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

Salman remained silent for a full five seconds before taking a deep breath and continuing to ask, "How do your hunting dogs and falcons establish their hierarchical relationship? Is there some kind of professional training or intensive guidance involved?"

Yue Feng nodded: "Before I answer your question, let me ask you first, what is the relationship between your falcon and hunting dog on a daily basis?"
What is their relationship like when they are not hunting?

Salman replied, "My hawk and dog are not familiar with each other; at most, they can only ensure that they do not attack each other."

There's basically no deep teamwork; it's more like an eagle chasing a rabbit in front, with the hounds assisting on the ground!
Once the prey is caught, the hounds will often bring it back to me! At that moment, my falcon will hang upside down on the prey, refusing to let go of its talons!

"Similar to the falcon and greyhound combination in China, like the rabbit and tiger encirclement?" Yue Feng continued to ask.

"Pretty much! I feel that the relationship between an eagle and a dog is at most this kind of friendly state, and it's hard for them to develop a real friendship!" Salman shrugged, unable to figure out where things went wrong.

Yue Feng grinned: "If I'm not mistaken, your eagle and dog don't live together outside of hunting!"

"Indeed, I have a dedicated hound kennel. The hawk and the hounds have limited contact on a daily basis, but most of the time they stay in their own territories!"

Yue Feng nodded: "That's the root of the problem. Do you know how my eagle and dog get along?"

"Tell me about it, I'm very interested!"

Yue Feng pointed to Canglong and said, "This dog is called Canglong. It is the leader of my four main hunting dogs."

It is a mixed hunting dog with half wolf blood and the other half a traditional Northeastern hunting dog, which we also call a mountain dog!

When I bought the four brothers from the Azure Dragon's litter, they were only a few months old. Because they couldn't get enough meat, they were very thin and hadn't grown to their full size.

After the hound puppies came home, they ate and slept with me until they reached adulthood!
In my rural hometown in Northeast China, we lived in a simple single-story house, a mud-brick house of about ten square meters, with a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) inside!
I was sleeping on the kang (a heated brick bed), the eagle was resting on the falcon stand on the edge of the kang, and the hunting dog pup was lying under the window sill below the edge of the kang.

You could say that my hawk and hound spend more than 20 hours a day together!
I'm not saying all this to keep you in suspense, but to explain the logic to you clearly!
Often, the establishment of an animal's habits requires work done before the habits become completely ingrained, rather than waiting until the temperament matures and stabilizes before trying to change them!

As you said, eagles and dogs each have their own territory, and they have little contact with each other on a daily basis, but most of the time they are not together!
The affinity between them can't be too high, and they can never establish a close relationship!

A true teaching can be conveyed in a single sentence, while false teachings fill countless volumes. Yue Feng pierced through the core mystery of this matter with just one sentence.

After listening to Yue Feng's sharing, Salman's eyes widened instantly, and his expression went from surprise to disbelief, and finally to great joy.

"So that's how it is! This is the real reason why eagles and hounds develop a bond! I understand now!!!" Salman suddenly realized.

Yue Feng grinned: "These are the objective prerequisites. Eagles and dogs that have been together for a long time will develop a closer relationship, and to achieve seamless cooperation, they need continuous optimization little by little!"

For example, to establish a sense of order, one can artificially guide the determination of the status order between eagles and hunting dogs!
Some hunting dogs are quite aggressive and may attack falcons to challenge their dominance. In this case, the chosen falcon must be intelligent and assertive!
As you know, even tigers pose no threat to the safety of eagles in the wild!

My Black Hawk, when it first went into actual combat, immediately established its dominant position within the Dog Gang!
It doesn't allow any other hunting dog to eat first; it has to finish eating first! Anyone who dares to challenge it will be attacked, making it easy for it to take control of the situation!
In this process, the owner's job is to support the eagle's leadership position while ensuring the safety of both the eagle and the hound!
After a successful hunt, I will prioritize feeding the eagle, and then reward it with verbal praise, physical touch, and other gestures to reinforce the status of both the eagle and the dog!
After going through the stages of affinity, ranking, and reinforcing the fixed status, the clever falcon will become the leader of the hounds!
Of course, this is my approach, which involves a certain level of technical skill, but also has an element of chance.

For example, eagles have varying levels of intelligence. Some eagles may have poor temperament or low intelligence, and they may not be able to achieve the same results even with the same process!

I believe that the domestication of birds of prey always begins with the initial selection of individuals!

Only by selecting suitable individuals can a pre-set training plan be developed and implemented!
Otherwise, no matter how comprehensive your skills are, there's a high chance they'll be wasted effort!

"You spoke very well, thank you very much. After listening to your sharing, I feel that my previous training and fighting have been completely misguided!"

No wonder you said my hybrid falcon's performance was only average!

Many things we think are inherent in an eagle's nature can be altered through special methods and adjustments to its behavior; they are not fixed.

Salman nodded repeatedly, summarizing the techniques and details that Yue Feng had just shared.

Yue Feng nodded, glanced at the big black eagle, and then glanced at the two hybrid falcons.

These hybrid falcons are really good-looking; Yue Feng has his eye on them.

Salman was still somewhat hesitant about the exchange.

Is there any way to get it for him? Yue Feng immediately started to think about it.

Suddenly, Yue Feng remembered a detail he hadn't had a chance to show, and a new idea popped into his head.

"Oh, right, I have something special to share with you all!" Yue Feng said with a smile.

"Hmm? Special circumstances?"

"My Black Eagle has night vision and can move around at night like an eagle owl!" Yue Feng said confidently.

"impossible!!"

When Evan heard this topic, he immediately shook his head in denial.

As a top raptor breeding expert, Evan has long been immersed in the biological sciences of raptors, including their basic structure and organs.

The characteristics of cone cells in diurnal birds of prey like the gyrfalcon determine that their night vision cannot be excellent.

In Evan's mind, no matter how expensive a falcon is, it is blind at night without exception.

When Yue Feng heard Evan's immediate denial, he smiled with pursed lips, but didn't rush to speak. Instead, he turned to look at Salman.

Salman knew that ordinary gyrfalcons were blind at night, but during his trip to China, he had seen many things beyond his comprehension and now felt a sense of awe, so he did not rush to express his opinion.

"The gyrfalcon is a diurnal raptor and has no night vision! This has been proven by biologists in professional papers!" Evan added.

Yue Feng grinned: "Perhaps we can draw all the curtains and test whether what I said is true or not!"

The curtains in the rest area are quite thick, because privacy is a priority. Even the side behind the door has a spare double-layered curtain installed.

If you seal off both layers of curtains and the doorway completely, you can watch movies on a screen even during the day, with a level of light almost equivalent to artificial darkness.

Soon, the group got up and tacitly closed all the curtains in the lounge, then turned on the lights.

Yue Feng placed the large black eagle on the falcon platform, took off his hat, and the others moved aside. With a shout, the lights were turned off.

Yue Feng walked to the farthest corner of the lounge, stretched out his arms, and called out, "Big Black Hawk, come here!" *Caw caw caw!*
The big black eagle cawed a few times, then leaped up in the darkness, flapped its wings a few times, and landed precisely on its master's arm.

When the lights were turned on again, Evan and Salman were completely stunned to see the eagle flying towards them.
Training skills vary in quality, which is easy to accept. However, the fact that Yue Feng's mutated black eagle possesses night vision is a top-level cognitive shock for both Evan and Salman.

"Damn it, this black falcon really can see in the dark! Mr. Yue Feng, are you kidding us with some kind of magic trick?"

Evan scratched his head, and some of the knowledge he had held as truth in his mind completely collapsed.

“My great black eagle has hunted down at least five adult eagle owls at night! This kind of thing is actually easy to test, don’t you think?”

Testing whether an eagle has night vision is indeed easy; the performance of a blind eagle at night is completely different from that of a normal eagle.

"Can your black falcon's night vision be inherited? Are there any eaglets among your offspring that possess night vision?" Evan continued to ask.

Yue Feng shook his head after listening.

"I don't think so at the moment. I discovered this big black eagle's night vision ability by chance when it was three years old. It seems it couldn't see before!"
I don't have a three-year-old black eaglet yet!

Yue Feng certainly wouldn't reveal the core secret that the Black Eagle gained night vision by eating the Moon-Gazing Frog. He couldn't lie too obviously, so he had to resort to his open scheme once again.

Strictly speaking, what Yue Feng said to the two foreigners was true, but he concealed crucial information.

“I’ve thought it over. If you’re willing, I can trade this pair of hybrid falcons for your pair of white falcons!”

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Salman decisively made his statement.

“Well, I can also offer extra money to exchange for your pair of white falcons, or other falcons with black falcon bloodlines!” Evan immediately offered.

Haha, these two have taken the bait! Yue Feng was in high spirits.

We need to increase the intensity; otherwise, it won't be easy to get any benefits from foreigners.

"I haven't fully grasped the principles behind raptor night vision! I'm not sure if offspring will inherit this special ability! Don't be too impulsive; it might just be a coincidence!"

Yue Feng added another sentence to the story.

"Even so, it's still worth a try! After all, you're probably reluctant to part with your big black eagle, otherwise, I could offer you an irresistible price!"

Salman looked into Yue Feng's eyes, trying to see any fluctuation in Yue Feng's gaze as he spoke.

Yue Feng's eyes were clear and calm, without the slightest hesitation.

At Yue Feng's current level, he is financially secure, spiritually fulfilled, and engaged in his most beloved career. He has essentially achieved a degree of financial freedom, and no amount of money is as important to him as Big Black Hawk.

After watching for a few seconds, Salman shook his head helplessly.

"Haha, sorry, the big black eagle is not for sale, it's my partner!" Yue Feng shook his head with a smile.

"Mr. Yue Feng, I urge you to carefully consider the exchange proposal I just mentioned. I can add an extra sum!" Salman raised his offer again.

"It's really inappropriate to bring up money!"

Yue Feng scratched his head. This white-robed man was a bit too fierce; he was actually raising the stakes again.

“Since they have the bloodline of the Black Falcon, they are worth this price! So, in addition to the normal exchange, I will add an extra 50 RMB!” Salman said, spreading his right hand.

Hearing that it was 500,000 in one go, Yue Feng's heart skipped a beat.

Keep in mind, this was 500,000 yuan in the 1980s, an era when even a household with 10,000 yuan was extremely rare.

Even if Yue Feng included all his personal assets, he probably wouldn't be able to come up with that much cash.

Evan, who was standing next to him, had originally wanted to try again, but after hearing Salman offer 500,000 RMB, he immediately fell silent.

This number has exceeded his expectations.

The pair of hybrid falcons in the white robes have additional value; if Evan wants to participate in the bidding, it'll probably be worth at least seven figures.

"make a deal!!"

Seeing that Evan had stopped moving, Yue Feng nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Haha, Mr. Yue Feng, you're so straightforward! I'll handle the rest and try to get all the paperwork done before I leave the country!"
I wonder if I can bring out my pair of white falcons now and show them to everyone! This will be one of the most valuable things I've gained from my trip to China!

"Of course! I'll go get it next door right away!"

Soon, Yue Feng went next door and retrieved the pair of white falcons.

The two young white falcons, wearing hats, perched on Yue Feng's arm, behaving quite calmly.

This pair of white falcons perfectly inherited the key qualities of the great black eagle, such as its body structure and body proportions, only their plumage is different.

Salman grew increasingly fond of them; these two white falcons were almost as big as the hybrid falcons, and they were already well-trained. If he had to nitpick, their only advantages were that they weren't as physically strong as the hybrid falcons and were a year younger; otherwise, they were clearly superior.

After making the exchange, it's a huge win no matter how you look at it.

What excited Salman the most was that the pair of white falcons also wore closed silver leg rings, which indicated artificial breeding, and recorded key information such as the time and number.

There's no way to fake closed metal ankle bracelets. Current technology can't install them on living adults; they can only be worn during the fledgling stage and carried for life after adulthood.

On the White Robe side, captive-bred falcons with a clear lineage and that are also renowned eagles command exceptionally high prices.

Yue Feng's professional practice of putting leg bands on the fledgling eagles has directly elevated the international commercial value of this pair of white falcons by at least one level.

The extra 500,000 is a huge profit! (End of Chapter)