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

Hearing Yue Feng's evaluation of the mountain site in front of them, Xiao Ying Liu smiled and exchanged a glance with Li Fulin.

"Hahaha, Old Li, are you convinced or not?"

Li Fulin smiled and nodded: "Xiao Feng's eyesight is much better than mine!"
Xiaofeng, you don't know the story behind this. Several years ago, your uncle led me to this area of ​​the reservoir to set up a trap to catch eagles. He used this place to test me!
When I took a look, I saw that it was right next to a mixed forest, with access in all directions, and the place was bright and spacious. Although it wasn't a great place, it was definitely worth a gamble!
As a result, Uncle Liu didn't say anything, but just gave me a look of self-inflicted capture!

Just as you said, I logged off early in the morning, checked the site at noon but found nothing, and by evening, the pigeons had been killed by weasels!
"Your Uncle Liu has been badmouthing me for years because of this!"

Upon hearing about this embarrassing incident involving Brother Liu and Li Fulin, Yue Feng grinned and said, "Haha, I often go hunting in the mountains during the winter, so I'm quite sensitive to the footprints of all kinds of animals!"

If there are no small animals like weasels around here, you can set up a trap and, with a bit of luck, catch an eagle!
However, if it were me, to get rid of the weasels, I would set up nets over there!

Yue Feng straightened up, stretched out his arm, and pointed to the other end of the woods near the gentle slope.

"Using nets on a gentle slope? It's even less windy there. Even a two- or three-year-old adult pigeon would freeze stiff in a day!" Little Eagle Liu frowned slightly as he looked at the spot Yue Feng was pointing to.

Yue Feng grinned: "You don't necessarily have to rely on large terrain to block the wind; small terrain works too! For example, you can build a 20-centimeter-high snow wall on the north side, which will be enough to cover the pigeons' bodies if you block the wind a little!"

Weasels are those beasts; they don't like to forage in the wind! If we set our nets over there, I feel there's a high chance we won't get hurt by them!
Plus, if I bring some things tomorrow morning, the odds are practically guaranteed to be maximizing!

"Brother Feng, what should I bring to ward off weasels?" Xiao Dong asked curiously after hearing this.

Yue Feng grinned: "It's a very common thing. Just take apart a firecracker, light it to make it spark, and the weasels won't come near! These things have a really good nose!"

"Hey, Xiaofeng, that's a good idea! Sometimes when I come here to play online, I also get a headache from these weasels! Let's try it out first thing tomorrow morning!" Little Eagle Liu said with a smile.

Yue Feng nodded confidently: "Give it a try, it'll probably work!"
Should we go take another look over the gentle slope? If not, let's continue exploring the next area; we need to drive back before dark!

Little Eagle Liu knew that time was of the essence, so he said, "No need to go over there, let's go to the next venue!"

Grandpa Liu waved his hand and led everyone to another location.

Heavy snow covered the production roads and paths next to the reservoir area, but Grandpa Liu knew the terrain very well.

The old man walked at the front, head down, hurrying along. After about half an hour, he led everyone to the second grove.

Compared to the first location, this forest has much better terrain and conditions.

Not only is it sheltered from the wind and sunny, but there's also a ridge that blocks the wind from entering the hole. It's surrounded by pine forests on three sides, and it's located far away at the bottom of the ridge, so you can easily spot the small spot suitable for setting up a net.

"Uncle Liu, I think this place is better!" Xiao Dong said after looking around.

"Oh? Tell me, where is it suitable? What's the good point?" Little Eagle Liu asked with a smile.

Xiao Dong pointed to the spot he had his eye on: "There it is! It's surrounded by woods on three sides, and it's also sheltered from the wind. I think it would be a good spot to set the net. I don't know if I'm right!"

Little Eagle Liu glanced at the spot Little Dong pointed to and nodded: "That's a good spot, an old one. I come here to set nets almost every year, and I've cleared away all the bushes and shrubs around it!"

Yue Feng nodded: "This place is indeed nice! But if it were me, I would move the net to another location!"

"Change the location? Xiaofeng, where do you want to set it up?" Grandpa Liu scratched his head, feeling there was no better option here.

Yue Feng pointed to the direction where the river branch extended from his feet towards the reservoir area and said, "The location next to the open space where the river branch meets the woods! I think that's the best choice!"
If I absolutely had to set up a net, I think it would be better than the area on the hillside up there!

Xiao Dong had just gained Grandpa Liu's approval when Yue Feng immediately overturned his judgment, asking curiously, "Brother Feng, what's so good about that place over there? I don't quite understand!"

Yue Feng grinned and said, "It's normal if you don't understand. Actually, the logic behind choosing a venue is very simple. You'll understand it as soon as I explain it!"

After a snowfall in winter, where do the eagles stay in the Dawa Forest of the reservoir area? Their preferred spots are definitely not on the mountains or in the forests!

Let me tell you, the eagles choose to winter around the reservoir not just for the forest!

"What's the point?" Xiao Dong asked curiously.

"The goal is to attract waterbirds and small animals that overwinter in the reservoir area! The water surface is frozen solid, but in places like the river forks, there are still wild ducks, other waterbirds, pheasants, rabbits, mice, and the like that overwintering!"

Eagles only go into the forest at night to roost!
More often than not, in this type of flat, river-tributary terrain, especially near forest edges, the probability of eagles catching them is higher!

"Got it, these places are easier to find food!" Xiao Dong said, his eyes shining.

“That’s right! Grandpa Liu, the location you chose doesn’t prevent you from catching eagles, but it’s more about choosing a location based on the logic of catching eagles in the mountains!” Yue Feng summarized with a smile.

After listening to Yue Feng's analysis, Little Eagle Liu frowned slightly and pondered for a while, then glanced around at the surrounding environment: "What you said seems to make sense!"

But I feel that eagles are used to using the wind to soar and hunt, and that terrain, located at the intersection of three forests, is still somewhat useful!

Yue Feng: "Even if borrowing the wind saves effort, can it compare to squatting on a tree branch and waiting for a rabbit to run into the tree stump?"

There are reed beds not far from the river fork.

If I were an eagle, perched on a nearby tree branch, I could observe a large area below. Wild ducks, waterfowl, or other small animals would surely be nestled in warm, breezy spots! This river fork is quite nice!

Seeing that Yue Feng and Grandpa Liu had a rare disagreement, Li Fulin chuckled and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Hey, Old Liu, young Yue, you two stop arguing!"

"We have extra nets, so tomorrow we'll set up self-trapping nets in both places and see which one makes it easier to catch the goods!"

Yue Feng grinned and said, "Okay! I think Uncle Li is right!"
"Sir, shall we give it a try?"

"Let's give it a try! It's just a matter of preparing an extra pigeon and a net! I understand your reasoning, but I feel that the analytical method is only for catching eaglets, and there should be some differences for adult eagles!" Little Eagle Liu muttered, still somewhat unconvinced.

"Hehe, it's a deal then! Everything's arranged for tomorrow, let's see how it goes! Want to order something or something?"

"How about we make a bet? We'll bet on a night of drinks. Whoever loses has to buy food and drinks, and we men can have a drink!"

"Let's skip the food and drinks and just have hot pot! I've been drinking and partying these past few days and it's given me a bit of diarrhea. I need some hot pot!" Yue Feng continued.

"Alright! Let's have hot pot with mutton!"

"Hehe, this place is settled. There's another suitable venue over there, let's go check it out!"

“Come with me, there’s another nice place. That’s my private plot of land, and I rarely bring people here. But we don’t have any outsiders here today, so I’ll take you to see it!” Grandpa Liu said generously.

"Let's go, let's get some benefits and broaden our horizons!" Yue Feng readily agreed. Yue Feng was quite happy that Grandpa Liu would take him to his private plot of land to catch hawks.

You have to understand, this is the old man's livelihood. The fact that he's willing to bring people over shows that he doesn't consider Yue Feng and Xiao Dong as outsiders.

The group followed Grandpa Liu through many twists and turns for nearly forty minutes before finally stopping beside a hawthorn grove near the reservoir.

Grandpa Liu pointed to the general area: "Look, it's over here! People used to live in this hawthorn grove a few years ago, but it was abandoned later. They only come to harvest hawthorns in the fall!"

Don't let the unassuming location fool you; it's a great place to catch eagles!

Especially on a clear day after a snowfall, if you can see an eagle in the sky, you're almost guaranteed a kill!

Yue Feng was an extremely intelligent man; he only needed to glance at the scene to understand why it was so easy for the eagle to disembark.

This area is close to the reservoir dam, so from an airflow perspective, eagles can easily take advantage of the airflow.

Moreover, the hawthorn grove is flanked by shallow water areas of a reservoir on both sides. These areas are warm, sunny, and offer more opportunities to find food among the grass on either side of the shallow water.

Even from a great distance, I can see water birds moving around over there.

"This place is really nice! Especially down here. If I'm not mistaken, the water isn't too deep under the ice, is it?" Yue Feng nodded in affirmation.

Grandpa Liu nodded: "That's right! Many of the waterbirds that overwinter in this reservoir area are active near this shallow water area! As long as eagles come to hunt, they are especially easy to spot the traps that have been set up!"

If the weather is good, you can even set up a net here; the chances of eagles catching a hawk are extremely high!

"Yeah, these few areas should be enough! As long as there are eagles in the low-lying forests around the reservoir, I don't think it will be a problem for them to guard it for a day or two!" Yue Feng nodded in agreement.

"Brother, don't we need to clean up the snow foam and stuff beforehand?" Xiao Dong asked curiously.

Grandpa Liu waved his hand: "No need, there are four of us, not like I usually do things alone! We can get it done tomorrow!"

"Then let's turn back! We've gone this far, it'll be dark by the time we get back!" Yue Feng suggested.

"Let's go! Let's go home and have a drink!" Little Eagle Liu waved his hand and turned to walk back.

Yue Feng followed behind the old man, striding forward.

After walking for nearly ten minutes, suddenly, a sharp, piercing eagle cry rang out from the forest.

Yue Feng immediately stopped and looked up sharply in the direction from which the eagle's cry came.

"Judging from the sound, it's the cry of a large eagle!" Yue Feng couldn't help but say.

"It's in that little grove! Hehe, we haven't even set up the net yet, we've already made sure to get the minimum!" Grandpa Liu pointed in the direction and said with a chuckle.

Before it snowed, Little Eagle Liu wouldn't have dared to say that, but after it snowed, and with snow this thick, more than ten centimeters deep, based on Grandpa Liu's previous experience, these eagles that show their heads early are easy to catch. Once the nets and bait are set up, it's practically free.

The old man was quite optimistic, but Yue Feng was a little doubtful. He listened carefully and there were no more cries, then he said, "There are not only eagles in the forest, but there might also be nocturnal owls like the Hate Fox or the Forest Owl!"
Eagles rarely make noise under normal circumstances, except during the breeding season when their territory is invaded; only then will they cry out in broad daylight!

Li Fulin nodded slightly upon hearing this: "Xiaofeng's analysis makes sense. Once the eagle enters the forest, it becomes mute, unless it is affected by some natural enemy!"

Grandpa Liu waved his hand: "Even if there are night owls, I'm not afraid. If they don't notice me, they could easily lose their lives if they are ambushed!"
It has now been discovered that no bird of prey can threaten the eagle in broad daylight!

Even the Hate Fox couldn't gain any advantage when fighting the Great Eagle during the day!

Since we can't help, let's not worry about it. If it gets easily killed by night owls, it probably isn't very capable. If we catch it, we'll just release it!

To be fair, the old man's theory wasn't wrong at all. He was an eagle expert who understood birds of prey far better than the average person, and he saw things very clearly.

After this little incident, the group turned back and continued on their way, returning almost the same way they came to where they parked.

He got in the car, opened his shoes to empty the snow, and then drove back home, arriving just before dark.

Instead of eating at home that evening, Xiao Dong drove several people directly to a roast duck restaurant.

Since they were already there, Yue Feng and Grandpa Liu didn't stand on ceremony. They ordered a few signature dishes, found a private room, and quietly ate, drank, chatted, and talked.

Yue Feng felt more relaxed while having dinner with Grandpa Liu and Uncle Li. He poured himself a glass of wine and sipped it slowly, listening to Grandpa Liu and Uncle Li reminisce about their youth, which was quite enjoyable.

After downing half a glass of wine, Yue Feng felt his stomach starting to rumble.

I went to check out the venue this afternoon, and when I opened my mouth to talk, I swallowed a bellyful of cold air. Now that I've had some hot food and drinks, I might get diarrhea!

Yue Feng stood up, greeted them, and then walked towards the restroom outside the private room.

After a satisfying release, Yue Feng squatted in the toilet for a good ten minutes before finally coming out.

As I passed by the door of another private room, I suddenly heard some noises coming from inside.

"Brother Chao, just trust your brother. I've already asked a friend to contact a professional about this. They'll definitely arrange everything perfectly for you!"

The voice sounded familiar, and Yue Feng instantly realized who it was.

Li Wenhu!
Li Wenhu, Brother Chao.

Could it be that Li Wenhu and Zhang Chaochao were also eating at the roast duck restaurant?
With a sudden thought, Yue Feng immediately squatted down on the spot and pretended to tie his shoelaces, while listening to the voices inside.

"If we want to make a splash, we can't just find some mediocre players to play with! We need someone like the expert who played with the rabbit and tiger that Jianjun found, someone with exceptional skills!"

This top-quality white eagle in my hand is not only incredibly strong, but also extremely fast. If trained properly, it's caught not only red-haired rabbits, but even foxes! I'll need to find a decent expert to handle it!

Li Wenhu: "The heavy snow has affected the construction progress at the kiln pit. Otherwise, I would have arranged for a few people to give them some more..."

"No need, we don't do low-down things! Whatever we do, we do it honorably!"

Yue Feng was listening intently when a waiter carrying dishes approached. Upon seeing this, Yue Feng immediately stood up and, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings, continued walking back to his private room. (End of Chapter)