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    Posted: 15-Jan-2008 at 09:29

Accounts of Mongol hunting abound. In Storm from the East, the author describes when Genghis Khan had his mounted army form into one giant arc extending 100 km across and gallop for days, herding all the animals within the arc into a trap as the arc closed around them.

 
I just came across this footage of the Kazakhs's love of hunting, in a way both unorthodox and medieval by most standards.
 


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I saw something similar in a tv documentary last year. There is some sort of festivity where all the Kazakhs of the region bring in their trained eagles to show off unique prowess.
 
As far as the Mongols of old, hunting is a pastime that not only brought in sustenance but training for war.
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why does the clip show Kazakh eagle hunters?
I rather be a nomadic barbarian than a sedentary savage
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Posts: 101 		  Quote Erdene Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-Jan-2008 at 02:15
Yep this is the october KAZAKH eagle festival....held in bayan-olgii!!!
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There is a Kazakh ethnic minority living in Mongolia. AFAIK there are 2 Kazakh aimaks (districts) there.  Modern Mongols do not hunt with golden eagles, Kazakhs do.

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Posts: 5711 		  Quote Constantine XI Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-Jan-2008 at 04:28
I did notice the clip said they were Kazakhs, though the clip itself was shot in Mongolia. I will change the title of the thread to keep everyone happy.
 
Still it is a fascinating clip, show some superb falconry (or eaglery, if that's a word). I wonder if these birds were somehow made use of in battle - though perhaps I'm letting my imagination run away with me.
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Yeah, battle eagles would be too much.
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