the numbers of animals actually completely disrupts the equillibrium of nature. If the lions were left to their own devices, their numbers would even out naturally when the population of lions met the supply of food. By killing them unnaturally, we introduce a false sense of equillibrium, which is why the animals continue to breed and continue to overpopulate certain areas. If we simply LEFT things alone for a few decades, there would never be a need to 'control' their numbers. Unfortunately we humans tend to be increadibly selfish, we like to make things 'convenient' for ourselves, more so than any other animal out there.
The world would certainly be a better place if it werent for us, that's for sure!
Have you ever tried to shoot a charging animal? One that is going to try to rip your face off...or maybe tried to shoot at someone that is shooting at you. I think you might just be a bit nervous and your sight picture might just be a bit off.
It is not like in video games.
I shoot for the curve... anything above that is gravy.
I shoot for the curve... anything above that is gravy.
I Second that, in my religion it totally prohibits killing animals for fun.