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

Even though Zhou Hongming was a novice, he could see the problem at this moment.

It's not that the eagle didn't want to catch anything, but that there was something wrong with its wings.

When the eagle took off, its wings were clearly weak, and it glided to the ground with its wings tucked between its wings for the last two meters.

Zhou Hongming forgot about cursing and quickly ran forward to carefully examine the toad-headed, iron-backed red eagle on the ground.

The eagle was a little startled by the wooden stick its master had thrown at it, and when it saw Zhou Hongming approaching, its eyes showed a clear increase in wariness.

However, since it was a tamed eagle that had been kept at home, it did not immediately struggle to escape.

Zhou Hongming squatted down next to the eagle, glanced down at the iron-backed red eagle's wings, and noticed that the folding of the wings on both sides was asymmetrical, with a knife dangling on the left side. He then sighed heavily.

At this moment, Ye Jianjun, who had been watching the field closely, noticed something amiss and quickly walked over with his notebook in hand.

"What's going on, Xiao Zhou?"

Zhou Hongming lifted the eagle with his right hand, then glanced at the wing of the knife-wielding man.

"Brother Jun, my eagle's wing is injured! It can't continue the competition!"

"The eagle's wing is injured? Let me see!" Upon hearing this, Ye Jianjun immediately cast a probing glance.

The eagle wings and the knife couldn't lie. When Ye Jianjun saw this, he immediately frowned slightly.

"Alright, the eagle is injured, so we have to forfeit! You carry the eagle up first, and I'll ask Xiao Yue about treatment methods later!" Ye Jianjun said softly.

"Can Xiao Yue's martial arts skills cure this?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hongming's extinguished hope was instantly rekindled.

"I'm not sure either, but he's very experienced. He's the best falcon handler I know!"

"Okay, I get it!"

Zhou Hongming nodded, gently lifted the wing of the eagle-shaped sword with his left hand, and then turned and walked towards the exit.

After Zhou Hongming helped the injured eagle away, Ye Jianjun called out to the staff.

Several people quickly stretched out a rabbit-catching net several hundred meters long from halfway up the field, and then worked together to drive away the red-haired wild rabbit that was still trying to escape.

As mentioned earlier, these red-haired rabbits were hard-won; each one required a great deal of manpower and resources to appear on the field.

Now that the hunter has withdrawn from the competition, this battle-hardened rabbit cannot be harmed at will.

Ye Jianjun's idea is to wait until all the competitions are over, then find a semi-closed place to let them roam freely, so they can be used for future events.

Because a net several hundred meters long had been set up in advance, the old rabbit didn't have much time to show off before the staff drove it into the net and caught it again.

It's definitely not usable in today's match, but we can still use the two rabbits in the later mechanisms that weren't triggered.

The second person to take the stage was Li Wenhu, who had already discovered Zhou Hongming's problem with the falcon from outside the arena.

When the two passed each other, Li Wenhu asked with a forced smile, "What happened, Xiao Zhou? Is the eagle injured?"

"Don't even mention it, the wing is missing its blade. It must have happened when the rabbit did a somersault and jumped high, and the eagle didn't dodge! I'm out of here, good luck Tiger!" Zhou Hongming waved his hand and said.

"Alright, buddy, I'll avenge you!"

Li Wenhu swaggered to the drawing area and, following the staff's instructions, drew a substitute rabbit lot.

The staff took out the old rabbit to set up the mechanism, and Li Wenhu turned his back and waited quietly for the setup to be completed.

After leaving the arena, Zhou Hongming immediately rode his eagle to the viewing area where Yue Feng and Jin Long were waiting.

At this moment, Zhou Hongming couldn't care less about his previous conflict with Jinlong. This Ironback Red Eagle was his prized possession, and its injury directly affected how he would get through the hunting season until spring.

"Little Yue, Brother Jianjun asked me to come and have you take a look at the eagle. The eagle has injured its arm!"

Zhou Hongming, being a second-generation rich kid, has a natural talent for using connections and influence. Fearing that Yue Feng wouldn't take responsibility, he directly brought up Ye Jianjun.

When Yue Feng heard that Ye Jianjun had sent him to find him, he nodded slightly.

"Untie the five-foot rope and give it to me, I'll examine the eagle!" Yue Feng said, taking out a spare large eagle cage sleeve.

"Hey, good!"

Soon, Zhou Hongming untied the five-foot rope binding the eagle and then transferred it to Yue Feng's arm.

Yue Feng held the eagle with one hand, and instead of immediately checking its condition, he gently stroked the talons of the iron-backed red eagle with his free left hand.

Touching the skin on an eagle's talons is the least stimulating part of its body. When an eagle is under stress, it is unwise to touch its head, face, chest, or back. Touching its talons is the best option at this moment.

The reason for turning the eagle over to oneself before inspecting it is precisely for this purpose.

When Yue Feng touched it, the eagle only raised its claws slightly with a hint of unease before quickly putting them back down.

Yue Feng repeated the process several times, and the eagle's stress response improved significantly. It no longer avoided being touched by the claws.

Seeing this, Yue Feng began to touch the eagle's chest, back, tail feathers, and finally stroke its head.

After confirming that the Ironback Red Eagle had completely calmed down, Yue Feng gently tugged on the healthy eagle wing on its right side.

The eagle's wings spread out normally, then it struggled to pull them back and clamp them shut.

Yue Feng reached out and pulled on the wing of the left side of the sidearm again.

At this point, the eagle's reaction became significantly more intense. Before it had even fully developed its abilities, it had already begun to struggle, while simultaneously making chirping noises.

Yue Feng immediately stopped exerting force and gently touched the side of the wing that was close to the flesh from below with his fingertips.

This process involves very small movements, but it lasts for a good seven or eight seconds.

By touching the inside of the eagle's wing, Yue Feng discovered that the temperature was significantly higher in the area below the fascia on the inside of the eagle's left wing than in other areas.

Based on Yue Feng's experience, this is a manifestation of a muscle strain on the inside of the wing.

"Your left wing muscle is strained!" Yue Feng said in a deep voice.

"Is it serious? Can it be cured? If it is, can it continue hunting?"

Zhou Hongming looked concerned and asked three questions in a row.

"I don't think it's too serious! There's a high chance it can be raised well. As long as it's raised well, hunting and such won't have much of an impact!"

"If I'm unlucky, I might develop some chronic problems, like my wings not being able to fold properly!" Yue Feng said. "Do I need treatment? What should I do next?"

Zhou Hongming visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this answer.

"After the competition, I'll give you a prescription. Go get some herbs, boil them, and then use the decoction to clean the affected area of ​​the eagle every day. Combined with the oral powdered medicine, it should improve!"

"Okay! Thank you so much!" Zhou Hongming said repeatedly upon hearing this.

"You're too kind. It's great that you brought an eagle with you! It's nothing, just a small favor!" Yue Feng replied with a smile.

"I'll treat you to dinner later, and we can get to know each other slowly!"

"Alright! This eagle can't be disturbed any longer. It's best to feed it well, then put its hat on and let it rest! Be careful not to let it struggle violently to avoid further injury!"

"Okay, I'll go get my hat from the car. I'll head over now!"

"Ok!"

……

After seeing Zhou Hongming off, Jinlong muttered under his breath, somewhat dissatisfied, "Is this guy trying to scam us by using Brother Jianjun's name? I'll have to ask Brother Jianjun about it later!"

Yue Feng smiled and shook his head: "Personal grudges are personal grudges. Weren't we injured on our own turf?"
I just checked. Even if you don't do anything to it, just feed it well and take care of it for a few days, and it'll be fine. If it comes to us, we can give it a little help and even gain a favor!

"Damn it, Xiaofeng, you've gone bad too!"

Upon hearing this, Jinlong couldn't help but mutter a sarcastic remark, and then stopped mentioning his past conflict with Zhou Hongming.

Yue Feng glanced at Jin Long with a smile and said slowly, "We're brothers, we know each other, but I've always been like this!"
Oh, by the way, after dinner tonight, don't rush back. I have something to tell you!

"What's up? I'm free right now, why are you keeping me in suspense?" Jinlong asked, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"It's important! It's not convenient to talk right now, just remember what I said: don't get drunk tonight!" Yue Feng emphasized again.

Thanks to Yue Feng's reliable nature, and the fact that he emphasized that it was inconvenient to talk about serious matters, Jin Long nodded and did not ask any further questions, silently noting the precaution of not getting drunk that night.

While the guys were watching the eagles and chatting, Li Wenhu had already started his match.

Zhou Hongming was the first to try something new, but he was taught a lesson by this old red-haired rabbit. Li Wenhu had already prepared himself mentally before going on stage.

Now, a large, short, bright yellow eagle has come out and is searching for prey with great care, following the instructions of the staff.

After three attempts without triggering the mechanism, it was finally activated on the fourth attempt.

"Kitty!"

A red-haired old rabbit suddenly emerged from the dusty mechanism and then ran wildly southward.

The moment Li Wenhu saw the rabbit, the large, bright yellow eagle in his hand gave chase.

The rabbit runs ahead, and the eagle chases behind.

The three short eagles had an incredibly fast straight-line pursuit speed, covering a distance of over twenty meters in just a few breaths.

Suddenly, the yellow hawk darted out its left paw and reached for the old rabbit's rear end.

The old rabbit braked suddenly, and the eagle's talons slashed just above its head, missing its target. The yellow eagle landed two meters ahead, using the momentum to leap up again and continue the chase.

The second red-haired rabbit evaded the falcon's pursuit in a significantly different way than the first rabbit.

This guy isn't particularly fast, but his agility in sudden stops and changes of direction is incredibly high.

When the eagle attacked for the second time, the rabbit circled in a small area, using a turning radius of less than one and a half meters, easily turning around and dodging the yellow eagle's second attack.

By the time the eagle caught up, the old rabbit had already darted off towards the gentle slope to the east.

"Holy crap!" Li Wenhu tensed up as soon as he saw Old Rabbit enter the gentle slope area.

There are still native rabbits here. If you chase other rabbits out during a hunt, things will get chaotic!
In particular, if the old rabbit that Ye Jianjun mentioned before the competition, who was said to be able to kick the eagle, is driven out and his own eagle takes its place, and if the eagle is injured, the competition will have to stop.

Although Li Wenhu was somewhat flustered, he was still clear-headed enough at the crucial moment. Fearing that he might cause other trouble, he stood on the transition zone side and did not rush up the gentle slope to the east.

When an eagle chases a rabbit, the impact is relatively small. However, if a person goes over, the commotion is too great, and the risk will naturally increase.

So Li Wenhu stood in the safe zone and watched helplessly as his eagle continued to chase the old rabbit.

The old rabbit ran at least twenty meters down the gentle eastern slope in one breath. After the eagle caught up for the third time, it plunged into a clump of wormwood. Then, using the grass as cover, it turned around and ran wildly into the wheat field on the west side.

With an eagle chasing behind, escaping uphill would be too strenuous. The old rabbit wasn't stupid; after a brief attempt, it abandoned this difficult escape route.

Running westward down the gentle slope, the difference in elevation made the speed noticeably faster. By the time the eagle relocked onto its target and caught up, the distance had increased to thirty meters.

Next came several more close-quarters skirmishes.

The rabbit circled around, dodging, while the eagle, despite its speed, couldn't utilize it, causing the yellowish-brown eagle to land and hop around in a desperate attempt to chase it.

Seeing that the eagle had chased the rabbit back into the wheat field, Li Wenhu strode after it again.

He realized that his eagle was just one opportunity away from catching its prey, and that he, as its master, had to intervene and help prevent the old rabbit from escaping.

During the chase, Li Wenhu saw a fist-sized piece of broken brick on the edge of the ridge, bent down to pick it up, and then continued running.

After running for dozens of meters, the yellow soybean was shaken off by the old rabbit twice. Before it knew it, the rabbit was also forced to the southwest corner of the kiln pit by the man and the eagle.

It would be impossible to climb up there; the drop is more than two meters high, and even a wild rabbit couldn't make it.

Just as Old Rabbit was about to fall several times and was about to be approached by the eagle, Li Wenhu made his move.

He first threw the wooden stick in his hand towards the east side of the old rabbit to block the old rabbit's escape route. When the old rabbit suddenly stopped, Li Wenhu threw the brick in his hand towards the open space to the north.

With obstacles to the east and north, the rabbit had no choice but to run northeast. This severely limited its movement options and significantly reduced its mobility.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, the golden eagle made a brilliant swoop and smashed into the old rabbit's rear end.

With a swipe of its paw, the old rabbit lost its balance and rolled over. Before it could stand up again, the yellow hawk lashed out with lightning speed, its claws aimed straight at the old rabbit's face.

The eagle's claws were swift and precise; before the rabbit could even open its mouth, they had already clamped it shut with their thick, sharp claws.

After finding the vital spot, the yellow pea released its left paw, turned around and flipped over, its left paw also grabbing the old rabbit's head.

The classic tiger-like stance with its claws on its head was completed. The red-haired old rabbit tried several times but was unable to break free. As its trachea became restricted and its brain suffered from lack of oxygen, its limbs became increasingly weak, and it soon screamed and gave up struggling.

After a chase of seven or eight minutes, thanks to the terrain and Li Wenhu's cooperation, the three short, dark yellow eagles finally captured their first red-haired rabbit. (End of Chapter)