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

Jinlong's doubts are also the questions that many other falconers with slightly inferior falconry skills are curious about.

Yue Feng didn't keep them in suspense and explained with a smile, "This tattered flower is a caged eagle!"

Jinlong still didn't react.

"What's wrong with the caged eagle? Did the cage cause it problems?"

"Yes! The cage was kept in human hands for a year, and the fur changed quite well, but the recovery of physical strength after being released from the cage was not done well!"
The eagle was pulled in a small cart just now, which seemed to be due to its poor grappling skills, but the root cause was that it had a bit of poor stamina.

The method of grabbing someone's buttocks requires a relatively high level of strength.

If an eagle cannot subdue its prey in a short time, the prey will not turn around, and the eagle can only helplessly use its weight to exhaust the rabbit's energy reserves.

As you just saw, the rabbit pulled the eagle for almost ten meters before gradually slowing down, and only then did the eagle regain control of its prey!
The caged eagle, whose grasping technique is not particularly outstanding and whose grip strength is not great, becomes more cunning when catching rabbits—this is a fairly representative phenomenon!

"Okay, I understand!" Jinlong nodded, having grasped the underlying reason for the eagle's behavior.

"Hehe, keep watching! Liu Mingjun's method of releasing the hawks is risky. If the hawks don't get enough rest, and several cats get up in a row, they're likely to mess things up!" Yue Feng said with a chuckle.

Soon, the situation on the field confirmed Yue Feng's judgment.

After catching the first rabbit, Liu Mingjun killed it on the spot and then fed some of the meat to the eagle.

After resting on the spot for about three or four minutes, the eagle got up again and continued the search in the direction indicated by the staff.

Next came two more rabbits. One kicked a ball and triggered a trap at its feet, and was quickly caught. The other was almost a carbon copy of the first rabbit.

The hare dragged the eagle for another ten meters before it was subdued.

After catching the three hares, the two-year-old caged hawk, whose stamina was somewhat depleted, began to pant heavily with its mouth open, and could not rest or recover for a long time while squatting on its owner's hand.

Before the competition, Liu Mingjun felt that he knew his eagle quite well. He always thought that his eagle was good at catching rabbits. He had gone out to release eagles with his friends several times and caught quite a few rabbits.

However, Liu Mingjun hadn't quite considered the high-intensity combat situation like today's match.

The eagle was panting with its mouth open and was slow to loosen its feathers (to defecate), which meant it had not yet recovered its strength.

In the spectator area, everyone was looking up and waiting, but the eagle was slow to recover, and Liu Mingjun was getting a little anxious.

"Little Liu, is your flower still working properly? You've been resting for over ten minutes! At this rate, it'll take you an hour or two to catch all five rabbits!" A familiar face in the crowd started teasing him.

"There are ten people competing today, and it's already nine o'clock, so let's hurry up!"

There are always those who love to watch the drama unfold.

Hearing the teasing and urging from these people, Liu Mingjun felt a little anxious. He fed the eagle some water and frequently looked down to check on the condition of the broken flower.

Another five minutes of agonizing discomfort passed, and finally, the eagle stopped panting, smacking its beak.

Liu Mingjun scrambled to his feet from the wheat field, hoisted his eagle, and prepared to continue the competition.

Counting from the designated area at the entrance, Liu Mingjun had already ventured about eighty meters in. He took a few steps forward on his eagle and quickly located the position to trigger the next mechanism.

He tapped the top with the stick, and with a click, the mechanism was activated.

All that could be heard was a sharp whistling sound, like a steel wire snapping.

The next second, a mechanism fifteen meters away was triggered, and a wild rabbit, slightly larger than the three rabbits in front, darted out.

This rabbit was the heaviest of the five drawn, a nearly five-pound old fellow, at least three and a half years old.

After escaping the trap, Old Rabbit glanced at the surrounding terrain as he ran, and almost without hesitation, he ran towards the edge of the earthen cliff.

Liu Mingjun waved his arm again to release the falcon, and the eagle with the broken flower chased after the old rabbit.

For the first three rabbits, the eagle's speed didn't seem to decrease significantly when it was chasing them, but for the fourth rabbit, Yue Feng could clearly sense that the eagle's stamina had noticeably decreased.

During the pursuit, the frequency of wing flapping decreased significantly, and it was almost chasing the hare in a semi-flying, semi-gliding posture.

The fact that an eagle is tucked under its wings and glides while chasing indicates that it is clearly exhausted, let alone gliding while half-flying.

Seeing this, Yue Feng shook his head without making a sound.

"What's wrong, Xiaofeng?" Jinlong and Ye Xiaojun had moved to the other side of Yuefeng at some point, and Ye Xiaojun asked in a low voice.

Yue Feng replied, "This rabbit is going to be hard to catch. The eagle is a bit exhausted. With only five rabbits left, we probably won't be able to finish the race!"

The battle between the eagle and the rabbit continues below.

The gliding eagle is faster than a four-legged runner. After chasing for several dozen meters, the eagle flew over the old rabbit's head.

The eagle with the broken flower lowered its altitude and extended its talons.

The rabbit suddenly pulled the drawer open, stopped abruptly, and changed direction to dodge, causing the eagle to miss its target.

The next second, the rabbit readjusted its direction and continued to run away, while the eagle missed and landed directly on the ground.

The eagle landed, its talons gripping a handful of winter wheat seedlings tightly, as if it had caught something, and its talons continued to exert force towards the imaginary enemy.

When Liu Mingjun saw that the eagle had landed and was slacking off, he immediately became a little anxious.

"Damn it! Keep chasing!"

Liu Mingjun jogged over, bent down, hoisted the eagle, and threw it back in the direction the hare had fled.

The broken flower took off again, glided symbolically for about ten meters, and then landed on the ground once more.

The eagle was almost at its limit, its mouth wide open as it panted heavily, and even its wings drooped down.

He's carrying a knife.

"Damn it! They're trying to ruin my chances at this crucial moment!"

Seeing the eagle's performance, Liu Mingjun became increasingly anxious.

Yue Feng saw that the other party grabbed the two tethers of the eagle and roughly swung them around, trying to get the eagle to stand firmly and then try to break free and chase after it.

"Xiaojun, tell Jianjun not to let them keep flying! The eagle is exhausted after two landings, and it'll cause trouble if they keep flying!" Yue Feng whispered to Ye Xiaojun.

After listening, Ye Xiaojun nodded and quickly walked towards Ye Jianjun's location.

Soon, Ye Jianjun, acting as the referee, blew his whistle down towards the crowd.

"The first hunter, Liu Mingjun, landed twice with his eagle, exhausted and unable to continue the race! He ended the first round of the competition ahead of schedule!"
Three birds in total, with a total pursuit time of three minutes and fifty-five seconds!

Upon hearing that the match was to be ended immediately, the audience erupted in noise.

Liu Mingjun knew that his eagle had done its best, so he gave up chasing the wild rabbit that was still running away on the ground. He then hoisted the eagle up and turned to head towards the stands.

"Damn! This eagle can usually fly all day without any problems, but it's exhausted after catching only three rabbits. It really didn't do me any good today!"

When Liu Mingjun returned, he looked rather grim, but since things had come to this, he could only accept the result and sign his name on the report.

"Xiaofeng, what should we do with that rabbit in the field down there?" Ye Jianjun returned at this moment, turned his head and looked at Yue Feng to ask.

This was the first time organizing such a competition, and some details were still lacking. Nobody thought about what to do if the eagle couldn't catch the rabbit.

Yue Feng's gaze quickly swept down to the wild rabbits still running wildly along the edge of the wheat field. Unless they escaped from the east side where there was no fence, the rabbits wouldn't be able to break free in a short time. The people behind them still had a race to go on, so leaving them alone was definitely not an option.

Yue Feng said with a smile, "Let Uncle Li's eagle and dog show everyone what they've got!"

Ye Jianjun nodded, then announced loudly through a megaphone, "The second hunter is about to begin preparations! During the preparations, please enjoy the traditional rabbit and falcon hunting performance!"

Upon hearing the call, Li Fulin immediately mounted his eagle and led his two dogs, Zhui Feng and Ta Xue, onto the field.

When the audience heard that the hawks and hounds would be the final act, performing the rabbit-falcon swarm, the crowd immediately became noisy.

Many people have heard of the rabbit-falcon trap, but no one has ever seen one in person. Many people thought it would be the last to appear, but now it's the rabbits that are cleaning up the rabbits that failed in the hunt.

The next second, everyone participating in the event felt their blood boil.

At Li Fulin's whistle, two greyhounds darted off the field like arrows and chased after the rabbit that had run to the south side.

The straight-line distance of several hundred meters was shortened to less than twenty meters in a very short time by the greyhound's exaggerated strides.

The dog was chasing the rabbit, but there was nowhere to escape in front of it, so it turned around and ran back towards the crowd.

Li Fulin seized the opportunity and removed the hat from the eagle's hand in an instant.

The two old rabbits took off one after the other, and in a very short time they flew above the fleeing rabbits.

Whoosh!
With a swooping whistle, the scout eagle swooped down, startling the rabbit so much that it dropped to the ground to avoid it.

The eagle flew past, barely managing to keep its head up, when a second hairy-legged sea hare-tiger arrived.

Whoosh!
Snapped!
With a sharp crack, the nearly five-pound rabbit was kicked in the side, rolled twice on the ground, and couldn't get up immediately.

In the crowd of onlookers, you could hear a pin drop.

Hearing something from someone else is one feeling, seeing it with your own eyes is another. This experience of witnessing a rabbit and a tiger attacking each other firsthand was truly awe-inspiring!

Three seconds later, someone, without anyone knowing, shouted at the top of their lungs.

"it is good!"

Immediately, all the audience members realized what was happening and started shouting.

"Brilliant!"

"Pretty!"

"Fuck!"

……

Exclamations filled the arena as a deadly kick from the hairy-footed sea creature returned from mid-air to land on its prey, then lowered its head and began fiercely pecking at its prey.

Another eagle landed, and the two eagles eagerly began pecking at the still-breathing rabbit.

Li Fulin had put in a lot of effort to prepare for today's performance. Yesterday, not only did the two hawks not fly off the saddle, but they were also only fed 60% of their fill.

For the two eagles, this level of hunger was something they hadn't experienced in a long time.

Li Fulin whistled again, darted to the rabbit, snatched the prey in his mouth with two falcons hanging from it, and trotted back home.

"Damn, this rabbit-tiger is much better at working than the eagle! The dog caught a rabbit and even knew to bring it back!" Young Master Feng rubbed his head and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Brother Feng, are you interested? I'll get you two when the opportunity arises!" Ye Jianjun said with a smile.

"Really not? I don't know how to fix it. Is this thing easy to handle?" Feng Huanping perked up immediately upon hearing this.

"What you know isn't hard, what's hard is what you don't! Uncle Li is an expert at this, I'll have him explain it to you later!"

"No problem! It's a deal, I need to get a pair of falcons to play with too!"

Soon, the dog returned carrying a hare and an eagle.

Li Fulin glanced at the rabbit's condition, then took out a knife and cut two pieces of meat from the rabbit's hind leg as a simple reward, before putting the hat back on the eagle.

"The out-of-control prey on the field has been dealt with. Now, we will draw the second hunter to enter the arena!"

Soon, the staff started calling out to customers again.

This time, the cards were taken out of the box.

"Hunter Number Six, Li Wenhu, prepare!"

Upon hearing his name called, Li Wenhu, who had been paying close attention to the situation on the field, immediately rode his three short, dark yellow eagles off the field.

Li Wenhu had studied the competition rules. In the first round of the competition among the five rabbits, after communicating with his eagle-handling partner, he knew that his three short eagles had a great advantage, which led to his series of confident performances when he first arrived.

The situation was pretty much as expected before we arrived. An ordinary hawk or one with poor stamina would not be able to finish the race by catching five rabbits in a short time. Li Wenhu was quite confident in his fast hawk.

"Young Master Liu was the first to try something new and failed, so now it's my turn to test the waters! Let's give him a round of applause to encourage him!"

Li Wenhu, quite aptly, shouted to the crowd outside the arena, and immediately, scattered applause and cheers rang out.

Five rabbits were selected by drawing lots, and then the staff went to set them up.

A few minutes later, with preparations complete, Li Wenhu, riding his bright yellow eagle, strode onto the field.

To be fair, his wool hunting outfit with its tapered sleeves was quite flamboyant. Compared to the bulky cotton-padded coats worn by others, Li Wenhu looked remarkably capable as he carried the eagle.

The yellowish-brown gull also behaved quite calmly. After entering the arena perched on its owner's arm, it scanned its surroundings with sharp eyes, clearly indicating that it had entered battle mode.

With a shout, Li Wenhu officially began the battle.

He grabbed a stick, hoisted the eagle, and headed forward. He was a bit impatient, and from at least ten meters away, he spotted what appeared to be a hidden trap.

I stepped on it, but there was no reaction.

There were no prey placed in that mechanism; you guessed wrong.

Undeterred, Li Wenhu continued forward, taking large strides for several dozen meters before triggering the mechanism for the second time.

With a click, the string snapped, and the mechanism ten meters in front of them immediately activated, causing a young rabbit weighing over four pounds to dart out.

"Well done!" Li Wenhu shouted in a low voice, and his right hand, which was holding the eagle, pushed upwards in a very standard way.

The three short, yellow soybeans saw the rabbit and kicked hard, managing to get leverage from their owner's arm, and quickly chased after the rabbit.

Without comparison, there is no harm. The three short and fast eagles are much more efficient in actual combat than the broken flower eagle from before.

The energetic Yan Douhuang almost left a trail of afterimages as it caught up with the fleeing rabbit.

With its left claw grabbing the rabbit's rear end, the rabbit turned around in pain. The right claw then moved up to the rabbit's head, causing the rabbit to roll over and try to struggle. The eagle then released its grip on the rabbit's rear end with its left claw and shut its beak.

Within seconds, the first rabbit let out a desperate scream.

The next second, the crowd of spectators immediately erupted in noise. (End of Chapter)