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

Yue Feng glanced at Xiao Weimin, but didn't answer immediately. Instead, he paused for two or three seconds.

Xiao Weimin kept his head down, looking at Yue Feng and waiting for an answer.

Seeing that Lao Xiao didn't react, Yue Feng sighed and whispered, "Have you forgotten what our main purpose was in coming here to catch the eagle this time?"

"Of course, it's for the club's sake..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Weimin realized what was happening.

"Yes, that's exactly what you think! This thing is the grand finale! Even though it's still in Eagle Village, we can't let everyone know about it! What if someone has planted spies here to watch what's going on!"

“Your thinking is fine; it was my oversight that led me to do it!” Xiao Weimin nodded repeatedly.

Yue Feng grinned: "Hehe! Not many people have seen a live gyrfalcon! The gray gyrfalcon looks quite similar to a saker falcon at first glance! When we get back to the film crew, the colleagues who know the inside story will have to have a meeting to emphasize that we should keep the news to ourselves and not spread it around!"

"No problem, I'll just mention it at a meeting later. People in our line of work are tight-lipped, so don't worry!"

"Mmm!"

……

After a brief conversation with Xiao Weimin, Yue Feng returned to the house and fully equipped the top-quality falcon he had left behind.

This top-quality silver-headed, flower-tailed tiger, judging from its condition and build, must have been caught in the net yesterday or today, and it's quite spirited.

However, during Yue Feng's initial contact with the tiger, he sensed that its emotional state was not significantly different from that of a typical wild rabbit or tiger.

Unlike that gray gyrfalcon, which is so sensitive that it cries for ages if anyone touches it.

That evening, Yue Feng did not go to the canteen for dinner, but ate the special meals for patients at his residence.

Jinlong arranged for someone to prepare hearty dishes such as spare ribs and lamb legs. In Jinlong's words, "You are what you eat, so you will recover quickly."

Yue Feng didn't stand on ceremony. He was treated like a patient and even had someone serve him food. He ate heartily and, after he was full, he put the gray gyrfalcon back in his hand.

During the process of raising the eagle, Yue Feng tried to desensitize it, but the creature's performance caused Yue Feng's last bit of expectation to plummet.

From 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm before going to bed, the grey gyrfalcon screamed continuously for three hours with intermittent deliberate touching.

He would wail for ages after being touched once. Yue Feng, not to be outdone, touched him again, and he continued to wail.

The sound was unusually mournful, causing the other hawks in the house to keep turning their heads to find the source of the noise.

After three hours of personal testing, Yue Feng definitively sentenced the grey gyrfalcon to death.

What a disappointment! This guy may have the looks of a top-tier falcon, but his personality is absolutely awful; he's a complete lunatic.

At first, the Grey Falcon kept screaming, but Yue Feng and the others remained calm. Around 8:30, Ye Xiaojun was the first to come to Yue Feng's room to inquire about the matter.

"Xiaofeng, why is our grey gyrfalcon keeping squawking? Is this normal? I don't remember any eagles ever squawking like this before!"

After a moment's thought, Yue Feng decided to tell Ye Xiaojun the truth. After all, they were teammates in the same boat. Although Gray Falcon had a top-notch appearance, his personality and character definitely had obvious problems.

This kind of falcon is like a neurotic person in human society who is born with a pathological personality and is untamable.

Let alone falcons used for taming and actual combat, even if they are raised and can be paired with other breeding birds, they are not qualified as breeding stock.

Yue Feng took a deep breath and said, "I don't want to accept it either, but the fact is, this thing might be a highly sensitive eagle!"
To put it simply, you're insane!
I've handled gyrfalcons with even bigger tempers than it! When I first brought Black Gryphon home, it wouldn't eat or drink for a week; it was incredibly stubborn!

But its neurotic nature is truly unique!

Hearing Yue Feng say that, Ye Xiaojun scratched his head: "Do you have any other tricks that you can practice for it?"
I know you're knowledgeable, so if the conventional methods don't work, we'll use some unconventional ones. We don't need it to be super effective; just enough to be used as a regular combat falcon!

Yue Feng shook his head: "It's difficult! Eagles with normal personalities will gradually become desensitized with continuous contact with humans, but this grey gyrfalcon has been in the net for several days and is still in a highly sensitive state!"
It barks furiously at the slightest touch, not because it has a bad temper as we might think, but rather a sign of insecurity! If we were to create a personality profile for it, it would be the extremely sensitive and timid type! What a waste of such a handsome appearance!

"Is it hopeless?"

"Hmm, it's basically beyond saving!" Yue Feng nodded, still giving it a "death sentence"!
"Damn it! We finally caught a rare creature, and now we're just wasting it!" Ye Xiaojun scratched his head in frustration, his tone full of disappointment.

Yue Feng was also quite disappointed. In terms of his love for raptors, he surpassed everyone else in the team, but that was the reality. He could only fool himself temporarily; he would eventually have to face reality.

Yue Feng took a deep breath and said slowly, "Don't get angry yet, I have another idea, listen to it!"

"Hmm? Tell me what you're thinking!"

Yue Feng said, "This thing might be a useless decoration, but it can be used to save face, or even to exchange for other things! If handled well, it might turn something rotten into something magical?"

Wild gyrfalcons are rare and highly sought-after treasures. No one knows how to train them, or they can't train them properly. They can easily blame it on improper handling or incorrect techniques, leaving a lot of room for manipulation!
Although things seem harmonious on the surface between us and Zhang Chaochao's side, we're actually at odds with each other deep down! I think we can use this information gap to stir up some trouble!

Of course, this matter still needs your and Jianjun's approval; don't let it backfire.

After listening to Yue Feng's opinion, Ye Xiaojun was slightly taken aback and immediately frowned and began to think.

"I need to call my brother!"

"Sure, they probably haven't rested yet at this hour!"

"Okay, that's all for now, we'll talk about it later!"

……

After Ye Xiaojun went out to make a phone call, Yue Feng, with one hand supporting the Grey Spear Falcon, picked up his water glass and took a sip.

"There's one last trick up your sleeve. This is your only chance. If it still doesn't work, don't blame me for not giving you another chance!" Yue Feng muttered to himself as he pointed at the gray spear, then gulped down another mouthful of water.

puff!
The water in its mouth suddenly sprayed onto the gray spear, and water droplets immediately dripped from the tips of the feathers.

Yue Feng repeated this process several times, until most of the water in the glass was used up, and the Grey Falcon in his hand was completely soaked.

Spraying water is the ultimate way to calm wild birds of prey. Even a powerful bird like a golden eagle will calm down when it gets soaked.

Yue Feng reached out again to touch the less sensitive tail feathers.

Gaa gaa gaa gaa~~~
The ear-piercing screams started again!

Well, now Yue Feng was completely at a loss with this crazy Grey Gyrfalcon. Seeing this, Yue Feng decisively gave up on making any more futile efforts, simply tied the Grey Gyrfalcon to its falcon stand, and never looked at it again.

More than half an hour later, Ye Xiaojun returned after making the call.

"I just told my brother about your thoughts and the situation with this Grey Gryphon!"

"Hmm? What did Brother Jianjun say?"

"He said, let's take the eagle back! Pretend it's a live eagle that's just been caught in the net and hasn't been trained yet, and only show it off during the exhibition and exchange session!"
If the other side, or anyone else, tries to cause trouble, we can then go with the flow…

"Alright, let's do it this way! I sprayed water on this eagle just now, but it still won't let me touch it. I'm out of ideas!"

Tomorrow evening, I'll try to get it to eat by putting its hat on. I'm afraid it might not even eat on its own!

"Let's talk about it tomorrow! It's getting late, and you said you're going up the mountain tomorrow, so get some rest! I'm right next door, you can hear me if you need anything!"

"Okay, you should get some rest too!"

……

Ye Xiaojun returned to his room, and Yue Feng pondered his words for a long time.

Ye Jianjun's plan is slightly more moderate than Yue Feng's proposal, but the core idea remains the same.

As long as the information can be kept confidential, anyone who tries to get their hands on this gray gyrfalcon is just stepping into a huge pit.

Ye Jianjun's approach was far more prudent. Yue Feng's idea involved a deliberate attempt to exploit human nature, but Ye Jianjun's plan was a more measured, straightforward approach, like fishing with a straight hook – those who are willing will take the bait. In terms of the severity of the situation, the difference was significant.

Yue Feng, who was in a bad mood, quickly washed up, turned off the lights, and went to sleep. Meanwhile, the gray gyrfalcon, its feathers soaking wet, was unaware that due to its innate personality flaws, it had been completely transformed from a top-tier falcon prospect in the eyes of hunters into a discarded pawn to be used for extracting its remaining value.

……

Nothing happened that night, and Yue Feng slept soundly.

When Yue Feng got up the next morning, he got out of bed and stretched his arms and legs, trying to do some stretching exercises.

Apart from a slight discomfort in my rib area, I feel almost completely fine. In this condition, I should have no problem hiking up the mountain with the team.

First, check all the eagles, then wake up the teammates one by one. The group of us, arms around each other, go to have breakfast. After eating and drinking our fill, we drive up the mountain to the eagle lodge to stay.

After such a long period of persistent eagle catching, we have enough eagles for ordinary exhibitions, so everyone was very relaxed when we went up the mountain today.

Xiao Weimin, however, couldn't stop thinking about the giant eagle he had seen yesterday.

After settling in at Eagle's Nest halfway up the mountain, Xiao Weimin approached Yue Feng and asked, "Xiao Feng, if another giant eagle comes today, do you have any ideas on how to take it down?"
Our crew has enough video footage of catching hawks and falcons, but we don't have any footage of catching eagles yet! If you need anything, I'll have someone prepare it!

Yue Feng grinned: "No need to rush. Once this thing arrives in Yingpu, we can make adjustments in time!"

Putting everything else aside, the simplest way is to tie any kind of eagle to the eagle's crest. When the big eagle sees it, it'll most likely swoop down to snatch the food! Then you can just use a net to take it down!

"That easy? Didn't you say yesterday that different varieties require different methods?"

"I have indeed said that different strategies have different targets, but in terms of broad applicability, the trick I just mentioned is worth a try!"
"We'll deal with it when we encounter it. Even at the peak of hawking season, these creatures are few in number, and a good meal can sustain them for many days. For hawk hunters, the probability of catching one in a net is much lower!"

After Yue Feng's explanation, Xiao Weimin nodded: "I understand, it's a rare opportunity!"

"Yes! The number of migratory birds is huge right now, and eagles prey on all kinds of animals, including swans! They've fattened up for winter, so they generally don't lack food!"

"Alright! Let's wait and see!"

Yue Feng glanced at the mountain monkey that his colleague had already become familiar with: "Don't talk, it looks like an eagle is coming!"

The mountain monkey, which even Yue Feng struggled with when it was first tied up, has now been thoroughly tamed by Xiao Weimin's colleagues.

At that moment, the creature tucked its wings together, lowered its head, and shrank its body, secretly glancing at the sky out of the corner of its eye.

Yue Feng also glanced out from the observation pier a few times, and after seeing the shape of the black dots in the sky, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

An osprey! It is currently circling above Eagle Point with its enormous wings spread wide!
Ospreys are birds of prey that mainly eat fish, but they also catch mice and small birds. For Yue Feng and his friends, they don't even qualify to be models; they are completely unrelated to eagle hunting.

Yue Feng was too lazy to pay attention to it, so he didn't even pull the eagle's crutch. He figured it would leave on its own after a while when it realized it had no chance.

The idea was good, but this guy didn't act according to Yue Feng's judgment.

After circling around a dozen times, it suddenly folded its wings and swooped down, grazing the head of the bait pigeon.

"Damn it! How dare they provoke us!" Yue Feng muttered, then grabbed the rope of the net a beat too late.

He wasn't fully prepared. If he had been focused, he would have pulled the net in the gaps, and the prey would be caught in it now.

Soon, the osprey swooped down again and grabbed the wing of the bait pigeon with its somewhat fleshy claws.

Leave you!

Yue Feng pulled down the net, trapping the ungrateful fellow underneath.

"Xiao Ma, you go and manage the nets. Xiao Feng, you can stay in the shack. Let them do the heavy work!" Xiao Weimin immediately ordered.

Yue Feng was, after all, a patient, so he was quite at ease with himself.

He sat on the small stool, watching the people outside remove the nets from the hawks that had been caught.

At this moment, the mountain monkey, which had just relaxed, suddenly clenched its head and entered a state of high tension again.

Upon seeing the mountain monkey's reaction, Yue Feng quickly looked up to observe.

After making out the outline of the black dot in the sky, Yue Feng hurriedly called out, "Don't let the prey escape! There's an eagle high in the sky!"

Xiao Ma immediately stopped what he was doing and his first reaction was to crouch down and crawl into the hidden camera position.

Yue Feng couldn't help but remind him, "No need to drill, the eagle in the sky has definitely seen you! Just take the eagle out of the net openly, and then put the net back in its original position!"
If this guy really is just looking for food, he'll fly away after circling around a few times; he'll definitely come back!

Upon hearing the large eagle in the sky, Jinlong immediately asked, "What kind of eagle is it? Can you tell?" (End of Chapter)