Joe Atkinson Eagle Journal

Available from CorJo Wildlife Productions

Cordi and I produced this DVD to show what it is like to hunt a golden eagle and to demonstrate the power and speed of a golden eagle in the field. Flying jack rabbits off the fist is very exciting and, as anyone knows, the black-tail jack rabbit is a fast and challenging quarry that has left many a game hawk in its dust. A well conditioned male golden eagle, however, can make catching them look easy. The power and speed of the golden eagle is, to say the least, amazing. Many people have said after viewing this DVD that they “did not realize golden eagles were that fast”. My male eagle, Jackhammer, does his best to show you everything golden eagles can do. There are lots of off-the-fist flights with tons of action.

Available at www.PBS.org

Cordi and I were proud to contribute to this wonderful program produced by the National Geographic Society for PBS’ Nature. You will see Jackhammer wearing a back pack camera and filmed on our ranch in California. If you like nature programs this is a must see, with many different raptors and falconers contributing to this outstanding program that shows the amazing abilities of raptors in flight.

Available from CorJo Wildlife Productions

This is a step-by-step DVD that follows the training of a passage female golden eagle from her first feeding on the fist to her first kill in the field. The purpose of this DVD is to give a new eagle falconer a low stress method of training a freshly trapped eagle that will reduce the chances of stress borne illnesses such as aspergillosis. I developed the techniques used in this DVD while training many asper recovering eagles. I needed to find a method of training these birds and getting them hunting and back out into the wild without over-stressing them and possibly causing them to have a relapse. What I found was that by training in this manner, not only did I not have any eagles get sick, but I also ended up with super hunting birds. There are many ways to train birds and this is just one of many, but it works and has proven itself many times over.

Available from CorJo Wildlife Productions

Come along with Cordi and me as we take our two eagles, Jackhammer and Mini-Me, on a road trip into the midwest hunting our way to the International Eagle Austringer Association (IEAA) annual field meet, the Gathering of Eagles (GOE) held in Garden City, Kansas and then on to the NAFA meet in Amarillo, Texas. We found many large black tail jack rabbits and witnessed many great flights. Cordi filmed everything, just as it happened, with the idea of taking you along as part of the group. We hope that you will find Eagle Road Trip entertaining and fun to watch.