Chapter 150 Looking for the Eagle
“I think, since this eagle is so smart, it would be great if it could help me find prey in the sky. Once it finds the prey, it will come back to tell me, and then I will lead the dogs to chase it! This is much more efficient than the dogs chasing the prey!

What do you think, if the eagle’s IQ is fine, how should I train it to achieve this goal?” At this point in the conversation, Yue Feng humbly asked Chen Pao for advice.

As for the basic falconry training, Chen Pao has no experience with it, so it is hard for him to say anything. However, Yue Feng’s current advanced training program has gone beyond the ordinary falconry training stage.

Chen Pao has been playing with dogs all his life. If the IQ of this Saker Falcon is similar to that of a dog, then some of the experience in training dogs can be applied to training eagles.

After listening to Yue Feng’s thoughts, the old man frowned and pondered for a while. He did not rush to give his opinion, but raised his head and asked: “How did you train this Saker Falcon to fly around like this and then dive and attack when it sees its prey?”

Yue Feng did not hide anything and said openly: “I used the bait swinging method, which is to use a man-made fake bait to let the eagle establish a corresponding conditioned reflex connection with the fake bait and food, and then…”

Yue Feng told Uncle Chen all the details about how he had trained the Black Hawk in the recent period.

After listening to it, Chen Pao nodded and said, “This method is very clever. It can establish a corresponding connection between the eagle and the human through the fake bait as an intermediate device!

I think if you want an eagle to help you find prey, it’s best to try it based on this training method!”

“For example?” Yue Feng frowned slightly when he heard this, as if he was thinking about something. He had a little inspiration, but it was floating in his mind and he couldn’t grasp the idea.

“If I use the same mindset as training a dog, and I want the dog to help me find prey, there will be several steps!
The first step is to let the dog recognize the prey and know that this is what I want. Usually the easiest step is to feed the dog with prey so that it can remember the smell of the target prey!
Secondly, I want to train the dog to find prey, and it would be best if the dog prepares the prey in advance.

For example, if you want to train a dog to search the mountains for pigs, the first step is to feed the dog wild boar meat. The second step is to catch a smaller wild boar in the mountains with a trap in advance, and set a specific prey for the dog when it goes up the mountain to search.

The third step is that I will deliberately leave the scent of wild boars along the way, take the dog, and chase these cold boars, and finally find the wild boar target I prepared in advance!
The fourth step is to train the dogs on the skills of hunting pigs, such as where to bite, how to divide the work among the dogs, and what is the best solution. The dogs can learn in actual combat. I only need to give positive or negative feedback at the critical moment. After one or two experiences, the smart dogs can learn this process! “

Chen Pao really did not hide anything when it came to treating Yue Feng. When talking about this, he directly explained in great detail the method of training a dog by dragging it, which he was good at.

Yue Feng listened to Chen Pao’s sharing very seriously, frowned slightly and said: “It is easy to let the eagle recognize the prey. I can also catch a live prey and give the eagle a chance to join the battle.

But how can it find someone to report the prey after it finds it? Dogs have the nature of wolves, and they regard their owners as the boss of the pack. Hunting is a team behavior.

The eagle is different, it likes to be alone, it is absolutely opportunistic! “

Chen Pao nodded: “There is indeed a difference in this regard, and we can’t just apply it mechanically!
If you can’t achieve it all at once, then continue to break down the final training requirements into smaller parts!

For example, the story of an eagle finding its prey and informing people can be broken down into the following: the eagle first finds the prey, and then after successfully catching the prey, it takes the prey to find people to claim the reward.

After this conditioned reflex is formed, if the prey target is changed to a larger individual, the eagle cannot carry such a large individual, but still wants to find someone to claim the reward, will it be possible to guide it to find someone to report the news?
Or change your idea. Use your lure without meat on it. When the eagle sees the lure and comes down, you can take the opportunity to exchange the lure under its claws with the meat. Will it understand your exchange?

If you can understand this, then you can go to the mountains and become an eagle normally. When you find prey, let the eagle use the prey to exchange for food from you!
Once the eagle finds its prey and captures it, it will have the idea of ​​exchanging the prey for a reward. Later, the type and size of the prey will be increased. If the eagle finds that its own strength is not enough to hunt successfully, people can use appropriate methods to guide it, so that it can find someone to report the news!
Reporting the news is actually equivalent to receiving a reward. How to grasp the specific scale requires a little bit of training and testing!
Of course, my idea is just a presumption. You have to check the specific situation yourself. It is for reference only!”

It’s true, after listening to Chen Pao’s divergent analysis, Yue Feng actually had some vague ideas.

Now that he had the Big Black Hawk in his hands, the project of following the flying circle had been almost completely consolidated. As long as Yue Feng needed it, it would not be difficult for the Big Black Hawk to fly for two hours.

If the logic test of exchanging lures for food can be passed, the black eagle may actually understand the behavior of exchanging prey for food rewards from its owner.

By the way, in addition to the previous logical analysis of eagle training, you can also let the dog be the coach!

The black wolf is so smart, if it could demonstrate it to the big black eagle, wouldn’t it be easier for the eagle to understand some of the behaviors?

The dog and the eagle cannot communicate with words, but simple body language can be used to communicate with each other. There is a way.

“After your analysis, I think I have an idea! I’ll try it out when I get home!”

“Haha, when people deal with animals, there are only a few tricks. Even if there are misunderstandings in the process, as long as the result is what you want, just reinforce the result and let the animal remember it!
I remember that I raised a spotted dog a few years ago. The dog was not very coquettish and was small in size. It was one and a half years old. It followed a pack of dogs to go hunting in the mountains. The first few times it encountered wild boars, it didn’t even dare to bite them.

Later, the dog gang trapped a sow weighing more than 200 pounds. I tried to bleed the pig with a stab knife, but the pig suddenly slapped me in the face and I staggered and almost fell! The stab knife in my hand was not accurate and stabbed the wild boar’s back door!
Blood was gushing out of the wild boar’s back door. When the spotted dog saw that I was injured, it screamed and started to bite the wild boar’s back door.

I saw the spotted dog opening its mouth at the wild boar’s back door. Apart from the lead dog, the second reward was given to this spotted dog. Just like that, the wild boar was knocked down. From then on, this spotted dog became the dog that specialized in biting the back door!
You know, dogs that like to take advantage of the back door are rare. When I went up the mountain to drag the puppy, I deliberately used a knife to stab the wild boar’s back door. But the trick that worked on the spotted dog before was not effective on other dogs. No matter how I taught it, it would not work!”

“Well! Well! It’s true that a dog that can sneak out the back door cannot be taught simply by being taught! I have four big dogs at home now, and the big black dog that Uncle Zhao gave me is also a dog that can sneak out the back door!
A few days ago, when we went up the mountain, a pack of dogs encountered an armored wild boar. Dahei and Xiaohua wanted to bite it with their claws, but they were thrown away and stunned by the wild boar. In the end, the big black dog bit the wild boar’s testicles and finally found a nest!

Uncle Zhao said that this black dog was also born to Zou Qige’s bitch! The dog was quite smart. When he was taken to the mountains to hunt bears and something happened, he knew to hold the man’s severed hand and go home to report the news! Later, I helped Zhao Yuanjie get revenge, and he sold this big black dog to me! ! “

Chen Pao listened to Yue Feng’s words thoughtfully, and said a little later: “The child born from Zou Laoqi’s bitch must have a big skeleton!

Now that the blue wolf is gone, you have this big black dog that can bite testicles. If the dog gang goes up the mountain and encounters an ordinary wild boar, it will basically not suffer any loss!”

“Hey, this big black dog is quite smart. He beat all three dogs I brought back from your place! I named him Black Wolf!
Now these four dogs can’t run rampant in the mountains and forests. Wait until next autumn, when the four wolf-blood cubs at home grow up, and then we’ll see, it will definitely be a different situation!”

“Okay! When I have time, I’ll go to your house to play with you, see the big black eagle you mentioned, and see how the wolf cub at home is doing in your hands!”

“You’re welcome anytime! There’s nothing else to do. You can stay at my house for a few days! We’ll go up the mountain, and you can take a stroll with us. My Red Army brother is afraid that something might happen to you going up the mountain alone. If you go with a few of us, he won’t mind!” Chen Pao shook his head decisively, and said in a carefree tone, “No, I’m not going. A man should keep his word. If I promised not to go up the mountain, then I won’t go!

It’s getting dark, when are we going to go find that slow-moving eagle?”

Yue Feng glanced out of the window. The sun was setting, with only a last ray of afterglow left. He estimated that in another half an hour, it would be completely dark.

“Let’s go now! The big eagle is blind at night, and there is no moon today. As soon as the sky clears, the black eagle will definitely find a place to stay for the night! Let’s leave from home now, and we will be almost there by the time we reach the Muling River!”

“Let’s go! My dear, please prepare dinner at home and let Xiaofeng stay overnight!” Chen Pao made the plans for the second half of the journey in advance without even discussing it with Yue Feng.

Yue Feng was mentally prepared for this before coming. After all, he brought a trap with him. If he couldn’t catch the eagle with the bamboo pole, he would still have to use the trap. It would be difficult for him to return home tonight.

Soon, Yue Feng, Chen Pao, and Chen Hongjun went out, carrying a four or five meter long bamboo pole, a backpack, and each carrying a flashlight with new batteries.

Just as expected, when people walked out of the village and arrived at the Muling River, it was already dark.

It gets dark early in the Northeast. On moonless nights, it is so dark that you can’t see your hand in front of you.

Yue Feng and his three companions were familiar with the terrain of the area near the river. Besides, it was winter now and the river had already frozen solid, so there was no danger at all.

“Xiao Feng, where should we look first? You are the captain, you have the final say!” Chen Hongjun asked, carrying a bamboo pole.

Yue Feng did not hesitate, raised his hand and pointed to the forest closest to the production road: “Come next to it! Start from the nearest one! This eagle spends the night, and generally won’t land on a high tree branch, because it’s cold up there! When you shine the flashlight, just scan its white belly!”

“go!”

After a brief conversation, the three of them split up, each choosing a direction and starting searching along the border area of ​​the grove.

The search lasted for more than an hour. The flashlight illuminated several birds that spent the night on the trees in the grove, but there was no trace of the slow-flying eagle.

Chen Pao was quite cheerful when he went out, but the more he searched, the heavier his heart became. Later on, he just shone the light from tree to tree and stopped talking.

After searching for a long time, they found many other birds such as turtledoves and sandpipers, but there was still no trace of the eagle.

The three people searched three forests along the river one after another, but still found nothing.

“Did it fly too far? If not, let’s go back! If it’s lost, it’s lost. We were not meant to be together!”

Chen Pao was silent for a long time, as if he had accepted the reality of losing the eagle, and spoke in a low voice.

Yue Feng was about to respond when he suddenly heard the faint sound of two bells coming from afar.

“Don’t talk!” Yue Feng shouted in a low voice, and immediately put his hands on his ears, holding his breath and listening attentively.

The bell sound was no longer audible.

Is it an illusion? No, it must be the sound of eagle bells!

Yue Feng was so familiar with the sound of the large bronze eagle bell that there was no way he had heard it wrong.

At this time, the bell sounded again.

“Here! Follow me back to the second to last forest we just passed!” Yue Feng heard it carefully this time and immediately walked back with a flashlight.

On the way back, he heard the sound of bells again. Soon, Yue Feng followed the sound and came to a poplar tree that was almost as thick as a man could hug.

Here, Chen Pao and Chen Hongjun searched around with flashlights but found no trace of the eagle.

Yue Feng held a flashlight and searched the branches on the south side of the poplar tree trunk one by one. About five or six meters above the ground, he found a slow-moving eagle squatting on the horizontal fork next to the trunk.

At this moment, the slow-peaked eagle was standing on a branch with one leg, its feathers fluffed up like a ball, its head buried in the gaps between its wings. When the flashlight shone on it, its yellow-white belly was exposed.

“Found it! The eagle is here!” Yue Feng greeted in a low voice, and soon Chen Pao and Chen Hongjun also came over.

Chen Hongjun followed the light of Yue Feng’s flashlight and saw the location of the eagle. He said, “Damn! This guy is hiding well! When I found this tree earlier, I searched around it in circles. I didn’t expect it to land so high. It must be five or six meters high, right?”

“What should we do next? Use a rope? The bamboo pole probably can’t reach this distance! If not, ask your brother Jun to go home and get some foot pegs and climb up!”

Chen Pao also looked him up and down, feeling a little unsure.

(End of this chapter)