What drives me a little nuts, Jim, is the "find it unbelievable that someone would want to shoot such a magnificent creature" attitude. I can't speak for the client, but I assure you Johan equally appreciates the magnificence of that lion. You make the same basic argument as those who oppose shooting beautiful, elegant deer and lovely song birds such as doves. Leaves me feeling bad for the ugly old steer that caught a nail through the brain. He was simply eaten and made into someone's - maybe our - shoes. Hardly a noble end. But then maybe he was not magnificent or pretty enough? At least that lion, shot from a region with a sustainable population, will be appreciated by that hunter. And probably longer and more deeply than a pair of shoes or a ribeye. Not trying to say you should change your own desires to shoot a lion, Jim, but perhaps to be a bit less judgemental of those who would go to Africa to hunt one.
