Pero Jelenic hit by a stray bullet while hunting big cats bred in captivity
A trophy hunter was shot dead as he hunted lions bred in captivity in South Africa.
Pero Jelenic was struck by a stray bullet as he tracked on of the creatures near Setlagole, in the North West province.
Police spokesperson Charlize van der Linden told News24 that the 75-year-old hotelier from Croatia had already killed one lion and along with two other hunters, he was tracking another big cat when he was hit.
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South Africa’s “canned” lion hunting industry is highly controversial. In canned hunts, cats raised in captivity are kept on private hunting reserves where they can be shot by hunters for a fee.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ro-jelinic-croatia-south-africa-a8184576.html
Update: An African Lion was profiled shortly after carrying a Weatherby Vanguard 30-06 and a HUGE SMILE on it's Face. WHen interviewed, the African Lion said he felt his life was in danger.
A trophy hunter was shot dead as he hunted lions bred in captivity in South Africa.
Pero Jelenic was struck by a stray bullet as he tracked on of the creatures near Setlagole, in the North West province.
Police spokesperson Charlize van der Linden told News24 that the 75-year-old hotelier from Croatia had already killed one lion and along with two other hunters, he was tracking another big cat when he was hit.
. . .
South Africa’s “canned” lion hunting industry is highly controversial. In canned hunts, cats raised in captivity are kept on private hunting reserves where they can be shot by hunters for a fee.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ro-jelinic-croatia-south-africa-a8184576.html
Update: An African Lion was profiled shortly after carrying a Weatherby Vanguard 30-06 and a HUGE SMILE on it's Face. WHen interviewed, the African Lion said he felt his life was in danger.
