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Bald Eagles

Postby teul2 » Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:24 am

Anyone else notice more eagles lately? I saw 3 separate bald eagles this weekend. It was quite impressive.
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby CW » Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:35 am

I've been seeing a pair just north of Minter City all year.
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby donia » Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:29 am

we had 2 juvies and an adult using our #1 hole towards the end of last season...no choice (legal, other than observation), but to pack up & leave 'em be. It was a favorite place to bring wounded snows to devour, leaving a white layer of feathers from one end of the hole to the other!
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby Wildfowler » Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:44 am

Bald eagles can ruin a duck hunt. Waterfowl understands that danger and reacts to it. They leave.
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby teul2 » Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:07 pm

I was surprised that the juvenile we saw was sitting in a tree with better than a dozen mallards on the water under him.

But, the first one I saw Saturday was hot on a hen mallards tail till she was able to loose him in some trees.
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby eSJay » Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:10 pm

teul2 wrote:Anyone else notice more eagles lately? I saw 3 separate bald eagles this weekend. It was quite impressive.
Yep, impressive indeed. The first one I ever saw in the wild was 2012. It was in the field as you drive towards our camp & even though it was a couple of hundred yards away & I had never seen one, it was obvious what it was!
The next couple of seasons I didn't see him or any others, but last year,like Cal said, we had at least three that were regulars. I’ve yet to spot the nest so not sure it’s on us.
I am mesmerized every time see them!

We do have a pair that live below the levee of Lake Caroline. The nest is gigantic!
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby msudawg8087 » Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:19 pm

eSJay wrote:We do have a pair that live below the levee of Lake Caroline. The nest is gigantic!
These are the only ones that I've seen in person. My inlaws live out there so we were able to see them a few times last year. Very cool to see! Was curious if they were still around there.
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby ufgators68 » Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:02 pm

Two have a nest across from my house. Have seen them fishing the catfish ponds, over there, for several years.
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby Hambone » Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:24 pm

Wildfowler wrote:Bald eagles can ruin a duck hunt. Waterfowl understands that danger and reacts to it. They leave.
Not always.....
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby Seymore » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:19 pm

There are two breeding pairs at Trace Lake in Pontotoc County. See them frequently fishing there.
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby davidees » Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:57 am

I saw one near Crowder today.
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby chevy01234 » Wed Dec 14, 2016 12:58 pm

teul2 wrote:I was surprised that the juvenile I shot was sitting in a tree with better than a dozen mallards on the water under him.

Did you soak it over night like that guy told you to draw some of the gamey flavor out of it?
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby teul2 » Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:09 pm

chevy01234 wrote:
teul2 wrote:I was surprised that the juvenile I shot was sitting in a tree with better than a dozen mallards on the water under him.

Did you soak it over night like that guy told you to draw some of the gamey flavor out of it?
Cooked it as is. Tastes just like California Condor.
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby donia » Wed Dec 14, 2016 5:53 pm

buttermilk does wonders for removing that endangered twang.
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Re: Bald Eagles

Postby NyssaAquatica » Wed Dec 14, 2016 7:54 pm

Used to be a pair that nested about 200m from the west end of Mcintyre from the mid 90s to the mid 00s.
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