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  • bvillars

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    I received a call from my nephew today from my farm. H said he went in to town to buy some protein for the feeders and there were about sixty men standing around talking, now normally you have about six to seven in the feed store. He listened and then they told him that a lady between teague and fairfield had been raising tigers and lions as a refuge on her place and was fully licensed by the state. No longer able to feed them she let em loose ( now she says they escaped). A deputy sheriff has spotted one of the tigers. Supposedly there has been a couple of cows and a horse attacked. I am sure this will play out in the media, but I talked with a feed store in Buffalo and Fairfield and the story seems to be valid.
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    Texas1911

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    Should be fairly easy to spot the lions. They don't exactly seek cover in the wild, unlike the tiger. Loose lion doesn't concern me, loose tiger does. The tiger is all about concealment.
     

    MadMo44Mag

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    I'm not so sure I want to hunt a half scared hungry tiger or any other big cat out side there natural habitat. :1zhelp:
    These animals have probably been restrained one way or another and now running scared.:eek:
    A pissed scared cat could really foul up your day!
    I dam sure would not want to corner one with 10 guys in a hunting party all steppin and fetchin around freaking out.
    How you handle this is go down to the hood and tells hommie there bee's free tiger coats in the woods waiting for him to picken up just like a welfare check.;)
    The cat and hommie meet up for a tasty encounter and now you have a tiger for the taking; with a full belly of hommie he would probably roll over for a tummy rub.
     

    BurkGlocker

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    Okay, this is where it becomes a dilemma for me. The tiger happens to be my favorite animal, so if I see it, do I shoot it, or try and trap it. :banghead:

    And if I trap it, I could feed it some of our rowdy, hoodlum neighborhood kids. I dont think anyone will miss them... :rolleyes:
     

    M. Sage

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    The worse thing about these cats are they are not afraid of man & are use to someone bringing them food. That makes for some very exciting hunting.

    Only some go after people. Over the years, they've learned that we have things like guns. Lions and tigers that go after people are usually desperate.
     

    baboon

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    Only some go after people. Over the years, they've learned that we have things like guns. Lions and tigers that go after people are usually desperate.

    I have to disagree with you on this one. I know a few South African professional hunters. For years RSA has raised lions for hunting. Most ever P.H. I know say hunting a wild lion is far safer then a caged lion.

    When I say caged these lion are high fenced in very large areas. Most of the game animals have been removed as they have value. Feeding is generally in the form of a mule or old horse that can be had on the cheap. They are also giving gut pile & blood shot meat (ruined meat from the bullet impact) of game that has been shot by clients. The fact that humans deliver this bring on that association of man= food.

    I have seen this first hand on my first safari in 99. Not only are the fed by man, but the cubs are removed shortly after birth to insure another male does not kill them. Male lions like bears tend to kill the cubs of the dominate male to try & get their offspring into the gene pool.
     

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    I have to disagree with you on this one. I know a few South African professional hunters. For years RSA has raised lions for hunting. Most ever P.H. I know say hunting a wild lion is far safer then a caged lion.

    When I say caged these lion are high fenced in very large areas. Most of the game animals have been removed as they have value. Feeding is generally in the form of a mule or old horse that can be had on the cheap. They are also giving gut pile & blood shot meat (ruined meat from the bullet impact) of game that has been shot by clients. The fact that humans deliver this bring on that association of man= food.

    I have seen this first hand on my first safari in 99. Not only are the fed by man, but the cubs are removed shortly after birth to insure another male does not kill them. Male lions like bears tend to kill the cubs of the dominate male to try & get their offspring into the gene pool.

    I totally agree just finished reading a book by Capstick (a PH) who talks a bout lions walking into villages and snagging dinner out of a hut.
     

    bvillars

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    number of animals

    the owner will not admit how many "escaped". A neighbor states she had two lions and three tigers. ONLY one tiger has been spotted and this was by a deputy sheriff. So I do not know exactly what is true and what is not exactly truthful. My nephew staked out a goat and laid a shot hog out in the pasture last night but only possums took interest.
     

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    I hope they round up all the missing cats before deer season starts. If not, there will be a lot of nervous hunters in that area. This could lead to a few accidental shootings.
     

    cowboy45

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    the owner will not admit how many "escaped". A neighbor states she had two lions and three tigers. ONLY one tiger has been spotted and this was by a deputy sheriff. So I do not know exactly what is true and what is not exactly truthful. My nephew staked out a goat and laid a shot hog out in the pasture last night but only possums took interest.

    So, where is the news coming from? Is there any verification from the authorities or is it just word of mouth?I live down the road a few miles and have not read or heard anything.Might be a good excuse to break out the 375 H&H to carry around on my mower when it stops raining. Dont get much chance to shoot it., and the neighbors already think I am about half nuts when I trim trees with a shotgun.I think I will get up real early in the A.M. and run to Ganders at Corsicana to get a safari jacket and a rakish chapeau. Keep me informed about any happening as I would not want to overdress for the occasion.
     

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    I have a Sako .375 in the safe; a buddy needed extra divorce money. Think I shot three rounds through it.

    Someone may end up with a great rug for their gun room; or someone may end up as a rug in a cave.
     

    Wolfwood

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    mmmmmmm tiger stake and lion burgers.... im in! give me a kabar and some camo paint ill be hiding in the trees!
     
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