Hunting hares with a golden eagle

Roy Lupton is on the Kingsclere Estate in Hampshire with his golden eagle 'Baby' on the look out for brown hares. We work hard for our quarry but there is an awesome flight showing just how incredible these birds and this style of hunting can be. This item first appeared on Fieldsports Britain, episode 62. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsp...
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[@aomidori62]

That acceleration of the Eagle at 1:23 right before the strike is incredible.

[@hobanagerik]

Looks like acceleration but look closer and you will see it is flying away from the camera then wheels right. Same speed but at right angles to the camera so to the viewer it appears it suddenly sped up. I'm pretty sure the Hare doesn't care about any of this and still has that oh shit moment though.

[@danidbr21]

golden eagle can fly with 200 km/h...

[@DD-sw1dd]

That burst of speed is amazing. Doesn't seem possible

[@viktorbihar629]

It is, on average the bald eagles top speed is 75-99 miles an hour, with first place of all Raptors being the peragrine falcon at 240 miles an hour at max and second being the golden eagle from 150-200 miles an hour, that is why for me it is no surprise that an eagle can fly at 50 miles an hour switch in an instance WITHOUT TRYING!!!

[@viktorbihar629]

Sorry, I hate f**** auto correct, it makes me hella mad, that is why you may see so much edits.

[@viktorbihar629]

I meant f******, see I don't know what's wrong, but it won't let me express on an argument!!!!

[@kissthesky100]

That bird is beautiful

[@stephenkelly8193]

Roy is one of the UK's top falconers if anyone should own a golden eagle he has by far the skill to keep one

[@MrKagmark]

I love watching birds of prey hunting. Thank you for posting such brilliant videos.

[@kk6192]

Since I was a little kid I have been fascinated by this entire concept... I just love the birds and the team work

[@jassingh8369]

That acceleration before he attacked was truly sensational.

[@Crichjo32]

I love it when man and nature work together for the same goal - gives me a little bit of hope in this bleak world.

[@chrisnorth4076]

Yes. I'm sure the hare is delighted, too.

[@johnmetal6868]

+Crichjo32 you're a moron

[@chaserglacier8078]

+John Metal How is he a moron? He stated he opinion freely? Your opinion differs from his but any opinion other than yours is classed as moronic? I don't get it.

[@pikira2246]

Chris North Who cares about what the hare thinks? I only care about what the guy and eagle thinks.

[@tiagoatracado506]

Ye I am sure the eagle loves to live with a blindfold on 24/7, actually you should try it yourself too

[@puppylover8427]

Eagles are so majestic and amazing!

[@fieldsportstv]

For more on how to train these birds, look at our other films for falconers and austringers: Go to the FieldsportsChannel page and follow the link to 'hawk'

[@Iclimbthereforeiam]

Argocat were in production way before quad bikes and J D Gators etc. They can go across calm water by the driven wheels or can have small outboard motors fitted for choppier water

[@AKhellbindeR]

1:10 hitting boost

[@tehcanadianbacon314]

Really cool video. I like how you show the hare getting away, it makes you respect the abilities of both the predator and prey. I absolutely love this sport because it allows us, humans, the opportunity to watch a magnificent creature do exactly what it does in the wild.

[@vullrath]

Most amazing thing I've ever seen. Birds working with man to catch food. Awesome

[@thunderpaws6756]

Beautiful eagle!

[@humphrey6000]

Roy is an all round legend

[@thewr0ngchild]

What a beautiful raptor you have there I must say! Golden Eagles are incredable birds, just watch how he alters his speed to bring down the hare, one of the fastest animals on four legs. The grace of the bird is simply amazing, they're so clever too! How many hares can this magnificent animal take in a day?

[@petermuchugh8444]

Great insight,love it.

[@jasonrogers143]

Woo big bird He just cuts in at last second awesome

[@nacjammer]

Absolutely gorgeous eagles

[@thewr0ngchild]

@Spandex08 it's to stop the bird getting confused and destracted when he is being moved, and it actually reduces stress by about 90% to cover a bird's field of view during transit.

[@cammo1986]

Beautiful Birds.

[@4year4thyear]

I love animals . . . I particularly love raptors and watching them hunt.

[@anubis63000jd]

Man x.x why is everyone taking this soo seriously? It's such a neat approach. People make use of the talents of this eagle. The eagle doesn't suffer for missing a kill, since it will be taken care of regardless. Great trade off. The hares will just do there best to survive against the two predators. Obviously they are pretty good at it! I'm jealous.... all we have is a tiny lap dog.

[@DanT288]

Love those birds

[@TradeMark2003]

burst of speed was amazing!

[@davejan744]

I lucked into a HUGE Red Tailed Hawk. We would sit in the rim of the big Arroyos in New Mexico & scan for jackrabbits below. Bigun (Hawks name) usually saw em first & shed "dance" on my shoulderpad til I saw it & pointed & shed launch. She rarely missed. She taught ME about raptors & hunting w them. Amazing creature! I wore my shoulderpad under my jacket & would tap my shoulder for her to come down & land on me. Rode motorcycle while she flew above & followed. Picked up a LOT of girls that way in town. Stop for a redlight next to their cars on my bike & tap my shoulder & Bigun would fly down & land. Amazed the hell out of the women. When light turned green Id throw my shoulder & Bigun would launch off & wed play that game all over town. She REFUSED to wear a hood! Hated them. Didnt need one anyway. Id point & shed attack. Her claws were as big as my hands & her "NO" ment NO! Would grab my hand/arm & put just enough pressure to let me know she WASNT wearing that damn hood. Could have easily punched right through if she wanted to. Amazingly SMART!!

[@Panthera0nca]

That last moment acceleration was awesome even though it ultimately missed.

[@redbeakman]

The "helmet" is a blinder. It keeps the bird calm. You take it off when the rabbit it sighted on the move and the bird snaps into action.

Great video

[@humpage123]

real nice shots of falconry here

[@skillzorz101]

The way the Eagle shapes its wings and body.

[@WoodyTheIIIrd]

Such beautiful birds

[@MrZazzles94]

What an incredible bird.

[@Inconspicuously82]

that's awesome! Sport of Kings!

[@79Testo]

Are eagles tame like that after a while towards people if you keep them for a while?

[@MPLS06]

that burst of speed before the strike was amazing

[@patriciakeewatin908]

whats done with the tail feathers of the juvenile eagles when they molt?

[@Xactualize]

what kind of vehicle is that? it looks like a mars rover with the rounded out tires.

[@Heemiez]

What are those leather helmets that they put on eagle's and falcon's heads?

[@gepliprl8558]

Wow thats nice. greeting from asia.

[@matthewmann8969]

Have to admire the sight in day time as well as the strength, flying, reflexes, and weaponry of Eagles

[@austingray5084]

those birds are badass

[@thewr0ngchild]

What does hare meat taste like in comparison to rabbit? Some say it's tougher and more 'gamey'. What's the best way to cook hare? I'm very fond of a nice traditional bunny stew, but would that same recipe work with hare?

[@Brandon-tk2rw]

When I was just getting started in the eagle game, I was making the same kind of videos. But now I'm really into teaching pigeons to hunt eagles.

[@dogman123andrew]

those birds are bad ass!!!

[@seeriktus]

@SENSIBLECHEMIST i think rabbits tend to hang around holes and go into them when theres danger, hares tend to just haul ass

[@BigPhil22]

Do the hares do damage or is this just for fun?

[@malikjalaluddin3239]

Beautiful

[@Killswitch_550]

Wow that acceleration from the eagle

[@theinternettroll6737]

Are there any wild eagles in england at the moment

[@axksgwatiringa3871]

please explpain more about that burst of sspeed if you will.

[@fieldsportstv]

Falcons wear hoods to keep them calm and ensure they are alert when the falconer needs it.

[@aomidori62]

How does the eagle turn on the dashing speed in low flying? How??

[@TnT326SH]

can someone explain to me where that burst of speed comes from at 1:11? Like it just look like he magically gained another 20 mph.

[@matasb.7282]

Roy picked up a super orb back there

[@wazzobazzo]

Lol at the beginning I thought wtf predatory birds shouldn't miss that bad...then BAM. Cool vid

[@joshsullivan6941]

What's the best hawk for someone who hasn't got a clue about birds

[@lravikiran88]

1:10 " and talking about acceleration"

[@rattlesratts]

what breed of dog have you got working in the video

[@germanterapeuta8271]

Bravo for the hares 😍

[@EdMichrina]

Wow that is a lot of work. But how cool to see a bird predator take down fur.

[@UnclePutte]

Hm. Eagles and hounds and falconeering over the fields... he hasn't a horse, but close enough - this fellow's hobbies are like those of a king of old. I'm unashamedly jealous.

[@MrAntigreed]

I totally agree! I'm glad there are some nature-loving people! Hares are declining all over Europe, I don't know about America! A slight drought can cause 1000 times more damage than few hares.

[@Shaynkss]

He is a wizard.

[@AVWUVU]

I love hawks and eagle

[@Katsuro495]

got one question... are these birds as devoted to their masters as dogs for example?

[@HealthyHappyAnimals]

it's all about the angles.. it already has that speed but the eagle was going away from the camera. Then it suddenly turns right and going across the field of view of the camera.

[@spacehighrry]

do you see how big that field is?

[@ColdConceptOfficial]

Holy shit i didnt notice it until the narrator said it but look at the eagle in its final turn.......he actually doubles his speed in forcing that turn to a G-turn...nature is AMAZING! We have so much to learn and benefit from them! Any aircraft we have so far would break its wings off doing that :p And no its not the foreward flying aspect....he just creams it

[@joejar5]

See the way it DASHED, flash speed!!

[@bilvis48]

Beautiful bird!..but it looks like it could give ya one helluva bite...i was told that the eagles are so strong and fast..that its the impact that kills its prey as opposed to pinning it down and eating it alive..

[@StupidMuffinCow]

I like the turkey in the background

[@MarioQuezada]

1:53 The birds mocking you in the background lol

[@naimatkhan2700]

How many price of this eagle?

[@Clayma911]

incredible speed

[@indiana146]

Amazing sir

[@painstruck01]

it's the same principle of a roundabout in a child's playground. if you spin around one of those leaning outwards to gain speed, then pull yourself into the middle it speeds up. i believe it's to do with centrifugal force. also, it's partly an optical illusion. the bird is heading away from camera in a straight line, it's difficult to judge it's speed until it's suddenly sideways.

[@chrisMengland]

What is the helmet for on the eagle?

[@MannerlyGem]

Probably not if they're like this. The gloves are just for the claws on the Eagle's feet. Incase you were wondering.

[@thewr0ngchild]

@SENSIBLECHEMIST hares do cause damage to crops, there's enough of them to class them as a pest in certain curcumstances. So yeah, why not hunt both? but rabbits need different methods, such as ferretting, because they bolt underground when spooked and would be harder for a raptor to take down.

[@mikealmond2607]

I was rather hoping that the Field Sports presenter was going to ask Roy Lupton all the obvious questions, such as . . . Why was Lupton going to such ridiculous lengths to kill a hare? If the bird isn't capable of finding its own quarry, is it really worth his mate Ian and dog Athos screaming around a field to flush out a hare for this inept hunter? Especially when Lupton had said that the estate was trying to encourage hares!! Judging by Baby's performances, would it not be simpler to just let it fly around for a while, then take it home for some pre-slaughtered "carrion"? Nor does this footage bear any resemblance to Mongolian hunts, where tribesman hunt for a purpose and their birds are kept for a reason; to quickly despatch their prey without the aid of a dog and a bloke on a 4 x 4. Rather than just terrify it. Why was Lupton in possession of such a magnificent creature, anyway? The uploader described the golden eagle as "his" bird. Legally, can one really own a piece of nature? Ethically, should one own a golden eagle? Hopefully, it wasn't as it appeared; that this semi-wild bird was being exploited and encouraged to hunt purely for the entertainment of it's "owner." No, surely not. That would reduce these chaps' exploits to a legal version of that weirdly cruel pastime that used to be called hare coursing.

[@invinoveritas6859]

Looks to me like everybody is having fun,the dog,the hunters,the eagle and the viewers.Cant say the same for the hare.....;))))

[@ForkyStick]

The crops that had grown on those fields had already been harvested, no damage done.

[@ThatOnePerson43]

@fieldsportschannel Do they keep them as pets, If so is that legal?

[@АскарАскаров-к3с]

RESPECT. WELCOME TO QAZAQSTAN

[@munsters2]

Are they trained to ONLY hunt hares? Or if they should happen to see a rat or a snake along the way, would they switch targets? If they were near another person's property where a pet or a small child was outside, how likely is it that they would deviate to that alternate target?

[@fieldsportstv]

They'd stay on the hare. / Charlie

[@munsters2]

@@fieldsportstv Ok, thanks. Looks like a lot of fun.

[@79Testo]

aren't these hares getting injured through this exercise?

[@thespaniard47]

ive got a lurcher. only problem is he's a 120lbs of canine softie. one time he chased down a deer and when he caught up he didn't know what to do so he just ran into it lol

[@FlyingAce39]

Anyone else notice the turkey strutting for the camera when the guy was talking? lol

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

How does it work? Why do the animals not just fly off?

[@fleetcenturion]

Paul TheSkeptic Probably because their owners keep them pampered as hell. They're smart enough to figure out that having to live in the wilderness sucks.

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

***** Neither do Orca whales. I suppose that's true but animals can't reason. Isn't there the so called "call of the wild"? Plus, they generally don't mate in captivity that I'm aware of. It seems to me that at least sometimes, the animals might be tempted to just keep going, unless there's something else. Some trick to it or something. Well, however it works it sure is a cool sport.

[@fleetcenturion]

Paul TheSkeptic Then why does the bird return every single time? If you've ever had to actually live in the wilderness, you'd know that Mother Nature wants you dead.

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

fleetcenturion That's what I'm wondering.

[@fleetcenturion]

Paul TheSkeptic Well, it's not hard to figure out. See all the above reasons.

[@TheHodgeDogs]

thanks

[@lbushquizeanic1]

Rabbit is on the move

[@keithg1]

Did the british get eagle hunting from the mongolians?

[@TheHodgeDogs]

what type of dog is that in the video

[@jimmjimm6699]

I saw a golden eagle in it's nest on top of a metal telephone/electricity line once, It wasn't a red tailed hawk, Because it was far, far larger, like this one in the video.

[@roystonito]

Can someone tell me what breed Atos is? I was thinking a vizsla but I'm not sure. Thanks.

[@wildhorses9379]

Class!

[@fieldsportstv]

Not so much pets - they love them but these are working birds. Yes it is legal. Talk to the British Falconers Club and look at the work of the Hawk Board, among others.

[@maddogbird]

Plants can hear you and feel you