The 3rd Hunting Eagle
Seeing Yue Feng the first moment he entered the yard, Xiao Tao excitedly shouted, "Feng Ge, let me tell you, our father and son had a blast today!
We caught 16 Sand Grouse, and 13 Flying Dragon! More importantly, the Hunting Eagle I'm holding, which performed poorly yesterday, I've finally got it flying smoothly today!"
After hearing Xiao Tao's report, Yue Feng asked with a smile, "Did you go to Wife Ridge?"
"How did you know?" Xiao Tao looked incredulous.
Yue Feng grinned, "There's a mountain stream there, and a small pool below it, with lots of bushes and large flocks of Sand Grouse! You and my uncle caught more Sand Grouse than Flying Dragon, so I guessed you probably caught them in that spot!"
"Hehe! It was there. Let me tell you, the Sand Grouse there are really thick (meaning numerous)! If I had used the Northern Goshawk you have today, we might have actually caught a whole sackful!
My dad and I are going there again tomorrow! Although the unit price for Sand Grouse is a bit lower than Flying Dragon, the Hunting Eagle gets more chances to strike! I feel like the Mahaozi in my hand isn't too bad either; after getting it flying smoothly, it basically didn't miss any birds this afternoon!"
Yue Feng nodded, "Right! First, adjust the Hunting Eagle's temper and condition, then consider the value of the prey later! As long as the Hunting Eagle in your hand is strong enough, the entire mountain is our hunting ground!"
"Feng Ge, how many did you catch today? You came back even earlier than us father and son?" Xiao Tao asked again.
Yue Feng smiled without speaking, leading him to the storage room next door.
"Wow, you caught so many Gray Dog! You've struck it rich, Feng Ge!"
When Yue Feng asked about the fur purchase price at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, Xiao Tao was there. Even though Yue Feng said the price at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative was slightly low, in Xiao Tao's eyes, it was already a high price.
This cage was packed with Gray Dog, at least six or seven by visual estimation. If sold, how much money would that be!
"I went to the Red Pine Forest. Most of these Gray Dog were probably smoked out of their dens using pine torches!"
"Are these caught alive also sold to the Second Canteen? They don't seem to buy furs, do they?"
Yue Feng replied, "The Second Canteen definitely doesn't buy furs, but Gray Dog meat slaughtered on the spot is also worth more than dead ones! Our advantage in using Hunting Eagle for small hunts is that we can catch live prey!
If we slaughtered them on the mountain, the meat brought back wouldn't be fresh after a night and wouldn't sell for a good price! At worst, I'll wait a bit longer at the canteen, wait for the squirrels to be processed, and then take the furs!"
When he put it that way, it really made sense. When considering problems, Yue Feng was indeed more comprehensive than Xiao Tao.
Just as the two brothers were chatting and idling in the yard, Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu also came back with their Hunting Eagle.
As soon as he entered the door, Yue Feng spotted the large wild rooster Xiao Wen was holding.
"Oh! You guys caught a big wild chicken today?" Yue Feng's eyelids twitched, and his eyes immediately went to the Hunting Eagle in the brothers' hands.
It wasn't easy for a regular Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Female) to take down a wild chicken. Yue Feng deeply understood the difficulty.
Xiao Wen handed the wild chicken he was holding in his left hand to Yue Feng, and with his right hand, he brought the Hunting Eagle to the perch, tied it securely, and then slowly said, "Don't mention it, we almost lost the Hunting Eagle!
Xiao Wu and I had just finished sweeping a ridge, and as we passed a patch of bushes at the bottom of the gully, a wild chicken flushed out from under our feet. Xiao Wu got hot-headed and released the Hunting Eagle. As a result, the big rooster flew two wingbeats carrying Huang Dadan before landing. Xiao Wu and I chased across two mountain ridges before catching up!
This big wild rooster is quite rare, and we brothers couldn't bear to slaughter it, so we brought it back alive! I don't know if the canteen will buy this big wild chicken, but it should be worth something, right?"
Huang Dadan also did a big job! This was somewhat beyond Yue Feng's expectations.
After all, Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu were just starting to learn how to use Hunting Eagle, and it was difficult for them to quickly assist the Hunting Eagle. Although Huang Dadan was bold, its physique was vastly different. Yue Feng had previously predicted that at most, it would dare to go after it if it encountered one, but would give up if it wasn't successful in one round.
He didn't expect it to actually succeed!
Yue Feng also inquired about details such as where the Hunting Eagle's talons struck and the final state of the Hunting Eagle and the prey when they were found.
After listening, Yue Feng was lost in thought.
After organizing his thoughts for about two seconds, Yue Feng slowly and deliberately said, "From now on, if this happens again, don't think about bringing a live wild chicken down the mountain!
Although this thing is worth some money, it's more important to increase the Hunting Eagle's hunting skills and experience!"
"Ah? What should we do then?"
"If this happens again! You hold the chicken down so it can't move, then make an incision on the chicken's head and let the Hunting Eagle eat it alive! When the Hunting Eagle pecks a few times and the chicken struggles in pain, then you let go!" Yue Feng replied.
"Eat it alive? Wouldn't the wild chicken go crazy? And Huang Dadan can't hold the chicken down?"
"Making an incision on the chicken's head is to guide the Hunting Eagle to strike with its talons on the chicken's head. After all, Hunting Eagle eat meat and are used to applying force to tear off meat from the place where their talons are Step on !
They definitely can't hold it down completely, but if the Hunting Eagle's talons are wrapped around the wild chicken's head, and the Hunting Eagle's entire body weight is pressed onto the wild chicken, the chicken's struggling force will put the least pressure on the Hunting Eagle!
As long as the Hunting Eagle successfully completes one 'double-talon tiger hug head', it will know that this is the most effortless way to fight prey! The next time it does the same job, it will use this method, and the Hunting Eagle will hunt more skillfully and effortlessly!
This Huang Dadan is really a big simpleton, it's actually a rare Hunting Eagle that doesn't land killing blows!"
"Is a Hunting Eagle that doesn't land killing blows good or bad?" Xiao Tao leaned over and asked at this moment.
Yue Feng shook his head, "Used well, it's a good thing; a Hunting Eagle that doesn't land killing blows is less likely to lose prey. Used poorly, it's a bad thing. If the wild chicken had burrowed into the bushes after the first wingbeat today, then even if this Huang Dadan wasn't dragged to death today, its large feathers would probably all be broken!"
Hearing Yue Feng's words, Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu exchanged glances, both feeling a wave of lingering fear in their hearts.
"Our Hunting Eagle are basically flying smoothly these past two days, when will we train calling far?" Li Shu, who hadn't spoken, also asked Yue Feng, holding his Zi Yao.
"Tomorrow then! When you come down the mountain tomorrow, don't rush to feed the Hunting Eagle. When you come back, I'll prepare the food uniformly, and we'll train calling far together!
Oh right, yesterday's prey was all sold when we went into town this morning. I've given the accounts and the money to my mom. You guys go and get your money first!"
Upon hearing about getting money, except for Li Shu who remained calm, the three young brothers were all full of anticipation.
The production team only distributed dividends once a year, and even strong laborers didn't get much money after working for a year. But the prey from just one day yesterday could give each person several yuan, which was something they couldn't have imagined before.
Inside the house, Meng Yulan had already sorted out the accounts for them clearly. The total amount of money received from selling goods, who got the rounded-off amount, how much money each person got based on their prey – every item was calculated clearly and was easy to understand at a glance.
What made the brothers even more excited wasn't over yet. After receiving the money, Meng Yulan waved her hand and said, "Xiao Tao, go call your mom and sister over! Xiao Wen, you also bring your old mother over! Oh right, Xiao Feng, go call Li Nainai from next door to come and make dumplings together!
Xiao Feng bought pork belly this morning. We'll take out some pickled cabbage, and tonight we'll all eat pickled cabbage and pork filling dumplings!"
Today's three chapters are complete, continuing tomorrow at noon!