Comments on: The Silence of the Blog http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2007/10/04/the-silence-of-the-blog/ Wesley R. Elsberry's personal weblog, talking about falconry, science, antievolution, computation, and the broken body he lives in. Wed, 23 May 2012 03:12:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Austringer http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2007/10/04/the-silence-of-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-135462 Austringer Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:37:14 +0000 http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2007/10/04/the-silence-of-the-blog/#comment-135462 Golden eagles are used in falconry. For some time, US Fish and Wildlife Service declined to issue permits for golden eagles within the falconry permit system, but we seem to have gotten past that now. For myself, a Harris's hawk is about the right size, large enough to hunt interesting game, and not so large that it might start thinking about whether I'm tasty. Golden eagles are used in falconry. For some time, US Fish and Wildlife Service declined to issue permits for golden eagles within the falconry permit system, but we seem to have gotten past that now.

For myself, a Harris’s hawk is about the right size, large enough to hunt interesting game, and not so large that it might start thinking about whether I’m tasty.

]]> By: Dave S. http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2007/10/04/the-silence-of-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-135442 Dave S. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:43:58 +0000 http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2007/10/04/the-silence-of-the-blog/#comment-135442 Speaking of hawks and the like, I read once that golden eagles can be used like hawks or falcons, and have been known to bring down wolves in Kyrghizistan. Now that's serious hunting. Speaking of hawks and the like, I read once that golden eagles can be used like hawks or falcons, and have been known to bring down wolves in Kyrghizistan. Now that’s serious hunting.

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