“Xiao Yu, have you had dinner? If not, then eat at my house. Your aunt ordered roe deer meat!” Yue Feng asked casually after hearing the message from his brother-in-law.

“Hey, there’s food stewing in the pot at home! My dad said he’ll call me back in ten minutes, so brother-in-law, you’d better go over there early and wait for it!” Wang Mingyu said sensibly.

“Okay then, let’s go!”

Yue Feng responded and took his brother-in-law to his father-in-law’s house.

He often came here for a walk on weekdays. The watchdog tied in the yard would wag its tail without barking when it saw Yue Feng. Before he even entered the house, he could smell the aroma of cooking meat in the yard.

Yue Feng entered the main room, greeted his father-in-law and mother-in-law, then turned around and pushed the door into the village office.

Wang Jianguo followed suit.

Yue Feng asked: “Uncle, did Brother Ye call to tell you what happened?
The leaves are just beginning to fall, so it’s not time to go up the mountain and hunt!”

“He didn’t say anything specific, but it seemed like he wanted you to help with something. I told him that you had been planning to go up the mountain to hunt eagles today, and after hearing that, he said that was just perfect!” Wang Jianguo answered truthfully.

“Are you asking me to help fix the eagle?”

Yue Feng nodded slightly after listening.

Didn’t Zhang Hongbin ask Yue Feng to help him train a top-quality small eagle to give away last year? Is it possible that this autumn, he is planning to get an eagle for his old man in his family or someone else?

The father and son were whispering to each other when the phone rang and Yue Feng picked up it immediately.

“Hey?”

“Xiao Feng? I’m your brother Jun!!”

“Yeah, I heard what Jun-ge said. I haven’t seen you for half a year. When you are free, come to my house and play!!”

When Yue Feng heard that the other party was indeed Ye Jianjun, he obviously relaxed a lot.

“There’s no rush to go find you to have fun. I have something serious to deal with. Can you help me with some advice and see if you can help me with it?”

“You say!”

“Didn’t you mention to me last time that these domesticated birds of prey can be used to fly in circles and be used to drive birds away at the airport?

In the past month since the beginning of autumn, as migratory birds have begun to migrate, our own airport has experienced several consecutive accidents involving birds hitting aircraft.

The usual methods of beating drums, firing cannons, and casting nets are not very effective after a long time, so our leaders are planning to try this method of using hawks to drive away birds!”

“Hmm? Training eagles and driving away birds is indeed effective! Other birds dare not stay for a long time in places where eagles are active!” Yue Feng gave an affirmative answer after hearing this.

“It’s like this, our leaders have found another way and have found a few falconry experts from Yingtun to guide the falconry training.

I don’t think they can do this job as well as you do. I have seen with my own eyes your skills in hunting Saker Falcons and kicking roe deer!

Isn’t it the eagle season now? Why don’t you get ready and come to our unit for some guidance?

The treatment here is pretty good, including food and accommodation, and travel allowances. If you come to my place, I will treat you properly!”

Yue Feng felt warmed at heart when he heard Ye Jianjun’s introduction.

It is said that the children of the big courtyards are arrogant, but Ye Jianjun is not that kind of person. This phone call now is obviously intended to give Yue Feng a chance.

After all, people have said that the leader found an expert in eagle training from Yingtun, so they are essentially not short of people. It was Ye Jianjun who thought this was a good opportunity to show off, so he fought for Yue Feng.

“Yes, I understand the general idea! I just want to ask a few questions.

First, do we have a hawk? If so, what hawk do we plan to use as the main training target?
Second, how long is the period of the eagle training you mentioned? You know, in a month or so, when the north wind blows and snow falls, we have to go to the mountains to hunt. We can’t leave people alone to deliver goods at home for a long time!
The third point is, can I go alone, or can I bring a few more people with me?
In a good place like your unit, if there is a chance, it would be a good way out to stay here with your skills. If the restrictions are not too strict, I would like to take the hunting team with me to broaden my horizons!”

Before agreeing, Yue Feng very rationally asked a series of questions that he was curious about.

“The eagle hasn’t landed yet, so you need to bring it with you before you come. If it’s not suitable, there are suitable places around that can provide various conditions. Go catch it!
As for the time period, it is not fixed for now. As long as we can teach the eagle training techniques to our comrades in the ground bird-scaring team, there is no requirement to keep them. If there is anything, they can leave by just saying hello. It is very free.

As for your wish to bring someone with you, it’s just a matter of words! If you meet the requirements in all aspects, it’s not impossible to find a way to keep you here!”

After hearing the answer, Yue Feng started to think secretly in his heart.

If you are going out hunting, among the common falcon species, the goshawk is definitely the most practical. After all, it is a forest-dwelling bird of prey and its title as the king of short-range bursts is not for nothing.

However, if used to drive away birds at the airport, the goshawk is not very effective.

The core of bird-scaring at airports is “drive away”. The goal is not to catch a particular bird, but to drive the flocks of birds that may cause a collision away from the airport.

In foreign countries, such as the United States, research on raptor bird repelling is actually many years ahead of that in China. In my previous life, when I was climbing over the wall to check some international eagle training information, I saw the corresponding decrypted content.

Based on this objective experience, Yue Feng feels that among the common birds of prey, the peregrine falcon is the preferred choice for use as a bird-repellent at airports.

The peregrine falcon is the fastest diving bird in the world and can reach an extremely high speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour.

In terms of the ability to convert altitude into speed and accelerate in a dive, the Peregrine Falcon is slightly better than the King of Eagles, the Gyrfalcon. Unless the offer is a benefit that is hard to refuse, Yue Feng is reluctant to leave his own bred Gyrfalcon chicks at the airport to “work”, and as for the main falcon, it is even more impossible.

This concerns the source of breeding seeds at Yuefeng Eagle House. Now we only have a few eagles. It is easy to send them away, but it will have a huge impact on the efficiency of expanding the population.

In this case, catching a few peregrine falcons, training them to fly in circles, and driving them away within the airport is a relatively cost-effective solution.

“Excuse me, where is our airport? Is there a suitable place to catch eagles nearby?

As far as I know, if we only talk about the purpose of driving away birds at the airport, the most suitable species is the peregrine falcon, which is often called the pigeon falcon and duck falcon by the older generation.

Falcons prefer to stay in different places than eagles during migration. I stayed in the mountains for ten days last year and caught many kites and eagles, but only one pigeon falcon! The probability of catching a peregrine falcon in my own field is not high! “

“The airport is in Songcheng. Less than 200 kilometers to the north is Yingtun, which is on the edge of Songjiang River. I heard there are many birds of prey there, but I don’t know if there are any peregrine falcons like the one you mentioned!”

When Yue Feng heard the word Songcheng, his heart was at ease.

Yingtun’er is not called this for nothing. It can be traced back to the time of Nurhaci, the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, when eagles were caught as tribute to the emperor. The descendants of the eagle catchers gradually gathered to form a village and have been passed down to this day.

It is close to the Songjiang River, with abundant aquatic plants and rich fishery resources.

In layman’s terms, the terrain there is similar to what modern people call wetlands, with abundant food, making it very suitable for birds of prey to overwinter.

The migration of birds of prey is along coastlines or large rivers and mountain ranges.

Songjiang is a representative water system, and coupled with the wetland terrain, birds of prey, which are top aerial predators, are definitely indispensable here.

“Okay, I have a rough idea of ​​the place you mentioned!
How about this, you give me a week to prepare, I will go there after I have arranged everything at home! It’s not close from my home to Songcheng, you have to arrange a train ticket or something?” Yue Feng agreed after a brief consideration.

“Train tickets are inefficient. Call me when you’re ready. I’ll have your local garrison send a car to bring you here. I’ll go back and arrange a car to take you home!”

“It’s settled!!”

When Yue Feng heard that the treatment of pick-up and drop-off was fully guaranteed, he readily agreed.

“That’s it for now. Let me know when you’re done. I’ve been at work the whole time!”

“it is good!”

……

After hanging up the phone, Wang Jianguo looked at Yue Feng with some concern and asked, “What’s wrong, Xiaofeng? Are they looking for you to work in another place?”

Yue Feng grinned and said, “I guess so!

It’s a good job, I’ll be working as a technical advisor at the military airport in Songcheng, with good food and drink, and extra subsidies!

Get ready in the next few days, I have to go out for a while!”

“Air Force? I heard that the salary for being a pilot is incredibly high! Let Master Ye help you?”

Wang Jianguo’s eyes lit up when he heard the words “military airport”.

Although the ordinary army and air force are both people’s armies, their treatment is very different. Although Yue Feng has built a new house and his industry has been initially expanded, his life is getting better and better.

But in the eyes of Wang Jianguo, a veteran, it would be extremely tempting if his son-in-law could become a pilot or even just work as a ground staff at the airport.

“Hehe! Xiaona and I got married years ago. Are you willing to let me join the army and fly a plane?
Besides, even if I really wanted to go, I wouldn’t be qualified because I have scars on my body and my eyesight isn’t up to standard!

This time I go back, I will share some things about eagle training and teach them to the people in the army and to drive away birds at the airport. I estimate that I will be back in a month or so at most!

From a timing perspective, coming back won’t delay hunting in the mountains in winter! ”

Hearing his son-in-law say this, Wang Jianguo understood what he was going to do and nodded: “Okay, this is an opportunity to go out and broaden my horizons. Anyway, the autumn harvest is over now, and even if there is anything at home, I can still take care of it!”

“Yeah! Let’s go out for a walk!”

“Haven’t you eaten at home? Your aunt just ordered some roe deer meat, why don’t we have some?” After finishing the business, Wang Jianguo took the opportunity to invite his son-in-law to have dinner at home.

“My pot is cooking! I have to gather people to do the usual work. I won’t eat here. I’ll go back and call people to a meeting after dinner!”

“Then I won’t keep you here!! If you have anything, call home. Normally there are always people at home!”

“okay!”

……

After staying at his father-in-law’s house for less than half an hour, Yue Feng said goodbye and left. He then went directly to Zhang’s house, called Xiaowen and Xiaowu to have a meeting at home after dinner, and also notified Xiaotao, the neighbor next door.

After returning home and having dinner, the four-member hunting team gathered.

Yue Feng briefly explained the general situation and quickly made preliminary arrangements. (End of this chapter)