Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

The tall, burly man, named Li Lei, was an exceptionally outstanding hunter in the area, earning him the nickname "Li the Cannon."

His most glorious hunting experience was encountering the king of the mountains, a tiger, in the mountains. He shot off half of the tiger's tail with a single shot, and that half of the tail is still kept in his home.

Hunters can catch wild boars and even black bears, but to hit a tiger is truly one in ten thousand.

The hunters in the vicinity therefore held Li Lei in high esteem.

Upon hearing the bear's roar, Li Lei jumped, licked his lips, and called out to his fellow hunters.

"Grab your weapons and let's get them!"

Hunters are men who risk their lives, and when they hear that a black bear has come to their doorstep, their eyes are filled with excitement.

*Click!*

A few crisp clicks of the gun being cocked.

Chang Kun suddenly noticed that as the hunters ran out of the courtyard to hunt the bear, the black bear did not approach again, but instead fled back the way it came.

Isn't it said that mother bears with cubs are the fiercest? They'd risk their lives even against a Siberian tiger for their cubs.

Is the mother bear no longer going to save her cubs?

A few minutes later, Li Lei and the other hunters came running back, looking dejected.

"Damn it, that mother bear is a demon; she runs away as soon as she sees people."

"Exactly, this is the first time I've ever seen a mother bear that doesn't protect her cubs."

"I remember the old folks in the village saying that some bears that had been shot by gunmen would become bullet holes after they escaped. These bears would run away without a care if they smelled gunpowder or saw so many people with guns."

The hunters discussed the incident, all lamenting the escape of the mother bear, as the mother bear was far more valuable than the cubs.

After settling the money with Zou Shengrong, the hunters left.

The money from one little black bear, if divided among the group, would be enough for the family to live on for quite a while.

In the past, hunters rarely hunted black bears in the summer. Black bears have a larger range of activity and are more vigilant in the summer. Moreover, the dense forests in the summer increase the risks.

In winter, black bears hibernate. Once you find their hibernation burrows, block them up, and shoot them at close range.

Even though it's difficult to catch bears in the summer, the base offers high prices and accepts both large and small bears, so hunters from the surrounding area all set out.

Unfortunately, capturing a live black bear is extremely difficult. Seven days have passed, and not a single live black bear has been captured.

Male adult black bears weigh an average of 400-500 pounds, while females weigh 200-300 pounds. To capture them alive, one can only rely on traps or a large number of people and strong dogs.

The Northeast region is rich in fishing and hunting resources, and most hunters keep dogs.

Dogs have a keen sense of smell, which helps hunters track their prey. In critical moments, they can even chase the prey up a tree so the hunter can catch up and shoot.

It was thanks to the hunting dogs that the hunters had the confidence to catch black bears.

Zou Shengrong watched Li Lei and the other hunters leave, then turned to face Chang Kun.

"Chang Kun, you're a sampler, so I'll be honest with you. Our base needs at least 10 black bears before we can start the research project and ask for more funding from above, so..."

Chang Kun nodded; he understood.

Most of the issues that came up in later generations only existed because of the word "funding".

"Director Zou, the capital sent me here because they want to capture as many black bears as possible."

"Alright, then you just focus on catching the black bears." Zou Shengrong breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed he had overthought things; the people from the capital didn't intend to seize power.

"The higher-ups allocated 50 doses of high-strength anesthetic to us from the army. You can take two and try them. As long as you can get the black bear to swallow them, it will be paralyzed in less than an hour."

"This anesthetic is hard to come by, so you should use it sparingly," Zou Shengrong specifically instructed.

Chang Kun was delighted to hear this, as the anesthetic would make capturing the black bear much easier.

After receiving the anesthetic, Chang Kun realized that it wasn't as simple as he had imagined.

The anesthetic has a pungent smell, so getting a black bear to eat it will take a lot of effort.

Arriving at the foot of the mountains outside the base, looking at the dense forests of Northeast China, Chang Kun took a deep breath. This is a natural oxygen bar.

Unlike the mountains surrounding Beijing, the deep mountains of the Northeast are covered with vast forests, and the peaks exude grandeur and mystery.

There's a legend here about using sticks to beat roe deer and ladles to scoop fish, so you can be sure you won't make a mistake when you're getting your catch.

With the system's sensors at his fingertips, he wasn't afraid of the dangers in the deep mountains and strolled into the jungle.

Along the way, we encountered quite a few squirrels in the trees, pheasants in the grass, and badgers in the caves.

Ignoring the little creatures, he casually picked up a nest of wild eggs, sprinkled the anesthetic on them, and continued searching for the black bear.

In summer, the mountains and forests of Northeast China have long hours of sunshine, so black bears are mostly active in the cool of early morning, evening, and night. When the temperature is high, they will hide in the shade of trees, fallen trees, and other places to rest.

The mountains of Northeast China are indeed rich in resources.

Just after crossing two hills, Chang Kun sensed a black bear under a fallen tree.

Under normal circumstances, black bears can smell a person's scent from several miles away, thus becoming alert.

However, Chang Kun had the advantage of camouflage, so the black bear would only notice him when he got close.

Carefully approaching a spot only twenty or thirty meters from the black bear, Chang Kun held a gun in one hand and gently cracked open a few wild eggs with the other, hoping to mask the smell of the anesthetic with the fishy smell of the egg yolk.

After placing the eggs and nest on the ground, he slowly retreated behind a tree in the distance, waiting for the black bear to come and eat the wild eggs.

Like humans, black bears are omnivores. In addition to fruits and seeds, they will not miss any opportunity to eat meat.

Less than a minute later, the black bear slowly climbed up from under the fallen log, raised its nose and sniffed the air.

Go eat your eggs, little bear!

Chang Kun peeked at the black bear from behind a tree, waiting for it to eat the wild egg with added ingredients.

Soon, the black bear came to the wild eggs and scanned them with its nose.

Suddenly, the black bear snorted loudly, turned around and ran away without looking back, abandoning even the wooden nest it had just left behind, and disappeared from Chang Kun's sight in the blink of an eye.

This……

A bear's nose is indeed very sensitive!

Moreover, wild animals are very alert; if they sense something is wrong, they will turn and run away without even looking back at their food.

The fishy smell of the egg liquid couldn't mask the smell of the anesthetic, so what else could be used?

Chang Kun pondered silently, ignoring the black bear as it walked away.

The breeding base needs live black bears, so please try your best not to shoot them.

After walking a few steps forward, Chang Kun noticed wild bees collecting nectar in the flower bushes, and suddenly remembered something.

Bears love honey, which is perfect for masking the taste of anesthetics.

Following the wild bees to the hive, Chang Kun completed a process of lighting a fire to smoke out the bees, and managed to collect a considerable amount of honey.

Anesthetic mixed with honey—see if the black bear won't fall for it?

Following the direction the black bear had fled, after seven or eight minutes, and crossing a hill, Chang Kun found the black bear in a shady spot, lying on a vine and eating wild grapes.

Covered in thick fur, black bears are rarely active during the day in the summer, instead seeking places to rest and escape the heat.

Chang Kun went around to a different spot and found another mountain grape vineyard.

Fearing the dosage might be insufficient, Chang Kun poured both vials of anesthetic into the honey, then carefully applied the spiked honey to the wild grapes, giving off an enticingly sweet aroma.

He leaned closer and took a careful sniff; the fragrance was delightful, and there wasn't a trace of any unpleasant odor. Chang Kun nodded in satisfaction.

Chang Kun placed the wild grapes about 20 to 30 meters away from the black bear and then retreated to a distance to hide.

Just as Chang Kun had hidden himself, the black bear suddenly raised its head, greedily inhaling the sweet scent in the air.

Forgetting all about the wild grapes, it darted over to the grapes coated with honey, a hint of doubt in its eyes, for it had never smelled the sweet aroma of honey on wild grapes before.

However, the doubt was only momentary. No matter how smart the black bear was, it only had the intelligence of a three- or four-year-old child and could not resist the temptation of honey.

It drooled, opened its mouth wide, and swallowed several bunches of spiked wild grapes in one gulp, the juice flowing freely as it bit into them.

Seemingly not satisfied with just eating, the black bear sniffed around, searching for more honey.

Chang Kun saw this scene and was thrilled. Now all that was left was to wait for the black bear to be paralyzed.

Hopefully the anesthetic will work!