Chapter 552 Sika Deer
In the forest, Benson turned around from behind a huge fir tree. As soon as he appeared, he found a pair of bright eyes staring at him, making the hairs on his body stand up slightly.
The feeling of being targeted was so obvious that Benson's body reacted instinctively.
That feeling is like writing a math problem on the blackboard. You can't see it, but you can clearly feel that the whole class is staring at you, dozens of pairs of eyes staring at your back, feeling slightly warm.
Obviously, Bifang had already discovered Bosen hiding behind the fir tree, and was even a little wary.
Perhaps because the hunter has been through a lot, the 52-year-old Benson's face is full of wrinkles, his nose is big, and there is a gray beard on his chin. He looks very old, but if you look closely, you can find that his back is straight, and his pupils hidden under his thick eyebrows and eye sockets are as sharp as an eagle. His hands have distinct joints, but are very broad and covered with thick calluses.
Especially on the base of the thumb and the fingertips, there are thick calluses that are yellow to brown. Some of the calluses have dried up and cracked, revealing the white cuticle that is about to fall off.
Do you often use a crossbow or... often shoot?
Bifang reminded himself in his heart.
The crossbow also has a handle, but there is almost no recoil. However, if you hold it for a long time, friction will occur and thick calluses will form.
Either this old man is a master of archery, or he often holds a gun.
A terrifyingly experienced old hunter.
The hunter profession is different from the warrior. 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 old hunter may even be significantly stronger than a twenty-year-old young hunter.
Benson was also looking at the Bifang in the woods.
young.
The extremely strong and vivid first impression was almost sticking to Benson's forehead, as if someone pulled him by the collar and told him that this guy was only this old, but he could be on par with you, and even had already become famous in the world as a famous explorer and adventurer.
In addition, the second strong sense was wildness. It was as if Benson saw a wild mountain lion in the jungle. He had just entered its territory and was about to face a fatal attack.
Especially those muscles, he looks like a tiger, he can even participate in a beauty pageant.
There is no false reputation under a great name.
If Benson understood Chinese, this is what he must be thinking at this moment.
Sometimes, many perceptions are not accurate through the screen. Only when we meet face to face and look directly at each other can we understand what a person is like.
Looking at Bifang who was clenching his spear, Bosen took the initiative to put down the large crossbow on his shoulder. Instead of holding the handle, he held the crossbow body to indicate that he had no ill intentions.
"You have a keen eye for observation. Young people today are getting better and better. When I was 25, I was still working on a farm."
Benson repeated what he had just said and slowly approached Bifang.
Bifang, who was half-squatting on the ground, stood up with the help of his spear and put away his hostility. This was a completely subconscious reaction.
Whenever you meet a stranger in the forest, you should be cautious. This is the instinct of a professional hunter.
"Hello." Bifang nodded as a greeting.
Bosen 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. There is basically a competitive relationship between the strong.
Therefore, Bifang did not behave too friendly.
Bosen untied half of a bled rabbit from his waist and threw it in front of Bifang: "I caught it last night, hoping to attract a black bear. I was planning to have it as lunch today, but since I met one, I'll give it to you as a gift."
There were almost no wounds on the half rabbit in front of him, except for two red marks on the chest, one in front and one behind. Combined with the weapon in Benson's hand, it was obvious that it was pierced by an arrow.
Bifang was stunned, obviously not expecting the other party to do this.
Bosen smiled and said, "Take it. I have to thank you for it. If it weren't for you, I don't think the Japanese government would have done such a thing, let alone give me the opportunity to participate and win the prize."
This statement was meant sincerely by Benson.
Before Bifang's live broadcast came out of nowhere, no one could have imagined that a humble wilderness survival game could become such a big business.
As people's lives become more stable and affluent, such unique and exciting performances full of curiosity have attracted many audiences and brought fame and benefits to many previously unknown hunters.
Mugalen is a typical example. The last time he participated in the Discovery Channel program, in addition to the big prize money, he gained more invisible assets such as fame and status.
Although Japan's hunting season attracts many hunters to participate, many people also believe that even if there is no money to be made, there will be a lot of people willing to participate.
But from the audience's perspective, the existence of bonuses is indispensable. As a third party, one can feel the intense atmosphere under the trend of interests.
The bonus distribution is also very simple, one point is equal to 100,000 yen.
Converted into RMB, it is about 5,000 yuan.
One point is five thousand, and ten points means fifty thousand. If you hunt a normal-sized black bear, you can get a cash reward of fifty thousand.
The normal value of a black bear is of course more than this. If the bear bile, bear meat, bear paws, bear skin, and bear bones are all sold, the total value will definitely be more than 50,000.
However, considering the qualifications and channels for individuals to sell, as well as the government's rapid recycling, you only need to kill one and you can get it. There is no need to worry about transportation or dissection. Fifty thousand is not a low price.
Bifang's current score is 10.2, which means it 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 started chatting with Bosen.
Intuition told Bifang that the old man in front of him.
Quite interesting.
Borson sighed. "Yeah, if you were my age, you would understand that it is actually very difficult for ordinary people to fully prepare for aging, both financially and health-wise."
"When I was young, I had very artistic imaginations. I felt that when I was old, I would regret that I had many dreams that I had not realized in time. But believe me, that will not bother you. What will bother you are the medical bills, pension accounts, pain all over the body, and the eyesight that is getting blurrier day by day."
As humans expand, it becomes increasingly difficult for animals to survive.
Numerous protected areas have been established, and one by one species has been included in the protection list, and hunting can only be carried out at regular intervals and in fixed quantities.
It is already difficult for traditional hunters to make a living under such circumstances. Everything of value has been protected, and only a very small number of animals, such as wild boars, hares, and pheasants, have become the main source of income for hunters.
The only valuable thing about these things is their meat, which may not be a problem in maintaining personal food and clothing.
But once faced with children's education expenses, high housing prices, and other expenses, money will undoubtedly become stretched.
Traditional hunters are disappearing.
Those who are truly active and capable are either hereditary, or old folks from the last century like Borson, or... poachers.
If Bifang had not revitalized this field, it might have been even more depressed.
[Fuck, I’m emo]
[I watch live broadcasts to entertain myself, not to face reality, woo woo woo]
[Give you 4,000 yuan and shorten your life by one month, would you be willing to do so?]
[What kind of stupid question is this? I'm definitely not willing to do it. Who would be willing to do it? No one would be willing to do it. 4,000 yuan is too little. 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 Benson express such emotion.
[Have you fulfilled your original wish? Is it all I can do now? Let the years dry up my ideals, and I can never find my true self again]
[I envy Lao Fang for being able to go on adventures everywhere and having financial freedom, which is the life he always dreamed of.]
[I watched too many Lao Fang videos , and wondered if I could take my family on a self-driving tour along the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. But when I checked the guide, I found out that the gas alone would cost nearly 10,000 yuan. I was so vomiting blood.]
[Stop talking, the gas price has gone up again. ]
"So I really thank you. At least now, I have almost 10,000 yuan to take."
"Okay, when you get older, you tend to be long-winded. When we meet, you can't help but chat. Let's stop here. Now I'm the second place. Come on, young man." Bosen winked at Bifang playfully, picked up the crossbow beside him, and walked into the forest without looking back.
Bifang looked at Benson who was walking away, then looked up at the drone.
I always feel weird.
He picked up the rabbit in his hand. After being exposed to the sun and bleeding, this half rabbit had become a little shriveled and did not look like it had much meat.
Bosen showed great kindness to Bifang.
But Bifang felt that things were not that simple. The other party... seemed to be hostile to him?
However, under the camera, Bernson hid his skills very well, and even gave people the impression of a cheerful, optimistic, yet somewhat pitiful old hunter, with a strong sense of being on the decline.
Maybe I was wrong.
Unless there is a fatal danger, the feeling that Bifang gets from his beast's intuition is not necessarily accurate. It may just be hostility caused by a competitive relationship, which does not mean anything.
Besides, there are drones.
When enemies come, we will fight them with soldiers; when water comes, we will block it with earth.
Bifang calmed down and did not waste this half rabbit. Just as Bosen said, it could actually be used to attract black bears.
However, the black bear was obviously not that easy to find. Although the black bear was not found first, Bifang did find a sika deer. Perhaps because it had no natural enemies, the deer was obviously not very vigilant and did not notice at all when Bifang approached within 35 meters.
Bifang stood on tiptoe, walked with a fox gait, and was even able to distract himself and talk to the audience.
"For the island nation of Japan, there are basically no natural enemies of sika deer on their home soil. Tigers and the like had disappeared long before prehistoric times. After the Japanese hunted and killed the Japanese dwarf wolf and the Honshu wolf, the only beasts left in Japan that can be considered ferocious are bears."
"Although brown bears and black bears can hunt sika deer, they are not pure carnivores and hunt sika deer less frequently. Bears need to hibernate in winter, so the time they can hunt sika deer is short."
"Relatively speaking, these large beasts are relatively bulky and it is difficult for them to catch up with the agile sika deer, so the number of sika deer they can kill is not large."
Due to a combination of factors, the sika deer native to Japan have no natural enemies and are growing almost wildly, just like the scene in elementary school textbooks where wolves are gone and deer eat up all the forests.
The Japanese Wolf Association has also suggested that Japan introduce some wolves from abroad. This would also help control the growth of sika deer from a biosphere perspective and reduce losses caused by the number of sika deer.
But people think that compared with sika deer, it is more dangerous to let a wolf into the house. After all, sika deer are usually docile animals.
It can even occasionally bring tourism economic income to the locals. From this point of view, it is better not to introduce it.
As for letting hunters hunt, that is wishful thinking. As mentioned before, due to various reasons, traditional hunters are declining and are almost extinct.
In addition, Japan's population has been aging rapidly in recent years, causing the number of registered hunters to drop from 500,000 to the current 100,000, of which more than 60% are elderly people with limited mobility, and more than 1,200 are women.
There are only about 10,000 young and middle-aged hunters who are truly capable of executing the operation. If you have to catch them manually, that means one person has to catch 300!
It would take a whole year to catch one a 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 even an AK will not be enough to wipe them out.
The number of hunters, which is decreasing every year, cannot pose a threat to the rapidly growing number of sika deer and it is difficult to curb the rising trend of the sika deer population.
There was a burst of surprise in the Japanese official live broadcast room.
Shizuka was very surprised when she heard Bifang's words: "Are there so many sika deer now?"
I didn’t expect that seemingly cute animals could cause so much trouble to everyone.
Suneo, who was in charge of the explanation, nodded in agreement. "The Japanese government has decided to add a 'Bird and Beast Hunting Department' to schools starting next year. The school system will teach relevant laws and hunting knowledge, etc., to help students obtain trap hunting and shotgun hunting licenses, and increase the number of hunters in the country."
There are quotas for black bears, but the Japanese government completely encourages them to kill as much as they want for sika deer.
Bifang had seen sika deer in the woods many times, but he had never thought of catching them because deer were indeed difficult to catch.
Not only is it extremely fast, with a speed of over 90 kilometers per hour, its field of vision is also very narrow, and the failure rate of capturing it is extremely high. Bifang tried it once the day before yesterday, but ended in failure.
It does break the audience's perception that Bifang's hunting is 100% successful, but it is also normal. In nature, the tiger's hunting success rate is only 30%. Among cats, the black-footed cat has the highest success rate, but it is only 60%.
On the contrary, the African hyena has the highest success rate, as high as 85%, but it is not 100%.
As a result, the one I met today was not so vigilant.
What a good opportunity.
Bifang squatted in the bushes, rubbing his hands together.
"Generally, when a deer eats grass, it will raise its head and look around almost every time it chews. Look at this one. It has only raised its head twice in ten minutes. It is obviously not very vigilant. Let's try and see if we can catch it so that we can have venison for lunch today."
"But the wind direction is not right. It's not a tailwind, but it's not a headwind either. Sika deer have a very sensitive sense of smell. I have to be careful. I have been running all day and I smell like sweat."
Bifang opened a small cloth bag, which was filled with wood ash, also known as charcoal ash.
Apply charcoal ash all over your face, crush some local plants and apply their juice on your body, and the body odor can be better covered up.
"If conditions permit, we can still roll around in the mud, but we don't have the chance to do that. Okay, now let's see if we can get closer."
After saying this, Bifang stopped talking to the audience. With the hearing of a sika deer, if they got any closer, they would be at risk of being exposed.
