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

"How...how did you do that?"

The American and the man in the white coat asked the same question almost simultaneously.

Yue Feng chuckled and patted the big black eagle's head: "Once you've trained it, it will naturally do it!"
Didn't I just tell you that eagles and humans can develop a bond?
This black gyrfalcon of mine is a falcon I acquired from the wild; it's been in my hands for several years!

"Isn't it a hybrid falcon, born this color?" Evan keenly caught the key information in Yue Feng's words.

"Yes, it's a rare, blackened mutant!" Yue Feng nodded, saying proudly.

"Unbelievable! There's a purebred black gyrfalcon! If I publish this news in our country's raptor weekly, those enthusiasts will go crazy!" Evan said excitedly, scratching his head, seemingly disregarding his image.

"Haha, then maybe they can find an opportunity to visit our clubs in China more often!" Yue Feng made a lame joke.

At this moment, the man in the white robe approached and said very solemnly, "Hello, Mr. Yue Feng, if I may be so bold as to ask, is your falcon for sale? I can offer a high price!"

“I can offer a high price too! In my opinion, this eagle is still in its prime. If it can breed and produce offspring with black individuals, its value will be immeasurable!” Evan said.

Yue Feng grinned: "This is my main combat falcon, it's definitely not for sale!"
However, if you can really offer an exorbitant price, I might consider selling its offspring, the dual-inscribed fledgling eagle, to you!

"A dual-marked fledgling? You mean, this captured black mutated gyrfalcon has already been paired with a mate in your hands and has offspring with dual marks?"

Evan repeated the keywords "Dual-Inscribed Fledgling" over and over, his eyes full of surprise.

Abroad, it is quite difficult for wild adult birds of prey to breed and produce offspring in an artificial captive environment. It requires perfect timing, location, and human factors to have even a very small chance of success.

Before Evan arrived, he had never heard from Zhang Chaochao that Yue Feng had bred his own black gyrfalcons. Otherwise, the first stop would definitely have been Yue Feng's breeding farm in his hometown in Northeast China, rather than the BJ Club's location.

Yue Feng felt quite pleased to see the foreigner's astonished expression, as if he could almost fit an egg in his mouth.

Yes! That's exactly what you think!

The man in the white robe then interjected, asking, "So, are the eaglets you breed white or black? This is very important, please be sure to tell me!"

“I have both white and black ones! To be precise, I already have second-generation offspring! One litter every year, and this is the third year of successful breeding!” Yue Feng said truthfully.

Foreigners have an almost obsessive and extremely high standard when it comes to the color of gyrfalcons.

Two gyrfalcons that are otherwise identical could have vastly different values, one with a common coloration and the other with a rare coloration. The difference could be tens or even hundreds of times.

Having lived two lives, Yue Feng naturally knew about these indicators and market dynamics related to commercial operations, so he wasn't afraid of being fooled at all.

“This is such a surprise! This might be the most important takeaway from our visit to China! May I ask where your falcons are? Could you show us around your private falconry?”

Yue Feng smiled and shook his head: "That's not convenient for the time being!"
If I remember correctly, foreign guests must be invited and informed in advance about where they will go, how long they will stay, and what they will do upon entering the country!
It seems that my last-minute travel plans will be subject to restrictions!

Let's talk about it another time! We've already met, so we're practically friends now!

"Yes, friends! Of course, friends!"

As if afraid that Yue Feng would change his mind, Evan tightly grasped Yue Feng's right hand with his hairy hand.

"Let's discuss the topic of raptor training and combat!"

Uncle Li, who just went out, is a bit old and seemed a little reserved when greeting you foreign guests! I can keep you company and have a good chat!

Yue Feng calmly explained his earlier rudeness and then steered the conversation back on track.

"I'd like to know, what breed is the eagle that mates with your big black eagle? Was it also obtained through wild capture?" Evan continued with a professional question.

"Yes! It's also a gyrfalcon, but a common white male gyrfalcon! Speaking of which, there's quite an interesting story behind how this white gyrfalcon was obtained!"

"Tell me about it!"

"In the winter of the second year after I got this black gyrfalcon, I took it and other hunting partners to another place for falconry hunting. On the mountain, I unexpectedly encountered that white gyrfalcon!"

Two eagles fought in the sky for a long time, and the white gyrfalcon was beaten away by the big black eagle!
Later, we returned home after completing our hunting mission!
Just a few days later, while I was giving my black eagle its routine flying drills at home, the white gyrfalcon that had been chased away showed up again! The two eagles got into another fight!

"Huh? And what happened? When gyrfalcons fight in the wild, it's mostly about chasing them away; there's rarely a chance for a winner to emerge!" Evan said knowledgeably.

"As a result, the white falcon was kicked in the back by the big black eagle, spun around and fell from the sky, landing on the haystack outside my house!"
The eagle is injured; some of its feathers are broken, and it has suffered internal injuries from being kicked in the back! It can't fly for the time being!

I cleaned its wounds, plucked its broken feathers, put a hat on the white gyrfalcon, and kept it at home!

Later, the injury healed, and new feathers grew back.

These two falcons spent every day together and gradually took a liking to each other. By spring, they had begun to pair up and court!

"This...sounds so romantic..."

When Evan heard this story, he tried to find some loopholes, but they all made sense, so he could only awkwardly praise how romantic it was.

"The other white gyrfalcon is in the next room. I brought it with me. If needed, they can go on stage during the combat demonstration this afternoon and show you what they're capable of!"

Upon hearing Yue Feng mention this, the man in the white robe slapped his forehead: "I remember now, one of the two eagles in the documentary was black!"

Is this the actor from that video?

"Yes, that's it! But I need to correct you on one point: it's not an actor, and there was no faking during the filming of the documentary!"

Upon hearing this, the man in the white robe fell silent, a rare occurrence for him.

He lowered his head and carefully observed the pure black gyrfalcon in front of him, trying to find evidence such as dyed feathers.

However, there was no forgery involved, and after examining it repeatedly for a long time, he couldn't find any problems.

The black eagle's feathers were incredibly beautiful, far superior to the dozens of falcons the white-robed man himself possessed. "Could you also bring over that white gyrfalcon you mentioned that came to our door? If you said falcons can develop a bond with humans, then that white gyrfalcon should be as affectionate as this black gyrfalcon, right?" Evan asked another question.

"Of course, please wait a moment!"

Yue Feng responded, immediately turned around to go next door to get the eagle, unlocked the key, took the eagle, and quickly returned to the group.

Yue Feng took off the white falcon's hat and repeated the previous commands and actions.

Little White Spear can also understand some simple commands and performs not much worse than Big Black Hawk.

Now, after several hunting seasons of molting, the white gyrfalcon's feathers have become very beautiful, and the area on its breast with white markings has turned completely white.

Two gyrfalcons, one white and one black, stood very close together, oblivious to their surroundings.

"Beautiful! Your animal husbandry skills are superb!" Evan gave Yue Feng a thumbs up.

"I heard you brought your eagle too. Why don't you let us see your eagle?"

After showing off his treasure, Yue Feng turned his attention to the other person.

"Of course, I'll go get it!" the man in the white robe replied, and quickly went to the car to retrieve his eagle.

Evan scratched his head somewhat awkwardly: "I'm sorry, the eagles I brought are all breeding eagles, which have already settled in Mr. Zhang Chaochao's eagle house and are not with me at the moment!"

"No problem, I can go see it again when I have the chance!"

Soon, the man in the white robe entered the room carrying his two main battle falcons.

Upon seeing the unfamiliar bird of prey enter the house, the big black eagle and the little white spear immediately reacted.

Gaa gaa gaa gaa!
The two of them ruffled their feathers like fighting cocks, then raised their heads and stared intently at each other.

"You two, don't move!" Yue Feng was afraid the eagles would fight again, so he immediately picked up his hat and put it on the two falcons.

With the enemy no longer in sight, the black eagle and the white spear calmed down a bit. Yue Feng placed them on the falcon platform to stand properly before beginning to examine the main combat falcon that the white-robed man had brought back to China.

Yue Feng circled the two falcons, which were slightly different in size, and said with a smile, "If I'm not mistaken, these two are hybrid falcons! They should be individuals resulting from the crossbreeding of a light-colored saker falcon and a gyrfalcon!"

"you……"

Upon hearing Yue Feng state his judgment, the man in the white robe was taken aback, and the emotions in his eyes became clearly complicated.

In the Middle East, hybrid falcons are not very old; they were only first successfully bred in captivity a few years ago and are now being sold commercially.

Salman, relying on his family background and substantial capital, acquired some of the best hybrid falcons from the first batch and hired professional falconers to train and care for them, which resulted in the two top-quality falcons in front of him.

However, this treasure, which was the envy of its peers and a surefire way to show off, was exposed by a young Chinese man in his early twenties with just one sentence.

"What's wrong, Mr. Salman?" Yue Feng asked with a smile.

"How did you know it was a hybrid falcon? Even Mr. Zhang Chaochao didn't know this secret!"

Yue Feng explained with a smile, "Because I've seen it before! I have similar hybrid falcon offspring in my eagle coop! But the coloration is just a little darker than yours!"

The skeletal structure of the hybrid falcon is closer to that of the gyrfalcon, but the proportions of its head and face are closer to those of the saker falcon!
In addition, the color of the feathers and the patterns on the tail and back are also somewhat different from those of purebred Saker Falcons and Gyrfalcons!

Based on these judgments, I can be certain that this is a hybrid falcon!

Hearing this, Evan scratched his head and asked curiously, "What? Your falconry farm actually has hybrid falcons?"

That doesn't make sense, does it? Didn't you say that your own gyrfalcon only bred three times?

As far as I know, the falcons in your club's breeding area are fledglings that were just started being raised this spring!

"Haha, the club is just starting out, so we've only just gotten the fledglings! My family's breeding farm has been running normally for several years!"

To be precise, I only got my first hybrid falcon brood this year! It's a chick bred from a gyrfalcon's offspring and a grey Altai falcon!
"Among the offspring, most will have the general structure and feather pattern of a hybrid falcon like yours!"

"Altaic falcon? You actually have a breeding stock of Altaic falcons? My God, who are you?"
This rare and precious subspecies is found only in the Altai region; there isn't even a single clear photograph of it abroad!

Upon hearing Yue Feng's words, Evan completely broke down.

Yue Feng grinned and spread his hands: "So I'm one of the founders of China's first falconry culture club! You don't really think I'm just a figurehead because I'm young, do you?"

"How did you acquire the Altai birds? I'll submit a report and add new details to the itinerary. Now I'm even more interested in your private falconry!"

“It was caught in the wild! During the autumn migration season in our country, occasionally some stray birds are caught by professional falconers, and after several twists and turns, I bought them at a high price!”
My main job is a forest hunter. I spend a lot of time with eagles, about half a year a year!
Find a way to tame the eagle, then arrange suitable breeding pairs, and you will naturally obtain a hybrid falcon!
However, I must emphasize that all the hybrid falcons I currently possess are the result of natural pairing! Artificial insemination-based hybridization is not yet complete!

For me, the technology isn't the main problem; the main issue is that the breeding farm has only been operating for a short time, and the first-generation double-marked eaglets are not yet fully mature!
As you know, male eagles reach sexual maturity later than females!

After listening to Yue Feng's insightful words, which only experts could understand, Evan was completely convinced.

"Damn it, I give up! I sincerely apologize for any offense I caused during our previous chat!"
So, it turns out, in the far East, there are also experts so skilled in the breeding of birds of prey! Please accept my apology and forgive my rudeness and arrogance.

"Haha, it's alright! It's just mutual exchange. Isn't that what our club organizes the falconry culture exchange exhibition for?"
"If you come to participate, you can bring back the true situation in our country!"

"Of course, I will definitely bring this news back! Not only that, I will also submit an article to our domestic Eagle Hunting magazine, and I will solemnly write your name there!"

"Hahaha, if you need it, maybe I can send you a copy of a documentary I filmed before, if those things are allowed to leave the country!"

In less than an hour, Yue Feng had completely impressed the arrogant Americans with his professional skills.

As for that Salman in the white robe, he's still a bit lacking. (End of Chapter)