Not a whole heck of a lot of eating meat on a lion. But to each his own.
If hunting were just about eating, it’d be a stupid waste of time and money. Since it’s mostly about fun, it’s a great hobby. What could make for better hunting than killing the King of Beasts?
If it were not for the trophy fees and associated costs of lion or any other African big game hunting, there would be little reason for Africans to keep vast amounts of lands in the wild, rather than in farm land and other destructive conditions.
Just as in the US, conservation ( not animal right activity) indeed has kept the wild spaces wild and the wild species present.
As a matter of fact, the only lions or lionesses allowed to be hunted are those who are carefully scrutinized and deemed to be past breeding age, and therefore a burden on the rest of the game they eat ( think limited resources and limited predators). Pro hunters (guides) are very careful to be right before allowing an animal to be taken, as the industry, the governments and the CITES organizations are not very forgiving towards both the hunter and his guide should an ineligible animal be taken (unless it is actually attacking the hunters etc). Conservation (hunting) is the only answer man has for otherwise encroachment.
Elephants, contrary to common thought, are over populated in many areas in Africa, and culls and nuisance hunts are a regular effort to keep both carrying capacity and elephants in balance. The fees paid go to the local areas, the meat to the local population and the trophy to the hunter etc. It is a very successful capitalistic process that benefits everyone, hunters, guides, locals and the animals. Some will never understand that because they have lost their minds.
Your typical African village won't turn it down, though. It would be better bush meat than they often get.