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Winter is the best time to kill the blind bears squatting in the warehouse.

Thousands of trees are bare and covered with snow. Not to mention the blind bear hibernating in the barn, even the blind bear walking on a hunchback has traces to follow, and it can be easily done with a little experience.

It's a different story in midsummer. Covered by bushes and bushes, people inevitably make noises when passing by. The blind bear with keen hearing discovered it in time and fled early.

And the traces left by the grass blades they touch when passing by can quickly disappear as the grass and trees recover themselves.

In addition to leaving footprints in relatively soft places or areas with soft mud, other traces are difficult to grasp.

At this time, unless a very shrewd hunter can continue to track through subtle changes in the ground, moved blades of grass, or hair, feces and other clues left behind, it is really difficult to leave the dog alone. .

Lu Lu and Zhao Yongke are undoubtedly good players in this area, not to mention Yuan Bao, who has a keen sense of smell.

The two of them followed Yuan Bao, and their speed was not slow.

After walking for about an hour, Yuan Bao stopped, looking up at the valley diagonally below, motionless, and making a fierce snoring sound.

found it!
Lu Lu and Zhao Yongke stopped and looked diagonally downward.

Unfortunately, they couldn't see anything because they were blocked by trees.

Therefore, Lu Lu and Zhao Yongke carefully touched diagonally downward.

When they got closer, Lu Lu and Zhao Yongke suddenly heard the roar of a blind bear and the shouts of people coming from the valley.

After being stunned for a moment, the two quickened their pace.

When they could see clearly what was happening below, both of them were a little dumbfounded.

In the valley below, on a thick red pine tree with Shi Lazi, two bear cubs were leaning on the tip of the red pine, each holding the tree trunk tightly with their little paws, meowing milkily.

This little bear must have been born in winter. After several months of growth, it only weighs less than twenty pounds.

On a tree branch three meters away from the two bear cubs, Tomulun held the trunk of the tree with his left hand and a stick cut from a red pine branch with his right hand, staring nervously down.

His position was at least 20 meters from the ground.

Looking at this situation, Lu Lu couldn't help but think of the two guys he met when he first arrived in the mountains who were planning to catch bear cubs to sell. They killed people, set fires and fled to the mountains. Tomulun should also want to catch these two bears. Blind man, why else would you be climbing so high?
And just under the tree, a two-hundred-pound blind bear was wandering around, standing up from time to time and roaring at the tree trunk.

Soon after, the blind bear took a few steps back and suddenly rushed towards the big red pine tree. Then he used his four paws together as if running, and quickly climbed up the trunk of the tree with great agility.

The first ten meters were fine, but after climbing up for a while, even a blind bear who was good at climbing trees slowed down after the burst of brute force, but he still took turns with his four claws, scurrying and clawing. Climbing up the tree trunk, seeing that the tree branch where Tuomulun's feet were standing was getting closer and closer, Tuomulun became extremely nervous, waving the stick in his hand and beating the blind bear below. And roared loudly from time to time.

Lu Lu raised his gun and through the scope, he saw many dense scratch marks on the tree trunk left by the blind bear's climb. He didn't know how many times the blind bear had climbed up like this.

It is estimated that he was beaten back by Tomulun every time.

Blind Bear is great at climbing trees, but with such a heavy weight, clinging to a tree trunk with its four claws for a long time is also extremely exhausting.

Tomulun was not beating randomly, but he was hitting the blind bear's nose and claws on the tree trunk as much as possible.

Two sticks hit the blind bear on the head, and the other two were knocked away by the blind bear's paws. Finally, a stick hit the blind bear on the nose, beating the blind bear until he howled, and hurriedly retreated a while, using His paws kept scratching his nose.

After recovering, he continued climbing.

Probably because it realized that if it stretched out its mouth to bite, it would easily get beaten and it would be unbearable. Most of the time it would stretch out its claws to scratch, but it would always be beaten and poked, forcing it to move forward.

The two sides were in a stalemate. After more than ten minutes, Xiong Xiazi probably couldn't hold on to the tree anymore and had to slowly retreat from the tree.

Lu Lu and Zhao Yongke looked at this situation and couldn't help but smile at each other.

I don't know what Tomulun did, but if he took the gun up the tree, he wouldn't be in such an embarrassing situation.

Lu Lu couldn't help but think to himself: Even experienced Oroqen people need to undergo intensive training in terms of safety awareness. When hunting, it is common for them to fall into dangerous situations because of trivial things. , being too confident in oneself is also very dangerous.

Being able to kill cannon eggs with a gun, he must choose to hunt with a knife. This is Tumulun's confidence, but is it not a kind of arrogance?
"Those two bear cubs are still too young. If the blind bear is beaten, it will be difficult for them to survive... Do you want to beat them?" Zhao Yongke asked softly.

"Let's fight, the bear cub is in the tree. If we don't fight, it will be difficult for the blind bear to let go. Moreover, the bee farm is being targeted, and he will probably go to have a feast every now and then, which will hurt people... As for these two blind bears, send them to the zoo. We have to see what Tuomulun’s plan is. I estimate that he is preparing to catch these two bear cubs and is in such a deadlock.”

Now Lu Lu's state of mind is completely different from when he just returned to the wilderness mountain.

At that time, he was short of money and was preoccupied with hunting to make money and eat meat. When he met such a blind bear, the big one must have taken the bile, skins, bear paws, and bear meat, and the small ones would sell them to the zoo.

Over the past few years, his family has become stronger, and he doesn't care much about the 1000 or [-].

If he encountered such a blind bear leading a cub in the mountains, he would choose to give up, but the current situation was different, but he had to get rid of it.

After hurting someone, the blind bear will often be much bolder when he sees someone again, and the chance of hurting someone will also increase a lot. The dangerous beast becomes even more ferocious.

"I hit..."

Zhao Yongke nodded, raised his semi-automatic rifle, aimed at the blind bear who was yelling at Tomulun above under the tree, and fired a shot.With the sound of gunshots, Blind Bear fell to the ground.

Yuan Bao immediately rushed down, bit Xiong Xiazi's back of the neck, shook his head, and tore it apart several times.

However, the blind bear was fatally shot by Zhao Yongke. After a few kicks, there was no movement at all, and Yuan Bao gradually let go.

Hearing the gunshots below, he saw Xiong Xiazi suddenly fall to the ground. Tuomulun, who was on the tree branch, looked at the Yuanbao that came out of the forest. He had seen the Yuanbao several times. After thinking about it for a moment, he remembered that it belonged to Lu Lu. The dog immediately shouted: "Is it Brother Lu?"

"Brother Tomulun, it's me!" Lu Lu responded loudly.

"It's you. You helped me a lot today... If you didn't come, I would be in trouble. I can hardly stand on the tree."

Tomulun said, ignoring the two bear cubs, hugging the tree trunk, and quickly slid down. As soon as he found his feet on the ground, he immediately fell to the ground.

Lu Lu and Zhao Yongke walked to Tuomulun and asked with a smile: "Are you planning to catch the bear cub?"

"Yeah... people from the forest farm came to see me this morning. They said that a blind bear came to the bee farm to take out honey and hurt people. They asked me to help deal with it. When I went to the place and took a look, I found that the traces were of a big blind bear leading two bears. When I told the people at the forest farm about the cubs, they asked for the blind bears to be beaten. They caught two bear cubs and said they were going to send them to the zoo.

I followed the traces all the way and found the three blind bears. I accidentally disturbed them and fired a shot in a hurry. I just missed it. It led the two bear cubs and ran away. In the blink of an eye, the blind bears disappeared. , the two little bears were left behind, unable to catch up with the big bear, so they climbed up the tree in a hurry. I looked for the blind bear for a while, and when I saw that they were far away, I turned back, hoping to catch the two bear cubs first. .

Who knew, when I climbed to the top of the tree, the blind bear came out from the other side and blocked me in the tree. "

Tomulun said with a wry smile.

"Why don't you bring the gun with you?" Lu Lu asked.

"I didn't expect the blind bear to come back so quickly. I also thought about catching the cub first and then beating the blind bear after the cub protector came back. Moreover, climbing such a high tree with such a large smooth trunk, It was difficult to climb with a gun, so I put it aside for the time being..."

"It's still careless!"

"You are indeed careless...By the way, why did you come to the mountains?"

"We came here specifically to find you."

"What's the matter?"

"It's like this. I built a hunting ground in Yichun and planned to make it in the style of the Oroqen people. The hunting method also follows the rules of the Oroqen people. Isn't this a shortage of manpower? I thought of you immediately. There is no hunting ground for Oroqen hunters, and there is no Oroqen characteristic. I came here specifically to see if you are willing to settle and live in the hunting ground, and work as a hunting guide in the hunting ground..."

"This..." Tomulun hesitated.
"I know you are used to life in the mountains, but you have settled down for a few years. You should also know the benefits of settling down. Whether it is to improve living conditions or to expose your children to the outside world, it is very necessary. You have also seen these years. It has developed. Let’s just talk about Tahe. Has it changed a lot recently? You must have noticed that there are fewer and fewer prey in the mountains. I estimate that in a few years, even the Greater Khingan Mountains will be It is closed, no logging is allowed, and no hunting is allowed. It will be well protected... There should be a better place to go, right?

Don't rush to answer me. I'm going to ask you to take a trip to my hunting ground to see if what I want to do is in line with your inner thoughts, and then make a decision... I believe that I can live a better life. Being able to continue guarding the mountains and forests will be the life you want. "

Lu Lu patted Tuomulun on the shoulder: "How is it?"

Tomulun nodded: "It's okay to go and have a look... But we have to find a way to catch these two bear cubs first."

"It's simple. We put a few nooses under the tree. Let's move further away and wait for them to come down and get themselves into the nooses. Otherwise, they will just climb higher, which will be very difficult!"

"Look at my wooden head, I'm so impatient..."

The three of them quickly used the strings they brought in Tumulun's hunting bag to arrange several sling nooses under the red pine trees. Then they retreated to the hillside far away and quietly watched the two slings on the red pine trees. Just a bear cub.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the two bear cubs clung to the tree trunk and retreated clumsily.

Not long after, I heard the screams of bear cubs coming from below.

The three of them walked down to the red pine tree and saw the two bear cubs being hung up by their legs and feet with nooses.

Although the two bear cubs were small, they were also ferocious. The three of them came together to hold them down and tie them up.

Next, the two helped Tuomulun cut open the blind bear and took out the bear's bile, bear paws, ridge cap and bear nose. Lu Lu chose some good meat to feed Yuan Bao.

"Don't you have a hunting ground there? Do you want these two bear cubs?" Tomulun asked.

"Hasn't the forest farm already contacted the zoo?"

Tomulun smiled and waved his hand: "I didn't catch it, you caught it. You have the final say whether to hand it over to the forest farm or take it back yourself."

Lu Lu felt that he didn't want to raise them. The main reason was that he would have to get a ewe to feed the two bear cubs. It was unnecessary to build a fully enclosed breeding farm for the two bear cubs. The key was the blind bears raised like that. , the wildness has also disappeared too much, and if placed in a hunting ground, it will only be a living target.The key is, they are so good at climbing that if they are released, they won’t know when they will leave the hunting ground, and they cannot be enclosed by iron fences.

He shook his head: "It's better to send it to the forest farm and hand it over to the zoo. The types of prey in the hunting ground are almost the same."

The three of them returned to the bee farm with the two bear cubs and sent them to the forest farm. After receiving the rewards for beating the blind bear and catching the bear cub, Tuomulun asked Lu Lu and the others to wait at home, while he himself invited people from the forest farm. Go and take Blind Bear home.

In the evening, Tuomulun prepared some wine and food to entertain Lu Lu and Zhao Yongke. After the meal, he insisted on giving bear bile and rewards to Lu Lu and Zhao Yongke, but Lu Lu refused.

He took the opportunity to tell Tuomulun and his family about the hunting ground and the various benefits of staying there. Judging from their interest, he believed that persuading Tuomulun to agree would be very beneficial.

After spending the night at their house, Lu Lu took Tuomulun on the return journey the next morning. (End of chapter)