Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain
Chapter 455 Chasing the Bear
It’s true, after Yue Feng’s reminder, Uncle Zhao immediately noticed this problem.
According to the normal logic of a top hunter training falcons and hounds, the falcons, dogs and other helpers should be a team and live in harmony.
For example, Yue Feng’s own four hunting dogs, plus the two falcons, the Black and White Evils, both the dogs and the eagles know that the other is their partner, and the four dogs all unanimously recognize the leader status of the Big Black Eagle and the Little White Spear.
Now that Uncle Zhao wants to raise this bear cub as a positive and trusted character in the dog gang, he must pass this hurdle.
Grandpa Zhao glanced at the eagle on his hand, and then at the bear cub Coil, who was squatting at his feet and making some small movements but overall behaved quite well.
“Your words really reminded me! Bears are not like dogs, they are social animals and they naturally know how to rank according to strength.
Otherwise, let’s try now to see if Coal Ball and Dabai can play together?”
Yue Feng glanced at Meiqiu who was standing with his ears erect: “Meiqiu, can you be obedient? Don’t be so good at ordinary times. Once there is a conflict, you will become fierce and will not listen to instructions anymore!”
“That shouldn’t be the case. The little guy must have been raised by humans since he opened his eyes. Whether it’s habits or temperament, he’s a bit like the dog at home!
“Coal Ball, I’m introducing you to a new friend, you are not allowed to bully it, do you hear me?”
While answering Yue Feng, Uncle Zhao greeted the coal briquettes at his feet.
When he heard Uncle Zhao calling his name, Meiqiu immediately looked up and focused. He looked at the big white eagle standing on Uncle Zhao’s hand, and tried to get closer cautiously, then stretched out his tongue to lick the eagle’s fur.
This behavior is similar to the logic behind a dog licking the fur of its puppies or younger brothers. It is an action to express friendliness.
Uncle Zhao was also paying attention to Meiqiu’s performance. He found that the other party understood what he said and behaved very cautiously, and the amplitude of his subsequent movements was obviously smaller.
He gently touched the colorful feathers on the big white eagle’s chest, and then took off the eagle hat on the big white eagle’s head.
After regaining his eyesight, Dabai saw that there were familiar keepers and owners around him, and he quickly fluffed up his feathers. He was a little uncomfortable with the two new shoes on his legs, so he subconsciously raised his feet to test it out.
“This eagle is not afraid of coal briquettes. This alone is quite rare! Put them together and let them touch each other freely!”
Yue Feng made a preliminary assessment and discovered that the way Dabai faced Coal Ball was somewhat similar to how he faced dogs from other hunting teams.
When the young eagle was still a kid and hadn’t learned to fly yet, he had seen the dog guarding the new house. Later, he had normal contact with the dog for desensitization. The size of Coal Ball, which had not yet grown into an adult, was not much different from that of the hound, so Dabai had no obvious resistance or sensitivity to the other dog.
“Okay, then I’ll try! Coal Ball, I’ve spread out the Dabai, you are not allowed to bite it, do you hear me? If you bite it, I won’t give you meat!” Uncle Zhao emphasized again.
I don’t know whether Meiqiu understood it or not, but he seemed quite calm and had a good impression of the big white eagle in front of the breeder.
Soon, Uncle Zhao put the eagle on the ground and untied the two ropes that tied the eagle from the five-foot lower half.
In this way, the only thing restraining the big white eagle is a short section on its legs. Even if Coal Ball launches a surprise attack, the eagle will most likely be able to dodge it with its fast nerve reaction speed.
Seeing Dabai standing on the ground and looking around, Meiqiu lowered his head with his wet little nose and moved closer to him. Seeing that he was too close, Dabai subconsciously jumped back a step, but he quickly came closer again.
This initial insignificant contact made both Uncle Zhao and Yue Feng nervous.
It is very difficult to breed a healthy eaglet from childhood to adulthood, but if the eaglet is harmed by a half-grown bear cub, it will pounce on it, scratch it with its claws, and bite it with its canine teeth. If the eaglet does not die, it will lose most of its life.
Fortunately, both the Eagle Cub and the Bear Cub lacked awareness of their own and each other’s strength.
Coal Ball moved forward again, and this time Dabai didn’t hide, allowing Coal Ball’s wet tongue to lick Dabai’s blue and white paws.
Feeling that Coal Ball had no ill intentions, Dabai obviously relaxed a lot. He fluffed up his feathers, then jumped a few steps and started playing with Coal Ball in the open space.
The situation was much better than the two had expected. The bear cubs and Big White, who had been raised correctly and imprinted, were not as sensitive as they were in the wild. When they were well fed and had no pressure of survival due to hunger, they played very friendly with their friends.
After a while, Dabai and Meiqiu became familiar with each other.
They are quite friendly in most situations. When Coal Ball stretches out its claws to gently pull the other party, if Dabai doesn’t like it, he will jump onto Coal Ball’s back and stand on its butt, making a few cackles. Coal Ball will be so scared that he holds his head and dares not to act recklessly anymore.
The natural pressure that top birds of prey exert on land mammals is something engraved in their genes; even if the opponent is a black bear, the result remains the same.
Based on just a few hours of observation, Yue Feng preliminarily judged that after Eagle graduated from Subject 4 and obtained practical recognition, his status would most likely be higher than Coal Ball, and would not be much different from that of Big Black Eagle in the Old Dog Gang.
Seeing that Dabai and Meiqiu were having fun and there was basically no risk, Uncle Zhao and Yue Feng took another male white spear chick out of the eagle house using the same procedure.
This male white spear is smaller than the female. Under the influence of the double imprints personally placed by Xiao Yuefeng, the little guy’s personality is also good.
After briefly adapting to the falconry equipment such as the double-breasted eagle and the hat, Uncle Zhao put on falconry gloves and held the male eaglet in his hands to complete the primary familiarization as quickly as possible.
…While Yue Feng and Uncle Zhao were conducting basic training with their own eagles and bear cubs in the breeding farm on the mountain, Zhou Yuanchao and Liu Laosan, after gathering at the creek outside the village, also went up the mountain along the path.
The location of the No. 5 tree nest is on the sunny slope above the nearest farmland at the foot of the mountain.
There were no people on duty at Shuwozi to watch over the farmland during the day, so Liu Laosan and Zhou Yuanchao didn’t encounter any people along the way.
When Zhou Yuanchao followed Liu Laosan to the scene where the bear was shot last night, he immediately checked it very carefully.
It must be said that although Zhou Yuanchao is a dark guy with a small mind, his hunting skills are still quite high.
The way he inspected the scene today was similar to Yue Feng’s inspection of the No. 7 tree nest yesterday. He almost accurately judged the blind bear’s actions and escape direction last night.
The bullet holes and bloodstains on the ground reflected the battle situation last night.
Zhou Yuanchao believed that at least two bullets hit the unfortunate bear.
Based on the trajectory of the bullet and Liu Laosan’s description of the bear’s posture when it was shot last night, Zhou Yuanchao guessed that the bear was injured in the left shoulder, chest and abdomen.
The 7.62mm medium-power rifle bullet has a very strong lethality. Among the common mountain animals, bears have the thickest skin and flesh, but they still cannot withstand the terrifying kinetic energy of rifle bullets.
After analyzing all the current circumstances, Zhou Yuanchao concluded that although the bear escaped with injuries, it was most likely seriously injured.
This bear with a gunshot wound may be able to survive for a while thanks to its strong vitality, but once the fat energy reserves in its body are almost consumed, it will most likely be killed by inflammatory infection.
It is true that Zhou Yuanchao currently lacks a lot of money to buy good guns and dogs, but he is not the kind of fool who would ignore the risks when he sees the benefits.
At this time of year the grass and trees are still green, so chasing a bear in the woods is quite risky, and without a dog by your side, the risk is even greater.
After comprehensive evaluation and judgment, Zhou Yuanchao felt that based on the current injury condition of the bear, it was worth taking a risk.
“What’s going on, Aid Korea! You’re looking around, have you figured out anything? It’s almost seven o’clock now. If you delay any longer, the sun will be high and it will be hot!”
Liu Laosan, who was standing nearby, became somewhat impatient when he saw that Zhou Yuanchao had not yet expressed his opinion.
On ordinary days, Liu Laosan doesn’t have the opportunity to cooperate with Zhou Yuanchao to hunt bears.
Even when Zhou Yuanchao and his dog gang were there, Liu Laosan only followed the hunting team to do peripheral work such as moving and transporting prey a few times.
Now the two of them have a chance to hunt a black bear, and they have a 56 and a half rifle with them, so their conditions in all aspects are much better than usual.
Even if he followed the rules of hunters going into the mountains to bring goods and provided information and guns, Liu Laosan could still get almost half of the dividends.
Half of the profit of a bear is not a small number for ordinary people.
“There are traces of blood on the ground, some of which are foamy. It’s very likely that the bullet has hit the front chest and lungs of the bear! We can give chase!!”
After Zhou Yuanchao confirmed the details of the traces on the ground again, he made a decision.
“Then what are we waiting for! Hurry up! If other members of the farm protection team hear the news and go up the mountain, we will be in a passive position!” Liu Laosan continued to urge.
“Let’s go! Judging from the traces, the bear ran towards this side! Give me the 56 and you use this hanging tube! I’m in front, you follow closely!” Zhou Yuanchao said, pointing to the traces of the bear running away.
“Okay! I’ll back you up! I knew that with your ability, you can easily catch a wounded bear!”
Liu Laosan gave the 56 to Zhou Yuanchao without hesitation, and then the two of them left the No. tree nest and followed the scattered bloodstains on the ground.
The bullets fired last night caused obvious injuries to the blind bear. As we chased it along the way, we could see traces of the bear’s blood every once in a while. Combined with the fallen or broken branches and weeds, tracking it was not as difficult as we had imagined.
Zhou Yuanchao walked at a steady pace, tense and looking around as he walked. After chasing with Liu Laosan for about an hour, they had already crossed the ridge on the east side of Ergunianggou.
We walked up the ridge along the sunny slope and found no new traces within a hundred meters around.
It’s normal that the two of them lost track of the blind bear!
“Wipe it off, the trace is gone! Where should we chase him next?” Liu Laosan felt a little uneasy as he watched Zhou Yuanchao walk back several times.
Zhou Yuanchao: “Don’t worry, let me think about it!”
The two of them stood on the ridge and paused for a moment. Zhou Yuanchao looked ahead, as if thinking about something. (End of this chapter)