The hunting festival ‘Salburun’ in Kyrgyzstan

Mar 14, 2016

The hunting festival ‘Salburun’ in Kyrgyzstan

Matt Bracken 0 Comment World hunting

The hunting festival “Salburun” takes place in the village of Alysh, near Naryn, 350 km outside Bishkek.

: A Kyrgyz berkutchi (eagle hunter) releases his bird, a golden eagle, during the hunting festival “Salburun” in the village of Alysh, near Naryn, 350 km outside Bishkek, on March 13, 2016. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Kyrgyz berkutchi (eagle hunter) holds his bird, a golden eagle, during the hunting festival “Salburun” in the village of Alysh, near Naryn, 350 km outside Bishkek, on March 13, 2016. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Kyrgyz berkutchi (eagle hunter) holds his bird, a golden eagle, during the hunting festival “Salburun” in the village of Alysh, near Naryn, 350 km outside Bishkek, on March 13, 2016. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz men show their archery skill during the hunting festival “Salburun” in the village of Alysh, near Naryn, 350 km outside Bishkek, on March 13, 2016. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Kyrgyz berkutchi (eagle hunter) holds his bird, a golden eagle, during the hunting festival “Salburun” in the village of Alysh, near Naryn, 350 km outside Bishkek, on March 13, 2016. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz artists perform at the hunting festival “Salburun” in the village of Alysh, near Naryn, 350 km outside Bishkek, on March 13, 2016. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kyrgyz berkutchi (eagle hunters) carry their birds, golden eagles, during the hunting festival “Salburun” in the village of Alysh, near Naryn, 350 km outside Bishkek, on March 13, 2016. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A golden eagle attacks a wolf during the hunting festival “Salburun” in the village of Alysh, near Naryn, 350 km outside Bishkek, on March 13, 2016. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A hunting dog attacks a wolf during the hunting festival “Salburun” in the village of Alysh, near Naryn, 350 km outside Bishkek, on March 13, 2016. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

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