Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

Yue Feng walked over and took a closer look, and saw a one and a half year old female common buzzard tied up in a net bag.

This buzzard must have been trapped in the net for several hours, because its constant struggle had twisted the net dozens of times, entangled it tightly and almost tied it up like a dumpling.

The little mouse in the cage was trembling with fear.

"Hey! Got it! This is the bird I told you about, the bird used to catch golden eagles, its scientific name is Buzzard buzzard!

Judging from its size and appearance, this is a female, it has shed its feathers, is about one and a half years old, and was born last spring! "

Ye Xiaojun and Jinlong had never seen a real big leopard, so they came up to take a closer look.

Jin Long looked around and frowned, "Why does this thing look so shabby? Can it be trained to catch prey?

It looks like it’s quite big, look at its fleshy paws, they look like chicken claws!”

Yue Feng put on gloves and patiently untied the netting thread, smiling and saying, "No comparison, no harm. You can tell at a glance whether it's the right material!

This kind of ordinary buzzard is not good at work, but it is okay to keep it for fun!

Its diet in the wild is quite broad, including various insects, mice, rabbits, chickens, toads, and it will occasionally attack pigeons and birds!
Now that winter has arrived and snow has fallen, the eagles that have spent the winter in the valleys on the mountain are having a hard time. It’s hard to find food, so if they don’t have enough to eat, they’ll just go hungry. When they saw the mice we caught in our nets, they got excited!”

While Yue Feng was speaking, he untied the silk thread wrapped around the eagle's wings, then took out his eagle coat and quickly stuffed the common buzzard into his hunting bag.

With an ordinary buzzard as a base, the progress of setting a trap to catch a golden eagle is increased by 1.

Yue Feng dismantled the self-trapping net and put it in order, then took the two men to check the other two self-trapping nets.

The second side of the net was empty but nothing was found. The third side of the net was also empty but something was caught.

This is the cargo that was caught in the self-trapped net set up on the shady side. Originally, Yue Feng didn't have much hope for this area. He just thought that there was enough bait and the area was flat when he passed by, so he set it up casually.

"We've caught something here too! How can there be so many birds of prey on such a small shilazi hill?" Ye Xiaojun said excitedly after seeing the things from a distance.

Yue Feng grinned and said, "Let's go over and see what it is!"

When he got to a few meters away, Yue Feng saw clearly what was in the net and was in a good mood.

A Great Grey Owl.

If you say this name, most people will definitely not know what it means.

In human terms, it means a night owl.

The black owl is very common in the forest area of ​​Changbai Mountain. It is nocturnal in most cases, but occasionally it will hunt during the day. It weighs about two kilograms and is a medium-sized owl, half a size smaller than the aforementioned eagle owl.

Seeing this, some people may complain that the eagle owl weighs five or six kilograms, while the black owl only weighs about two kilograms. Isn't it a bit inaccurate to describe the size difference as only half a size?

To be responsible, it is very rigorous.

The weight difference between the two different owls is indeed very large, but the size difference is not that great.

The main reason is that the black owl's feathers are very thick and fluffy, and visually, it is not much smaller than the eagle owl.

But once you hold it in your hand or wet its feathers, you will find that its body structure is very "thin" compared to its appearance.

"A black owl! That's great. With it, our chances of catching a golden eagle will be greater!" Yue Feng said excitedly.

"Hmm? What's the use of this night owl?" Jin Long asked curiously.

Yue Feng nodded: "Night owls and most diurnal birds of prey are in a hostile competitive relationship, and the relationship is a fight to the death!

Medium-sized birds of prey such as goshawks and hunting falcons, even if they are well-fed and not hungry at all, will actively attack and kill the Great Grey Owl or drive it out of their territory when they spot it!
As for the golden eagle, the same goes for it!

With it, we can set up an extra self-trapping net. Once the golden eagle sees it, it will definitely attack, and the probability will double!"

"Set up one more? What kind of net did you originally plan to use?" Jin Long keenly caught the details in Yue Feng's words and continued to ask.

"If you don't have an owl as bait to catch a golden eagle, the chances of it falling into the net by itself are extremely low. They can sense the trap and won't easily fall into it!

So my original plan was to find a suitable place and build a falconry shed!
Now that we have this great grey owl, we can use both traps at the same time!
Give me a hand and take out the falcon coat from my hunting bag. I want to take this back too!"

Soon, Yue Feng took the black owl out of the net, and the progress of catching the golden eagle increased by +1 again!

After going up the mountain, we got the two essential baits for catching eagles in place, and it went incredibly smoothly.

The bait was in place. Over the next two days, Yue Feng, Jin Long and Ye Xiaojun conducted a thorough field exploration in the vast forests surrounding Pheasant Meadow.

Walking on the mountain road without a track is very tiring, but the rewards are also very obvious.

Thanks to Yue Feng's perseverance and sharp mind, on the third day, several people finally saw the two young eagles that had left the nest that year in the wild.

This is an area about six kilometers northeast of the core area of ​​Yejidianzi.

There are three hills here, one big and two small, with an altitude at least 200 meters higher than the surrounding ones.

Older hunters call this place Bijia Mountain. The main peak in the middle is slightly higher, while the two sides are shorter. There are rugged rocks and few tall trees.

The ditches and ponds downstream of Bijia Mountain are connected to the mountain trends downstream of Yejidianzi.

There aren't enough large trees here to provide fruit and other food, so after walking around, there were almost no large mountain animals around.

However, there are many small terrains in some areas, and the density of common small animals such as pheasants, rabbits, and yellow foxes is much greater than that in ordinary ditches, ponds, and forests.

These two golden eagle chicks were active in the area around Bijia Mountain. They were spotted by Yue Feng and his team when they were circling in the sky at noon.

"Look, that's the golden eagle you mentioned in the sky, right?"

Ye Xiaojun was the first to spot the target, and asked while pointing towards the sky.

Yue Feng immediately raised his head and took a quick look. After finding that the features of the wing fingers matched, he immediately took out a telescope from his bag and observed it carefully.

This telescope is a good thing I brought back from the last time I went to the Air Force base to help out. It is a military product with solid workmanship. The only drawback is that it is a bit heavy. I rarely use it when hunting in the mountains, and it is idle at home most of the time.

This time, leading a team out for bird watching is different. With this thing, we can see many details that were previously invisible.

After carefully observing the birds of prey in the sky with a telescope for a while, Yue Feng nodded and said, "Found it! These are the two young eagles that I mentioned that bred this spring! They are still sub-adults with the feathers of nestlings!"

"So what are you waiting for? What's the next step? Find a way to get it down!!"

Jin Long could only see roughly with his hands on his head and his eyes squinted, but his tone was quite anxious.

We have been climbing the mountain for three consecutive days.

If Yue Feng had not been given a heads-up in advance, he might have seen no hope and given up.

Yue Feng grinned: "Don't worry, I'll give you the telescope, take a look first!"

Jinlong didn't hesitate to take the telescope and started observing happily.

After watching for a while, Jin Long handed the telescope to Ye Xiaojun, and Ye Xiaojun also became a bird watcher.

After the three of them had used the telescope to observe the relatively clear sub-adult golden eagle, Yue Feng slowly pointed his finger towards the main peak of Bijia Mountain.

"We want to catch this big treasure. I plan to set up a falcon hunting ground on the mountain over there! We have found the real owner and now we have basically determined the activity area. We will have to endure some hard work next!"

"Tired? Tired of what? What are we going to do next?" Jin Long continued to ask.

Yue Feng replied: "Let's go to the main peak and pick a spot, then level the ground and build a shed for eagle hunting! Don't just stand there, if we want to start catching eagles tomorrow, time is a bit tight today!"

"What are you waiting for? Let's go!!"

The three brothers hit it off immediately and headed straight towards the main peak of Bijia Mountain.

It is called a mountain, but in fact it is just a larger mound of earth, a special terrain created by geological movement.

It is in a similar condition to the top of the mountain where I caught bait earlier. There are almost no big trees, but there are quite a few shrubs and small trees. The overall view looks very spacious.

Yue Feng and two other people climbed up to the main peak of Bijia Mountain. They selected a place for falconry hunting about sixty or seventy meters away from the top of the mountain.

The slope of the terrain here is very gentle, like a natural stone platform. It only needs to be leveled slightly before it can be used directly.

What excited Yue Feng the most was that there were several naturally grown Masson pines in the area near the back of the stone platform.

These Masson pine trees are not very old, and they grow short and twisted due to the poor soil on the mountain. Yue Feng took a rough look around and found that they only needed a little trimming before they could be used as the frame of the falconry shop.

This saves a lot of effort in setting up a falconry shop.

Immediately, Yue Feng and the other two got busy.

Collect low shrubs within a certain range nearby, trim a few thick branches under the Masson pine, and use the cut shrub branches as materials to pile up the wall of the printing shop. Then collect a lot of snow shells from the outside and paste them on the outside to keep warm and isolate the cold air.

Under Yue Feng's command, after half a day's work, the shack where the eagles were hiding had been repaired and looked quite decent.

Seen from the outside, the falconry shop built with Masson pine as the frame looks almost seamless. Tomorrow morning when you go up the mountain, bring a brazier and charcoal, leave good ventilation holes, and you can sit in the shop with a warm fire while waiting for the golden eagle to arrive.

After finishing most of the work, Yue Feng and the other two went down the mountain chatting and laughing.

The next morning, before dawn, Yue Feng went to the new house early to call Ye Xiaojun and Jin Long.

It takes time to travel, and we have to arrange details such as the dragnet, so it is better to travel early than late.

The three of them had a simple breakfast, packed up their nets and baits, left home and drove up the mountain.

There is strength in numbers. Bringing some supplies into the shack to guard the eagle can be shared among several people, so it is not tiring at all.

After arriving at the location, Yue Feng quickly began to make the final arrangements for the eagle field and debug the details of the net. On the main battlefield, the hand-pulled net with the highest concealment was still used.

At the place where the bait was tied, Yue Feng prepared a live rabbit with its limbs removed, weighing just over two kilograms, and tied the common buzzard next to it.

On the other side, the self-trapping net was not far from the falconry shop, with a straight-line distance of less than 30 meters. It was a normal self-trapping net device with the captured black owl tied in the middle.

After all the details were arranged, Yue Feng pulled Ye Xiaojun and Jin Long into the shack.

We made preparations in advance before entering the mountains, and the conditions in the shack were not too harsh.

Charcoal was burning in the charcoal stove, there was a ventilation hole above the head of the shack, and an observation hole on the side near the net. The three people were wrapped in thick cotton-padded jackets and warming themselves by the fire. It was not comfortable to stay in the shack, but it was not a torture either.

This squat lasted for half the morning.

At first, Ye Xiaojun and Jin Long were quite excited and full of anticipation. They would lower their voices from time to time to ask Yue Feng questions.

But as time went on, excitement was replaced by boredom, and both of them became a little impatient.

Nearing noon, Yue Feng turned around, took out some meat buns from his hunting bag and motioned to Ye Xiaojun to grill them over the charcoal fire. Most of his attention was still on the falconry outside.

After the three brothers finished eating the roasted meat buns and filled their stomachs, Jin Long asked in a low voice: "How long do we have to wait? We have been wandering around for several days. Didn't you say that we have completed the scouting?"

Yue Feng explained: "We have completed the site inspection, but the golden eagle is a living creature, and it has wings, so its range of movement is quite large!

I can be sure that the main peak of Bijia Mountain is definitely in its core activity area, but I can’t say when it will pass by!
It could be the next second, tomorrow, or next week!"

"Huh? What's next week?"

Hearing what the two brothers hadn't said before, when Yue Feng mentioned the word "next week", Ye Xiaojun and Jin Long were a little overwhelmed.

It's okay to let them wander around in the woods with you.

After all, the scenes are changing and they are all unfamiliar areas, so it’s not boring.

But staying in this little shed was another matter.

I dared not speak loudly, and it was pitch black with only one observation hole, which made me feel very depressed. After a long time, my patience was exhausted.

“Hehe, I’m just teasing you! Usually birds of prey will patrol their own territories. The terrain around Bijia Mountain is the highest, so there’s a high probability that golden eagles will come here every day!” Yue Feng eased the atmosphere in the shack.

Jin Long scratched his head and said, "I can stand it for a day or two, but if you ask me to stay here for a week, I can't hold it!
No wonder you said that catching eagles is a tough job.

It's better to have a companion, at least we can chat and pass the time. If you are alone and nothing happens outside for a long time, you will be so bored!"

Yue Feng shrugged his shoulders and said meaningfully: "It's a hard job, but it's still a job. It's better than those ordinary mountain people who can only stay at home playing cards, drinking and raising children after the autumn harvest!
Things that come easily are not valuable. Things that are obtained with hard work are more precious.

For example, there are some things that you may be born with, but I have to work hard for half my life to catch up with your starting point!

Falconry is not a bad business. At least the competition is not that competitive. As long as I work a little harder, I can make my family live a good life and meet a few like-minded friends. That's enough! !

Compared with the hardships of life, what is this little bit of suffering? "

After hearing Yue Feng's words, Ye Xiaojun and Jin Long looked at each other, and neither of them responded for a while.

During the few days they spent with Yue Feng, Ye Xiaojun and Jin Long both discovered that Yue Feng, who was a few years younger than them, was methodical in his work, had a strong and steady character, and performed far better than his peers.

"Haha, the atmosphere is a bit heavy. I'm not some angry young man. I'm just saying this casually. I'm not trying to be a big shot and lecture you. I'm just speaking my mind!"

Jin Long glanced at Yue Feng and said solemnly, "No wonder even Xiaojun and Jianjun are willing to be friends with you. You may not be very old, but you have a very thorough understanding of things!"

"Ha ha…"

Yue Feng was about to put on a fake smile to hide the slightly solemn atmosphere, but suddenly he held his breath.

He raised his hand towards the two people beside him, then stared intently at the common buzzard decoy tied outside.

The common buzzard is wearing a hand-sewn dark cotton vest with a nose on the back of the vest tied to a rope connected to the hawk's crutch.

After the hand-pulled net was set up in the morning, this untamed bird of prey behaved like crazy, flapping its wings and struggling every once in a while. Only when it was tired would it calm down and rest for a while with its wings half drooped, knife slung over its shoulder, and mouth open.

Just now when a few people were chatting in the shack, Yue Feng discovered that this common buzzard suddenly retracted its neck, folded its wings completely together, and lay motionless on the spot, with its intelligent little eyes constantly looking up at the sky.

The golden eagle has good eyesight, and the common buzzard has a pretty good eyesight too. In fact, all diurnal birds of prey have very good eyesight, and they can also see the other bird when the other has discovered them.

Since the common buzzard made this reaction, it must have seen a threat to it.

That existence in the sky is most likely the target of Yue Feng's trip.

Golden eagle.

Yue Feng looked out quietly through the observation hole, but could not find the location of the golden eagle in the sky.

Yue Feng remained quiet for a brief pause of about thirty seconds, and the tethered buzzard still looked alert.

So he pulled the eagle's hook to which the sparrow and the paralyzed hare were tied.

The eagle's crutch was lifted up by the force, and the tied buzzard and hare had their balance disrupted by the brief traction, and soon stretched out their wings and moved on the ground.

Just at this moment, the big guy in the sky's final psychological critical point of vigilance was broken, and it suddenly folded its wings and dived down from a height of a hundred meters.

As the golden eagle got closer, the common buzzard on the ground immediately became panicked and struggled to escape, but it was tied with a rope and had less than 20 centimeters of space to move.

The next second, a huge black shadow dropped from the sky and rushed towards the common buzzard.

Almost at the same time, Yue Feng in the shack suddenly pulled the rope in his hand.

The inconspicuous-looking net, spread out on the opposite side of the eagle farm, was pulled over at an extremely fast speed.

Before the golden eagle could catch the rabbit, it was accurately caught under the net.

Chirp chirp!!!

A series of sharp and shrill cries came from the throat of the golden eagle under the net.

The eagle fell into the net, and Yue Feng stood up and rushed out of the shack as if there was a spring on his butt.

Ye Xiaojun and Jin Long, the brothers nearby, also reacted at this time and immediately followed them out.

“Hahahaha, I caught him! He’s caught! Isn’t that right?!”

Yue Feng laughed heartily with excitement. While putting on leather gloves on his hands, he pressed down the net frame that was buckled over.

"Fuck! This golden eagle is much bigger than the one at home! Is this the baby eagle you mentioned?"

Jinlong came closer and squatted, eager to help.

"Don't move, don't stretch out your hands! Let me do it!!" Yue Feng immediately stopped his high-risk action.

What a joke! This was a pure live eagle that had just come out of the net, and it was accidentally grabbed by the extremely stressed female golden eagle. Even if an adult's arm was covered by a cotton coat, it would probably be scratched through by the eagle's claws.

Upon hearing the call, Jinlong immediately stopped moving.

Yue Feng had already put on the thick leather glove: "Empty the hunting bag in the shack! This thing raises its claws very quickly, don't take any risks!"

"Oh, I'll get it!"

Soon, the hunting bag was taken out. Yue Feng held the golden eagle in the net and shook it over his head, then slowly covered it with the net.

Faced with a foreign object, the golden eagle struggled and continued to scream. The moment the hunting bag fell on it, there was a crisp sound, and the golden eagle covered in the net suddenly stretched out its right claw without warning to attack.

The thick canvas hunting bag had four holes in it.

After the golden eagle's sharp claws grabbed the hunting bag through, the shiny eagle claws were exposed on the back of the bag.

The longest ring claws are estimated to be nearly eight centimeters long. After the four eagle claws penetrate the hunting bag, they clench tightly, like a clenched fist.

The eagle claw nails flashed with cold light, with a groove in the middle and sharp edges on both sides. After scratching through, it would leave a crescent-shaped wound, with amazing lethality.

Taking advantage of the golden eagle's distracted attention, Yue Feng quickly grabbed the eagle's calves with both claws from the side.

With its two claws captured, the golden eagle's biggest threat was temporarily overcome.

Yue Feng had no intention of carefully removing the net wires. He said to Jin Long beside him, "Help me. Use a knife to cut the net and take the eagle out!"

Jinlong was also a man who knew what was going on. He did what he was told and quickly used a dagger to cut off the network cable that was wrapped around the golden eagle.

Yue Feng took the golden eagle out of the net and restrained its movements like holding an old hen.

The golden eagle's claws were caught, its head was blocked by the hunting bag, and its back was pressed against Yue Feng's chest.

Being restrained, the little guy struggled and screamed desperately, but his wings were tucked in Yue Feng's arms and couldn't be spread out, so he was completely controlled.

"All the network cables have been removed. What should we do next?" Ye Xiaojun continued to ask.

Yue Feng briefly held the golden eagle and pointed his chin at the shack: "There is a carved hat in the shack, and a set of carved eagles made of thick cowhide with two openings and five feet wide. You can get them all.

Put a hat on it and cover its eyes first, and the danger will be reduced by half!

While we have more people, equip it with all the tools at once!"

"I'll get it!" (End of this chapter)