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

Yue Feng answered truthfully, "Judging from the black outline of its wings, it's either a golden eagle or a steppe eagle! Its position is too high for the naked eye to distinguish the species."

"Damn! I'd even take a mighty golden eagle back with me!" Ye Xiaojun muttered, a hint of frustration in his voice.

Ye Xiaojun was quite frustrated because the Grey Falcon he had finally acquired turned out to be a lunatic and unusable weapon. Yue Feng could understand Ye Xiaojun's current state and reaction.

"Don't panic, let's see if it comes back!" Young Master Jin lends a hand, arming the osprey he just caught, putting on a vest.

If the eagle flies away later, we'll use the osprey as bait to tie to the eagle's crutch, and if we have the chance, we'll catch the eagle!

Upon hearing this, Jinlong immediately went to search for Yue Feng's toolbox.

"Hehe, I'm good at this, let's get started!"

Soon, a new leather vest was found, and Jinlong and Yuefeng worked together to put the newly caught osprey on the vest.

Having prepared the new lure, Yue Feng looked up to observe the dark figure in the sky again.

The eagle disappeared sometime ago and can no longer be seen, and the mountain monkey has returned to normal.

This clever little guy focused more on the osprey wearing the vest, turning his head to look every few seconds, afraid that the other party would suddenly launch an attack.

"Alright, the eagle has flown away. I'm going to tie up the new lure! You all stay here, I'll go get it!"

Yue Feng called out, then emerged from the shed with the new lure in hand, skillfully attaching the hook at the end of the eagle's crutch to the leather buckle on the osprey's back.

The wild osprey, completely untrained, began to flap its wings and struggle after being released, but the vest on its body restricted it, and it couldn't escape at all.

Its sudden movement startled the original bait pigeon, which lay motionless on the ground, letting its new 'teammate' expend its precious energy.

After a few minutes of commotion, the osprey got tired and slowly stopped, maintaining a struggling and contorted posture, panting heavily.

The golden dragon in the shack asked, "Won't this thing die of exhaustion? Look at it jumping and hopping around like that!"

Yue Feng curled his lip: "Let it fuss! If it doesn't flap its wings, predators in the distance won't easily spot it!"
We weren't planning on catching it anyway; it just walked right into our hands! We should at least make the most of it!

After saying this, Yue Feng turned his head and glanced at Ye Xiaojun, and their eyes met.

Ye Xiaojun realized that Yue Feng's words had a hidden meaning, and nodded slightly at Yue Feng without saying a word.

Then, the shack fell into another period of waiting.

Eagles occasionally fly overhead, but the vast majority are relatively small, conventional birds of prey.

Ospreys are quite large, and most birds of prey don't want to provoke them, so Eagle Point is relatively peaceful for now.

However, this calm state did not last long. In less than half an hour, the mountain monkeys reacted again.

Yue Feng looked around through the observation port again, and as expected, the big guy was back.

"Hey, I was right! That eagle's here again!"

Yue Feng immediately tugged on the eagle's crutch rope, causing the pigeon and osprey to struggle.

The large bird, which had been quite calm, immediately lowered its flight altitude after seeing the ospreys and pigeons struggling on the ground, from about a hundred meters to about thirty or forty meters.

At a distance of thirty or forty meters, Yue Feng could already make out some of the eagle's features.

The white patches on the secondary flight feathers of the wings are particularly distinctive.

"That big guy is coming down! It's a sub-adult golden eagle!" Yue Feng judged very accurately.

"Hey! It really works! It can't tell that the osprey isn't hunting, but is being tethered by us!" Xiao Weimin asked curiously.

Yue Feng explained, "Eagles are actually very intelligent birds of prey, but sub-adult golden eagles have relatively less experience!"
These large birds of prey are all bandits, pure opportunists who like to use their size advantage to rob and plunder!

We tethered that osprey to follow its predatory habits and stimulate its instincts, thus ignoring some details!
The logic behind using owls to catch falcons was the same as before; now, using this osprey to lure a golden eagle is the same idea! Only the operational details differ!

After listening, Xiao Weimin nodded repeatedly: "Tsk tsk, you really know the habits of these birds of prey very well!"

"If we could capture that golden eagle, the footage for our documentary would be perfect!"

Yue Feng looked up and squinted as he continued to observe the situation in the sky, while whispering, "Don't rush, there's no use in rushing. We've done what we had to do, and now we have to see what this big guy in the sky decides!"

If it were a bit clumsy and bolder, it would have a chance! If it were even slightly smarter, it would probably fly away after circling around a few times!
Even now, I can't guarantee it will come down!

As he spoke, Yue Feng tugged the rope again. The osprey on the eagle's crutch tried to jump, but the hook prevented it from doing so, and it landed right next to the pigeon.

At that very moment, Yue Feng's heart skipped a beat—there was a chance!
Sure enough, the eagle watching from the sky saw the osprey make a 'attack' on the pigeon and was instinctively aroused with the desire to snatch the food.

The next second, the enormous golden eagle with its exaggerated wingspan folded its wings and swooped down from a height of tens of meters.

"Here it comes!" Yue Feng growled in his throat, and decisively pulled the net up in mid-air.

Waaah~~

The net frame snapped shut with a slight whistling sound, catching the golden eagle just before it landed.

“ki～kii～～～～”

The captured golden eagle immediately let out a struggling cry.

Seeing this, Xiao Ma and the others were about to rush forward, but Yue Feng immediately warned them, "Don't move! This thing can cut right through an arm! I'll handle this myself, don't take any risks!"

A few days ago, the big red eagle almost caused a filming accident. Today, they are facing an even more dangerous golden eagle, and Yue Feng dares not let them take any risks.

The golden eagle's claws are capable of piercing even the skull of an adult steppe wolf; the longest claws are nearly ten centimeters long. If you get a firm grip on one of these, it's no joke.

Upon hearing the reminder, everyone stopped in their tracks.

Yue Feng crouched down and crawled out of the shack, dragging his coat as he walked towards the netting location.

Once Yue Feng was within a meter, the giant eagle, struggling in the net and unable to escape, bristled and leaned back slightly, poised to strike with its claws at any moment.

Yue Feng waved his coat back and forth a few times to attract the golden eagle's attention, then suddenly changed direction and pressed the coat behind the golden eagle.

Feeling immense pressure, the eagle lay flat on the ground, revealing its massive, gleaming talons in a defensive stance.

Seeing this, Yue Feng knew his chance had come. He immediately covered the golden eagle's upper body with his jacket.

In an instant, the sound of sharp claws tearing at the fabric of Yue Feng's clothes rang out, and several obvious holes were torn in his jacket by the terrifying force of the eagle claws.

Yue Feng spotted the eagle's talons and, using both hands, grabbed the exposed shafts of the golden eagle's two thick talons. These talons were almost as thick as a child's wrist, rugged, strong, and quite tactilely fluffy.

"Hey, someone come here and lend a hand! Jinlong, get me the biggest hat from my toolbox!"

Yue Feng shouted a few times to those behind him, and Jin Long immediately rushed out with his hat in hand.

The biggest threat to an eagle is its claws; if both claws are caught, the threat is reduced by more than half.

Jinlong walked up to him: "Is this the hat?"

"Yes, I'm holding its paws so it can't move. You wrap my coat around its head, and be careful not to get pecked on the hand!"
Although this golden eagle's beak isn't as fierce as a falcon's, a peck from it still hurts quite a bit!

"Don't worry, I'm experienced at handling these things! You've forgotten about the male sculptor I got two years ago!"

Having practical experience, Jinlong was indeed much calmer. He cooperated with Yuefeng to wrap the golden eagle's head and then slowly pulled out the network cable.

After taking the giant eagle out of the net, Jinlong carefully took off his jacket and then put the hat on the eagle with both hands.

This eagle helmet lacks a drawstring at the back, and provides ample space for the eyes, suggesting it's a temporary hat typically used by large eagles and birds of prey.

Once the eyes are covered with a hat, the danger is basically eliminated.

Yue Feng used both hands and arms to fold the golden eagle's wings and hold it in his arms, then used the largest eagle coat to wrap the large creature that had been caught in the net.

After wrapping up the golden eagle and tying it in a knot, both Yue Feng and Jinlong had sweat on their foreheads.

This creature is a female golden eagle. It's so big, with such a large wingspan, that you can't afford to make a mistake in any detail, or you could easily get injured.

"How's it going, Brother Xiao? Did you get all the footage?" Yue Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and asked with a smile.

Xiao Weimin, his face flushed with excitement, exclaimed, "That was awesome! This big guy wasn't going to give up even when it was caught in the net; it was even trying to wrestle with you on the ground! I filmed it all! Is it a female golden eagle?"

“Yes! A sub-adult female golden eagle! If you were to pick her up, she would probably weigh around 14 to 15 pounds! She’s quite plump and has a sturdy build!” Yue Feng gave his professional assessment.

"Just put this big guy on your hand, even if you're not hunting, it'll look incredibly cool! So awesome!" Xiao Weimin said with obvious admiration.

Yue Feng scoffed at this and chuckled.

"What are you laughing at? Isn't he handsome?"

Before Yue Feng could explain, Jinlong added, "Let alone this female eagle, even a male eagle that's a bit smaller would be too much for most people to handle! Their arms would ache after just a short while!"

"It's not that exaggerated! It's only about ten pounds!"

Jinlong said in a tone of someone who had been there, "I've experienced it myself before, and Xiaofeng even trained me! How could I lie to you!"

Only the most muscular men with iron arms can ride an eagle to hunt! Otherwise, they simply can't handle it!

Yue Feng chuckled and smoothed things over: "Haha, you two stop arguing! This big guy can only catch a limited amount of things. If it's just for display, it's enough to just put a hat on it and let people eat it!"

No need to train anything else! Even if you wanted to train them, the training period would take several months! Catching some regular foxes or something isn't very interesting!
If we were to train eagles to catch wolves, it would take at least six months to achieve our goal. Besides, there aren't that many wolves for the eagles to catch! The wolves in the mountains are almost extinct!

"At least six months, there's definitely not enough time!"

"That's right, that's why I said it's not very useful in actual combat! Just consider it for show! I'll make a new set of sculptors and dress them up with a leather double-breasted hat and other accessories!"

"Okay, you know what I'm doing, I'll listen to you on this!"

……

After catching the grey gyrfalcon, the film crew caught the golden eagle, which basically met their needs for raptors.

With the pre-arranged tasks completed, everyone was noticeably more relaxed.

Before they knew it, it was lunchtime. The food deliveryman brought up hot meals, and Xiao Weimin suggested that everyone have a meal together in the open-air area of ​​Yingpu, so as not to be cramped up in the shack.

The group set out the food and sat down on the ground, then ate outdoors as if they were having a picnic, creating a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.

After eating and drinking their fill and tidying up their belongings, Xiao Weimin asked Yue Feng if they wanted to pack their gear and head down the mountain ahead of time, but Yue Feng shook his head.

"Since we're already here, let's wait until evening! Last night, there was a big wind circle next to the moon. I have a feeling it's going to get windy today. Maybe if the wind picks up in the afternoon, we can see Eagle Pillar and Eagle River!"

When Yue Feng mentioned those legendary and magnificent scenic spots again, Xiao Weimin was stunned. He stopped clamoring to pack up and go down the mountain and retreated back into his shack.

Around 1:30 PM, Yue Feng actually guessed correctly.

The wind started to pick up on the mountain, and at halfway up, the wind force reached level five or higher. The sound of howling filled the ears, and people's senses began to be affected.

When the wind rises, it provides the best window for eagles to fly by.

At first, there were only a few scattered black dots. Later, there were more and more of them, and at most, at least seven or eight birds of prey could be seen together in the same sky.

Before three o'clock in the afternoon, the number of eagles in the sky reached a small peak.

These things seem to have appeared out of thin air, their density increased several times over.

Large numbers of birds of prey, both large and small, took off on the air currents and then moved south.

Suddenly, Yue Feng noticed that in the southeast direction, an eagle was slowly taking advantage of the air currents to climb higher.

"Brother Xiao, look to the southeast! Quickly set up equipment! It looks like the eagle pillar is about to rise! There are quite a few eagles climbing upwards!"

Xiao Weimin immediately followed Yue Feng's advice, adjusted the direction, and readjusted the camera's shooting angle.

In less than thirty seconds, more and more birds of prey joined the vertically ascending airflow.

It was as if an invisible, spiraling ladder had appeared in the same spot, and a large number of eagles spiraled upwards.

For a moment, everyone held their breath.

As the number of eagles increased, the spectacle of the eagle pillars became more and more magnificent. In the end, a vast, dark mass appeared, as if it had transformed into a black whirlwind carrying even more birds of prey straight into the sky.

This state lasted for more than ten minutes. Only when the updraft gradually subsided did the eagles slowly disperse and return to their normal, chaotic state.

"Hehe, how was it? Luckily we didn't go down the mountain. Was it fun?" Yue Feng exhaled a long breath and muttered with a chuckle.

It took Xiao Weimin several seconds to come to his senses.

"That was amazing! The beauty of nature is truly indescribable for us ordinary people! That was absolutely spectacular!" (End of Chapter)