225lb Leopard taken in Zimbabwe

[deewayne2003]

So not legal??

WTF?…. Why would it being shot in Botswana make it illegal?

I think it’s an amazing animal and deserves the respect it’s due.

 

[375er]

WTF?…. Why would it being shot in Botswana make it illegal?

I think it’s an amazing animal and deserves the respect it’s due.

I think it is amazing too. The reference was made that the PH was from zim which is the only reason I asked the question.

 

[Philip Glass]

Well obviously if this lemon dude had anything to do with it what so ever than the cat was obviously illegally taken!..... Or at least that was the attempted inference that I gathered from the post.

Just like the outdoor life headline "The outfitter who guided Donald Trump Jr." ..... so to infer that Don Jr. is an unethical hunter who hires unethical outfitters; why else would you mention Don Jr. in a title about an incident that had NOTHING to do with him?

Yea. We know nothing about the charges or the situation. The headline proves the article is a hit job. It seems most here on AH think the government are all saints and any one accused of a crime is GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY! Not I.
I agree with @IvW what does this have to do with this amazing supercat?

 

[Philip Glass]

WTF?…. Why would it being shot in Botswana make it illegal?

I think it’s an amazing animal and deserves the respect it’s due.

Here we go. What are people talking about this cat not being legally taken? Is this kindergarten or AH! I'm confused.

 

[btheis13]

Here we go. What are people talking about this cat not being legally taken? Is this kindergarten or AH! I'm confused.

Wade Lemon has admitted to and been convicted of some illegal hunting activities in the U.S.. Therefore, when people (myself included) read about anything with his name attached it automatically becomes suspicious.

 

[deewayne2003]

Wade Lemon has admitted to and been convicted of some illegal hunting activities in the U.S.. Therefore, when people (myself included) read about anything with his name attached it automatically becomes suspicious.

So guilt by association with zero evidence….. got it!

 

[John Wasmuth]

Couldn’t be a case of “I didn’t shoot it so it had to be taken illegally “… could it? It’d be nice to read an honest account of how, where it was taken…..

 

[375er]

Couldn’t be a case of “I didn’t shoot it so it had to be taken illegally “… could it? It’d be nice to read an honest account of how, where it was taken…..

Exactly. Thank you.

 

[btheis13]

So guilt by association with zero evidence….. got it!

I certainly never said guilty, so please don't imply that. I said suspicious.

I hope for everyone's sake that this animal was taken ethically and legally.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

I think it is amazing too. The reference was made that the PH was from zim which is the only reason I asked the question.

That's what I thought you meant.

As a side, I sent this on to my PH and good friend. He is licenced in both Zimbabwe and Botswana. Of course, he's heard all about it. He says that it was a true wild leopard, actually did weigh 101 kg, and was legally taken. I've known him for over 40 years, and if that's what he believes,that's what I believe. We can all believe this is one amazing cat!

 

[Doug Hamilton]

I just saw a pics on Wade Lemons FB page

Anyone hear about this?View attachment 636180

I'm curious. Was Wade Lemon claiming to be involved in taking this leopard, or dud he just posting the picture on Facebook as something interesting that he had run across.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

Yea. We know nothing about the charges or the situation. The headline proves the article is a hit job. It seems most here on AH think the government are all saints and any one accused of a crime is GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY! Not I.
I agree with @IvW what does this have to do with this amazing supercat?

Accused and arrested is not guilty. Confessed and convicted IS guilty. By the way he was convicted of illegal bear hunting in two separate incidents. Now then, I can't even tell if he was involved in taking this leopard at all, or if he just saw this picture and posted it on Facebook as something interesting.

BTW, my PH and good friend is licenced in both Zim and Botswana and knew about this cat. He says it was all legal.

 

[dchum]

I only commented because @IvW left one of his classic snarky replies
“Wtf does wade lemon have to do with this leopard”

What do you freaking mean? It literally says Wade lemon on the photograph. That why people were just asking. No big deal.

No one needs to explain to me that he just books hunts in Africa and is a booking agency. No one said this hunt was done illegally.

The hunter who took this cat booked his hunt with wade lemon and paid his money to wade lemon. The the hunt is booked in Africa. We all know how a Us booming agency works.

“Just over a year ago Mike booked this hunt with WLH (wade lemon hunting) with a goal of taking a world class leopard”

People were just curious if that was the same wad lemon they had heard of. The multiple users got Uber defensive and tooo it personally? No one was discrediting the hunt. Just asking questions…