09-08-2004, 12:11 PM
Deb, thanks a lot for the details on eagles. Quite convincing argument against carrying birds of prey in battles or on parade.<br>
But well.. Still that eagle has folded wings, is bigger than the usual metal specimen and is offset on its perch..<br>
I suppose you know those guys who hunt on horseback with golden eagles, somewhere on the steppe (Khazaks or Buriats?). I discovered them in a National Geographic show on TV. I don't recall them using hoods, although I think they use leg straps.<br>
However they're not on parade but in the bird's natural habitat and they let it do what it was born for, that is hunt.<br>
After a while, actually -- and if I recall well-- they let the eagle go since with age it becomes unmanageable.<br>
...And about the "chalk".. I guess keeping a reasonable distance behind the perch would solve the problem. They don't shoot further than 30 feet don't they?<br>
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But well.. Still that eagle has folded wings, is bigger than the usual metal specimen and is offset on its perch..<br>
I suppose you know those guys who hunt on horseback with golden eagles, somewhere on the steppe (Khazaks or Buriats?). I discovered them in a National Geographic show on TV. I don't recall them using hoods, although I think they use leg straps.<br>
However they're not on parade but in the bird's natural habitat and they let it do what it was born for, that is hunt.<br>
After a while, actually -- and if I recall well-- they let the eagle go since with age it becomes unmanageable.<br>
...And about the "chalk".. I guess keeping a reasonable distance behind the perch would solve the problem. They don't shoot further than 30 feet don't they?<br>
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