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Originally Posted by CharlieG
I know someone who has eaten lion - says it's tasty (just to answer the question) - In his case Mountain lion, but I've heard the "African Plains Lion" is also tasty.
Shooting just for a trophy = wrong
Hunting to eat it = OK particularly if the game in question has an overpopulation problem - see eastern White Tailed deer - we have actually increased their habitat, while decreasing the habitat and population of their preditors - just about the only 3 population controls on them are 1)Hunting, 2)Cars and 3)Starvation (BTW if I remember right - cars are actually a bigger killer than hunters)
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I have actually eaten farmed lion, in a restaurant, which came from a farm in Texas where trophy hunting is done. It was tasty, but I don't think I'd do it again. More scruples now.
I have no trouble with venison. Deer populations are huge and they need a measure of predation to stay strong. Wild venison has to be better for you than feedlot beef. I hope the prion problem doesn't ruin it though.
I probably would have used the foxes though. I don't like to waste the life of animals, even predators.
And, Noodle, mountain lions do not always turn to easier prey. Know a bicyclist on the Olympic penninsula who was on road and felt prickles on her neck. It was a mountain lion bearing down on her. She finally jumped off her bike, held it in front of her and screamed at the cat while it tried to circle for 15 minutes. It left when a car came, but gave her a "I'll get you later" look.