Chapter 218 The Dog Gang’s New Idea
Soon, the meat was picked out. The old man was very agile, and he also had five red dogs and a shotgun, so there was no shortage of meat in the mountains.
What Uncle Zhao took out for Yue Feng and others this time was a whole wild boar rib, plus two front legs and elbows.
Yue Feng and the others brought a relatively deep steel pot up the mountain. This thing is a magical tool for cooking meat. Use a small hand ax to chop the ribs three times, five times and half, then run them through clean water, and then directly Throw it into the pot, add water, add various seasonings and start to boil.
The small pot is arranged, and the big stove next to the kang is also not idle. The white flour brought from the mountain is mixed with the cornmeal, and water is added to make dough. The water is boiled in the pot, and then the dough is made into two-fold noodles. The pancake sticks to the pan.
Wait for the water in the pot to boil, then rinse the washed corn crumbs and pour them into the pot.
Cover the pot and simmer for a while, the fragrant rice porridge is ready.
While Uncle Zhao was busy preparing dinner, he chatted with Yue Feng about the recent situation. The smell of rice in the room became stronger and stronger, and the old man felt more and more relaxed.
While chatting, I heard that Yue Feng wanted to kill a deer to make medicine. Uncle Zhao said confidently: "I just want to kill a deer to get some ingredients to make wine. This is a simple job.
I’ll take you to Luming Valley. With such tough guys in our hands, let alone sika deer and red deer, even Zhan Dahan can do it with good luck.”
"Yandahan also has one? I've only heard of that thing, but I haven't seen it yet!" Hearing this, Yue Feng's eyes widened.
Yandahan's scientific name is moose. It is the largest species of wild deer in the Northeast.
Adult male moose can grow up to three meters in length, with shoulder height It can also reach more than two meters, and the maximum documented individual weight is more than 1,500 kilograms.
The most representative features are the horse face, hump, stag and the largest flat antlers.
When Yue Feng asked Uncle Li about the deer family three-piece set for making medicinal wine, Uncle Li said that as long as the time and solar terms are correct, sika deer, red deer, and moose can be used, and from the perspective of medicinal properties Generally speaking, the bigger the size, the better the effect.
Uncle Zhao said unhurriedly: "There are also Yandahan. If it is autumn, it is actually easy to hunt. You can see Xiushui Lake at the bottom of the valley every now and then.
Now after several consecutive heavy snows, I want to It takes a little effort to find them!
These wild deer have nothing to worry about in spring, summer and autumn. They can fill their stomachs with all kinds of weeds, moss and leaves.
But in the mountains. After the heavy snowfall, the life of the wild deer was not easy.
There was a running water on the other side of Luming Valley. It washed down for a long time and formed an impact plain of several hundred acres between the two mountains. There are large areas of shrubs, so there are often deer activities!
Now the running water is frozen, and the low grass and trees hitting the plains are also covered with thick snow. If these deer want to eat enough, they can only move to higher altitudes, which is what we hunters say, move from hills to mountains. Spend the winter in the mountains! "
"Then, what do deer eat in winter? "Xiao Tao next to him asked curiously after hearing this.
Uncle Zhao moved the corners of his mouth slightly: "Bark, branches, twigs, leaves! Hay that is not buried in snow, and dry leaves that have fallen from the broadleaf forest and are not rotten are all food for deer! "
"Then the wild deer has a hard time in the mountains in winter! By the way, sir, are there any large beasts in the Luming Valley you mentioned?
Logically speaking, there should be plenty of wolves, tigers, and leopards among the abundant water and grass, as well as herds of deer and the like! Two days ago, Brother Feng took us to hunt a big tiger cub on the mountain. It weighed a hundred pounds! "Xiao Tao asked again.
"A few years ago, there were wild beasts there. I got these red dogs from Luming Valley! In the past two years, I don't know much about them.
I'm getting older. My physical strength has declined a bit, so I don’t like to walk such long distances anymore. Even if I catch a big prey, it’s hard for one person to bring it back. Most of the hunting is to feed these red dogs with meat, as long as it’s enough! "
Everyone felt a little sad after hearing Uncle Zhao's answer.
Hunting prey is not a problem. With Uncle Zhao’s experience and skills, it is not difficult to find the traces of prey and shoot to kill it.
But after killing a prey, it is difficult for a person to transport it back to his homeland.
It's better in winter, at least the meat won't spoil easily, and the risk is less as long as it's buried in snowdrifts.
If the temperature is high in summer and autumn, it will go bad in less than a day. As time goes by, the old man will naturally visit less.
After hearing this, Yue Feng grinned and said, "It was difficult to do it back in the past, but now you don't have to worry about it. There are four of us brothers. Each of us can drag a sledge. Even if we really encounter Huan Dahan, we can help him." Drag it back!”
“Yes, it’s great to be young. If brothers are united, there is strength in numbers!
There are a lot of good things in this deep mountain and old forest! There are fewer and fewer hunters suffering from this, more and more forest farms are opened, and the wild animals on the mountains are also driven deeper into the old forests, where ordinary people can’t see them anymore!” Xiao Tao, Xiaowen Xiaowu and the others said to Uncle Zhao! The feeling of this sentence is not very deep, but after hearing it, Yue Feng, who was reborn, felt quite sympathetic.
Changbai Mountain stretches across such a large mountain range from north to south. It would be difficult for an ordinary hunter to visit all the places in his lifetime. Now there are forest farms everywhere, harvesting wood from the mountains and forests to support construction across the country. In a short time, it is possible You can't tell much, but from the perspective of a reborn person, looking at the unit of decades, the animal and plant resources in the mountain forest have suffered unimaginable damage during this period of time.
The foundation of biological diversity is environmental carrying capacity. The embodiment of environmental carrying capacity is those plants that can provide food for animals at the bottom of the biological chain.
To give the simplest example, if a big tree is cut down, the production of fruits such as acorns, pine nuts and autumn seeds will be reduced. Without these foods, the wild boars, black bears and other mountain livestock that rely on them will Only other plant foods can be eaten.
When these weeds and fruits are eaten, other small animals will have no food rations, and the environmental carrying capacity will decrease. As a result, the natural density of various animals will be greatly reduced.
In addition, with the intensification of human activities in mountainous areas and the extensive misuse of various hunting tools such as guns, medicine, and animal traps, the biological population will be greatly reduced. Either they are caught, eaten, and used, or they escape to Deeper in the mountains and forests.
“These dogs of mine are quite good at hunting wild boars or something like that! Let’s go deer hunting tomorrow. Will you bring the five red dogs with you?” Seeing that the atmosphere was somewhat solemn, Yue Feng spoke again. A new topic.
"If you bring the dog, we don't need to bring the red dog. I will feed the red dog after we finish eating. We will set off at dawn tomorrow!
By the way, I see that among your four dogs, the yellow dog looks familiar. This should be Old Chen’s previous dog, right?”
Yue Feng nodded: “Yes! Uncle Chen’s four dogs! , a green dog was bitten to death by a blind bear, and there are three left. Except for the black wolf I brought last time, the other three dogs are all dogs trained by Uncle Chen!”
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"These dogs have good bodies and faces! They will definitely not be too cowardly to work in the fields!
When spring gets warmer, you should also bring your wolf-blooded cubs to the mountains. Hounds should be taken up the mountain from an early age. As long as the dog’s food keeps up with him, the more he exercises, the stronger his body will be!
In addition, I have a suggestion that you can consider in advance! ”
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“You have a big black hawk, and you can actually break out of the traditional dog fence method!
My suggestion to you is to keep one or two dogs that can speak, and keep the rest as mute dogs! "
"Mute dog? "After hearing this word, Yue Feng was a little confused.
"Yes, dumb dog! The eagle can bring you news! If the dog barks again after discovering that it's aroused, it has little meaning. It will only disturb the prey in advance and make hunting more difficult!
In this dog-fighting, the most harmful thing to the dog is actually the black-haired one. Whether it is a cannon-egg wild boar or a blind bear, it is the most harmful thing to the dog!
But if you can take advantage of the big black hawk, your dog will not need to fight these tough prey head-on for his life, and the chance of hurting the dog will naturally be greatly reduced! ”
"What do you mean, let the dog bully the weak and fear the strong?"
Yue Feng is very talented, and with just a little push, he understood what Uncle Zhao meant.
“Yes! What a bully and fearful of the tough!! Many younger generations of hunters nowadays don’t understand the essence of dog hunting at all!
Many people prefer to let hounds fight tough battles and do rough work! The excellent hound seedlings that have been raised with great difficulty may be broken on the mountain accidentally!
If most of the functions of the head dog are given to your eagle, include the new head dog! Dogs are raised to be mute dogs
For soft persimmons like Huangmaozi, Two-year-old, and Little Sow, Goubang will deal with them directly!
When encountering a cannon egg or a blind bear, the pup must know how to avoid and deal with it. The mute pup only needs to be responsible for assisting the falcon to follow the prey. The battle is left to the hunter with his gun! ”
After Uncle Zhao made such a smooth move, Yue Feng had an idea in an instant.
Yes, with the eagle, the role of the leading dog is diluted by the eagle. In a regular dog circle, The behavior of the leading dog calling the mountain after finding the trail is not used very much.
"I think your idea is good, but the eagle can't do that yet. I will try it later with continued training and guidance. .
You don't know that the big male lynx we shot two days ago was the nest where this big black eagle made its own home!
Now this guy can report news and search for prey, but he is not very proficient in linking with dogs yet! The hunting habits of these four adult dogs are somewhat fixed, and their cooperation with eagles is limited. "
"Can this big black eagle trap a tiger cub's nest by itself? How is this possible? How evil is that tiger cub? The eagle did not suffer any loss? ? ”
The old man was quite calm when he heard Xiao Tao say before that Yue Feng led them to kill a big lynx, but when he heard Yue Feng said that the big black eagle single eagle had set up the lynx’s nest, the old man was a little holding back. Live.
(End of this chapter)