Georgia Rancher Wins Compensation for Bald Eagle Attacks

He was denied benefits through the "Livestock Indemnity Program" run through the Farm Service Administration in the USDA which can compensate livestock producers for "livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather or by attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the Federal Government."

The article provides a link to the actual court filing which provides much more background:

The LIP program provides benefits to producers for eligible livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality that were a direct result of attacks by animals protected by Federal law, including wolves and avian predators. See 7 C.F.R. § 1416.301(b). The producer must submit a notice of loss to FSA, a completed application for payment, and supporting documents, including evidence of loss and documentation to substantiate eligible animal attacks by animals or avian predators showing confirmation of the eligible animal or avian attack.

It's probably illegal to kill bald eagles in the US

Netting over 3,200 acres? I don’t think so.