Guy saves Bald Eagle with 150 shots from .22

[Hummer]

That's sure one for the books. I do wildlife rescue for the state wildlife agency and I'm not sure how I would have approached that rescue. Maybe climb the tree, tie off the branch and then cut the branch to let the bird fall into the tree trunk where I could catch it. But shooting with a .22? I don't know....

I've captured and rescued dozens of raptors including Bald and Golden Eagles, but none in a situation like that. (I wonder how it got tangled in the rope?) Good show, glad it turned out well!

[Gman]

A quick review-

-a number of the shots were to clear branches to expose the area to be cut through to free the bird.
-if you've seen the relative position of where the bird was entangled, you aren't climbing up to it.

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[spyder]

I do like the idea that he got the bird out, but what happened to the rounds that missed? I was taught to never shoot a firearm into the air... Now, a 22 will only go about a mile and a half at most, but I wonder if he thought about what was behind the bird at the 1.5 mark? If I ever came across that situation, luckily I have kids that would have loved to have been hoisted up there with a machete to cut the rope (everything in my truck). This guy had to use what he had. Still though, what was behind the bird at 1.5?

[Irving]

That bird was high enough that he could have been shooting nearly straight up.

[DireWolf]

That bird was high enough that he could have been shooting nearly straight up.

That would make things a bit uncomfortable for anyone standing around there watching, I would think....

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[Gman]

I thought this report was a bit more complete; http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/0...es-bald-eagle/

[waxthis]

Damn semi autos should be banned.

[StagLefty]

That bird was high enough that he could have been shooting nearly straight up.

That's why gun toting birds and pot don't mix