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

Upon hearing Yue Feng's introduction, Li Guangkun put down his shovel and hurriedly greeted Zhao Dashan.

"Hello, Uncle Zhao! I was a bit rash just now, please forgive me!"

The way Li Guangkun was addressed as "Uncle Zhao" improved Zhao Dashan's impression of him even further.

Judging from Li Guangkun's age, he must be over forty, and since they are not related, it wouldn't be a problem for him to call Zhao Dashan "Brother".

However, Li Guangkun did not address him that way. Instead, he referred to himself as a junior, which shows that he considered himself to be on the same level as Yue Feng and to address him as a brother.

In Zhao Dashan's eyes, the friend brought by his apprentice was responsible, polite, and not bad.

Zhao Dashan clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Guests are welcome. It's my fault for not noticing you and Xiaofeng coming up the mountain earlier!"

"Let's come inside, have some tea and rest for a bit!"

"Row!"

Li Guangkun was still a little intimidated by the huge black bear that was two sizes bigger than him, so he immediately accepted the invitation to come inside.

Zhao Dashan walked ahead and opened the door to the north room, then Li Guangkun followed him in. Before they could even sit down, Yue Feng and Meiqiu also entered the room one after the other.

Especially Coal Ball, who had gotten even bigger and practically squeezed through the door frame. Once inside, he played with Yue Feng right next to his legs.

"Uncle Zhao, what's the deal with this bear? Did you raise it yourself?" Li Guangkun asked, staring at the big guy, his voice trembling slightly.

Zhao Dashan nodded: "Yes! This is a male bear. Before it even opened its eyes, its den was raided by lumberjacks. Later, Xiaofeng bought it and has been raising it for several years!"
Don't worry, this bear understands human speech and won't attack people randomly! Coal Ball, come here!

With a greeting, Coal Ball abandoned its playful interaction with Yue Feng and turned to walk up to Zhao Dashan.

Zhao Dashan took out a piece of rock candy from his pocket. Upon seeing the candy coal ball, it immediately started panting heavily, drool dripping from the corner of its mouth. However, it dared not reach out to snatch it from Zhao Dashan.

"Open your mouth!"

Coal Ball obediently opened its mouth, and Zhao Dashan immediately threw the rock candy into its mouth.

Crunch! The rock candy went into his mouth, and the coal ball immediately chewed it up and quickly swallowed it.

"It's quite obedient! This thing must have a big appetite!"

Seeing that Mei Qiu was so sensible about the 'rules', Li Guangkun's mindset relaxed considerably.

Zhao Dashan stroked the huge bear's head and said, "It does have a big appetite, but there are plenty of other things to eat on the mountain."

When I was little a couple of years ago, we mainly ate the supplies delivered up the mountain, like coarse grains.

Now that I'm an adult, I take the child out for walks whenever I have free time. It's autumn now, and there's plenty of food to eat on the mountain!

It can eat acorns, jujubes, hazelnuts, wild grapes, and all sorts of mountain produce.

Sometimes it will take over a forest and let itself graze for many days. When the time comes, it will beg me to take it out to eat!
I put a bell around its neck. The villagers who frequently go up the mountain to hunt and gather wild produce all know of its existence, and generally no one dares to touch it!

"This bear is really docile. You can even handle a bear. You're amazing!"

Hearing Zhao Dashan's words, Li Guangkun gained a new understanding of Yue Feng's wealth and the strength of his breeding farm.

This is the kind of creature that can train a blind black bear to be as obedient as a dog.

Seeing Li Guangkun praising his master, Yue Feng smiled and added, "Actually, the most important thing my master didn't tell you just now!"
Coal Ball isn't just a pet! It's also the number one heavy-duty tow dog in the hunting team, an all-around strongman!

Coal Ball can hold off ordinary male bears, such as those rotting eggs or large male bears.

Two years ago, I led a hunting team to Tiger City. The black tiger in the newspaper was captured by Coal Ball, who, along with Eagle and Dog, finally managed to take it down!
It's time to fatten up for winter, so Coal Ball isn't wearing its leather armor.

If you're going into the mountains to hunt big trucks, just put on a top-grain cowhide armor, and you'll be like a small tank, capable of overturning even a moose!

"What? You bear, you can hunt with a hunting party?"

Upon hearing this, Li Guangkun's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

Other animals like eagles and dogs, if well-trained, are understandable.

But who would have thought that man-eating bears in the mountains could be trained to help hunting teams!

This hunting team, with its configuration, could even take on a tiger – that's just too outrageous!
"Haha, don't be surprised!"
Hunting isn't as mysterious as people outside make it out to be!
It's simply a matter of taking down the target using the most reasonable method and with the least loss!

When Coal Ball was half a year old, my master captured a wild boar baby and trained it to hook its mouth and control its cuddling!

Coal Ball and the main hunting dogs outside practically grew up together, and my master taught them all their hunting skills!

By the way, in terms of status, even Coal Ball has to treat Black Hawk as its boss!

"Awesome! Uncle Zhao, who did you learn to train dogs and bears from?!"

"This thing is much more troublesome than training an eagle, isn't it?" Li Guangkun asked Zhao Dashan.

Zhao Dashan poured boiling water from the thermos to make tea, then handed one of the teacups to Li Guangkun before smiling and saying, "I didn't have a teacher to teach me how to handle these things; I basically figured it out myself!"
Dogs and bears are actually very intelligent. As long as you establish rules for them from a young age, continuously reinforce the required behaviors, and spend more time communicating with them in a friendly manner, they will thrive!
However, to be honest, there aren't many opportunities to use this big black bear for hunting!
It played a role when we went to capture the black tiger alive last time; it took the danger and prevented the hunting dogs of the dog gang from being killed!

As you know, an ordinary hunting dog couldn't withstand a single swipe from a tiger! Coal Ball, with its thick hide, would only suffer minor superficial injuries from a blow!

Seeing his master's humility, Yue Feng added, "My master used to live in a dugout on the mountain before he came down!"

Guess what kind of hunting companions my master kept before he went down the mountain? Just so you know, not just one, but a small group!

"A small group? Dogs?"

Yue Feng shook his head with a smile: "No, guess again!"

"It couldn't be a wolf, could it?"

Yue Feng shook his head again: "It's not a wolf, it's a jackal, that is, a red dog!"

My master once unexpectedly obtained a female jackal mixed with a dog, and then had a litter of jackal pups that hadn't opened their eyes yet. After raising them, he made the more obedient female jackal the jackal queen, leading the jackal pack to hunt and work together!

As for the wolves you mentioned, those seven dogs outside are all hybrid offspring of mountain dogs and silver wolves!
These mixed-breed hunting dogs all have a distinctive scent; any one of them, placed in a regular hunting team's dog pack, could easily be the lead dog!

Li Guangkun was unable to describe the feelings in his heart at this moment.

Jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards—jackals are ranked first. Although their individual combat strength is not high, they are very intelligent, cunning, and good at teamwork. Moreover, no one has ever been known to be able to tame them.

But this elderly man in front of me, over sixty years old, with a back as straight as a red pine, could actually train even a jackal.

In short, awesome!
Li Guangkun said with heartfelt admiration, "It's just that my home is too far from here. If it were closer, I would have to formally kowtow and become your apprentice to learn your skills!"

"Haha, Brother Li, if you become my apprentice, you'll become my junior brother!" Yue Feng joked with a smile.

“Junior brother is fine too! Uncle Zhao, would you accept him?” Li Guangkun asked very sincerely.

Zhao Dashan shook his head: "I can teach you a skill, but you can forget about becoming my apprentice!"
I already announced before that I would be taking Xiaofeng as my last disciple! I will not be taking any more disciples!

"I'm getting old, I don't have that much energy anymore! Taking on apprentices is a responsibility, being a master isn't easy!" "That's true!!"

……

The three of them drank tea and chatted for a while in the room. When they had almost finished drinking, Yue Feng took the initiative to say, "Since we've come all the way up the mountain, shall I take you to see the eagle cages?"
There will also be sable, musk deer, and sika deer! Be prepared!

“Okay, let’s go take a look! Uncle, Xiaofeng and I will go for a walk outside first!” Li Guangkun stood up and greeted Zhao Dashan.

Zhao Dashan nodded: "Go ahead, when you get to the musk deer's enclosure, be careful, those things are timid, they'll be scared if they don't recognize you!"

"Mmm!"

The two left the house, with Yue Feng leading the way, and arrived at the eagle shed closest to the north house.

The first eagle enclosure contains the Ironback Red Eagle, which has already been released from its cage.

The eagle's feathers have all been replaced, and its large plumage and tail feathers are now as sharp as swords and axes. The three-year-old eagle has distinct black and white feathers all over its body, and its eyes are slightly reddish.

Yue Feng pointed to the three-year-old rotor standing on the bar inside and said, "This is an Ironback Red Eagle. I caught it three years ago on the back mountain with a hand net!"

He's physically strong and fast; this has been his third year in the making! Take a look and see what you think!"

"That eagle is magnificent! It looks like a tough nut to crack; its wings and stance are top-notch!"

When Li Guangkun arrived at his area of ​​expertise, he stared at the iron-backed red eagle in the cage and praised it highly.

"You might not believe it, but when this guy first came down to earth and became an eagle, he didn't recognize a rabbit at all!"

I still sewed the notebook out of rabbit skin, and after taking the eagle to practice several times, I finally learned how to do it!

"When we first caught the rabbit, we were really rough! We just grabbed its tail with brute force!" Yue Feng recounted the glorious history of the Ironback Red Eagle during its novice period.

You can't stop a rabbit by grabbing its butt!

"Yes! If you can't hold it down, it's because you're not strong enough!" Yue Feng covered his mouth and chuckled.

"Really? You're not kidding?"

"Hmm! Before this eagle sets its net, it must have been catching birds to eat, and never rabbits!"
Pheasants that rise from within thirty meters can be easily caught with a single wing strike, rarely missing!

"Wow, what a magnificent eagle!" Li Guangkun exclaimed in amazement after hearing this.

"If you keep walking, you'll see the second-generation gyrfalcon breeding stock that I bred myself!"

Yue Feng led Li Guangkun forward and soon arrived at the second adjacent cage.

These are second-generation gyrfalcons that have been paired up. When they saw someone coming, they stood on the platform, lowered their heads, stuck out their rear ends, and made a cawing sound.

Li Guangkun stared at these gyrfalcon species, which were almost identical to the Black Eagle, examining them repeatedly, wishing he could imprint every detail in his mind.

"Are they a perfect match?"

“Yes! They’ve paired up! They’re already two years old, and these are the first chicks they’ve bred! They even have leg bands on their feet!” Yue Feng said truthfully.

"That's great! But these two eagles, in terms of their eyes and aura, are a bit lacking compared to the big black eagle!"

"Haha, that's the truth!"

These fledglings have only undergone brief training and lack the extensive combat experience of the big black eagle!

In addition, the fledglings with dual inscriptions are naturally unafraid of people! So their eyes will be much gentler!

There are more white ones later on, and oh yes, there's one special one I'll take you to see!

White and black gyrfalcons are not considered rare by Yue Feng; the Altai grey falcon is much more precious.

"What kind of falcon is this? It looks a bit like a rabbit-tiger, but some of the feather details are different!"

Li Guangkun observed the paired gray falcons more closely, his eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge about the unknown.

"This is an Altai falcon! Some say it's an intermediate species resulting from the natural hybridization of a wild saker falcon and a gyrfalcon!"
I brought this falcon back from Hebei last winter. It has a great temperament and will be one of the main breeding birds in the future!

In breeding, it's crucial to avoid inbreeding as much as possible, as this weakens the genetic makeup of the population! This grey falcon is an excellent breeding bird that can provide new genetic lineages!

Li Guangkun took a deep breath and said with a hint of frustration, "I don't know anything about breeding, but I've certainly seen the rare treasures you have here!"
From now on, I'll never say I've seen all kinds of eagles again! I've never even heard of this one!

Yue Feng grinned, feeling quite pleased with himself for successfully showing off.

"Let's skip the common falcons and peregrine falcons. I'll take you to see a real gem! You've probably never seen one like it before!"

"Anything else?"

"Come with me, those two little guys are small, they have their own rooms, they don't sit next to the other eagles!"

"Oh!"

Li Guangkun followed Yue Feng somewhat numbly to the cage of the pair of albino grey-backed falcons.

Seeing the pure white grey-backed falcon, I was speechless.

"Holy crap! These are white stacks! How can these things be put together in pairs?" Li Guangkun couldn't hold back any longer and unleashed a torrent of profanity.

In the eyes of falconers, no matter how good the appearance of a small falcon is, it won't cause any extra psychological fluctuations. They are just things that are caught when the season arrives and released when they have had their fill of playing with them.

However, there is one exception: a type of eaglet.

This is the grey-backed falcon, known abroad as the magic falcon.

The grey-backed falcon is a bird of prey in the falcon genus, but it possesses hunting abilities that are no less than those of a young eagle.

It can be tamed and becomes very affectionate. When properly trained, it can even interact with pet parrots in various ways, and it can hunt small prey such as larks. It is also very entertaining to watch.

It's fair to say that, in the eyes of falconers, the eagle will always be regarded with a higher regard than other small raptors.

Given this objective situation, the pure white Grey-backed Falcon has an incredibly high-class feel.

Naturally colored plumage is rare even among raptor populations, let alone pure white plumage.

And Yue Feng has a pair of these pure white, top-quality stacks! They are absolutely the most amazing of all.

"Stop laughing and say something! Where did you get these? They're all paired up!" Li Guangkun pressed.

Yue Feng said, "These were a gift from a friend! These two albino grey-backed falcons are chicks from the same nest!"

My friend is also a falconer; when we get to Beijing, I'll take you to his house!

"You mean your friend has a pair of pure white grey-backed falcons, and these two are chicks he bred himself?" (End of Chapter)