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

Upon hearing Yue Feng's reminder, Zhao Hongbo's shoulders twitched instantly, and he gripped the rifle tightly in his hand.

He deftly disengaged the safety, turned sideways, and pulled the bolt back to chamber a round.

"Chase them! You take care of the dogs, I'll do the shooting!"

Zhao Hongbo knew that Yue Feng's hunting dogs were very obedient and had a strong ability to execute orders, which is why he said that.

“Okay! You take the lead, and I’ll support you!” Yue Feng immediately agreed.

"rush!"

Zhao Hongbo gave a shout and immediately went into battle mode, taking long strides to chase after the direction the hunting dogs were barking.

Looking at the other side of the shady slope near the bottom of the ravine, two bears, one large and one small, had already been caught up by Canglong and his two henchmen.

The injured mother bear, with bloodshot eyes, stood upright and frantically hissed, growled, and howled at the hunting dogs.

Beside it, a half-grown bear cub weighing only 150 or 160 pounds also adopted a menacing posture with its fur standing on end, and the two sides were about to clash.

The Azure Dragon has followed its master into the mountains and has witnessed many different kinds of battles, so it has a wealth of practical experience in dealing with large prey.

It knew that its owner was carrying a gun and had the three of them track scents to find prey, not to kill the prey like they were hunting wild boars, but simply to maneuver and put pressure on them to slow down the prey's escape.

The real weapon of mass destruction is the master's hunting rifle, not the sharp teeth of his three brothers; this is a lesson that Azure Dragon has long understood.

With a leap, the Azure Dragon soared over a clump of bushes, seemingly poised to charge into a bloody battle. However, as soon as its front foot landed, it immediately retreated to the side, making a bluff.

Upon seeing this, the mother bear, who had stood upright, made a move to pounce and attack, but before her front paws touched the ground, she had only gone about two meters when she realized she had been tricked, and the hounds retreated to a safe distance.

The vegetation around the bottom of the ditch was relatively sparse, but it still affected the dog's agility. The three Azure Dragons kept a distance of more than ten meters from the mother bear and her cub. Even if the bear charged with all its might, the dog could turn around and run away.

The dog's taunting actions like jumping and leaping have almost no consequences, but it's a different story for the mother bear with a gunshot wound to the shoulder.

Its gunshot wound has not yet completely stopped bleeding. After this attack, the wound on its shoulder, which had already closed up, has torn open again, and the blood is dripping out more than twice as fast as before.

The mother bear tilted her head and licked her shoulder, then bared her sharp teeth and growled again.

At this moment, the leopard and the wolf brothers also adopted an offensive posture, one in front and one behind, to guide their prey to defend.

Charge forward, stop abruptly, and maneuver to the side to return to a safe distance.

Using the same tactics and methods, the two bears were kept on their toes by the hunting dogs' seemingly startled behavior. Time was being bought off, but for the dogs, there was no danger at all.

After several attempts, the mother bear stopped paying attention to the three slippery hunting dogs and turned to disappear into the woods.

The underage bear cub beside it followed its mother and ran forward.

Seeing that its prey was about to escape, the Azure Dragon barked a few times and charged forward again.

This time he changed his target. Running quickly, he rushed towards the smaller bear cub and bit its rear end.

The bear paused, turned its head, and retaliated by scratching with its claws. The azure dragon nimbly retreated again, closing the distance between them to about five meters, and they faced off once more.

This half-grown bear cub clearly lacked its mother's fighting spirit and patience. After feeling threatened by being bitten on the buttocks, it chased after the Azure Dragon at full speed.

In a fight between a single bear cub and a Azure Dragon, the bear has an absolute advantage, being tough, agile, and much heavier.

However, the battle relies mainly on wisdom. Canglong knew the relationship between the bear cubs and the mother bear. As long as the bear cubs were held back, the mother bear would definitely not leave on her own.

As I said before, the master's goal is simply to keep the prey occupied; there's no need to risk his own life.

So, when the bear cubs caught up, Canglong took a few steps back and joined up with the other two brothers.

The bear cub continued the chase, and before it knew it, it was led by the Azure Dragon into the three brothers' attack zone.

The three hunting dogs turned around and bit at the same time in perfect unison, instantly knocking the bear cub, which weighed over 100 pounds, to the ground and causing it to frantically shake its head and bite.

In a one-against-three situation, the bear cub was completely outmatched. It only managed to grab a bit of the dragon's back fur, without even touching its skin, but was instead knocked to the ground by the three hounds, which disrupted its balance.

The mother bear, who had charged forward less than ten meters, saw her cubs being knocked down and attacked by the hunting dogs, and roared as she turned back.

Before the mother bear even reached them, the three dogs scattered and retreated, barking and confronting each other once more.

The bear cub that had been ganged up on quickly got up, with a bloody gash torn open on its jaw, and two more superficial lacerations on its neck and back.

Black bear cubs have much thinner fur than their mothers, and the sharp teeth of Canglong's three hounds can penetrate their defenses.

In other words, the mother bear is difficult to deal with. If a lone cub is spotted by a pack of dogs, they can easily kill the cub without the hunters having to lift a finger.

The battle between the hound and the black bear mother and cub seemed complicated, but actually, not much time had passed.

At this moment, Yue Feng and Zhao Hongbo also rushed up from below the ridge. After confirming each other's positions, Zhao Hongbo leaned his gun against a crooked yellow pineapple tree.

"Xiao Feng, call the dog!"

Yue Feng immediately ordered, "Azure Dragon, feint an attack from the right flank! Greedy Wolf, lie down where you are! Leopard, move to the left flank and get out of position!"

At the command, the three dogs immediately coordinated their movements, thus revealing the best shooting view.

The azure dragon feigned an attack from the right and charged forward a few steps. The mother bear immediately stood upright again, exposing her entire torso and abdomen. This provided the archers on the ridge with the best possible shooting conditions.

Bang bang bang!
Zhao Hongbo held his breath and, without hesitation, pulled the trigger, firing three bursts in quick succession.

The mother bear, who had just stood up, suddenly had a bloody hole the size of a wine cup appear on the V-shaped area of ​​her white fur.

Rifle bullets have high kinetic energy; they go in through a small hole and come out through a large hole, leaving a fist-sized bloody hole in the back of the prey.

As the mother bear fell from her forelimbs after being shot, a second bullet struck her.

This time it's the head.

Even the robust skull of an adult black bear couldn't withstand the terrifying destructive power of the bullet; the skull was instantly ripped open, and yellowish-white matter was scattered all over the surrounding grass.

Awoo!

The mother bear, shot, let out a mournful cry, her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground. Her hind legs twitched a few times, and she was clearly about to die.

The bear cub that wasn't the first target quickly approached its mother, licked its wounds, and let out a low howl.

Its small body stood in front of its mother, revealing its still-growing milk teeth, and it emitted a series of barking sounds to scare the hunting dogs away. Seeing the mother bear shot dead by its owner, the three hunting dogs immediately revealed their ferocity.

Canglong took the lead, accelerating forward and leaping, pouncing directly at the bear cub's throat.

The immense kinetic energy knocked the bear cub to the ground, and the other two dogs immediately rushed to take its place.

The three hunting dogs instantly took control of the situation, tearing at the half-grown bear cub.

Even though Zhao Hongbo had some expectations for Yue Feng's hunting dogs, he still couldn't help but shout "Beautiful!" after seeing the series of reactions just now.

Zhao Hongbo said, "You've trained this dog incredibly well! It's like a human; it understands everything you say!"

Yue Feng put down his gun and grinned: "Hehe! This was set up by my master. I was just lending a hand at most!"
These dogs have been trained for several hunting seasons and are now at the peak of their skills, physical fitness, and experience!
"How about that? Does it look decent?"

"It's not just 'like' it, it's absolutely perfect! Look at how they worked together to subdue the bear cubs just now. Their coordination was absolutely perfect, and the series of movements from the lead dog's pounce to its bite were also spot on!"

Those who know how to appreciate it will understand the intricacies, while those who don't will only enjoy the spectacle. Zhao Hongbo, from a family of hunters, undoubtedly truly understands hunting dogs in actual combat.

The Azure Dragon's movements just now were almost perfect; its power, speed, precision, and timing of the bite were all flawless.

"That bear cub is still on the ground, we haven't killed it yet. Let's talk now, we'll finish cleaning up first!"

Yue Feng was worried about his dog, so after showing off, he immediately ran down the ridge.

Soon the two arrived in front of the bear cub.

The three dogs worked together perfectly, pinning the bear cub to the spot, rendering it completely immobile, only able to let out tender howls.

"What should we do? Kill him? Or keep him alive? This kid is at most a year and a half old!" Zhao Hongbo asked.

If it's a bear cub that hasn't opened its eyes yet, Yue Feng will consider whether to keep it, whether he raises it himself or sends it to a zoo or something similar, it will always be of some use.

These bear cubs, having lived with their mothers for a year or two and fully awakened their wild instincts, have absolutely no value in being kept as pets.

"Kill them! They're useless if they stay! They dare to come down the mountain and ruin the crops; they deserve what they got!" Yue Feng said decisively.

Zhao Hongbo didn't hesitate. Holding the short-handled spear, he thrust it directly into the gap between the hunting dogs.

The spearhead pierced diagonally into the bear cub's ribs, and blood and foam instantly flowed from its mouth and nose. It died in a short while.

Woof woof woof woof!
The two bears, one large and one small, were easily hunted down. Canglong, like a victorious general, sat proudly to the side and shouted loudly at Yue Feng and Zhao Hongbo.

"Alright, alright, I know you're amazing! It's all thanks to the three of you today!!"

Yue Feng grinned and patted the dog's head, while simultaneously speaking to comfort and praise it.

The dog, praised by its owner, wagged its tail so hard it looked like a fan; it was clearly very excited.

"Tsk tsk, you little rascal, when are you going to breed and have puppies? Save one for me!"

Zhao Hongbo was extremely envious of Canglong's excellent performance.

Yue Feng said, "There's another litter of Azure Dragon's cubs on the mountain, about a year old! My master has trained them all pretty well. After the snow, they'll go into the mountains and fight a few tough battles with the main force, and they'll learn all the skills!"
"No one else wants it, but if you want one, Brother Hongbo, I'll take you up the mountain later and you can pick one out!"

Hearing that the dogs at home were all around one year old and well-trained adults, Zhao Hongbo shook his head.

A gentleman does not take what others love. If it were a baby that is only a month old, Yue Feng would definitely not be polite if he said so. Taking one home to raise is nothing.

But people have already gone through the hard work of raising and training the dog to near maturity, so it would be inappropriate to ask for it back.

Only those who understand dogs know how much effort it takes to raise and train a puppy.

"Forget about adult dogs, it's not easy for your master to take care of them! If you have puppies later, just give me one that's a month old and has opened its eyes!"

Your hunting dog's size, temperament, and fighting performance are superb; it's no less formidable than the most powerful alpha wolf in the deep forest!

"Hehe! This dog has wolf blood!"
Azure Dragon is the offspring of a mountain dog and a wolf! The other litter on the mountain is the offspring of Azure Dragon, a hybrid cub, and a silver she-wolf!
These hunting dogs are great in every way, except they need to eat meat every meal and they don't tolerate roughage very well!
Every winter, our hunting team has to go into the mountains to clear out the area and prepare food for all the hunting dogs, big and small!

Upon hearing that the wolfhound wanted to eat meat, Zhao Hongbo shook his head even more.

Even though our family's life has improved, we haven't reached the point where we can afford to have fresh meat freely.

Even people can't eat meat every day, so he doesn't have the financial means to raise a dog and feed it meat yet.

Zhao Hongbo scratched his head, looking troubled: "If I eat meat every meal, I dare not eat it! I would have to eat more than a whole pig a year!"
I have to go to work, I don't have that much energy! Forget it, let's deal with these two bears first!

"Alright! You take care of the big one, I'll gut the little one! Don't let the bear bile be absorbed!"

The two brothers drew their knives from their lower backs, laid their prey flat, and began to gut it.

Although Zhao Hongbo is not a professional hunter, he is very skilled at tasks such as preparing prey, simmering it in water, and bleeding it.

With deft skill, the bear is gutted, the lantern hanger is removed, the location of the bear gallbladder is found, it is easily straightened, and then it is perfectly sliced ​​off in one go.

“It’s just an ordinary gall bladder! These mother bears with cubs aren’t exactly living a good life, so the quality of their gall bladders is generally average!” Zhao Hongbo said, showing off his spoils.

Yue Feng pulled a white cloth bag from his pocket and handed it over, unable to help but sigh, "A grass gall is fine, it can still be sold for some money! Mine is even worse, it's only a tiny bit!"

"If they were smarter, they would have stayed far away from our planting areas after suffering losses. Instead, they forced us to take drastic measures!"

Zhao Hongbo curled his lip: "If there were plenty of fruits and grains in the mountains, they wouldn't risk coming to this transition zone to find food!"

A mother bear with her cubs takes at least two to three years from birth until a cub can live independently.

During this period, I ate with my mother and hibernated in the barn together.

With frequent rains on the mountain, it's a peak breeding year for wild animals. The produce they originally occupied in their territory is shared and consumed by other animals, leaving them hungry!
The land rich in resources is hard to seize, so they have no choice but to go down the mountain to find a way to survive!

Our villagers have only had enough to eat for a few years now. If they have no way to survive, our lives won't be easy either!

If the wild boars and bears destroy all the crops, the villagers will go hungry!
In my opinion, no one is to blame; everyone has their own difficulties!

My dad used to tell me something that I think is quite relevant to you now!

"What did you say?"

"To be a hunter, one must revere nature and respect fate! When they refused to leave after being chased twice, being killed was their destiny!" (End of Chapter)