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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Eaglehunters of Bayan Ulgii (Day 15 )

The famed Kazakh Eaglehunters of Bayan Ulgii, proudly bought to you by Back-To-Bek-Travel - for all your Bayan Ulgii Adventure Travel needs.
All photos are Copyright of Jan Schultz 2010, and appear courtesy of Backtobektravel.com with permission from Aynabek Khavduali.
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Photo: Herder on the steppe with Altai Mountains in the distance.
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Photo: Hooded hunter.

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Photo: Hunter & hunter.
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Photo: They start 'em young.

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Photo: Not-as-young Eaglehunter.
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Photo: Hunting grounds.
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Photo: In action.

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Photo: The hunt.

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Photo: The drop.

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Photo: Closing in..

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Photo: Got 'em.

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Photo: Golden eagle and ovod.

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Photo: All in a day's work.