Australia Bans Lion Imports

[bluey]

thank you wheels
I remember your trauma ,mate .
hope I can get some sense out of our elected idiots.
im ringing people flat out ,this morning , but being sunday , they aren't answering ........

 

[IdaRam]

the Australian government , usually follows Americas ,dumb shitt politically decisions

Yeah, with the Obama administration in the white house we can't even lead ourselves into a F#%K UP, let alone Australia. OZ has to blaze its own trail...
I wish you luck mate, this just blows!

 

[billc]

I know this post has me thinking. I think I will have Dakotas lioness mount started now so I can get it shipped sooner then I was planning. Who knows what will happen now that this lion stuff start again.

 

[LivingTheDream]

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Last I looked elephant were not raised to be hunted but the united states banned them. It is not about wild,raised,unfenced or fenced. It is about stopping all hunting one piece at a time till it is to late to stop the anti hunter train that will run us all over as we fight with each other.
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That is all this is! They are trying to stop hunting one species and one step at a time. This is terrible news and I am afraid the US will do something similiar. Is a feel good politics and nothing to do with the survivial of a species and what is best for conservation.

 

[IdaRam]

With you @billc . Glad I'm planning Lioness this year and hoping not to get screwed.

 

[Troy McLellan]

All the best with this bluey. You should have every right to import a 'legally' hunted animal. Lets hope this issue isn't the start of something bigger for Australian import of foreign game animals. It is so ridiculous and ill informed I am angry about the whole thing. The roll on effects of this dumbass policy to Africa, PH's and especially lions is truly sad.

 

[LivingTheDream]

Bluey best of luck to you! I hope this works out in your favor, I'm now a little nervous about my lioness hunt.

 

[bluey]

ive rang nearly everyone I can think of , and left plenty of messages
I really cant believe
1) that a lioness hunted and put into taxidermy ,before this wave ,actually crashed , cant be legally imported ,home
2)I really ,really hope global freight , got the ball rolling on this when l first spoke to them in November

even though its wrong , there should be a cause for pre march 12th hunted lions to be imported .
shit even if your hunt was booked pre march 12th you should have grounds to continue with your hunt and imports .

and if not that wanker politician ,Hunt (same surname as me ) should compensate me and any other hunter that hes pulled the rug out from under .........

 

[bluey]

inb my opinion any one that's got a lion/ lioness in africe , dipp and pack it immediately and get it home .....
the aussie and his son that hunted not ;long after us , said that's what he was doing .............I hope its worked for him

 

[JWB300]

Bluey,

Sorry to hear about your situation. Hunt and Wood are green eyed soap dodgers. I wrote multiple letters to multiple Ministers without response. I'll get back onto them tomorrow. I would touch base with Borsak. He is across this matter.

Hope it works out.

Cheers,
JWB300

 

[bluey]

thanks jwb
fluff is going to point me in the right direction .

 

[wahunter]

this is bloody terrible news ,what is wrong with this bloody country bending over and copping fair right up the ass when these bloody do good green wanabes give bullshit reports on how these hunts are being done, and just attacking people with interests that they don't like putting there ideas over everyone . This just shits me

Good luck Bluey
This just ruined next years plans

 

[CAustin]

Bad news, worse yet, bad policy.

 

[jeff]

I feel for you Bluey, keep us posted, I hope for the best!!

 

[Clayton Holland]

Unfortunately this is typical of our politics where science or evidence plays no part in decisions. It has degenerated into a game where consequences have no standing compared to grabbing some easy populist votes. It is also a sad indictment on our general population who lap this up and these politicians will be hailed as heroes. The anti hunting sentiment in this country, particularly in the media, is quite disturbing. Bluey, I hope things work out.

 

[petrusg]

Not great at all...

 

[billc]

bluey did you get to talk with anyone today that could help you.

 

[35bore]

Well, with the beheadings and murders being committed by ISIS. With the global economy still in dismay. Then there is all the corruption in government offices world wide, that they all promise to investigate. It only makes sense to ban lion trophies in OZ. That's why they are elected my friends, they keep us safe from those lion trophies.

 

[bluey]

just spoke to a fella in Sydney (found out we got our own safari club) looks like im going to be a member .....
I need to find out if the importer applied for cites ,when I spoke to him in November .......
l mentioned it to him , and said that you guys done it for me when I brought my caracal home , and that I would leave it up to them
if that's good , im one of the lucky ones
if not im up shit creek with out a paddle....
theres at least ten blokes in the same boat as me .
and it sounds like this dick , that brought the law in ,may have done so under false info .
its not looking real great at the moment . but once I get onshore Thursday I will be able to get more info ,

 

[IdaRam]

Fingers crossed!