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Four lions killed near Arkansas town; more may be loose
AP ^ | 09.24.02

Posted on 09/24/2002 12:37:58 PM PDT by wallcrawlr

Edited on 04/13/2004 3:37:18 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

QUITMAN, Ark. -- Lisa Vaughan says her log cabin in the woods was so peaceful that sometimes the only sound that could be heard was the trees swaying in the wind.

Now she's listening for lions.

In the past week, four 600- to 800-pound African lions believed to have some connection to a nearby exotic animal farm have been killed near this central Arkansas town. And residents say the terror may not be over, because no one knows for sure whether more lions are on the loose.


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To: dd5339
"I'd just want to place my shot real well shooting a 600 lb. dangerous cat if I was shooting it with an '06."

That would be what we in the South call "Gun control"!
<grin>

121 posted on 09/25/2002 6:43:55 AM PDT by Redbob
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To: dd5339
Yeah, .348 is total overkill on deer. Spoils too much meat. I routinely hunt our little (around 50-75#) whitetail here in GA with a Ruger M-77 in .308 Win. It's perfectly adequate, never had to shoot twice (of course, if I can't get a good chest/neck shot I wait for the next one. And there's always another one. Deer are at the point of being total pests around here, hence the small size.)

The only reason we have a .348 is that my mom and dad were going Kodiak bear hunting in Alaska. He had bought the .348 for mom and as the "backup gun", and was shopping for a .375 H&H, when mom turned up pregnant with moi. Occasionally dad looks at me and sighs, "Why couldn't you have waited a month or so?"

122 posted on 09/25/2002 6:44:57 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
"kcvl" was completely off base. You said/wrote nothing to offend him/her.

This from an impartial observer - sometimes you just have to say, "Huh?".

123 posted on 09/25/2002 7:09:35 AM PDT by xsrdx
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To: Thinkin' Gal
Johnny Vaughan holds a photograph Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002, of himself with a lion that he shot and killed

A lion hunt in S. Africa, Botswana or Kenya would cost upwards of $25k - Johnny go his trophy for the cost of a bullet.

Very cool.

124 posted on 09/25/2002 7:12:37 AM PDT by xsrdx
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
And LBJ, oh boy.

Well, it's taken Pa. 142 years to try to make up for James Buchanan. I still don't think we have. At least Texas gave us Dubya.

125 posted on 09/25/2002 7:19:06 AM PDT by Tribune7
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To: kcvl
Good grief. Lay off WhyisaTexasgirlinPA. She's a wonderful freeper with a great sense of humor. And she's southern through and through. Don't you recognize someone who is teasing? We need more freepers like her! Why do folks on this forum need to response with such invective?
126 posted on 09/25/2002 7:21:45 AM PDT by twigs
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To: Tribune7
Ouch...... LBJ....lol........Well PA has brought Scottish Law back to the forefront with Specter......lol
127 posted on 09/25/2002 7:42:55 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: kcvl
Nice to see that you aren't quick to take offense
128 posted on 09/25/2002 8:42:42 AM PDT by Texaggie79
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To: kcvl
I suppose you being from (enter your state here) is superior from the barefoot hillbilly from Arkansas...

Of course
129 posted on 09/25/2002 8:45:33 AM PDT by Texaggie79
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To: wallcrawlr
Someone shot Elsa?!
130 posted on 09/25/2002 8:55:19 AM PDT by Aquinasfan
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To: kcvl
How desperate are we that we scroll through peoples profiles to find ways to insult them?
131 posted on 09/25/2002 8:55:28 AM PDT by Texaggie79
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To: AllSmiles
The two male lions from the movie, "The Ghost and the Darkness", in real life had no manes. It was a peculiarity of the area.
132 posted on 09/25/2002 1:09:52 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5
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To: xsrdx
It makes you wonder why he reported it unless too many people heard the shots. I hope he gets the trophies from them. I always wanted a bearskin rug and I know how much that's going to cost.
133 posted on 09/25/2002 1:14:09 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5
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To: dd5339
Have you ever seen a 600 pound lion?
134 posted on 09/25/2002 1:15:20 PM PDT by Old Professer
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To: wallcrawlr
Lions, tigers leaving with close of Safaripark
Greenbrier Cabin Staff
http://www.greenbriercabin.com/stories/080201/loc_0802010011.shtml
Source: Greenbrier Cabin.Com
Thursday, August 2, 2001

Citing severe financial drain from fighting a lawsuit brought by his former business partners, Greenbrier Safaripark owner Steve Henning has announced he will permanently close the park, which is home to more than 70 lions and tigers.

Safaripark was started in 1995 by Henning and partners Dr. Ken and Susan Shaddox and Ralph and Ellen Turney of Conway.

Approximately 90 days after the park opened, the Shaddoxes and Turneys sold their interest in Safaripark to Henning. Since that time, the ex-partners have brought a lawsuit against Henning for breach of contract.

Henning said that the lawsuit consisted of a number of allegations, one of which was the ex-partners' right to $11,000 in royalty payments on a bank loan that Henning paid off over five years. Henning said they had waived their right to the money for four years before claiming their right to it. He went on to say that his lawyer offered the ex-partners the money in court and they refused it.

Another allegation by the ex-partners was their claim that Henning did not have a perimeter fence. In response to this grievance, Henning said, "My federal inspector has seen a perimeter fence every time he's been here in the last five years."

"The ex-partners demand money damages as well as the tract of 26 acres along with a number of lions and tigers. They also demand possession of the petting zoo and a number of ponies," Henning said in a press release.

"After fighting (the lawsuit) for over a year, we have determined that we cannot financially continue this fight. Because of the legal financial drain I cannot continue to fight the plaintiffs," Henning said.

Henning explained that the ex-partners would take possession of 17 of the lions and tigers. About 20 will be sent to a breeding program in Africa. The remaining 40 animals will remain in a breeding program in Faulkner County for conservation purposes, he said.

Ken Shaddox and Ellen Turney were not available for comment.
135 posted on 09/25/2002 1:30:16 PM PDT by FeliciaCat
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To: Old Professer
Personally no, then again I've not been to Africa. As to the 600 lbs, I was using the information provided in the orginal article. As to what size lions get to, I'd have to go back to a couple of books by Peter Capstick and see what size he was shooting.

If one shoots something weighing in at 600 lbs in my neck of the woods, you've either shot some poor farmers cow or a very large person, in either case neither are much of a threat!

Semper Fi
136 posted on 09/25/2002 1:33:05 PM PDT by dd5339
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To: wallcrawlr
Here is Mr.Hennings Safaripark website.

http://www.safariparkandgraphics.com/safaripark_index.htm
137 posted on 09/25/2002 1:34:05 PM PDT by FeliciaCat
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To: AllSmiles
Thanks.
139 posted on 09/25/2002 2:10:37 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5
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