1) The animal was collared. 2) He shot it with a crossbow, which is what poachers do to avoid the sound a gun makes. 3) Do you believe he wasn't aware of what baiting is and had 0 idea of where the hunt was being conducted? He refers to himself as a professional hunter. They were right outside of a protected area with a dead carcass. 4) He admitted to knowingly lying to authorities in 2008 when he poached a black bear.

I'm not saying he definitely knew some part of the hunt wasn't legal, I'm saying there is evidence to suggest he may have and Zimbabwe is calling for the US to extradite him.

Someone else posted our agreement with Zimbabwe involving extradition, which is irrespective of our moral judgement about the country's leadership (after all, our own country's own judicial/prison system isn't always some shining example of righteousness and Zimbabwe likewise agreed to extradited under the following conditions): ""The joint agreement between Zimbabwe and the United States, which took effect in 2000, applies to anyone charged with or convicted of “an extraditable offense,” which is defined as “one punishable under the laws of both Contracting States by deprivation of liberty for a period of more than one year or by a more severe penalty.” In other words, Palmer’s alleged actions in Zimbabwe also would have to be illegal in the United States in order for a lawful extradition to take place. Jens David Ohlin, a Cornell University law professor who specializes in international and criminal law, told the Huffington Post the rule “seems pretty easily satisfiable” in this case because Palmer is accused of unlawful poaching of big game in Zimbabwe, which is also deemed criminal in the United States."