Eagle hunters in Ölgii

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lindgren
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Hi

Im going to Mongolia in either late october or early november, i will cross the west border at Tsagaannuur–Tashanta , i will travel with local transport

anyone got any info about this border?

when i get to Ölgii, i want to arrange egale hunt trips with the local hunters
when is the best time to do this?, i know the season starts in october, but i heard it should be snow first

when does it normally snow in Ölgii?
anyone done the Eagle hunting? not just meet them and take photos, but to do proper hunting
anyone have a travel agent to recommend in that are
im traveling as a backpacker so im on a small budget
Christian

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chrisdmsmith
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Hi Christian,

Check here for border information http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/220/133/Mongolian%20Border%20Control%20and%20Ports

It should be starting to snow heavily around now and continuing to get heavier and colder so you'll need some serious warm weather clothes.

When you say hunting do you mean just riding out with the hunters? This is pretty simple to organise provided that your guide knows someone who is going out but means riding hard for many days at a time with the huntsmen through heavy snow and mountains so be prepared for a bit of genuine hardship.

As for the actual hunting you'd need to take your own eagle with you to actually participate. Real hunters develop a particular bond with their eagle and as such will be very reluctant to "lend" their bird to a traveller and may even be offended if asked. Having said that you could certainly join the huntsmen, shoot and eat what you catch if you wanted to.

Hope this helps.

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hi, we went some years ago to see eagle festival in olgy and we had a really nice weather with sunshine, not so cold... but generally it's cold so take some warm clothes!

we stay there different days and have also contacts with a nice khazak family who participate to the festival with 2 eagles (father and son)

you cna find more information, contacts, suggestions, photo and film about on my webpages www.terramongolia.com

hope this helps you

have nice trip

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