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

Aunt: "Hey, brother, did you catch this from the mountain? What is this? Is it a big guy?"

The second uncle nodded proudly, "Yes! The moose, that's what the villagers call the big guy! Xiaofeng's dogs and the eagle worked together to catch it!

You don’t know, the dogs and the eagles trapped it in the woods. When we arrived, this big guy had consumed a lot of energy and could no longer resist!
Xiaofeng gave it water and tidied it up, then we led it back home!"

When the aunt heard this, she glanced at Yue Feng and said, "Xiao Feng, your hunting skills have improved since last year. You even brought back such a big wild animal! That's amazing!"

Yue Feng also smiled and scratched his head: "Hehe, I'm so lucky to have met you. It's time for our family to get rich! !
Aunt, there are still several roe deer on the sled! Let's clean them up and roast them for dinner!"

"Yes, there are three roe deer!
You don’t know that the dog Xiaofeng trained is very smart. It can cooperate with the eagle to drive the roe deer out of the forest!

Dogs can drive sticks, and we don't have to do anything. We just hold guns and wait for roe deer to come out. A few shots will do the job. Hunting is so easy!" The second uncle continued to praise his nephew.

“Hey, let’s start cleaning up early, aunt, and get some warm water so we can drink the big guy later.

This moose is a female, and it may have a calf. If it has a calf, we won’t kill it, but raise it until it gives birth! We can feed it as a domestic animal then!

By the way, second uncle, is there an old hunter in the village who knows this? Ask someone to touch it!"

The second uncle nodded and said, "Yes, you guys go inside and rest first, I'll go find someone, the old hunter in the village, Uncle Wang, knows this!"

After getting confirmation, Yue Feng nodded and led the hunting team into the house.

Meng Yulan's face was also full of smiles at this moment. Her son led the team to do a great thing and captured a big animal alive, which gave her a great honor.

"Xiaofeng, did you guys have dinner on the mountain?"

"Not yet, Mom. I was planning to catch a sable, so I took a detour to Longling, but I didn't expect to find this big guy.

I was so busy taking care of it that I didn't rest or eat on the way!"

"Wait, I'll heat up your meal!!"

In the yard, a crowd of onlookers surrounded the big man who was tied next to the thatched house.

Xiao Tao and his brothers Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu didn't want to stay in the house, so they drank some water and went out.

The three brothers hung the three roe deer on a pole at the foot of the wall, and skinned, removed the meat and bones from them in front of many villagers who were watching the fun.

After a while, my second uncle came back with an old man who looked to be over 70 years old.

The old man had silver hair and a slightly bent back, but his eyes were very sharp, and he looked similar to Yue Feng's master Zhao Dashan. It was obvious at first glance that he was no ordinary talent.

"Xiaofeng, come and meet your uncle Wang!" my second uncle shouted in the yard.

"Hey, here I come!" Yue Feng responded and pushed the door open.

"Uncle!" Yue Feng was very polite and took the initiative to greet him.

Uncle Wang looked Yue Feng up and down, then asked with a smile, "Are you Xiaolan's son?
Great, our Daliushu Village has another expert hunter! ! How did you think you could bring this big guy back alive?"

Yue Feng smiled and scratched his head: "I figured it out by chance through experimentation!"

Uncle Wang was obviously not satisfied with this answer and continued, “I only went into the mountains when I was young and saw the Ewenki people taming reindeer.

I heard from your second uncle that you fed it a lot of salt water and it became obedient?"

Yue Feng smiled and shook his head: "Feeding salt water is just a way to bring it closer to you and help it relax.

The principle behind this thing is quite simple!

I figured this out from falconry techniques, and after trying it out, I found it worked, so I gave it a try. Unexpectedly, it was successful!
The main thing is, by blocking its vision and making it unable to see anything, the deer's mood will be much more stable than when it has sight!

Replenish it with salt water to restore its strength, and then use salt water to guide it to adapt to the action of being led by a leash. This is the principle.

The time is still a bit short. If I have a day or two to slowly adapt to it, I think it will perform better!
Uncle, can you feel a deer to see if it is pregnant? Can you teach me this skill?"

"Haha, it's just a little trick. If you want to learn, come and watch. I'll teach you!!"

Uncle Wang was very talkative and had a very good impression of Yue Feng. He immediately pulled Yue Feng to the place where the doe was standing.

Uncle Wang reached out and gently touched the moose's abdomen.

The other party was a little wary, and moved its hooves a few steps uneasily, but it was tied up and couldn't escape at all.

Uncle Wang was not discouraged. He stood there and waited for the moose to calm down again, and then continued to repeat the action.

After a few times, the female moose was obviously desensitized and stopped avoiding.

Seeing this, Uncle Wang put his hands on his ears in a trumpet shape, slowly moved closer, and listened quietly.

After a moment, he said, "Nine times out of ten, there is a baby in the belly!"

Yue Feng was watching Uncle Wang's movements and reactions from beginning to end. When he saw that he had come to a conclusion, Yue Feng asked, "Did you hear it with your ears?"

Uncle Wang nodded, then shook his head: "Yes, but not entirely!

The deer fetuses in this season are still very small, and only faint reactions can be heard.

The area from the lower abdomen to the back seat of a pregnant doe will have a certain curvature, and the older the doe is, the more obvious it is! This is one of the reasons.

The second point is to listen quietly and feel the blood flow in its abdomen when it is quiet.

If your ears are sensitive enough, you can hear an extra gentle beat after the heartbeat pumps blood. This is the deer fetus heartbeat!

If these two characteristics match, the probability of accuracy will be more than 80%!
It’s not just moose, the same principle applies to roe deer, sika deer, etc.”

"I've learned a lot, thank you sir!" Yue Feng thanked him repeatedly after hearing this.

"Try it!"

"Okay, let me try!"

Yue Feng gently moved closer and imitated the old man's actions just now to listen attentively.

It's really magical. There are indeed two heartbeats with different rhythms, one big and one small.

"heard it!!"

“Haha, you have good ears too!
Hunters who hunt with guns all year round must protect their ears, especially homemade guns loaded with powder, which are the most damaging to hearing! "

"Hey, we don't need that kind of shotgun anymore, the 56 semi-automatic rifle will be a little more powerful!"

“Using a 56 semi-automatic to hunt, young and capable!
Who did you learn this skill of training eagles and dogs from?"

"Falcon training is a family tradition, passed down from my grandfather. Dog training is something I learned from my master! Let's not stay in the yard anymore, it's very cold. Let's go inside and get on the kang. I have a lot of things I want to ask you!"

"Come on, I'll listen to you, go into the house and get on the kang!
Ever since our group stopped going into the mountains, our Daliushu Village hasn't produced any hunters' guns that are strong enough for hunting for a long time!
You are Xiaolan's son, and you are also from Daliushu Village! Heroes emerge from youth!"

"Hey, you're too kind!"

……

Yue Feng led Uncle Wang into the house, then went straight to the kang, and the two began chatting.

They are all hunters who like to go into the mountains, so there is a lot to talk about.

Uncle Wang was very curious about eagle and dog training, while Yue Feng wanted to learn more about the prey resources and relevant information in the mountain behind his grandmother's house from the old man.

As mentioned before, any old hunter who has been in the mountains for a lifetime, even if he has poor skills, has his own secret resource points.

There are many stories about where there are tree granaries, where bears may be hiding, where you can collect wild honey, where you can hunt wild boars in season, and where you can dig out badgers.

The camp remains the same, but the soldiers come and go. As long as the camp remains, there will be no shortage of prey. It just takes time for the cycle to settle.

Uncle Wang is over seventy years old, and he certainly won't go up the mountain by himself again, so the experience and accumulated resources in his hands will just sit there unused.

In response to Uncle Wang's questions, Yue Feng didn't hide much, except for some details, such as how to train an eagle. He explained most of the processes in detail.

The old man returned the favor and told Yue Feng a few things that might be punctuation marks for Xiong Duncangzi.

Yue Feng has a need for Xiong Cangzi and the like, but his demand is average. He wants more a place like Xia Tuozi Mountain where he can catch sables.

"Uncle, when you were young, have you ever caught sables in the back mountain? Apart from Xiatuozi Mountain and Jindingzi, are there any other good places where there are more sables?" Yue Feng asked frankly.

"Hey, no wonder you were so indifferent to the blind bear! You bastard, you want to catch a sable?"

"Yes! I'm not afraid to tell you that my main purpose of coming here, besides taking my mother back to her parents' home to visit my grandparents, is to catch a sable!
Last year we caught quite a few at Jindingzi and Xiatuozi Mountain, and they all gave birth in the spring!

If we catch more this year, the farm will be able to produce seedlings of a certain size!"

"I actually know a place where the number of sables is no less than that of Blind Camel Mountain. However, that place is too dangerous. I don't recommend you take the risk!"

"Dangerous? How dangerous?"

“The sables in Xiatuozi Mountain mainly spend the winter in caves. There are warm springs with high temperatures, which are good for eating, so there are many of them!

The place I'm talking about has a topography similar to the several large ditches and ponds on the Blind Tuozi Mountain, but there are irregular pits at the bottom of the ditches.

In warm times it is a waterlogged meadow, with decaying leaves mingling with the water and emitting a deadly miasma.

In winter, the miasma has basically no effect on people. The water is frozen and covered with snow, making it look like a flat ground. But if you are unlucky and step on empty space, the water may submerge you in an instant!

There are caves formed by geological structures in many places. Going there to catch sables is profitable, but the risk is also high.

It’s better to go to Blind Tuozi Mountain and Jindingzi. It’s not worth risking your life just to catch this thing!”

Yue Feng listened patiently to Uncle Wang's introduction, and his eyes immediately lit up.

"Is it possible for a person to stay on the sunny side of the place you are talking about? Can a dog be supported on the snow crust?"

"That's not a problem at all!"

"Then there's no danger! We caught him alive, and we won't risk setting traps and traps in the ditch!"

"Then how do you catch them?"

"Hey, use an eagle and a dog! The dog will find the nest, and then find a way to drive the sable out. When the real owner shows up, the eagle will use its claws to capture the sable alive!
All we have to do is stay in a safe place and wait for the dog to bring the sable back!"

"This……"

Yue Feng's words completely confused Uncle Wang, who had been hunting all his life.

Can you catch sables this way?
"Where is this place you are talking about?

I don't want your information for nothing. If I catch him, I'll give you a share of the profits as a token of my respect to you!"

Yue Feng realized that he had gotten almost all the information and immediately expressed his sincerity.

"If you can make sure not to risk going under the ditch, I can really tell you to try this place!
About three kilometers northeast of Xiatuozi Mountain, there is a large ditch running almost due south and due north. On both sides of the ditch, there are at least dozens of small ditches and ponds of various sizes. Standing on a high place and looking down, this place looks like a centipede.

The local hunters here nicknamed this big ditch Centipede Ridge!

Only when the weather is completely frozen will anyone dare to venture out. During the rest of the year, the highly toxic mosquitoes, centipedes, and miasma formed by fermented vegetation alone are enough to make one drink a pot of water! !
Unfortunately, the sables feed on these small animals and are not afraid of the miasma there, so there are quite a few of them.”

Yue Feng was in a good mood after hearing the information from Uncle Wang.

Before today, I was still thinking about the pros and cons of raiding Blind Camel Mountain to catch sables.

After all, it is a good place. If too much prey is overdrawn in a short period of time and the population density is not enough, it will be much more difficult to reproduce again.

Now, with the information from Uncle Wang, there is one more option. If the original number of captures remains unchanged, the pressure of the target task on Xiatuozi Mountain will be much less.

"Your information is so timely! Second uncle, do you know the location of Centipede Ridge?" After hearing what Uncle Wang said, Yue Feng immediately turned around to look at his second uncle.

The second uncle nodded and said, "In Centipede Ridge, there are very few people who go hunting or strolling around all year round.

That place is a bit evil. It looks flat, but if you take a step down carelessly, the roof might disappear!

If you plan to go, no matter what the circumstances, you can't go down to the bottom of the ditch! Otherwise, I won't allow you to go!"

Uncle Wang nodded and said, "Fan Xue is right! There is absolutely no way to go down to the bottom of the ditch, not even in winter! No one knows where under the snow crust lies a mud pit that can trap people!"

Yue Feng nodded: "Don't worry, we value our lives! As long as we can hold up the dog, it'll be fine! If we don't go down, we can stand halfway up the hill. There won't be any pits halfway up the hill, right?"

"That's not true!"

"Hey, Uncle will take us over there tomorrow! Is Uncle Wang free tonight?
It's the first day I met you. Can my aunt stew some roe deer meat for us so that we can have a drink tonight?"

Uncle Wang was not the type to be hypocritical. He was on good terms with Yue Feng and nodded decisively in response to the invitation: "Okay, I have two bottles of good wine at home. I'll go home and get them later. We'll drink some tonight!"

"okay!!"

It didn't take much effort for Yue Feng to become familiar with Uncle Wang. When his second uncle heard this, he immediately got off the kang and greeted his wife and sister-in-law.

The nephew wanted to treat Uncle Wang to a meal, and the old man was very considerate and agreed readily.

My nephew's matter is a big deal, and I can't let him down. (End of this chapter)