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

For the next two days, Yue Feng led his hunting team, along with their falcons and hounds, relentlessly pursuing the enemy.

Starting from the dead pine forest, the Yuefeng hunting team has already traveled more than 70 kilometers into the old forest.

The logging area of ​​the dead pine forest had long since disappeared, and judging from the footprints along the way, the mutated tiger still showed no signs of stopping.

Fortunately, as the altitude increases, the mountain and forest landscape here has also undergone significant changes.

The mountains became more rocky and fewer tall trees, transforming into a sparsely wooded wasteland meadow landscape.

It was precisely because the mountainous terrain was relatively friendly to birds of prey that Yue Feng and his team did not give up and continued their pursuit.

In such terrain, both eagles have ample room to maneuver, giving them room to maneuver if they manage to catch up with the mutated animal.

On the afternoon of the third day, around 2 p.m., Yuefeng Hunting Team, with their dogs, arrived near a meadow in the mountains.

The sound of a babbling brook could be heard from a higher elevation in the distance, and white mist could be seen rising from afar.

Although this was Yue Feng and his group's first time visiting such a place, they had been to similar terrain before, and they knew without guessing that there must be warm springs, and perhaps even small waterfalls formed by the drop in elevation.

Yue Feng glanced at the footprints left on the snow crust on the ground and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Everyone, breathe a sigh of relief. We'll find a suitable place to dig snow pits later and then take a break!" Yue Feng said unhurriedly.

Xiao Tao patted the Azure Dragon beside him and asked in confusion, "It's only a little past two o'clock. Isn't it a bit early to set up camp? Shouldn't we chase them a little longer?"

Yue Feng shook his head and pointed to the footprints on the ground, saying, "Look, what's different about today's footprints compared to the previous two days?"

Xiao Tao patiently observed the direction for a few moments and said with some surprise, "His stride has become narrower! Occasionally, he even walks in small circles, stopping and starting!"

"They must have been running for several days in a row and gradually relaxed their guard, right?"

Yue Feng nodded: "That's right! We didn't find any trace of that mutated animal eating along the way."

If I'm not mistaken, the last time they ate was at least three or four days ago! They relied entirely on expending their energy reserves to get through the journey!
We caught up without being too hasty or too close; at most, we chased for eight or nine hours a day.

I even doubt that it knows we're following behind it!

Once it relaxes, it will most likely find a place to hunt, then eat and rest!

As soon as it starts moving around in small areas, it means our opportunity has arrived!
There's a warm spring upstream from this meadow, so there's definitely no shortage of food here! If I were that mutated animal, I'd most likely stay and rest around this mountain area!

Let's set up camp early today and get plenty of rest. Tomorrow, we'll take the dogs and hawks and go after it. As long as we spot any signs of it lingering, wandering back and forth in small areas, we can speed things up and release the hawks to find the target!

Upon hearing Captain Yue Feng's arrangement, Xiao Tao, Xiao Wen, and Xiao Wu exchanged glances and nodded.

Previously, under Zhao Dashan's tutelage, all four brothers had learned the skill of understanding the prey's thoughts from Old Zhao. However, among the four members of the hunting team, Yue Feng consistently performed the best in accurately judging the prey's intentions.

Xiao Tao nodded: "Then we'll follow your arrangements! There's another problem. We've used up more than half of the dry rations we brought. If we hadn't brought that female roe deer, we'd have to consider getting some meat to supplement our diet!"

Yue Feng waved his hand: "Don't worry about that. Tomorrow we'll search around and if we encounter any other prey, we'll have the Black Eagle hunt them down!"

"okay!"

……

After a brief exchange, the four brothers chose a spot and began digging snow nests and gathering firewood and other miscellaneous items for the night.

Meanwhile, after Lei Laohu and his two companions reunited, they spent most of the day wandering around the area around Yue Feng's tent. The next day, they followed the footprints and came out as well.

Yue Feng and his team walked at a pace that involved stopping frequently, covering at least dozens of kilometers of mountain roads each day, which left the three members of Lei Laohu's hunting team quite exhausted.

Yue Feng and his group had more people and better equipment. They dragged sleds and carried a lot of supplies and bear skin mats.

Lei Laohu's hunting team of three suffered much more. They only brought a few thin roe deer skin blankets, and their food and other supplies were extremely limited.

After traveling for two consecutive days, we barely got any rest at night. We dug a snowdrift, laid down leaves and dry grass collected from the snow to keep warm, and spent the night in the open air by a fire. It was a very tough experience.

Behind them, the person who had secretly followed was not having an easy time either. As he followed, he left behind a lot of directional marks along the way, wandering alone in the mountains like a ghost.

At night, it was even more difficult for this lone wolf to spend the night. No one was there to help him guard the fire or keep watch. He could only use his knife to dig a shallow snow pit and then build a snow wall on top to block the cold wind and keep the fire burning. He would wake up from the cold at least dozens of times a night, and most of the time he could barely rest in this state of light sleep.

Tracking in the mountains is no easy job. In the dead of winter, if the tracker doesn't have extensive outdoor survival experience, or if someone with poor skills is assigned to the task, they'd probably lose their life.

That evening, Yue Feng and his friends prepared dinner before it got completely dark. The brothers huddled in the snowdrift, warming themselves by the fire and chatting quietly. After eating and drinking their fill, they became sleepy and soon some of them started snoring.

Yue Feng took out his small notebook from his pocket and, based on the direction he had moved in during the day and the terrain features, used a pencil to fill in the information in the notebook, while thinking about all sorts of possible scenarios.

Overall, there is still a chance. The mutated creature lost its footprints several times along the way, but Canglong Tiansao's powerful sense of smell kept track of them. Now it has arrived at the meadow mountain terrain in the forest, which is the home ground of raptors.

After Yue Feng finished recording the hunting map, he put it back in his pocket, added a few pieces of firewood to the fire, and then closed his eyes to rest.

It was another peaceful night!
Thinking about speeding things up today, Yue Feng started making breakfast before dawn. Apart from setting aside the portion to feed the eagles, he processed all the remaining fresh meat and cooked it in a pot.

After the four members of the hunting team had eaten and drunk their fill early in the morning, Yue Feng set off with Gouzi and Ying as soon as it was dawn.

This time, they set off without concealing their speed and momentum, and also propelled the Great Black Hawk high into the sky.

Yue Feng made it appear as if he was leading the hunting team of dogs in a full-speed search, and relayed the search instructions to the black eagle. The dogs then scattered and began to move around the meadow.

On the other side, in a creek near the warm spring upstream of the meadow, the mutated tiger also crawled out of an old wild boar den that had been sheltered from the wind.

It spent several months in this mountain area and is quite familiar with the surrounding environment.

After entering the harsh winter, the number of prey in alpine meadows decreases sharply, so they move towards the dense secondary forests at the foot of the mountain.

Now, having narrowly escaped death while being hunted by hunters, he has in a panic returned to his original territory.

After resting for half the night, it regained some of its strength, but its stomach was already empty from hunger.

It is true that it is agile and fast, but its basal metabolic rate is also high. Moreover, its fur does not seem to be as warm as that of an ordinary tiger. After a few days without eating normally, the mountain wind can even make you vaguely see the ribs on its side.

From the distant mountains and forests came the sounds of roe deer fighting and playing. The mutated tiger's ears twitched slightly as it listened intently in the direction of the sound. After a long while, it got up and hurried towards the forest on the other side of a large, gentle slope near the meadow and mountain stream.

I need to find something to eat.

On the other side, Yuefeng's hunting team's dogs and falcons all entered search mode, giving chase along the meadow.

The dog and the man were far behind the falcon.

At least two kilometers away, the big black eagle and the little white spear in the sky spotted the mutated tiger's trail almost simultaneously.

Upon spotting its target, the large black eagle swiftly changed direction high in the sky, turning back towards Yue Feng's location. It circled overhead, cawing loudly.

Upon hearing this, Yue Feng instantly understood what it meant.

The target has been spotted; Big Black Hawk has come back to inform me!

"The eagle has spotted the target! Call all the dogs back, they can't roam freely anymore! Let's keep chasing!" Yue Feng called out, and Xiao Tao and Xiao Wu quickly called all the dogs back and tied them up.

Despite the pursuit, Yue Feng had no intention of letting the four Azure Dragon brothers directly confront mutated creatures with terrifying agility.

Even a wolf with wolf blood is still a dog. Even a purebred wild wolf is no match for a super-fast feline.

Seeing that its master had made a change, the big black eagle immediately turned back and called out to the little white spear. Then the two eagles sped up and chased after the mutated tiger that was walking beside the meadow.

Encountering birds of prey in the wild is normal, but the mutated tiger's reaction was somewhat excessive when it was targeted by two gyrfalcons.

Just as it realized that a large black eagle was swooping down from the sky, it took a solid kick to the back.

The next second, the mutated creature was so frightened that it jumped up two or three meters high. After landing, it showed no intention of fighting the eagle and turned to run away.

Seeing their opponent flee headlong, Big Black Hawk and Little White Spear relentlessly launched a series of dive attacks. The opponent was large, making it easy to land their kicks. However, the damage was limited and posed no real threat.

Speaking of which, this leopard is quite pitiful. The reason it is so afraid of eagles is because it did not have its mother's protection when it was young. When it was still a baby, it was almost eaten by a golden eagle.

The scratches and scars on his face are from when he was a child. He had struggled with all his might to break free from the golden eagle's talons and crawled into a hole in a dead tree, which saved his life.

The two eagles took turns swooping down to attack, repeatedly disrupting the mutated tiger's path. It fled left and right, repeatedly abandoning its straight course.

Just as Yue Feng and Xiao Tao had predicted, the two eagles really did manage to hold them back.

The big black eagle noticed that the mutated animal's reaction to the attack was a bit too much, so it became bolder and kept cawing and cawing above the animal's head before suddenly swooping down and kicking it.

If there were dense forest at this moment, the mutated tiger could hide inside and avoid the harassment of the eagles. However, around the meadow, there are only a few large trees, and most of the vegetation consists of low shrubs and other small plants, making it the domain of the birds of prey.

Two eagles harassed and restrained the mutated tiger, while Yue Feng led his men and dogs, rushing over at full speed.

From at least several hundred meters away, Xiao Tao was the first to spot the falcon repeatedly taking off and diving in the distance, as if it were fighting something with the ground, but the vegetation below blocked the view and made it difficult to see clearly!
"Brother, look over there! Our eagle is over there! It looks like it's entangled in something!" Xiao Tao pointed in the direction and reminded him.

Yue Feng shaded his eyes with his hand and glanced at it: "It's most likely that mutated animal! We won't consider anything else this time!"
"Shoot as soon as you spot the target. It's at least five or six kilometers from the nearest grove. If the eagle can hold it back for a little while, we'll have a chance to get close and fire!"

The three brothers took the guns off their shoulders and held them in their hands. Then Xiao Tao said, "Damn! We'll just shoot as soon as we see them! I don't believe that with so many guns, we can't kill a beast!"

"Go, be careful when you shoot! Don't hurt the eagle! Our eagle can't withstand bullets!" Yue Feng reminded him, gripping the gun with one hand and running forward quickly.

800 meters, 500 meters, 300 meters.

When they could vaguely see the golden fur of the mutated tiger, the other side also discovered the presence of Yue Feng and his group of hunters.

The mutated tiger glanced up at the crowd, then lowered its head and ran away.

"Don't move forward, we've been spotted! Fire!!"

Yue Feng blew a long whistle into the sky, then raised his gun to the face of the mutated prey and began firing.

If Yue Feng and his team had the marksmanship of the special forces soldiers they worked with last time, or if they had a more advanced high-powered scope, they might actually be able to kill the fast-moving mutant animal in just a few shots during an encounter in the barren meadow over 300 meters wide.

Unfortunately, their marksmanship was only excellent, far from top-tier. At a distance of three or four hundred meters, their accuracy was less than ideal.

The four brothers started firing almost one after the other, and the sound of bullets leaving the barrel echoed throughout half the valley.

bang bang bang
……

The moment it heard the gunshot, the mutated tiger pressed its ears back, and instead of dodging the eagle swooping down from the sky, it shot out like an arrow.

It knew the threat of the bullet; an eagle's attack would at most cause superficial wounds, but a bullet could be fatal.

The four guns fired wildly in the direction the prey was fleeing, but several shots grazed the mutated tiger's head without hitting it.

As the prey fled, visibility decreased, and Yue Feng could only see a golden animal moving through the snow and bushes, getting closer and closer to the opposite river valley.

"Oh no, this guy's going to take a running start and jump over the ravine!"

Yue Feng muttered something, then knelt on the ground with his gun raised, holding his breath deeply.

The two Type 56 semi-automatic rifles had run out of ammunition and were now out of ammunition, leaving only Yue Feng and Xiao Wu's AKs with bullets remaining.

Yue Feng pulled the trigger one shot after another, giving the mutated tiger a head start as it took a quick run-up and leaped into the air.

boom!
boom!
boom!
A single bullet was fired; the first two missed, but the third grazed the mutated tiger's collarbone on its front shoulder, sending a spray of blood through the air.

With a click, the account was left idle.

“I hit it!”

Yue Feng roared and swiftly removed the magazine, then replaced it with the spare magazine and cocked it again.

At this critical moment of reloading, the mutated tiger leaped through the air across the ravine and landed on the other side. It was obvious that its front legs buckled and it staggered a few steps before barely managing to stand.

By the time Yue Feng and his companions had reloaded, the mutated tiger, wounded by gunfire, leaped several times diagonally across the ravine, traversing a small ridge, and the group completely lost sight of it. (End of Chapter)