How does one go about hunting lions with Rhodesian Ridgebacks?

Wikipedia says you need 20 dogs, is this accurate? considering they are lion hunting dogs I cant find much information about how to hunt lions with them on the internet.How does one go about hunting lions with Rhodesian Ridgebacks?
I believe that hunting lions with the Ridgebacks are a thing of the past.You never see any Video of it or read of it happening any more. But on TV a few years back they were filming a nature show in Africa about a pack of wild dogs. For some unknown reason they decided to take on a full grown male lion. The pack contained around 50 of the African hunting dogs. When the fight ended the lion was dead, but it had killed 27 of the hunting dogs. The film crew for some reason did not get to film it. It would have been a sight worth seeing. They said they have no idea why the dogs went after the lion.Perhaps it was a Territorial thing.How does one go about hunting lions with Rhodesian Ridgebacks?
There's about that many dogs taken when someone is hunting mountain lion. Now think, an African lion is much larger than a mountain lion, so you'll need more dogs.


Also, you just can't take any ol Rhodesian Ridgeback. The dog has to be bred for it and trained properly for it also.


You can't take any ol lab or any ol walker hound out to go hunting- the dog is bred and trained for what it will be tracking/hunting.
I bet you could take 20 dogs with you but I bet 20 wouldn't return. I think if you had good pig dogs who were barkers (stand their distance and bark not run in and try to bite) when you got to she scene you could call your dogs off and take a shot (with a large bore rifle making sure no dogs were behind the Lion). This technique works big Boar, not sure what would happen if there were more Lions were in the neighborhood though. Are you thinking about giving it a go? Ive hunted with ridgeback x healers and they make fine hunting dogs
Well, lions are some big mean kitty cats, so they could kill some of those dogs before you got your shot in. I'm just guessing, because I haven't the means to test the theory.
Beagles would be better or rat terrier..to small for the Lion to see and they can hide in the brush and they are yappers...and you don't need to worry about shooting them..cause their too short.
Are you talking about a African lion or a Mountain lion?
well yeah it could take one down but u'd need 30 to return with 20