“Can this black bear really be trained to help with hunting, Brother Feng?” Xiao Tao became excited after listening to Yue Feng’s introduction.

Yue Feng nodded: “It should work! A bear’s sense of smell is much stronger than the best dog! And it’s omnivorous, so it can fill its stomach with just a little food!

In summer and autumn, there are plenty of mushrooms and wild fruits on the mountain. The actual cost of raising a bear is not as high as we think!

Even if we cannot hunt bears, we can just sell them when they grow big enough, or kill them for meat and sell their bile? ? “

Hearing Yue Feng’s somewhat bewitching words, Meng Yulan and Yue Lei looked at each other.

The other two people were not tempted, but they listened to what they heard, saying that if the bears grew up and didn’t obey, they would be slaughtered and their bile sold to eat the bear meat.

Yue Lei: “Xiaofeng is willing to give it a try, then let’s give it a try! The farm on the mountain is quite spacious now, so there is no need to worry about having no place!”

When Jingjing heard her father agreed, she immediately clapped her hands happily.

“Oh my! Dad agreed to raise a bear! Dad, you are so nice! So is Mom and my second brother!”

Seeing his little sister’s somewhat ‘awful’ performance in coaxing people, Yue Feng and his mother Meng Yulan looked at each other and couldn’t help but curl up the corners of their mouths slightly.

“It’s ok to raise one. Go to school today and ask your classmates.

If they are willing to sell it, you take me to his house in the evening and we will bring the bear cub back!” Yue Feng continued.

“Okay, I’ll definitely ask him to give me a cheap price! If Liu Maochen dares to ask for a high price, I’ll find fault with his homework every day!!” Jingjing said somewhat domineeringly.

“Alright, alright, let’s eat! Xiaofeng, just pamper your little sister all day long!!!”

Meng Yulan couldn’t bear it any longer, so she waved her hands. Jingjing immediately became quiet and obedient, holding the bowl of corn porridge and slurping it.

After breakfast, the people at the table split up into several groups and started working on their own things.

My mother was busy with housework at home, my little sister was going to school with her schoolbag on her back, and Yue Lei and his neighbor Li Wentong left the village together and took the train to work at the forest farm.

While Xiao Tao and the other two brothers went to confront the little eagle, Yue Feng took out a few live birds from the cage hanging on the tree branch at the foot of the wall, and ran straight to the eagle cage net that had been set up yesterday.

During the day, the time around dawn is the time when birds of prey enter the forest most to look for food. When Yue Feng was gliding the net for the last time before dark last night, he did not collect the birds in the cage, so the harvest this morning was quite large.

After one night, the four cage nets caught all the goods, two pine nuts, a white-eared owl, and a little owl.

The owl was useless, so he just released it right there. He wrapped the three little eagles in his coat and stuffed them into his bag, then Yue Feng strolled back to his home.

With the help of his mother, Yue Feng tied the leg hoop of the three new recruits, put on their hats and tied them to the eagle bars. Then he got on his motorcycle, took the four wolf cubs out of the house and headed straight for the breeding farm on the mountain.

After such a long period of continuous investment, the breeding farm has begun to take shape. The deer, musk deer and sables previously raised at home have all been moved to the mountain and handed over to Uncle Zhao to take care of.

A few days ago, when the hunting team had nothing to do, Yue Feng organized Xiao Tao and a few other brothers to go up the mountain to help Uncle Zhao with his work, to carry out a deeper cleaning of the area around the house on the mountain, and to improve various necessities of life.

The four dogs followed Yue Feng’s motorcycle and trotted up the mountain, driving up along Chaiji Road. In less than 20 minutes, they arrived at the breeding farm.

When they arrived at the gate of the field, Yue Feng got off the car, pushed open the wooden fence door, and then rode the three-wheeled motorcycle directly to the front of the house.

Hearing the sound of the engine, Uncle Zhao came out from the other side of the house with a hatchet in his hand.

“Uncle! Have you eaten yet? My mom just made some buns for you when she came here!”

While speaking, Yue Feng took out a basket from the side bucket. The four dogs smelled the aroma of the meat buns in the basket and came over with a grunt.

“Go, go, go, watch the car and don’t run around!” Yue Feng raised the small basket a little higher and gave orders to the four dogs.

When the dog heard the call, he squatted down and looked at the car obediently. Uncle Zhao quickly walked up to him.

“I don’t sleep much, so I get up at dawn to cook and eat! Judging from the size of these dogs, they should be almost grown enough! When I have time, I can take them up the mountain to drag them!”

Uncle Zhao took the meat buns that Yue Feng brought over, looked at the dogs with gentle eyes and said.

“I have been busy trying to catch young eagles these days to join the young eagle hunting team, but I couldn’t catch any! It was too cold before the thaw and I was worried that the dogs would get frozen. After the thaw, I was busy building a house and a breeding farm!
I haven’t taken care of my dogs during this period!

Well, I came here to ask you something. I want to hear your opinion!”

“What’s the matter? Tell me!!”

“What do you think? If this blind bear had never opened its eyes before being brought back and was raised and trained well by humans, could it go hunting in the mountains with the pack of dogs?” Yue Feng raised a question that he was a little unsure about.

“Use trained blind bears and take them hunting?” Upon hearing Yue Feng’s question, Uncle Zhao frowned slightly, as if he was pondering the feasibility in his mind.

“Yes! No matter how powerful the dog gang is, the head dog’s physical fitness is still a little bit lacking. After all, whether it is a cannon egg, or a bear, tiger, leopard, lynx, etc., the dog can’t take advantage!
If the bear and dog teams are mixed together, when they encounter a tough challenge, the bears can act as the main attackers, and the losses of the dog gang will be greatly reduced!

Do you think it is feasible in theory?

Jingjing’s family caught an eyeless bear cub while cutting wood a few years ago. Now it eats too much and they can’t afford to keep it, so they’re planning to sell it. I’ve been thinking about it and I’m a little unsure, so I came to ask for your opinion!

If it is possible, I will buy it back and bring it to the mountain. You can keep it as a companion and practice with it when you have nothing to do!

If it’s totally impossible, then forget it, I won’t do it!”

After listening to Yue Feng’s explanation, Uncle Zhao pulled out his pipe from his waist, pinched some tobacco foam, lit it and took a puff. After he exhaled a puff of smoke, he said slowly: “This blind bear is actually quite smart, and its IQ is not lower than that of a hunting dog!
However, there are several problems that need to be overcome if you want it to work with a pack of dogs.

The first point is that dogs are social animals and have class consciousness.

It is hard to predict how the dogs will react when a bear joins a pack of dogs. It is easy for them to suffer from acclimatization and start fighting with each other. In the end, they are not killed by the wild animals, but instead kill each other.

Secondly, the attitude of the bear towards its owner is uncertain.

A dog will sacrifice its life for its master once it recognizes him, but even if a bear is tamed, it is still hard to say to what extent it can do that!
It’s still okay when it’s young, but once it reaches adulthood, it’s easy for a bear to grow to three or four hundred pounds if it has enough food and water. The stronger it is, the more dangerous it is!

The third point is that this thing eats a lot, so it is far less cost-effective than raising a dog!

A bear can eat more than ten kilograms of grains in one meal. The cost of raising it is not a small amount!

But you are right about one thing, this bear has thick skin and tough flesh. If the above risks can be overcome and you bring them along to hunt in the mountains, it can indeed greatly reduce the probability of casualties among the dog gang!
Otherwise, you can buy the little bear cub and I will train it for you? ? “

After hearing Mr. Zhao’s concerns, Yue Feng felt a little discouraged, but he didn’t expect that at the end, the old man suddenly changed the subject and said that he could give it a try.

“but……”

“But what?” Yue Feng asked anxiously.

“But if you want to raise a bear and train it for hunting, you also need to bring the dog that works with it to the mountain.

Only companions who have been raised together can achieve a certain degree of affinity. Hounds from different families will not get along well when they go up the mountain together, let alone large animals like bears!”

“Then! Leave these wolf-blooded dogs together on the mountain!!” Yue Feng made the decision instantly after hearing what Uncle Zhao said.

The old man is an expert at training and towing dogs. I am willing to try this bold idea. There is nothing wrong with leaving the dogs on the farm.

After all, Yue Feng would go up the mountain every now and then, and the dog knew that this farm was his own business. During the New Year holiday when the old man was recuperating from his injuries, he had a very high affinity with the dog at home. When the old man had nothing to do, he would take the dog for a stroll around, and it would not be difficult to drag the dog out when he got the chance.

“Okay! If you’re willing to give it a try, then let’s give it a try! These wolf cubs are very smart. If they can avoid fighting with their own bears, I think we’ll be halfway to success!

But there is one thing I must make clear in advance. If the bear is raised but its performance in actual combat is not good, we cannot kill it or sell it. We don’t want to keep it anymore and have to let it go!

I have a bad temper, so I’ll be honest, I can’t bring myself to kill the animal I raised and invested my feelings in!”

“Okay, if we really can’t train it, we can just keep it at the farm to guard the door! It has a big appetite, and as long as it doesn’t cause any trouble, we can afford to keep it!” Yue Feng agreed without hesitation.

Yue Feng also very much approves of this kind of relationship between humans and animals. His words of persuasion to his mother during the meal were just a temporary measure.

Even if one spends a lot of effort to raise a bear from childhood to adulthood, and then slaughters it for its bile, meat and paws, Yue Feng cannot do it.

“Go and get the bear cub. Remember to bring the dog up with you when you go up the mountain. Oh, and if you take these wolf bloods up the mountain, you must also bring some meat with you!
Now that the weather is getting warmer, it’s hard to store meat. You need to pay more attention to the meat reserves in your cellar and process them early, so as not to waste them until they go bad!”

Yue Feng scratched his head: “There are still several hundred kilograms of meat buried in the snow in the cellar! With the torn quilt to keep it warm, it should be able to last for a while. But there is no snow on the mountain now, so how to store the meat is a big problem! These wolf cubs can’t fatten up if they are fed with miscellaneous food!”

“There is a way! I have nothing to do these few days. I will find a place behind the house and dig a deep well. Soak the meat in spring water and hang it in the well. It won’t be a problem if I leave it there for three to five days!”

Uncle Zhao’s trick is a simple one, but it is still not enough when the weather gets hot.

The best way is to wait until the village has electricity, and then ask Brother Hu to help build a large freezer for the company cafeteria or shopping mall. (End of this chapter)