Sharp-Shooting Veteran Saves Bald Eagle

Sharp-shooting skills that Jason Galvin honed serving two tours of duty in Afghanistan came in handy when he spotted a bald eagle trapped up in a tree this July 4 weekend weekend. Galvin noticed the young bird hanging upside down from a rope as he was making a run for bait at Rush Lake in Minnesota. Galvin made calls to the fire department and the Department of Natural resources, but ultimately ended up taking the rescue into his own hands. “Fourth of July. That’s our bird. I can’t let it sit there,” Galvin said. He grabbed a Ruger 10/22 rifle and aimed it up at the tree. “I saw him in the scope. He was looking at me,” Galvin said. The Army veteran fired 150 times, clearing branches out of the way and then striking the rope. The bird fell down into soft underbrush. It was taken awake and alert to a raptor center to recover. “There were lots of tears. It was breathtaking. It was a beautiful moment,” Galvin said.