In the forest, Berson turned around from behind a huge cedar tree. As soon as he appeared, he found a pair of bright eyes staring straight at him, making the hairs all over his body stand up slightly.
The feeling of being targeted was so obvious that Berson's body reacted instinctively.
It feels like writing a math problem on the blackboard. You can't see it, but you can clearly feel that the entire class is watching you, with dozens of pairs of eyes staring at your back, feeling slightly heated.
Obviously, Bi Fang had already discovered Berson hiding behind the cedar tree, and was even a little wary.
Perhaps it is due to the hunter's weathered experience. Fifty-two-year-old Berson's face is covered with wrinkles, his nose is big, and he has a grey-white beard on his chin. He looks very old, but if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that his lower back
He was straight and straight, his pupils hidden under his thick eyebrows and eye sockets were as sharp as falcons, and his hands had distinct joints, but were very wide and covered with thick calluses.
Especially on the tiger's mouth and the belly of the fingers, there are thick yellow and brown calluses. Some of the calluses have shriveled and cracked, exposing the white cuticle that is about to fall off.
Do you always load a crossbow or... often shoot?
Bi Fang reminded himself in his mind.
The crossbow also has a handle, but there is almost no recoil. However, if held for a long time, friction will occur and thick calluses will develop.
Either this old man is a crossbow master, or he often holds a gun.
A terrifyingly experienced old hunter.
The profession of hunter is different from that of warriors. The passage of time will take away their strong bodies, but it does not mean that they will become weaker, on the contrary.
A fifty-year-old hunter will even be significantly stronger than a twenty-year-old young hunter.
Berson also looked at Bifang among the trees.
young.
The extremely strong and distinct first impression was almost stuck on Berson's forehead, as if someone was grabbing him by the collar and telling him that this guy is only so old, but he can be on an equal footing with you, and has even become famous in the world.
Que Qi, a famous explorer and adventurer.
In addition, the second strong sense is wildness. Berson seemed to have seen a wild puma in the jungle, and he had just broken into its territory and was about to face a fatal attack.
Especially those muscles, he could compete in a beauty pageant, he looks just like a tiger.
There is no false person under the great reputation.
If Berson knew Chinese, he must have been thinking this sentence at this time.
Sometimes, many perceptions are inaccurate through the screen. Only when we face each other and look directly at each other can we understand what a person is like.
Looking at Bifang who was clutching the spear tightly, Bosen took the initiative to put down the crossbow on his shoulder. He did not hold the handle, but held the crossbow body to show that he had no ill intentions.
"It's a very keen observation. Today's young people are really becoming more and more powerful. When I was twenty-five years old, I was still working for others on the farm."
Berson repeated what he had just said and slowly approached Bifang.
Bi Fang, who was half-crouching on the ground, stood up with his spear and put away his hostility. This was a completely subconscious reaction.
Whenever you encounter strangers in the forest, you must be cautious. This is the instinct of a professional hunter.
"Hello." Bifang nodded as a greeting.
Berson smiled, pointed at the three drones above Bifang's head, and then pointed at the ones behind him: "There's no need to be so vigilant."
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there is basically a relationship of competition between the strong and the strong.
Therefore, Bi Fang did not act too cordially.
Berson untied half of the bled rabbit from his waist and threw it in front of Bi Fang: "I caught it last night. I was thinking about whether it could attract a black bear. I originally wanted to use it as lunch today. Now that I have encountered it,
, I’ll give it to you as a meeting gift.”
There are almost no wounds on the half of the rabbit in front of me. There are only two red marks on the chest, one behind the other. Combined with the thing on Berson's hand, it is clear at a glance that it was penetrated by an arrow.
Bi Fang was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect the other party to make such a move.
Berson smiled: "Take it, I have to thank you. If it weren't for your appearance, I don't think the Japanese government would have done this, let alone giving me the opportunity to compete and win.
Bonus." 6
Berson said this sincerely.
Before Bifang's live broadcast came out, no one could have imagined that a humble wilderness survival business could become such a big business.
Along with the stability and prosperity of people's lives, such unique and exciting performances full of curiosity have attracted many audiences, and have also brought fame and benefits to many originally unknown hunters.
Mu Galen is a typical example. The last time he participated in the Discovery Channel program, in addition to large ticket bonuses, there were more invisible assets such as reputation and status.
Although Japan's hunting season attracts many hunters to participate, many people believe that even if they don't have money, there will be many people willing to participate.
But from the perspective of the audience, the existence of bonuses is indispensable. As a third party, only one can feel the intense atmosphere under the interest trend.
The distribution of bonuses is also very simple. One point is equivalent to one hundred thousand yen.
Converted, it's about 5,000 yuan in Chinese currency.
One point is five thousand, ten points means fifty thousand. A normal-sized black bear, after hunting, can get a cash reward of fifty thousand.
The normal value of a black bear is of course more than that. If bear bile, bear meat, bear paws, bear skin, and bear bones are all sold, the total value will definitely exceed 50,000.
However, considering the qualifications and channels for individual sales, as well as the government's rapid recovery, you can only get it by killing one, without having to consider transportation or dissection, so 50,000 is not too low.
Bi Fang's current score is 10.2, which means he has earned 1.02 million yen.
"Are you short of money?" Bifang picked up the rabbit on the ground and did not refuse. Instead, he chatted with Berson.
Bi Fang's intuition told him that the old man in front of him.
interesting.
Berson sighed: "Yes, if you reach my age, you will understand that it is actually very difficult for ordinary people to prepare for aging, whether it is economic or health."
"When I was young, I had a very artistic imagination. I feel that when I get older, I will regret that I have not had time to realize many of my dreams. But believe me, that will not bother you. What will bother you will be medical bills, pension accounts, and cloth."
Pain all over my body and my eyesight getting worse every day."
With the expansion of humans, the survival of animals has become increasingly difficult.
Many protected areas have been established, each creature is included in the protection list, and hunting is allowed at regular intervals.
It is difficult for traditional hunters to maintain their lives under such circumstances. All valuable animals are protected. Only a few animals, such as wild boars, hares, and pheasants, have become the main source of income for hunters.
The only value of these things is their meat, so it may not be a problem to maintain personal food and clothing.
But once you have to face the education expenses of your children, high housing prices, and other expenses, you will undoubtedly become strapped for money.
Traditional hunters are disappearing.
Someone who is truly active and capable is either a family member, a remnant of the last century like Berson, or... a poacher.
If Bifang hadn't revitalized this field, it might have been even more depressed.
[Holy shit, damn, I’m emo]
[I watch the live broadcast to entertain myself, not to face reality, woo woo woo]
[I’ll give you 4,000 yuan and shorten your life by one month. Are you willing?]
[What kind of problem are you doing? I’m sure you don’t want it. No one would be willing to do it. No one would be willing. 4,000 yuan is too little and it’s not worth it]
[How much is your monthly salary now?]
【......4000?】
Many viewers in the live broadcast room couldn't help but sigh when they saw the elderly Berson expressing such emotion.
[Has the original wish come true? Now we have no choice but to pay tribute? Let the years dry up my ideals, and I will never be able to find the real me again]
[I envy Lao Fang for being able to take risks everywhere and have financial freedom, the life he dreams of]
[I watched a lot of Lao Fang’s videos some time ago, and I was wondering if I could take the whole family on a self-driving trip along the Sichuan-Tibet Road. But when I checked the guide, I found out that the oil cost would be 10,000 less, which made me vomit blood]
[Stop talking, gas prices have gone up again.]
"So I'm really grateful to you. At least now, I have almost 10,000 yuan to take."
"Well, as we get older, we tend to be wordy easily. If we meet each other, we can't help but chat for a while. Let's call it a day. Now I'm in second place. Come on, young man." Berson winked playfully at Bi Fang.
After blinking, he picked up the crossbow and walked towards the forest without looking back.
Bi Fang looked at Berson walking away, then looked up at the drone.
I always feel strange in my heart.
He picked up the rabbit in his hand. After being exposed to the sun and bleeding, the half of the rabbit was already a little shriveled, and it didn't look like there was much meat.
Berson showed a lot of great kindness to Bi Fang.
But Bi Fang felt that things were not that simple. The other party... seemed to be hostile to him?
However, under the camera, Berson hid it very well, and even gave people the impression of a cheerful and optimistic, yet somewhat pitiful old hunter, with a strong sense of decline.
Maybe I felt wrong.
Unless there is fatal danger, the feeling that the beast's intuition brings to Bifang is not necessarily accurate. It may just be hostility caused by competitive relationships, which means nothing.
Besides, there are drones.
Let the soldiers come and cover up the water and the earth.
After restraining his emotions, Bifang did not waste the half of the rabbit. As Berson said, this could actually be used to attract black bears.
However, the black bear is obviously not that easy to find. The black bear was not found first, but Bi Fang did find a sika deer. Perhaps because it has no natural enemies, this deer was obviously not very vigilant. Bi Fang even touched it within thirty-five meters.
Not even aware of it.
Bi Fang stood on tiptoes, took fox steps, and could even talk to the audience while distracted.
"For the island nation of Japan, there is basically no space for sika deer on their mainland. Tigers and the like have disappeared long ago in prehistory. However, after the Japanese dwarf and Honshu wolves were hunted and disappeared by the Japanese, they were called in Japan.
The only ferocious beast is the bear."
"Although brown bears and black bears can hunt sika deer, they are not pure carnivores, and the number of times they hunt sika deer is small. Bears still need to hibernate in winter, and the time they can hunt sika deer is short."
"Relatively speaking, the bodies of these large beasts are relatively bulky, so it is difficult to catch up with the agile sika deer, and the number of sika deer they can kill is not very large."
A combination of multiple reasons has resulted in Japan's native sika deer having no natural predators and growing almost barbarically. This is the scene in primary school textbooks where wolves disappear and deer eat up the forest.
The Japanese Wolf Association has also suggested that Japan introduce some wolves from abroad, which can also control the growth of sika deer from a biosphere perspective and reduce losses caused by the number of sika deer.
However, people think that compared with sika deer, it is more dangerous to invite wolves into the house. After all, sika deer is usually a docile animal.
It can even occasionally bring tourism income to local people. From this point of view, it is better not to introduce it.
As for letting hunters hunt, that is even more wishful thinking. As mentioned before, due to various reasons, traditional hunters have declined and are almost extinct.
In addition, Japan's population has been aging seriously in recent years, which has reduced the number of registered hunters from 500,000 to the current 100,000. More than 60% of them are elderly people with limited mobility, and more than 1,200 of them are women.
.
There are only about 10,000 young and middle-aged hunters with real execution ability. They have to be caught by people, which means one person has to catch 300!
It takes a whole year to catch one in one day!
It is said that the number will exceed 5 million in 2025. By then, each hunter will have to deal with 500 of them, and one person will not be able to kill them all with one AK.
Hunters whose numbers are declining every year are unable to pose a threat to the rapidly growing number of sika deer and are unable to curb the rising number of sika deer.
There was a burst of surprise in the Japanese official live broadcast room.
Shizuka was very surprised when she heard Bi Fang's words: "Are there already so many sika deer?"
I didn’t expect that seemingly cute animals can cause so much trouble to everyone.
The man in charge of explaining nodded and admitted: "The Japanese government has decided to add a 'Bird and Beast Hunting Department' to schools starting next year, which will teach relevant laws and hunting knowledge in the school system to help students pass the trap hunting and shotgun hunting exams."
licenses to increase the number of hunters in the country.”
There is still a quota for black bears, but the Japanese government encourages them to kill sika deer freely.
Bi Fang has seen sika deer many times in the woods, but he has no intention of catching them because deer are really difficult to catch.
Not only is it fast, with a speed exceeding 90 kilometers per hour, but the field of vision is also dim, and the failure rate of capture is extremely high. Bi Fang tried it once the day before yesterday, but it ended in failure.
It breaks the audience's perception of Bifang's 100% success in hunting, but it is normal. In nature, the hunting success rate of tigers is only 30%. Among cats, the highest is the black-footed cat, but
Only 60%.
On the contrary, the African hyena has the highest success rate, which is 85% taller, but it is not 100%.
As a result, the vigilance of the one I encountered today was so poor.
What a great opportunity.
Bi Fang squatted in the bushes, gearing up.
"Generally, deer eat grass and barely chew once before raising their heads and looking around. Look at this one, it has raised its head twice in ten minutes. It is obviously a sign of poor vigilance. Let's try and see if we can catch it.
Come on, let’s have venison for lunch today.”
"But the direction of the wind is not right. It's not a tailwind, but it's not a headwind either. Sika deer have a very keen sense of smell. I need to pay attention. After running for a day, I smell a lot of sweat."
Bi Fang opened a small cloth bag, which was filled with plant ash, that is, charcoal ash.
Smear all the charcoal ash on your face, crush some local plants, and smear the juice on your body to better cover up body odor.
"If conditions permit, we are still wallowing in the mud, but we don't have the chance to do that. Well, now let's try to see if we can get closer."
After saying this, Bi Fang stopped talking to the audience. With the hearing of a sika deer, there is a risk of exposure no matter how close he is.