Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: Tracker0721 on February 20, 2020, 01:22:29 pm
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It was impressive though watching this big golden eagle messing up these coyotes. They were on private or I woulda dropped one for him.
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Too cool! Hopefully he pegged one of them rascals before he gave up or they got away.
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I recently talked with a master falconer that told me a story about being brought a golden eagle by California authorities. It seems the bird had been tethered in a barn for several years and they guy would throw stray cats and dogs in once in a while for bloodsport. They wanted him to re-train the bird to hunt on it's own and be released. But the bird was food imprinted on dogs and cats, not safe to release into the wild.
He worked the bird on coyotes out in the California desert for a while until the coyotes in the area were either gone or crazy wise to the game. (Brother 'Yote ain't stupid, ya know!) Eventually he got the bird taking jackrabbits regularly and it was banded and released. It lived 7 more years before it was electrocuted somewhere in Oregon. Meanwhile, it had stayed out of trouble with people's pets.
I commented that hunting coyotes with eagles must be a pretty exciting game. He said it was really over fast, not a very exciting flight.
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I recently talked with a master falconer that told me a story about being brought a golden eagle by California authorities. It seems the bird had been tethered in a barn for several years and they guy would throw stray cats and dogs in once in a while for bloodsport. They wanted him to re-train the bird to hunt on it's own and be released. But the bird was food imprinted on dogs and cats, not safe to release into the wild.
He worked the bird on coyotes out in the California desert for a while until the coyotes in the area were either gone or crazy wise to the game. (Brother 'Yote ain't stupid, ya know!) Eventually he got the bird taking jackrabbits regularly and it was banded and released. It lived 7 more years before it was electrocuted somewhere in Oregon. Meanwhile, it had stayed out of trouble with people's pets.
I commented that hunting coyotes with eagles must be a pretty exciting game. He said it was really over fast, not a very exciting flight.
That's Faaaaaaascinating
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Look up on YouTube "Mongolian Eagle Hunters". Don't quote me but I believe it's golden eagles they take from the nest young and raise them to hunt foxes for fur. These guys ride around on Horseback with eagles on their arm and when they find a fox they make a call. The eagle takes off and takes down the fox. Extremely cool to watch. I certainly wouldn't mess around with the guy on horseback with a big eagle on his arm
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I watched a PBS show about the Mongolian golden eagle hunters a few nights ago and the American woman falconer that apprenticed with them. Cool stuff.
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Look up on YouTube "Mongolian Eagle Hunters". Don't quote me but I believe it's golden eagles they take from the nest young and raise them to hunt foxes for fur. These guys ride around on Horseback with eagles on their arm and when they find a fox they make a call. The eagle takes off and takes down the fox. Extremely cool to watch. I certainly wouldn't mess around with the guy on horseback with a big eagle on his arm
I've watched that episode, it was very cool.
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I recently talked with a master falconer that told me a story about being brought a golden eagle by California authorities. It seems the bird had been tethered in a barn for several years and they guy would throw stray cats and dogs in once in a while for bloodsport. They wanted him to re-train the bird to hunt on it's own and be released. But the bird was food imprinted on dogs and cats, not safe to release into the wild.
He worked the bird on coyotes out in the California desert for a while until the coyotes in the area were either gone or crazy wise to the game. (Brother 'Yote ain't stupid, ya know!) Eventually he got the bird taking jackrabbits regularly and it was banded and released. It lived 7 more years before it was electrocuted somewhere in Oregon. Meanwhile, it had stayed out of trouble with people's pets.
I commented that hunting coyotes with eagles must be a pretty exciting game. He said it was really over fast, not a very exciting flight.
Sad but very cool that he was able to re-train him.
I think hawks, falcons, and eagles are the coolest things to watch and they are very pretty. we used to have bald eagles at our city zoo. don't know what happened to them. they were probably there to breed and the healthy ones were released but one had a broken beak. maybe ill ask around.
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I watched a PBS show about the Mongolian golden eagle hunters a few nights ago and the American woman falconer that apprenticed with them. Cool stuff.
Shoot, I missed that one Pat. I usually catch them. Hmm, have to watch for that.
On a side note, did you all catch the 'Seven Worlds One Planet' show and the walruses/cliffs scene? Sheesh! :o I'll say this...Walruses weren't meant to fly!
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I did, Steve-o. Violent is the only word to explain it.
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We’re in the middle of Bald and Golden eagles winter range so we’re usually infested with them and we have a good few that stay year round. I woulda loved to see that eagle end up taking one of those yotes down but he ended up getting bored or something and flew onto a cliff. I tried driving around and found a younger one claiming a ranchers cow that didn’t make it. This 8 degree stuff is warmer than usual but after insanely warm winter it shocked a lot of critters I think.
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The pictures are a lot clearer on my phone, really have to reduce them to post
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Close up
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I appreciate you sharing and starting this thread. I love this type of stuff.
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We have quite a few in this area and in fact one of the local archery ranges is on "Eagle hours" during the nesting season! Used to be a roosting area along the local river until some idiot decided to build a "country club golf community"! The Eagles lost!
Hawkdancer
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We see bald eagles along the rivers and lakes, and goldens out in the desert. Last summer we kayaked within about 30 yards of a bald eagle that was scanning a lake for fish. He stared at us as we approached, but once he realized we were staring at him, he pointedly (and disdainfully, I daresay) gazed the opposite direction until we went away.
I just watched one of those mongolian eagle hunter vids. There's one where a couple of them work together to take down a wolf that had been killing livestock. Impressive doesn't cover it. (A)
(we need an eagle emoji now)
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I appreciate you sharing and starting this thread. I love this type of stuff.
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