Hunting with trained hawks - was this done in Mongolia?

Question

Did they use other birds, perhaps? Maybe eagles? Were such birds ever used against men?

Answer 1

Most definitely. The area is very barren and they used golden eagles to hunt game. I have a book with a photo of a 20 pound golden eagle that was used to hunt wolves in Mongolia. It is in one of the Funk & Wagnall's Wildlife Encyclopedias.

Answer 2

yes

"Hawking. While travelling around Bayan-Olgii, you may come across Kazaks living in slightly larger and darker-coloured gers. Some are eagle-hunters who train eagles, falcons and hawks to collect marmots, small foxes and wolves and return them to the ger, where they are used for food by the Kazaks. If you ask nicely, the Kazaks may proudly show you their birds."

from:
http://danielroy.tripod.com/cgi-bin/alternate/mongolia/flora-fauna.html

Answer 3

I don't know whether this will answer all of your questions, but it is an article on the history of falconry:
http://www.2020site.org/falconry/history.html

Answer 4

G'day mate.
Yes.