The Top Fishing

Having slept for less than five hours, Lin Yang got up early and set up the falcon stand.

Falcon training doesn’t wait for late risers, as every morning is when raptors are most alert. He stood with it in the house for over half an hour, and as daylight brightened outside, the falcon’s state of alert, with glaring eyes and drooping wings, gradually diminished.

Lin Yang didn’t rush to feed it but supplied it with plenty of fresh water instead.

After the little guy perched itself and passed a fully watery "water strip" droppings, Lin Yang then opened the cabin door and took the falcon outside with its stand.

Thanks to the efforts made early in the morning, the falcon’s behavior had improved a lot compared to the day before. It still perched on his arm, but although its eyes still observed its surroundings, after one failed attempt at escaping, it behaved without any further fuss.

Lin Yang also didn’t rush to start live broadcasting in the morning; instead, he carried the falcon with him as he nonchalantly went to check the traps.

This was also a key step in falcon training. Spending long periods with the falcon can quickly reduce its alertness and get it accustomed to the presence of humans. Once its weight was slightly reduced, food could be used to enhance the relationship, gradually establishing a positive conditioned reflex.

Luck wasn’t on his side that day; having carried the falcon around the hunting ground for a good while, he only managed to catch one wild rabbit.

Lin Yang didn’t mind, simply picked it up and walked back. Once back at the camp, he supplied it with plenty of water again.

For the next two days, he almost constantly repeated this action—only offering water, not food.

The Spear Falcon grew increasingly intimate with humans, and its craving for food grew more intense. After it made a move to snatch a cooked rabbit leg from Lin Yang during a meal, he felt it was almost the right time.