I went hunting this morning and a bald eagle flew over me. It circled and looked at me, then flew back the way it came. I took it as a sign from the great spirit. I should have pooped before I left the house.
Need to take pics!!! That would be great. lol Some body can still do things that only one soul can see. Great!! JG
Thats a good luck omen!!!!!
The eagle flying over you was great the last part of your post could of been left out. Didn' make any sense.
QuoteOriginally posted by The Whittler:
The eagle flying over you was great the last part of your post could of been left out. Didn' make any sense.
I think he means they are big birds and it scared him (ie: the stuff out of him) when it flew over.
I can relate as I hunt an area that has quite a few eagles. I had a pair fighting or playing literally at the tree tops one day. As I was in a treestand this put them not far over me head. You do not realize how large they are till they are that close!
They have a pair up at Buffalo Lake in WV. Really cool to see. Wonder if they taste as good as they look???
I have been seeing a few in my area as well. They are so Majestic, give you chills when they sound off.
I've had a redtailed hawk hanging around the last couple of times I've been out and I thought that was cool. I can't imagine having an eagle around!
What's cool for the eagle though, is that he sees you with the equivalent of the best 80X optics in the world! Probably just seeing if you shaved this morning or not. ;)
COOL :archer:
We have them in our parts, they are great to see.
The eagles have really come back in my neck of the woods and I see them quite a bit...Just the past few days I've had a Hawk come cruising in and Squirrels scrambling like Crack addics when the police round a corner! :biglaugh: It's really neat to see Nature at work...
We see more and more of them locally. I can tell you our free range chickens and turkeys don't think much nice of them. Or hawks, for that matter.
I have one that's an alarm clock. 0600 sharp, it starts screeching right above the house.
I'm spoiled up here, if you don't see a bald eagle in a span of 10 minutes, you have your eyes closed...
On my last trip hunting, I looked up and had 3 flying over. They are beautiful birds.
They ARE Beautiful Birds, Very Regal , and until I stood next to one at a Zoo once, I had NO Idea they were THAT HUGE!!! :scared: :scared:
If The Fly-By wasnt Good Mojo, then there is No Such Thing!! Awsome Sight to See!! :goldtooth:
LV2HUNT, your right I did misunderstood the last part of his post. I have seen eagles as close as 4 to 5 feet away from me on the ground many times and they are a very big bird and quite beautiful.
Bucksbuouy, I apologize for my remark.
I'm lucky to live in SE MN where the eagles have made a great comeback and are very common here. Where the Mississippi River is the border between MN and WI there is a wide spot called Lake Pepin. The foot of it stays open (no ice for you southerners) all winter and the eagles are there all the time feeding. We also have the National eagle center in Wabasha that always has a 2-3 live eagles on display.
One of the coolest things I have seen is while on top of a bluff overlooking the river to watch an eagle soar from above it. It's a neat sight to see it from the top side while soaring.
The last part was intended to be a joke. I guess a little toilet humor is not as appreciated by some as others. What I meant was I had to go to the bathroom and the hunt miserable because of this. The eagle looked at me funny like he recognized my discomfort. It made me laugh.
I got it bucksbuouy ;) A few years ago I was on the edge of a big marsh just inside the treeline sitting on a deadfall when a couple of mature Eagles flew over screeching.
About 5 minutes later a big old lone doe stepped out about 20 yards to my left and looked away, giving me my easiest shot ever.
Shot right under her...lol
Cool birds theres lots out here around the rivers and lakes. out in the oak forest and grasslands you see goldens they are a bit larger. Had a condor fly over me thought a small plane was landing on me. All raptors are great birds.
They are getting common here. Just beautiful to see, but murder on the ducks :-)
Over the course of the year, I average seeing at least an eagle a week. I've only seen one eagle this week, but last week I saw 4. Sometimes they are in the tree with me, sometimes quite a ways off. I saw my first eagle about 55 years ago. No matter how many I see, it is always a thrill!!!
love seeing bald eagles. See a ton of them when i go kayaking
One of the coolest things I have experienced outdoors was when filming Lettin Loose and having that Golden Eagle finish killing my turkey for me 5 yards away.
I love seeing the big raptors.
They are tough on ducks and geese tho.
I have read that men in the past would hide under a bed of grass jiggling a rabbit until an eagle would land on it. Then grab the legs take some feathers and let it go. Don't know if it's true but I have thought about trying it many times. With leather on of course.
When I fish the Hudson river for stripers my wife and I see a lot of them. We have seen as many as 13 different birds at one time. Shawn
They are getting pretty common here along the Susquehanna River in central Pa. Very cool to see, great comeback story.
Back in the late 80's while guiding goose hunters, a bald eagle flew over our spread several times yet he maintained a high elevation.
I glassed him with some average 10 X 50's. One of the clients had a pair of Swarovski 8 X 40's which he offered me to try. Now I could see feather detail. I was successfully introduced to high quality optics.
One area I guided for, held a large tree in the middle of the active part of the refuge. Never hunted there over ten years where eagles failed to frequently use that tree. The are a special creation.
I've seen one once where I live, but i've heard we have several around here.
I see eagles a lot here in Wyoming, but nothing like what I saw in Alaska last summer. The Alaskans have more eagles than anyplace else, I'm betting. Here is a pic of one from that summer trip, which I highly recommend to anyone that loves wild places.
(http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac67/peastes/4d44dea5.jpg)
Yep, and he could count the eyelashes on each eye from where he was.
It is nice seeing them come back. We have nesting pairs in NJ now also. My son saw one in Whiting NJ over the weekend.