Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain
Chapter 500: Sub-adult goose, there is a surprise
Just now, Yue Feng saw the entire hunting process from beginning to end.
I have to say, these two eagles are very efficient when working together.
If the Black Hawk was alone, facing a group of swans in a defensive formation, it would normally be difficult for him to succeed so easily.
There were two eagles, one cooperated in a feint attack to drive the selected target out of the swan formation, while the other found the right opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
Although the raid did not kill the target instantly, it greatly affected the target’s flight posture in the air, giving the companions a second chance to dive and end the battle.
Now that he had caught a prey, Xiao Tao swung his legs and ran wildly to chase the whooper swan that fell in the distance. Yue Feng did not continue to chase it, but continued to observe with a telescope.
The big black eagle climbed up again and caught up, it seemed that it had figured out the resistance strategy of this group of swans. It was useless to set up a formation and fly around in a circle. It lacked effective attack effect and could only delay time.
The big black eagle picked out another unlucky guy and accelerated in a straight line to catch up.
At this time, the leader goose, who had been commanding the group of swans through loud calls, broke away from the team and took the initiative to come forward, wanting to share some of the pressure with its companions.
Upon seeing this, the big black eagle decisively shifted its target to the larger head goose. It flapped its wings desperately and attacked the head goose’s neck with its claws.
Faced with an almost crushing hunting battle, the head goose was powerless to resist. It bent its neck into a graceful angle to avoid the big black eagle’s claws, but its flying speed was not as fast as the big black eagle. It obviously made an evasive move, but was still grabbed by the big black eagle in mid-air.
This time there was a bit of luck involved. Normally, the black eagle should be able to pluck a handful of feathers and the prey would not be seriously injured. But this time, the black eagle was lucky. The prey had dodged to the limit, and the black eagle grabbed it with its claws and directly clamped the swan’s neck.
One claw clamped the goose, which was equivalent to sentencing it to death. The big black eagle immediately stretched out its other claw to grab it and lock it tightly.
After firmly grasping the prey’s neck, the black eagle lowered its head and bit the swan’s head and neck without hesitation.
We have mentioned more than once how sharp the black eagle’s beak is. It can even bite through the thick fur of roe deer and wild deer in one bite, let alone a mere swan.
With one bite, the outer side of the cervical vertebrae was directly bitten off. The swan, which was struggling desperately with its wings flapping the previous second, suddenly froze as if it had touched the power off button. The strength of its struggle was significantly reduced, and its wings were still spread out due to muscle inertia, falling diagonally from a high altitude.
The big black eagle held on to the neck and refused to let go. It lowered its head and took several bites. When it saw that the prey was completely motionless, it released its claws.
The swan, which had completely escaped the falcon’s throat control, suddenly lost pressure, and its balance of slow descent was broken. Its movements were deformed under the influence of wind pressure, and it soon fell from the sky in a spin.
The leader goose in the flock of swans was successfully shot down by the black eagle by grabbing and biting it just because of bad luck.
The big black hawk had not consumed much energy after catching the second goose, so it rushed towards the group of swans that had not yet dispersed without hesitation.
Without a leader, the flock of geese no longer had a leader to command and restrain them. When the big black eagle attacked the flock, the remaining swans immediately scattered and fled.
The big black eagle randomly picked a fat-looking, slightly slow-flying swan and started fighting with it again. The other swans were in a panic and fled in all directions.
At this time, the little white spear who had caught up seized the opportunity and kicked the prey that the big black eagle was fighting with, and the tiger palm of his right claw accurately hit the back of the sub-adult swan.
The target that was kicked had its feathers flying and was flapping its wings desperately.
Three seconds later, the big black hawk swooped down again and kicked the unlucky guy. This time, the unlucky guy stopped struggling and fell from the sky in a spin again.
It sounds complicated, but in fact the entire hunting battle process is very short.
After three prey were shot down, the big black eagle still had enough energy to continue chasing, but at this moment the swans had dispersed and were fleeing for their lives. The nearest one had flown two or three hundred meters away.
Further east is the river. Yue Feng didn’t dare let the black hawk continue chasing. Even if it caught up, the prey would most likely fall into the river and it would be difficult for people to pick it up.
So, Yue Feng seized the opportunity and blew the whistle.
The whistle is a command. After hearing the master’s curved whistle, the big black eagle gave up the prey in front of it and immediately turned around. Then, it swooped down with the little white eagle one after the other.
“Hahahaha, big brother, we’re lucky! It’s a whooper swan. Look at its size, it’s even fatter than the one a few days ago!”
At this time, Xiao Tao, who had already picked up his first prey, shouted loudly while holding a fat swan.
Yue Feng glanced at the spot where the second and third prey landed, which was only a few hundred meters away. He shouted at the top of his voice: “Pick up the prey first, then bleed it!”
After saying this, Yue Feng also took a big step and ran over.
A minute later, the two brothers finished picking up the three swans. The big black eagle and the little white eagle fell to the ground, waiting for their owner to feed them and reward them like free-range chickens.
Yue Feng took a closer look at the swan’s feather shape and other details and found that among the three swans, two were adults and the other was covered with sub-adult feathers.
This sub-adult cub is about the same size as an adult swan, and is slightly heavier when held in the hand. I touched it through its feathers a few times and found that it was quite fat and round in shape.
“These two are adults, and the dull-colored one is this year’s cub! Don’t just stand there, drain the blood and open the stomach to see if there are any pearls in its belly!”
As Yue Feng spoke, he pulled out the leg plug from his lower back and started working.
It was very simple to bleed the three swans. Just make a cut on the aorta in the neck, then hold their legs with one hand and hold their necks with the other hand to turn them upside down, and blood will soon drip out.
After the blood of the three geese had been drained, Xiao Tao immediately cut open the stomachs of the three swans on the spot.
The crops and lower stomachs were all checked one by one. The first two that were checked were the two adult swans, but no trace of pearls was found in their crops and stomachs except for a few round pebbles and some fine gravel.
“Damn, it’s pebbles again! There are no pearls in the stomach for two days in a row!” Xiao Tao used his hands to pick out the pebbles in the crop, feeling a little frustrated.
Yue Feng’s mentality was quite calm. If every swan had a Dongzhu in its crop, then these Dongzhu would not be worth much money.
After all, the formation of pearls in river clams is a low-probability event in itself.
It is also a low-probability event that the swan preys on river clams and then eats the pearls into its stomach.
The eagle randomly captures a few swans from the flock and puts them into human hands, which is also a probabilistic event.
Probability stacked on probability, Yue Feng doesn’t know what the final probability is, but it must be a relatively small number.
In simple terms, it is normal to have no pearls in the crop. On the contrary, it is extremely lucky to have pearls in the crop.
“Take a break, I’ll take care of the last one!!”
Yue Feng casually picked up the last sub-adult swan, skillfully cut open its abdominal cavity, and picked up the stomach in his hand.
When he touched it, he felt a round foreign object in the crop. Yue Feng’s heart moved slightly, and he immediately used the sharp blade of the leg stick to break the crop open.
A pearl, about the size of a glass ball, appeared among the undigested contents of the crop.
“Haha, look what this is? We two brothers have made a fortune!!”
Yue Feng wiped the pearl with his sleeve and said excitedly to Xiao Tao.
“Oh my god! I was just being lazy, but how come there is a pearl in the crop of Yacheng’s cub? This pearl looks quite big!”
When Xiao Tao saw Yue Feng opened the Big Swan blind box and got the limited edition, he immediately felt jealous.
Yue Feng curled his lips, took the pearl in his hand and examined it carefully for a few times, then said happily: “This pearl is about the same size as the one at home, but it is rounder and better in appearance!! With this pearl in hand, our trip here is not in vain!”
“show me!”
“Here, be careful, hold the pearl firmly, don’t let it get scratched by hard objects!” Yue Feng handed the Dongzhu to Xiao Tao.
The three swans got another Dongzhu. Although it was not as good as the first time when one swan got three pearls, one big and two small, it was also pretty good.
After all, this is a legendary rare jewel. Jun Ge paid 20,000 yuan for the worst one. This one, which is in better condition, must be more expensive.
Xiao Tao held the pearl carefully, looked at it from left to right for a while, and then handed it back to Yue Feng.
“This Dongzhu is indeed of better quality. It looks close to the flawless grade that Professor Wang mentioned! It’s also big enough! What should we do next? Feed the eagle? Or wait patiently?”
Yue Feng glanced at the time and thought for a moment: “Give Ying some more internal organs to eat. There are still a few hours before the agreed gathering time.
Let’s wait a little longer, just in case there are more swans coming!”
“Okay! Then feed me until I’m half full?”
“Well, I’ll feed the rest when I get back!”
Soon, the two brothers used the swan’s internal organs to feed the eagles. They gave each eagle a small crop. After a brief greeting, the three swans were carried back to the dining place and stuffed into the snakeskin bag used to hold prey.
“You have to keep your mouth shut when you meet outsiders later! Even if Brother Jun asks, you have to say no!” Yue Feng reminded him again.
Xiao Tao grinned: “Don’t worry, I’m tight-lipped! We haven’t finished our meal yet, and we’ve been busy for so long, we have to reheat it!”
“Eat first!!”
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While whispering to each other, the two brothers put their lunch back next to the fire, added some straw to make the fire burn brighter, and soon the lunch was heated up again.
After eating and drinking, the two brothers spent the next few hours lying beside the firewood pile and staring at the sky.
The weather was clear and cool in autumn, and it felt nice to be outdoors, but we never saw a new flock of swans pass by.
At three o’clock in the afternoon, it was the agreed gathering time. Yue Feng and Xiao Tao carried the five birds they had caught today, mounted their hawks, and strolled to the gathering place.
Soon, driver Xiao Li drove over. After a brief greeting, the car turned around and headed straight for the airport.
Before four o’clock, the car drove back to the door of the room where Xiao Tao and Yue Feng were staying in the airport guesthouse.
Li Xiaolei, who had come to check several times in the afternoon, immediately ran over to greet Yue Feng and Xiao Tao after seeing them coming back in the car. (End of this chapter)