Native American bald eagle trap
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Anyone know how they caught them and have you ever seen one?? They would catch them then harvest some of the feathers and would release them.
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Re: Native American bald eagle trap
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I was told somebody was chosen to lay in a hole covered with branches and some bait on top. guy in the hole grabed the feet.
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I was told somebody was chosen to lay in a hole covered with branches and some bait on top. guy in the hole grabed the feet. This is my understanding also
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Re: Native American bald eagle trap
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Yep, both of you are correct with the research I have done, and what has been written is they grabbed their feet. Then plucked what feathers they needed and let them go. Some say they were laying down lookup or on one knee, with pine branches or cedar as a cover with gaps. They would have a rabbit or gut pile for bait on top of branches. Usually only on would be choose to complete the task.
Sometime I will take a picture of a dugout that I have and post a picture. Still can find the remains of their covering material in the dugouts when dugging down. Cedar takes many moons to rot and most will never rot in one man life time.
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Re: Native American bald eagle trap
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No, your research is incorrect. You don't grab an Eagles talon even from below. That beak would shread your hand/hands. It took two working together to do this. One under but not always.. Guide sticks were used and a loop like snare to catch the legs. From above a hide or buffalo skin was thrown over the snared bird then it was plucked. It's all too romantic, most times they just killed the bird. Plenty more wher that came from. As it was told to me.
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Re: Native American bald eagle trap
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They made a pen of sticks like a fence, put a large bait inside the eagles gorged and did not have enough room to take off when they were so full!
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Re: Native American bald eagle trap
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No, your research is incorrect. You don't grab an Eagles talon even from below. That beak would shread your hand/hands. It took two working together to do this. One under but not always.. Guide sticks were used and a loop like snare to catch the legs. From above a hide or buffalo skin was thrown over the snared bird then it was plucked. It's all too romantic, most times they just killed the bird. Plenty more wher that came from. As it was told to me.
Osky What ever you say.
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They made a pen of sticks like a fence, put a large bait inside the eagles gorged and did not have enough room to take off when they were so full!
Scott Many times I have seen eagles (both kinds) eat till they couldnt fly...or at least not take off! They love canines, and every body pile was always discovered almost immediately. Seen as many as 10-12 eagles on carcass piles, squabbling over what was theirs! lol
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Re: Native American bald eagle trap
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^ exactly! there mostly likely many different ways but the basics were close to the same.
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They made a pen of sticks like a fence, put a large bait inside the eagles gorged and did not have enough room to take off when they were so full!
Scott Many times I have seen eagles (both kinds) eat till they couldnt fly...or at least not take off! They love canines, and every body pile was always discovered almost immediately. Seen as many as 10-12 eagles on carcass piles, squabbling over what was theirs! lol Yes that was another way it was done. Thanks for adding that.
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Re: Native American bald eagle trap
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Eagles are easily snared.As a matter of fact you need to be careful not to catch them when snaring fur at jackpots. Eagles will land in a clear area and walk into the jackpot on your walking trail.That is why we never set a snare on the walking tail when jackpot snaring in the fall.
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Re: Native American bald eagle trap
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logger coffey >>> No, I'm not trapping them, just ask if anyone knew how they did it, or if they have seen an old dugout that natives made to trap them. I have some that were made back in the 1800's I will get some pictures sometime.
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