[Jeff Head]

FYI...phenominal.

[Jeff Head]

Watch this.

[DogBarkTree]

Interesting. I thought wolves had more chutzpah.

[Doogle]

...can’t wait for the Mongolian branch of Peta to protest the.....????.....*slap SNAP OUT OF IT!*

[humblegunner]

Freakin’ COOL!

One of the times the wolf started to get the better of the eagle
a back-up bird engages and saves the day! Awesome.

[Recon Dad]

There are some ranchers out in Montana on the phone right now to Mongolia!

[MamaDearest]

Ever since I heard a Mongolian doing throat singing at a local venue, I’ve been hooked in studying Mongolian culture. It is fascinating. Thanks for the video.

[BunnySlippers]

Bump for later.

[ForGod'sSake]

~~WOW!!~~

Well I never!!! Whoda thunk?? What are we talkin here, a 25lb bird against a 60 - 70lb wolf? Bird of prey is an apt description for these talented critters. Or raptors, which sounds cooler. ;^)

[Scythian]

Those are wolf pups mostly, a full grown wolf would shred oen of those birds to pieces ...

[wolfcreek]

This is hard for me to watch. (eventhough I’m a hunter.)

I just have a great deal of respect and admiration for both these creatures.

Being in Idaho, are these animals natural enemies?

[Bulldawg Fan]

What’s really neat about it?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Wow! That is amazing. did you watch the video where the golden eagles would drag a goat off a cliff? There was one scene where an eagle dragged it off a cliff and then flew to it’s nest with the goat in it’s talons.

[Hot Tabasco]

Everybody here should do themselves a favor if they enjoyed this video and do a search on their respective state's falconry clubs.

My Michigan site is filled with tons of information and pictures of raptors provided by its members.........

For example, falconry is probably one the of the heaviest regulated activities in the country. In Michigan, only 24 "specific" raptor chicks per year are allowed to be taken by licensed falconers and those permits are only available via a lottery.....

Fascinating stuff......

[fso301]

Cool but I don’t think those were 120+ lb grey wolves the birds were taking.

[Deaf Smith]

Pretty cool. I've only seen two Golden Eagles snacking on mice I kicked up while dragging a disc last Spring. The Redtails wouldn't even come in while those two were working, they just sat it out for the afternoon.

[squarebarb]

Wow!

I read about hunting with a golden eagle in a Dorothy Dunnett novel but thought it was just an exaggeration.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Go for it! Before Obama takes all your $

http://www.selenatravel.com/tours/mongolia/eagle_hunting.html

[B.O. Plenty]

I wonder whose side PETA is on....bump

[MississippiMan]

I’ve had occasion to travel to some Eastern Bloc countries over the past year and it surprised me to see the way eagles are used there. You’ll stop at a rest stop or scenic overlook and there will be four or five different guys there with golden eagles on tethers. The purpose? They want you to pay them to have your picture taken with an eagle. Bizarre, not to mention kinda sad to me.

MM