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

Under the camera's gaze, Yue Feng picked up the hemp stalk that the white eagle had spat out from the ground.

Xiao Weimin leaned closer and asked, "Is this the normal state of the shaft that you mentioned?"

Yue Feng nodded, pinched the thickest part of the hemp stalk in the middle with his hand, and then smelled it.

It has a slightly sour smell with a hint of digestive juices, and the liquid soaking the hemp stalk is quite refreshing, indicating a healthy condition!
Yue Feng explained, "This is the hemp stalk that was digested and vomited up after a night of digestion!"

A healthy eagle, after its shaft is removed, doesn't have a strong smell, only a faint sour smell!
If the eagle has digestive problems, the taste will change, and it may even be tinged with pale green bile! That means it's getting "heatiness" (a concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine).

We've been holding this eagle up for a long time and giving it water regularly, so it's doing perfectly well!

Xiao Weimin took the hemp stalk and examined it for a few moments: "Tsk tsk, amazing! Such a small thing can directly affect the condition of our Grass White Eagle!"
I just saw that after the eagle spat out the spindle, the feathers on its head and face all bristled!

Xiao Weimin's analogy of feathers bursting open to bloom, though somewhat amateurish, is very vivid.

Yue Feng nodded: "This white eagle's temperament is basically consistent with our judgment. It's not too temperamental. After leaving the main shaft, it got hungry and wasn't too afraid of people, so it started to act a bit out of character!"
There's an old saying that describes the standard for a great eagle landing on the ground.

Its head is as big as a pine cone, its eyes are like sesame seeds, its crotch fur covers its paws, and its tail droops!
Look at this white eagle now, its head is already showing signs of being covered in pine cones, but its eyes are still a little lacking! The feathers around its groin aren't fully unfurled, and its tail is also a bit underdeveloped!

"how much longer?"

"One or two days at most! After noon, let's try the jumping punch. If the jumping punch goes smoothly, we should be able to take to the ground and become an eagle the day after tomorrow!"

"Okay, whatever you say, I'll do it!"

……

As it turns out, Yue Feng's keen eye as an eagle-fighting expert was quite remarkable; his judgment based on the state of the white eagle was remarkably accurate.

That afternoon, Yue Feng and the film crew tied a rope for calling out to distant objects to the yard.

First, place the eagle on the shelf, then use a piece of soaked white meat to guide the eagle to perform a fist-fighting exercise.

The eagle, driven mad by hunger, saw the flesh on Yue Feng's fist, which was about 60 centimeters away, and jumped over without hesitation, swallowing the flesh whole.

Seeing that the eagle's performance was quite impressive, Yue Feng transitioned his second jumping punch to a range of about three meters.

The white eagle, seeing the meat, immediately flew over upon hearing the feeding command and lowering its head.

The third time, the distance between the callers was reduced to about ten meters.

Upon hearing the whistle and seeing the meat, the eagle hesitated for only half a second before quickly flying over.

From a jumping punch at a distance of more than half a meter to a shouting and running at a distance of ten meters, it only took three moves, an efficiency that can only be described as terrifying.

"Tsk tsk tsk, so it listens to people now?" Xiao Weimin was quite excited after witnessing the changes in the Grass White Eagle.

Yue Feng grinned: "Haha, do you think it suddenly responded to someone's call?"
Actually, the reason we've made such a fast training progress is because we've put in a lot of hard work and built a solid foundation in the past few days!
Putting everything else aside, ever since the eagle was on my arm, I haven't let go of it!
The large size of the grass eagles gives them an advantage during taming: their larger size means they have a higher metabolism, so they lose weight faster, feel hungrier, and are easier to train!

That's all for today, three games. Give me a half-hearted feed! We'll see how you fare after the axis is released tomorrow morning; your form will be even better then!

"Alright, let's see how far the eagle can call out and how far the lone bird can call out tomorrow!"

……

The next day, Yue Feng got up early, took the eagle out and let it wander around the village roads to get used to the outside environment. When it was almost noon and feeding time, he put the running rope back on.

The yard wasn't far enough, so they moved the running rope directly to the main street outside.

Yesterday was the long distance challenge, and my best result was just over ten meters on my third attempt.

In the first game today, Yue Feng extended the distance to thirty meters.

With a whistle, a flash of flesh, and a raised arm, the white eagle flew over without hesitation.

The second time, the distance was increased to fifty meters, and the previous process was repeated.

Good heavens, it came in one go! The way it flew, skimming the ground a dozen or twenty centimeters from the main street or village road, was absolutely perfect, with a very precise trajectory.

After two consecutive rounds of calling for a long run, Yue Feng had a good understanding of the Eagle's condition.

This eagle is already 80-90% ready. It just needs to be trained tomorrow and it can go down to the ground to become a fully-fledged eagle!
After returning home with the running rope, Xiao Weimin asked, "Are we going to lengthen the running rope next?"

Yue Feng smiled and shook his head: "Fifty meters is enough for an eagle to fly low and react quickly enough to become an eagle again after landing!"

This afternoon, everyone should rest and adjust their state. Tomorrow morning, once the eagle emerges from its cocoon, we'll go down to the ground and become eagles ourselves!
"We'll be carrying equipment all over the wasteland! Everyone should be mentally prepared!"

Xiao Weimin raised his hand, lit a cigarette, and took a puff: "What's there to prepare for? Just run when you need to. That's the job!"
I just don't know how well our white eagle performs when it actually goes down to work! And also, how good will the footage be?

Yue Feng patted the white eagle that was squatting obediently on his arm: "There are ways to raise a normal eagle, and there are routines for taking pictures!"

To ensure everyone has better footage, I'm going up the mountain this afternoon to bring back the hunting team's lead dog!

"A lead dog? Do you need a dog to fly a hawk?" Xiao Tian asked curiously upon hearing this.

Yue Feng didn't explain immediately: "You'll find out when the time comes. Come inside and rest for a while!"

"it is good!"

……

That afternoon, Yue Feng entrusted the eagle to Xiao Weimin for temporary care and personally rode his motorcycle to the breeding farm on the mountain.

Recently, Yue Feng has been busy entertaining the film crew, and Xiao Tao, Xiao Wen, and Xiao Wu have been doing the work of delivering supplies to the mountain. As a result, Yue Feng hasn't seen his master, Zhao Dashan, for several days.

As soon as the motorcycle stopped at the gate in the afternoon, the dogs in the breeding farm went wild.

These dogs have sharp ears and noses; they knew their owner was coming even before they saw anyone.

Yue Feng got out of the car, pushed open the gate, and saw Zhao Dashan arranging the new recruits in the yard.

The four puppies born to the mother wolf in the spring, after being fed for several months, are now almost half-grown puppies. The four puppies are all around Zhao Dashan's feet, looking quite well-behaved.

"Master! I'm busy!" Yue Feng greeted him.

"Xiao Tao said you were filming a documentary with the TV crew at home, right? How come you have time to come over?" Zhao Dashan asked casually.

"Hehe, that white eagle was already able to call out 50 meters by noon, and it's in good shape, so I plan to take some people down to the ground to become an eagle tomorrow!"

The camera needs time to prepare, and rushing to find rabbits is too impulsive and won't produce good footage. So I came to get the dog and will take Canglong with me to become an eagle tomorrow!
Having a dog makes finding a rabbit easier, and it also gives you some preparation time!

"No wonder, Canglongxing, that dog has been on the mountain lately, it's practically become a spirit!"

"Become a spirit? What's wrong?" Yue Feng felt uneasy when he heard the word "become a spirit." Had his dog gotten into some trouble?

"Hmph, what else could it be! Stealing meat from our meat cellar every day to feed that little she-wolf outside!" Zhao Dashan said irritably. "Wasn't the little she-wolf recovering from her injuries at the farm? Has she already been released?"

"Once he recovered from his injuries, he started causing trouble, howling at night and getting the cubs to make a ruckus, so I let him go for a while now!"

After leaving the farm, it didn't go far, just wandered around the area! The hunters down the mountain told me that they had encountered it several times, but knowing it was raised on our farm, they didn't shoot it!
I suspect that the little female wolf is in heat again and pregnant with her cubs!

It learned its lesson from the last time it raided its nest, so it's definitely more cautious this time. Therefore, I'm not in a hurry to find its nest!

Upon hearing this, Yue Feng continued, "And then, Canglong would sneak out every night to deliver food to his old flame, right?"

"Yes! It goes out every day, but comes back before dawn! Otherwise, it behaves normally, so I haven't paid much attention to it!"

"Hehe, good! You've got guts. This litter at home isn't even fully grown yet, and you're already having another litter. We're really going to be picking out the best hunting dogs for our family!" Yue Feng wasn't angry at all; instead, he grinned and chuckled.

"Don't get cocky. Once this litter gets a bit bigger, the amount of meat they consume every day will more than double. That's no small number! I'll pick out the good ones then, and we'll eliminate the underperforming ones!"

"It's alright, keep them for now. When they're decided to be culled, you can give them away! Even if these dogs you've raised were culled by our hunting team, they could still be lead dogs on the street!"

"I'm not arguing with you about that. Every single one of them is incredibly shrewd and has a very stable career path!"

……

Yue Feng spent about an hour on the mountain with the old man, learning about the recent situation of the breeding farm on the mountain, and then led Canglong down the mountain.

Canglong had experience going on missions alone with Yue Feng and the others, so he was quite excited when he went down the mountain with his master.

After they returned to their new house in the village, Xiao Weimin and the others, having heard the commotion, all came out as well.

"Xiao Yue, is this the dog you were talking about?" Xiao Weimin looked Canglong up and down, trying to see what was so special about it.

The Azure Dragon has passed its lively and active phase. Now, in its own yard, facing a stranger standing with its owner, it can remain as steady as an old dog, lying down in its own yard with a rather lazy expression.

Yue Feng nodded: "That's right! This is our hunting team's head dog now! Canglong, come here and sit properly!"

Upon hearing the greeting, Canglong immediately abandoned his lazy demeanor and sat obediently in front of Yue Feng, his bottom touching the ground.

"Hey, you're quite well-behaved; you sat down as soon as I called!"

"This is nothing! My dog ​​can understand long commands, and it can understand most of what we mean when we talk!" Yue Feng continued.

"For example?" Xiao Weimin's curiosity was piqued.

Yue Feng nodded: "Canglong, go to the table in the first guest room on the west side and bring me a pack of special-supply cigarettes!"

Upon hearing the command, the Azure Dragon barked twice in response and then turned and went inside.

He opened the north door himself the whole time, then went into the guest room and came out with an unopened pack of cigarettes in his mouth.

Xiao Weimin and the others were extremely excited when they saw that the dog had actually taken out the cigarette.

"Damn, your dog is so smart! It's almost as smart as a military dog!" Xiao Weimin couldn't help but exclaim.

Yue Feng disagreed with this assessment: "Military dogs? While military dogs are very intelligent, they are not necessarily as smart as Canglong!"

As he spoke, Yue Feng reached out and took the cigarette pack from Canglong's mouth, then feigned anger and asked, "Only cigarettes? How can you smoke without a lighter? Where's the lighter?"

The Azure Dragon raised its left forepaw and covered its mouth, then spat out a kerosene lighter.

This move stunned Xiao Weimin.

It can not only execute its owner's commands perfectly and accurately, but it can even logically bring out the lighter in advance.

"That's more like it. Take the cigarettes over to Captain Xiao!" Yue Feng encouraged him, and then gave a new order.

Since the dog entered the house, Yue Feng had never mentioned the name Captain Xiao once. Xiao Weimin knew that Yue Feng was testing his dog.

Upon hearing the order, Canglong looked up and glanced at the four strangers in the film crew, sniffed the air a few times, and then, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, walked straight toward Xiao Weimin.

"How...how did it know it was for me?"

When Xiao Weimin saw the dog walk up to him with a cigarette in its mouth and squat down, his head almost went numb.

Yue Feng grinned with satisfaction: "Now you believe me when I say my dog ​​is smart, right?"

"Tell me first, how did it know my surname is Xiao!"

Yue Feng explained, "The dog doesn't know your surname is Xiao, but it knows you're the team leader! It can tell how the other members of the film crew treat you!"

That bastard is incredibly clever at reading people!

Hearing Yue Feng's explanation, Xiao Weimin and the others were completely convinced.

"Wow, that's awesome! You've raised your dog so well!"

Haha, you like it?

"I love it! This dog is so smart, it understands everything!"

"I'll save one for you when the next litter comes along! You don't know, the Azure Dragon has half wolf blood! The only downside is that it and its cubs can only eat meat, they can't be fed roughage!"

In spring, it brought back a female wolf cub. My master was telling me about it today on the mountain; every night it steals meat from the meat cellar to feed the cub!

"You can only eat meat? Forget it! We can't afford to raise them!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Weimin touched his nose somewhat awkwardly.

Even with his current status and position, feeding a dog pure meat every day for years would be an enormous burden.

Only a team like Yue Feng's, with a well-established hunting crew and abundant prey resources, can afford to keep such hunting dogs.

"Haha, that's right, you don't have time to hunt anyway, so this wolf-blooded dog isn't very valuable to you!" Yue Feng laughed and changed the subject.

"What other treasures are there in the mountain farms?" Xiao Weimin asked, taking the opportunity to raise another question.

"A breeding farm? There are lots of good things in there! Let's get down to business first. Once the filming is almost done, I'll set aside a day to take you to the breeding farm in the mountains!"

There are two nests of gyrfalcon offspring on the mountain!

If conditions permit, we can also take some photos/videos to help promote our farm in advance!

“No problem!” Hearing this detailed information, Xiao Weimin also developed a strong interest in the breeding farm on Yuefeng Mountain.

Now, the eagle is ready, the dog has been brought back, everything is prepared, and it's just waiting to become an eagle tomorrow. (End of Chapter)