Big lion!

[jjhack]

Here is a photo of a lion we took Sunday Morning. We did not use hounds. We tracked him in the snow until we were exhausted and then used a predator call to turn him around and get him to come back to us. It works once in a while. I have done it 18 times now. I never expected it to result in a lion this big!

The lion weighs about 200 pounds . Just for a reference in the photo. I'm 5'10" tall and 175 pounds. The lion makes me look much smaller then he is! The stomach was empty as well. A Lion with a full belly could have as much as 30 pounds or more in his belly. I have filled a 5 gallon pail with elk meat from a lion stomach which was much smaller then this one, last year.

 

[Big Al]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Thonzberry]

 

[recurveshooter]

JJ ,
that is one big " KITTY ".see you are keeping busy while back home .Merry Christmas ------ herb

 

[DanV]

Nice Cat, think I need a bigger gun. Sometimes on my walkabouts I only carry a .22 pistol. The wife just commented "poor kitty", told her she was confused. Lions a LOT smaller than that one have given me a chill, if I saw one that size following me it would be time to change my shorts!

 

[Shane]

jjhack, did your cat come from WA? He looks like an old boy.

~ Shane

 

[jjhack]

Yes from right near my home in North Bend. I thought he was gonna be old as well when I saw him but the teeth are perfect and no excess wear. I think he is likely about 5 years old. That is young considering lions live to 20YO on average.

We will know when we get the report card back. I have seen 100's of lion skulls in my work. When they are over 10-12 years old the teeth are really getting bad. They tend to be chipped, cracked, broken, or missing. This lion has 100% perfect teeth. Maybe he was "delicate" in his attacks and his eating habits?

 

[Moose-Hunter]

What did you kill that cat with? Very nice animal!

 

[Shane]

That's a great cat JH. It's hard to believe that guy could put on the pounds (even with good genetics) to that level within 5 years. What did the WDFW folks think of him?

I would love to come out to see your skull collection. You did a bear skull for me in '99.

Thanks for sharing.

~ Shane

 

[Pasco]

Nice job, big cat! I used to live in Snohomish, you're makin' me homesick.

 

[deershed]

WOW. That is AWESOME!!
What type of weapon?
Gun I'm sure, bet you felt under gunned what ever caliber.

 

[jjhack]

The lion was shot with a 30/06 and a 165 grain bullet. Lions are not that tough to kill. I normally only pack around a 44 mag revolver. I have killed every one I have shot with the 44 without any struggle.

This was a big lion but he was dead when he hit the gound.

 

[snoopdogg]

jjhack, do us a favor and post a couple more pictures. That is awesome and the perspective just makes it more worthwhile. I'm jealous as hell that we (Californian's) can't even legally take a cat in another state and legally import him. We suck!

 

[Loye]

 

[1SoCalHunter]

Now that's a cat!!

 

[Raully]

Here kitttty kitty kitty. Yeah right I'd wet my pants if I saw that thing in the woods. Thats awsome, congrates. I would do a full mount if I was ever lucky enough to get something that big. Will never happen here California.

 

[YH88]

 

[MNHNTR]

All I can say is WOWWW!

 

[Arise_Kill_Eat_Acts10:13]

jjhack~

Were you aware that this picture of your cat is on www.snopes.com?

Impressive cat BTW.

I enjoy your posts. I will be going to Africa next year and I have learned from
much from your posts.

Thank you!