07-04-2016, 02:02 AM
I would assume that if something like that was an option, they might have considered using one. But that would have required that a location was near enough that the rig could be located with a stable base.
As for climbing, more of the tree is visible in the picture with the article. Not very suitable for climbing, especially high enough to reach the eagle.
The article does mention that a conservation officer did okay his attempt before he started. Now a .22LR might not be the most effective round to clip branches, but it worked. It probably would have taken a lot fewer rounds of .30 caliber ammo to have done the job, but the rounds would have carried farther.
As for climbing, more of the tree is visible in the picture with the article. Not very suitable for climbing, especially high enough to reach the eagle.
The article does mention that a conservation officer did okay his attempt before he started. Now a .22LR might not be the most effective round to clip branches, but it worked. It probably would have taken a lot fewer rounds of .30 caliber ammo to have done the job, but the rounds would have carried farther.