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

Chapter 261 The Correct Way to Catch a Sable
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go back and start looking from the beginning!!!" Xiao Tao was the first to turn around and prepare to go back.

The others were also very excited. If they could use this method to find the cave where the sable was hiding under the snow shell, then using the fire attack method would make it easy to catch the little sable.

Seeing this, Yue Feng repeatedly called out to Xiao Tao: "Don't go back. The place we passed was originally a marginal area, and there are footprints and other odors left behind. Going back may not be a good idea.

There are so many gullies and mountain streams around Xiatuozi Mountain. We can't finish searching them in a day or two. Why don't we just start from the front?"

"It seems so! Then let's listen to big brother and start searching from the feet!" Xiao Tao scratched his head and turned back.

Soon, Xiaowen led Dahuang and started a new round of alternative mountain searching and driving sticks.

The difference in dogs' sense of smell is really obvious. Normally, there is not much difference between the performance of Dahuang and Heilang in recognizing and chasing things. However, this time when they were recognizing and looking for the sable cave hidden under the snow shell, there was a clear difference.

Dahuang can clearly identify and lock onto the unique smell of the sable, and after some searching, he finally determines the location of the cave under the snow shell.

But although the black wolf tried very hard, it couldn't even lock onto a stable scent, let alone distinguish the subtle differences in scent beneath the snow shell.

From this perspective, the sense of smell of Dahuang, the leader dog, is superior.

Once you master the method, you will soon make new discoveries.

Dahuang led his men to search along the bottom of the ditch for less than 500 meters and found a cave hidden under the snow shell.

Woof woof woof! !

After Dahuang locked onto the source of the smell, he started barking and using his front paws to dig up the snow crust on the ground.

Seeing this, Xiaowen drew his knife from his waist and joined in the work of clearing the snow shells.

In just two minutes, the snow shell was peeled off, revealing a hole with a side opening underneath.

Yue Feng walked to the entrance of the cave and observed the surrounding situation. Soon his second uncle's previous statement was verified.

These shallow earth holes must have existed originally. If you look closely at the low point on one side of the hole, you can find traces of water erosion.

The old method was used. He continued to collect some dry grass, rolled it into a ball, lit it, and stuffed it into the cave. Soon, white smoke came out from the snow crust on the gentle slope five or six meters away.

“We found the hole, but fumigating it doesn’t seem to be having any effect!

This is such a close distance, could it be the same area where the sable was active before? If the density of these creatures is so high, why would it be so difficult to catch them! "

After observing for a while, my second uncle frowned and said.

Yue Feng nodded: "Indeed, the feeding range of sables should be quite large. It is difficult for a second one to survive within these few hundred meters. There is not so much food for them to eat!"

"That has to be done! There are odors in these holes. Who knows which cloud will bring rain? There are no pine cones around. It would be great if we could get some. Just light a small piece and it will produce a lot of smoke!"

As Xiaowen spoke, he looked around, trying to find a pine torch.

At this moment, Yue Feng recalled what he had done not long ago when he went up the mountain to look for sables. He lowered his head and rummaged through his bag, and soon took out a string of firecrackers.

"It doesn't have to be that complicated. We have this thing! This hole isn't that deep. Two firecrackers will be enough. Just watch me!"

Yue Feng took two firecrackers from the hanging whip, opened the sealing soil behind one of them, buried the fuse of the second one in the black gunpowder exposed behind the buttocks, and then stuffed the firecrackers into the hole.

The fuse of the first firecracker was lit, and then there was a loud bang, the gunpowder burned, the smell filled the air, and a large amount of pungent white smoke was generated in an instant.

The burning gunpowder ignited the second normal firecracker, followed by a muffled bang, and everyone felt that the snow shell under their feet shook slightly.

After two firecrackers, yellow and white smoke suddenly rose from another exit not far away.

Now, if there is a sable hiding in the cave, it will definitely be scared out by the smell and sound. If it doesn’t come out, it can be confirmed that there is no sable.

"Hey, brother, this is a good idea! Let me take over the job of setting off the firecrackers!" When Xiao Tao saw Yue Feng came up with this practical trick, he immediately came over.

There was no need for anyone to drive the stick, and there was nothing to do for everyone to follow the dog, so Yue Feng simply gave all the matches and the whole string of firecrackers to Xiao Tao.

"Here, you are responsible! Be careful with the fuse when you light it, don't let it bounce!"

"Don't worry, I can do this job of lighting a firecracker with my eyes closed without any mistakes! Da Huang, keep searching. If you find anything new, I'll be the one to watch you!"

Xiao Tao put the firecrackers into his bag, then took out a match, stood next to it and held it with his middle finger. Then he flicked the match head lightly with his other hand and the match flew out burning.

Almost all the children in the village can play this trick, but not many are as skilled as Xiao Tao.

Of course, practicing this skill is not without cost. When Li Wentong found his son playing with matches, he whipped him with a triangular whip hanging in the yard for half the night.

The direct result was that Xiao Tao was beaten by his father and didn't get off the bed for three days. His buttocks and back were beaten severely.

After confirming that there were no sables in this cave, Xiaowen led Dahuang to continue searching in front. Because the dog's route was almost always at the bottom of the ditch, the search speed was no slower than before.

Having successfully found the entrance to the hole under the snow shell through his sense of smell twice in a row, Da Huang was extremely excited at this moment. He lowered his head and hummed, searching for the odor molecules in the air and snow layer, comparing them with the fixed smell just now. Once the comparison reached a certain degree of similarity, he would lock the location and start barking.

Everyone's previous judgment was relatively accurate. In this ravine, there was only one sable living there. Xiaowen led Dahuang to search all the way to the end of Waizi, but found nothing new.

However, no one was discouraged. After my second uncle led his men over a ridge, they came to another new ditch.

After moving to the new place, in less than twenty minutes, Dahuang made a new discovery.

Wang Wang Wang!
A rhythmic call sounded, and Dahuang buried his head and started digging again.

Soon, everyone worked together to turn out the hole under the snow shell.

There were also many signs of sable activities at the entrance of the cave, and Xiao Tao quickly arranged the firecrackers in place.

bang~~~
boom!
After a muffled sound, yellow smoke soon rose from under the snow shell more than ten meters away.

Just when no one had reacted, a small brown-gray animal emerged from under the snow shell in a few seconds, and then ran away along the bottom of the pond. "It's out! Sable!!!" Xiaowu was the first to notice it and immediately shouted to warn.

Seeing this, Yue Feng chased after him for a few steps, and then a loud whistle sounded.

Still the same recipe, same taste.

The big black eagle came down like a god. It swooped down and fanned the sable with its wings. It turned in the air and dived again, knocking the sable over for the second time.

This sable was at least one size bigger than the female mink in the pocket, and seemed to be much more resistant to blows. After being hit by the big black eagle's "stun package" continuously, it staggered and struggled to get up and wanted to continue running, but Yue Feng rushed up to it and grabbed the back of its neck.

"Big male mink! Look at the fur, the brightness! So beautiful!"

The moment Yue Feng controlled the big male mink, he determined its gender. It was because the size difference between male and female sables was too obvious.

Soon, other teammates also ran over.

"This leather is so beautiful. The long hairs on it should be called silver needles, right? There are so many of them. Can they be considered baby's breath?" Xiaowen couldn't help but asked excitedly after seeing it.

Yue Feng nodded: "This is the quality of the top male mink's fur. These slightly longer hairs are called silver needles in the jargon. In fact, it is not quite appropriate to call the fur of this mink silver needles. The most appropriate name is gold and silver mistakes. Look, about one-third of the long hairs are shining with golden light!
For leather of this level, the supply and marketing cooperative will not charge extra money when purchasing it, but once it reaches the hands of second- or first-level large leather buyers, they will pick it out and sell it at a high price!

Bring a bag over here, take this big mink back alive and clean it up together!"

"profound!"

Soon, another bag specially for sables was brought over. Yue Feng stuffed the big mink into the pocket, tightened it completely, and the second sable was in his hands!

"Come on, come on, Big Black Hawk is awesome! You caught another beautiful sable, you are so awesome!!"

After packing the prey, Yue Feng took out the meat from his bag and continued to give the working eagle a three-in-one meal of pua, stroking its fur and feeding it rainbow farts.

The big black eagle was particularly excited today. He usually followed his owner out hunting, which was tiring work and he rarely received praise. Although he could eat his fill every time, he could not hear much praise from his owner.

Today is different. I am just helping the master catch a few small creatures which are not much bigger than mice. The battle can be finished in one or two rounds. There is no fighting pressure at all, but I can get a lot of praise from the master and he also touches my fur many times.

The somewhat arrogant big black eagle took the piece of meat fed by Yue Feng and swallowed it in one gulp. It even started to take a snow bath in the snow like an old hen sitting on its nest.

A large amount of snow foam rubbed against the shiny black feathers. After a snow bath, the tiny stains were cleaned by the snow foam, and the black eagle's feathers became more beautiful.

"Hehehe, big brother, we're going to make a fortune this time! If we take Da Huang and go around every pond, we can catch a lot of sables!

Just like the big male mink you just caught that you said was top quality, if you pack up its skin and sell it to a purchasing point, wouldn’t it be worth a thousand dollars?" Xiao Tao came up and said excitedly.

Yue Feng nodded, then shook his head, and said in a complicated tone: "Catch them if you can, but don't go too far!
Everyone, remember not to tell anyone about this trick of catching sables! If it gets out, the sables here will be extinct in no time!"

After hearing Yue Feng's words, the second uncle also echoed: "Xiao Feng is right! The traditional wallet to catch sables is definitely not as efficient as the way we catch them now.

Even though the Qian brothers occupied the leather shop in Jindingzi, they could only make three or five leather pieces at most after working hard for a whole winter!

But look at us, we caught two intact ones in just this morning!
However, high efficiency is not necessarily a good thing. After we sweep a ditch or pond like this, there won’t be many fish left!
This thing is not as fertile as mice. It lays one litter a year, with three or four cubs in each litter. It takes several years for the cubs to grow up after leaving the nest!

If we concentrate on sweeping and catching them all in a short period of time, there may be no more left!

This natural place in Xiatuozi Mountain exists. If we catch them every year in moderation, the benefits will definitely be much greater than catching them all at once!"

After all, my second uncle is older than Yue Feng and the other guys, and he has a longer-term perspective on issues.

While he was saying this, he was also observing the expressions of Yue Feng and several other people out of the corner of his eye.

Old-school hunters still have some respect for the mountains and forests, and know that too much is as bad as too little.

They wouldn't mind killing wild boars, which are harmful to people, but my second uncle would feel a little bit uncomfortable if sables, which are rare creatures in the mountains, became extinct because of greed.

He was absolutely right. As long as the natural ground is there and a certain size of population can be maintained, mink furs can be collected regularly every year.

As long as this method of catching sables is not leaked out, within a certain period of time, the sable resources on the Blind Tuozi Mountain will almost be in the pocket of Yue Feng and his team.

"Using top-quality hunting dogs to find holes and falcons to catch them is a job that requires a lot of skill! Most people probably don't have the skills to do that!

We are here to complete our planned goal. We will capture eight adult female minks from all the gullies and ravines around Blind Tuozi Mountain. As for how many male minks we catch during this period, it will be their bad luck!"

Yue Feng quickly finalized the plan to go into the mountains to catch martens.

The special terrain and environment here result in the number of sables that winter in this area far exceeding that in other mountain forest areas.

The range of the warm springs around Blind Camel Mountain, including the branches below, is at least a hundred miles in radius. The plan to catch eight female minks is definitely within the environmental carrying capacity.

The natural resources of the mountains and forests have not been destroyed, and the ecological niche resources vacated in the second year after the capture of sables will soon be filled by the remaining sables. As long as the population is not harmed, this moderate wild collection behavior will not actually cause much negative impact.

"Listen to Brother Feng! We will collect it when you say so! The sables are a fortune, and we can't take all the benefits for ourselves. Otherwise, the mountain god will definitely not agree!" Xiaowen expressed his opinion repeatedly.

"Listen to the captain!"

"Brother, you have the final say!"

The Zhang brothers and Xiao Tao also expressed their opinions immediately. What the second uncle worried about, that the brothers would have disputes or even disagreements when faced with greater interests, did not happen at all.

Yue Feng was also very satisfied with the attitude of his brothers: "Then it's settled! Behind this is our mink farm seed collection base. Every year we catch some pregnant female minks and use their offspring as seeds.

In a few years, the number of breeding minks at home will increase, and then we won’t have to worry about food and drink even if we play at home every day! ”

4000 words first chapter, there is more to come, but I have to go out at noon, so it may be late



(End of this chapter)