ABC Disses American Lion Huntress (Check Out The Reader Comments)

Townhall.com ^ | November 22, 2013 | Humberto Fontova

[gundog]

Hand a PETA loon a rifle as this lion approaches a litter a of cubs not his own. Lion gets it, or the kitties do.

[gundog]

Deny it all you want but it is part of the human condition...

How many serial killers are living out a deranged version of repressed hunting instincts?

[Fightin Whitey]

How many serial killers are living out a deranged version of repressed hunting instincts?

Cereal killer.

[Hulka]

Perhaps like deer season it is the keep the numbers under control. . .

[Spktyr]

If it is Mountain Lions vs. Californians.... I’m rooting for the mountain lions.

[steelhead_trout]

Great band. I’ve got Always Saturday on my iPod.

[xone]

Male lions kill as well, as do males with a pride. Quit watching Disney.

Sleeping most of the day?

Applies to all lions. And culling or not, if you got a license, fill it.

[steelhead_trout]

Yeah, I know. If they’re batchelors they have no choice. With a pride, they’re useful for taking down unusually large game (e.g. cape buffalo) as they’re a 1/3 larger than the females. And yes, they protect the pride from roving batchelors (see above) and hyenas. And you’ll catch me in the lion’s den before you see me watching Disney. M’kay.

[gundog]

Saw ‘em perform between The Dangerous Penguins and R.E.M. back in the day. $6 well spent.

[rottndog]

I wonder if you'd have the same objections if lions were a part of your daily life. While you contemplate your first two objections, the lion will have completed its work.

This reminds me of a show I watched on PBS a couple of years ago about an elusive rare giant crocodile somewheres in Africa. It had been blamed for many human deaths in the region, and the locals wanted it killed. Some wonderfully intentioned biologists, who of course lived on other continents, wanted to capture the beast for study, because of its' irregular size.

They got permission from the government there to try and catch it alive, instead of shooting the damn thing at the first opportunity. On several occasions, the croc was sighted and observed, but could not be captured, even though it could have easily been killed. IIRC, this went on for a couple of months, during which time about A DOZEN MORE PEOPLE WERE KILLED by it!

Finally, they gave up trying to catch the croc, because it simply disappeared. The pointy headed geeks were so disappointed they couldn't capture it. I didn't see ONE IOTA of regret over the human beings that died because the croc continued on the loose. Best guess is that someone in the region, possibly even some soldiers, got fed up waiting and quietly killed it.

[eartrumpet]

They should have used one of the victims relatives for bait like Howard Hill did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRZsvaSgauU

[rottndog]

Heheheheheee.....

[calex59]

Was Melissa going to eat the lion?

The natives get to eat the lion, read the article. So many lions have to be killed per year to keep a balance so the prey animals won't be wiped out. Also, thanks to hunting, in this area, there are more lions now than there were at an earlier time. Hunting, and the money it brings in, allows the private game ranchers to breed and multiply their stock of wild animals. There are similar game farms in the USA(Texas has some)where animals that are extinct in Africa roam in large numbers, thanks to hunting. The provinces and states in Africa that have banned sports hunting have lost huge portions of their herds and have had some animals become extinct in their areas. Hunting, in this provice, saved both the Black and White Rinos from becoming extinct.

[steelhead_trout]

Points taken. Thanks.