Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

"Brother! I'll go out with you!" Xiao Tao pulled Yue Feng aside and asked with concern.

Yue Feng waved his hand and whispered, "No need, you all stay inside. If they make any offensive moves, just shoot!"

After saying this, Yue Feng strode out of the camp.

"Hey, what are your leaders doing here? You've been with us all the way into the mountains. What can we do for you?" Yue Feng stood at the entrance of the camp and then asked loudly.

The two sides were at least forty or fifty meters apart in a straight line. When Yue Feng came out alone, Lei Laohu raised his hand to indicate that he had no hostile intentions, while his eyes also slightly swept over other parts of the camp.

None of the others showed up, and they didn't know where they were hiding. But judging from Yue Feng's reaction alone, they knew that the other party was no novice and was very experienced.

Lei Laohu laughed it off in a fairly amiable tone, saying, "Haha, sorry, brother! We heard the news from the lumberjacks coming down the mountain. They said that a large animal had injured someone, so we came into the mountain to try our luck!"
When we were waiting for someone in the morning, I saw you guys riding bikes with your dogs into the mountains, so I boldly followed you!
We meant no harm!

"A hunting team from out of town? Where are they from?" Yue Feng asked expressionlessly after hearing this.

"We're a hunting team from Kunming! We heard about the tiger attack here, so we've been here for about half a month! What's your name, buddy? Can I come over and have a smoke with you?"

Upon hearing that the other party was a hunting team from Chuncheng, Yue Feng instantly lost the desire to continue the conversation. He had no friends or acquaintances in Chuncheng, and there was no need to continue communicating with these strange hunters whose origins were unclear and who were behaving rather suspiciously.

After all, the danger from wild animals in the mountains has a limit, but the danger from these ill-intentioned armed hunters is much greater!

Yue Feng refused outright, saying in a very firm tone, "No smoking! Our hunting team doesn't like to cooperate with other hunters! This area around the dead pine forest is our campsite. According to the rule of first come, first served when entering the mountains for hunting, you should find another place! We'll keep to ourselves!"

Seeing that Yue Feng refused to make contact without hesitation, Lei Laohu nodded: "Alright, then let's leave this area! My name is Lei Laohu, what's your name, buddy?"

Even after the other party introduced themselves, Yue Feng remained vigilant and replied, "We are a hunting team directly under the Fengcheng Forestry Bureau. You'd better leave quickly!"

Lei Laohu nodded when he heard the words "directly subordinate hunting team," did not ask any further questions, raised his hand, turned around, and left along the way he came.

"Brothers, let's go!" After saying this, Lei Laohu turned around and walked back.

Yue Feng watched Lei Laohu walk away, his tense nerves slowly relaxing a little. He then lifted the curtain again and returned to the tent.

"Brother! What's the situation with those guys outside?" Xiao Tao put down his gun and came closer to ask.

Yue Feng: "A hunting team from Chuncheng is here to hunt tigers! The leader just now is called Lei Laohu! If other people follow, everyone needs to be careful tonight!"

Xiao Tao curled his lip: "Damn! I bet they're carrying either bighandle guns or double-barreled shotguns. They think they can mess with us? One magazine of bullets would wipe them all out!"

"You can't be too careful! It's not dark yet, you can sleep a little longer if you're okay!" Yue Feng sat back down on the blanket, then leaned against his backpack and closed his eyes to rest.

……

On the other side, after being humiliated, Lei Laohu led his team and slunk away from Yue Feng and the others' sight.

They retreated to the nearest ridge and stayed temporarily on the warmer, sunny side of the slope.

"Boss, it'll be dark in another hour or so! Shouldn't we find a place to pitch our tents? There's no suitable terrain around here to dig snow pits!" Pan Xiaoshan asked, leaning closer.

Lei Laohu shook his head: "No rush. It's the sixteenth today. There will be a moon tonight, so visibility won't be a big problem!"
Those young men from earlier must be Yue Feng's hunting team!

It seems there used to be a tent camp here, but the pine trees on that mountain ridge behind it were all cut down and burned!
If I'm not mistaken, the mutated tiger that attacked people was in this area! Their intelligence is more accurate than ours; there's a lot of information we don't have, but the general area should be this region!

After hearing this, Pan Xiaoshan exchanged a glance with his younger brother Pan Xiaoshui. Pan Xiaoshui said, "The other side just drew a line, telling us to leave this area! We'd better look around for any traces of mutated tigers!"
The first time they met, they made it clear that if they bumped into each other again, they might cross the line!

Lei Laohu understands this principle, and that's exactly what he's worried about.

In terms of weaponry and equipment, Lei Laohu's own hunting team was no match for Yue Feng's hunting team! Lei Laohu had seen Yue Feng's hunting team's firearms that morning. Whether it was the Type 56 semi-automatic or the AK47 fully automatic, they were all weapons that were somewhat overpowered, far exceeding the few broken guns in Lei Laohu's hands.

Lei Laohu thought for two seconds and said, "Let's find a flat spot on the sunny slope to set up the tent! Tomorrow morning at dawn, we'll search along both sides of the ridgeline with the dog!"

In the hunting profession, there are rules for entering the mountains to hunt and mark off territory.

The general rule is first come, first served. Unless otherwise specified in advance, the boundaries of the territory are defined by mountain ridges or ditches.

Lei Laohu chose to camp on the southern slope of the nearest mountain ridge, which, in terms of rules, did not cross the line. Even if Yue Feng knew about it, he could still stand up to reason.

This option is the closest to Lei Laohu's location from Yuefeng Camp, and also the closest to the area where mutated tigers are found.

Upon hearing this, Pan Xiaoshan understood what his boss meant and immediately began searching around.

After scanning the area, Pan Xiaoshan quickly found a gentle slope suitable for setting up camp. He pointed to the spot and said, "Let's camp here! There are two big trees for support, and we only need to cut down a few miscellaneous trees to set up the tent!"

Lei Laohu glanced at them and nodded: "Okay, you guys set up the tents and start a fire first! I'll wander around the ridge! Da Tou, come here!"

At Lei Laohu's call, Big Head, the head dog beside him, immediately wagged its tail and came over.

Lei Laohu put a rope around the dog and then led it up the mountain ridge.

The others worked together seamlessly to unload the supplies from the sled, while Lei Laohu, leading his hunting dog, headed northeast along the mountain ridge.

As you walk, observe the direction of the mountains on both sides and the forest conditions within your field of vision, paying particular attention to any possible footprints on the snow.

Before the first snowfall, there were many loggers gathered in the surrounding dead pine forests, constantly cutting down trees and making fires, creating a lot of noise. Even if there were indigenous mountain animals in the surrounding forests, they would definitely move away when they heard the noise.

Therefore, after the fresh snow, there were very few animal footprints in the forest on both sides of the ridge. I walked for almost a mile and found nothing.

By the time Lei Laohu returned via the same route from the mountain ridge, the rest of the hunting team had already started working.

The tent was taken off the sled and set up. The felled trees were dragged to the side. The group of people worked quickly and efficiently, each doing their own job.

In less than half an hour, a tent was set up, secured to tree stumps with cables all around, and behind the tent stood two large poplar trees, each as thick as a person's embrace. It must be said, the choice of this campsite was quite skillful.

As Lei Laohu's campfire was lit and the snowmelt was heated, the sky gradually darkened.

After the sun set today, even the mountain breeze basically stopped, and the forest seemed to have been paused, with everything completely silent.

Lei Laohu's group relied solely on their own two legs to travel, and exhaustion overwhelmed them after setting up camp. Even experienced hunters couldn't resist the fatigue.

Dried meat and pickled vegetables were cooking in a pot on the stove. The others spread out their bedding and sat briefly in the tent to warm themselves by the fire while waiting for dinner.

On the other hand, Yue Feng's hunting team was in a much better situation than Lei Laohu and his team.

The majority of the journey into the mountains was by vehicle, and it only took a little over an hour to walk. In addition, the tents were readily available, and they had rested for half the afternoon, so the four Yuefeng brothers were very relaxed and showed no signs of fatigue.

Xiao Tao and Xiao Wu each chose an observation point as their target, while Yue Feng placed the two eagles on his knees and squatted in front of the fire to warm himself.

"Brother, what's the plan for tonight? Are the four of us going to keep watch all night?" Xiao Tao asked.

Yue Feng stroked the stubble on his chin: "No need. You and Xiao Wu keep watch until midnight. Xiao Wen and I will take a nap when we get sleepy! When you're sleepy, it'll be our turn!"

Xiaowu stared out of the observation post and said, "I ate lunch late, and I didn't have much to do this afternoon. It's already completely dark, and I'm not hungry yet!"

Yue Feng pursed his lips: "Even if I'm not hungry, I still have to eat! If I don't eat, I still have to feed the dog! Spending the night in these mountains is no joke. Tonight there won't be much wind, so it might be a little stronger, but even so, it will still be minus thirty degrees Celsius in the second half of the night!"

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While the two hunting teams were cooking and resting in their tents, the mutated tiger was lurking in a grove of trees northeast of the Dead Pine Forest.

It was extremely wary of the two birds of prey, the Great Black Eagle and the Little White Spear. After being discovered during the day, it disappeared into the forest without looking back. It ran wildly through the forest like lightning, almost circling half of the Dead Pine Forest ridge. Only after confirming that it was not being chased did it slowly relax and find a sheltered snowdrift to hide in.

As the camera zooms in on its head and face, you can see many healed scars crisscrossing its large, mottled face.

Normal Siberian tigers are usually sturdy and robust, but this one is extremely slender, with only a pair of slanted eyes that gleam with a sinister light.

It lay there in the snow for hours on end, motionless like a sculpture.

As the full moon rose, the mutated tiger stood up, shook its fur, turned around, and took another route back to the campsite in the Dead Pine Forest.

This is when its inherently wary nature comes into play. Although returning along the original route would have been the shortest distance, it deliberately avoided it, changing direction and taking a huge detour before finally circling back.

After returning to the outskirts of the Dead Pine Forest, it did not immediately wander around the Yuefeng Squad's camp. Instead, it quietly perked up its ears, listening to extremely faint sounds in the distance.

With its exceptional hearing, it could hear the conversations of Lei Laohu's hunting team and the sounds of Yue Feng and his group eating dinner.

Even the faintest sounds inside the tent, like the big black eagle and the little white spear munching on Yue Feng's knees after a good meal, couldn't escape its ears.

The mutated tiger had a basic understanding of the hunting team from the Dead Forest, but it knew nothing about the Thunder Tiger Hunting Team's tents.

It glanced intently in the direction of Yuefeng Hunting Team's tent, then turned and took a detour, heading towards Lei Laohu's tent.

On one side are falcons, hounds, and hunters who have discovered its hiding place; on the other side are ordinary hunting teams that are completely invisible. The mutated tiger knows which side is less dangerous.

The mutated tiger slowly approached the tent on the sunny side of the slope, and stopped when it was about three or four hundred meters away.

Its slender body lay half-lying in the snow, like a tabby cat ambushing a sparrow, carefully moving forward while listening quietly.

Suddenly, the hunting dog at the tent entrance barked.

The mutated tiger immediately lay prostrate on the ground, minimizing its presence.

Although the dog heard the suspicious noise, it was in the border area and quickly quieted down after losing its target.

"Big Head, what are you yelling about!" Lei Laohu, who was inside the house, put down his chopsticks and scolded him.

Hunters know their dogs very well. If they had really found something, the lead dog wouldn't have just barked twice and then stopped moving; that wouldn't be in line with its temperament.

Hearing its owner's reprimand, Big Head lay down on the ground and wagged its tail, its pointed ears still standing upright, not letting down its guard.

Because their purpose in coming to Fengcheng was to fight the mutated tiger, Lei Laohu and his gang did not bring all the dogs from the Dog Gang.

Big Head, the lead dog, is quite well-known in the area around Chuncheng. This is his fifth year hunting with his master. His physical strength has declined slightly, but he is extremely experienced and is Lei Laohu's right-hand man.

After trying to 'lure' it once, the mutated tiger patiently lay in wait in the same spot for more than half an hour before tentatively taking a few steps forward.

The dog barked again, but this time it didn't stop after a couple of barks. Instead, it made sure that an animal was indeed approaching in the distance, and its bark was full of confidence.

Upon hearing the sound of the tent flap being lifted, the mutated tiger immediately turned and retreated, walking at least a hundred meters away until it hid behind a large tree trunk, only peeking out half of its head.

Upon hearing the dog barking, Lei Dapao immediately grabbed his hunting rifle and came out.

There must be something there this time, otherwise it wouldn't be making so much noise.

He gripped his gun and, using the moonlight, surveyed the area around the camp for a long time, but found no trace of any animals. His expression turned serious.

Prey that is easy to spot is not dangerous; the real danger is when you can't spot anything at all, but the dog keeps barking.

When humans and dogs work in perfect harmony, an experienced lead dog won't bark for no reason.

Lei Laohu, an experienced hunter, immediately turned and called out to the camp tents. Xiao Shan and Xiao Shui, each carrying a hunting rifle, followed him out. (End of Chapter)