fictionpage Chapter 123 Building a Hunting Ground
Chapter 123 Building a Hunting Ground
Although Chen Tuo was not clear about the entry and exit system of settlements and hunting camps, he was clear about the rules of doing things.
Since settlements and hunting settlements exist, it is impossible to let them fend for themselves.
It might not be easy for Wu Laowai, Guan Dunzi, and Guan Tianpeng to go directly from mountain runners to hunters, but it's not difficult to change their names in the mountains.
"You're in charge! Bailong, you go and register with the Forestry Bureau!"
Chen Tuo's suggestion to have Wu Laowai and a few others join the Dobukuer settlement did indeed touch upon the helplessness of the mountain hunters.
As people moved down the mountain, their lives gradually stabilized, and more and more hunters began to choose to settle down at the foot of the mountain.
The existence of hunter settlements is merely a transitional measure.
Many people in the hunting settlements go into the mountains in winter and come down in summer and autumn.
Some hunters have even moved their herds of reindeer from the mountains down to the foot of the mountains.
While there is freedom in the mountains, the output of the forests is ultimately limited.
Compared to life down in the mountains, life up in the mountains is free, but it is still tough.
This has led to a decrease in the number of hunters in the mountains and an increase in the number of hunters scattered in various places.
Chen Tuo's unintentional attempt gave Su Dao an opportunity, and also gave the Samanajiu of the Dobukur settlement an opportunity.
With the floodwaters rushing ahead, what shamanic traditions remained in the mountain settlements and hunting villages?
Najiwu was also forced into becoming a shaman by the hunters, relying on some shamanic chants he had heard and learned in the past.
There may only be a handful of elderly people left who are true shamans.
Chen Tuo secluded himself at the foot of the mountain for more than half a month, and Su Dao was not idle either.
Through the forestry bureau's telephone lines, they contacted the settlements and hunting grounds that could be reached.
The current Dobukur settlement has a total population of around 300, with the extra 100 or so coming from other settlements and hunting settlements.
Moreover, most of the people who came this time were women, who, in addition to continuing the shamanic tradition, also had to prepare those wolf-skin coats.
Su Dao also contacted several genuine shamans in places like Mohe, Tahe, Heihe, and Hulunbuir.
However, it will take them some time to arrive.
Najiu's five-pronged roe deer horn hat is one of the shamanic garments passed down from the settlement.
Besides the five-pronged roe deer horn hat, Najiu's shaman robe is also being rushed to completion.
When the older generation of shamans came to Dobukur and completed the clan's lineage, she became the true shaman.
Moreover, it's not just the Evenki shamans who are coming this time.
Hunting tribes such as the Oroqen, Daur, Xibe, and Hezhe were also among those invited by Su Dao.
Having confirmed Chen Tuo's authority, Najiwu briefly explained to Bailong what they had been doing recently.
After hearing about the role of the Dobukur settlement, Chen Tuo thought for a while before slowly saying:
"Najiwu Shaman, could the settlements and hunting areas in the mountains cooperate with the forestry bureau to convert the hunters into forest rangers?"
Chen Tuo had heard Xiao Kai mention the difference in output between the inner and outer Xingan Mountains when he was a sent-down youth.
If the Far Eastern forests across the river are fertile land, then the animal communities of the Xing'an Mountains can only be considered as wild grass seeds on the Gobi Desert.
Although the flora and fauna of the Greater Khingan Mountains are richer now than they will be in the future.
But compared to the primeval forest across the river, where there are thousands upon thousands of wolves, this little bit of wealth is really nothing!
Hunters need to keep hunting to survive.
Hunters with guns, cannons, dogs, and horses will continue to cause the animal populations in the mountains to shrink.
As the economy and living conditions at the foot of the mountain gradually improve, more people will become hunters and kill animals in the mountains.
Chen Tuo's starting point was not to ban hunting, but to make the Xingan Mountains a rich hunting ground like the Far East through human intervention.
When the number of bears, tigers, deer, and boars in the mountains becomes so large that they no longer need protection and artificial control of their populations is required, then there is no need to ban hunting.
"Mergen, the people of the mountains, mostly dislike being bound by rules."
Najiwu did not agree to Chen Tuo's suggestion, but instead talked about the freedom in the mountains.
Najiu's vision is not as broad as Su Dao's, which is indeed a problem that Chen Tuo had not considered.
A semi-primitive fishing and hunting lifestyle is clearly not conducive to broadening one's horizons.
Although he was aware of the problem, Chen Tuo still did not ignore Najiwu's opinion.
"Shaman Najiu, if you want more and more hunters in the mountains, and if you want your reindeer herds to grow bigger and bigger, the forest alone cannot sustain you!"
"There are hunters in the mountains, as well as logging teams from the forestry bureau. If you want your hunting grounds to be protected, the only option is to protect the existing forests."
Regardless of whether Najiwu understood or not, Chen Tuo still explained the situation to her.
It's certainly unrealistic to stop the Forestry Bureau from taking its first steps in its expansion efforts in the next few years.
Creating a hunting ground artificially is not something that can be done by a few thousand or tens of thousands of people.
But these things always need a template.
The Dobukur settlement, or the Songling forest area, is well-prepared and can achieve results.
Only then can Chen Tuo's plan be put into practice.
"Najiwu'o, Mergen is right! The number of animals in the mountains has been decreasing over the years!"
After Chen Tuo finished speaking, the first person to support him was neither Najiwu nor Bailong, but Su Mo, who had just pinched his arm.
Similar to those in the foothills, the hunters also favored sons over daughters.
Although gathering was also a major source of income in their fishing and hunting lifestyle, hunters with guns valued male members who could hunt more.
This also has a source.
For the Solon Tribe, which consisted of fierce soldiers raised in the deep mountains and hunting grounds by the Qing Dynasty, maintaining a certain ratio of males was certainly an indispensable measure.
Like Bai Long, Su Mo was also raised by Su Dao at another hunter settlement.
To put it more plainly, Su Dao had different women in different hunter settlements.
Looking at Su Mo, who was even more decisive than Bai Long, and seeing her standing tall and proud to prove herself.
Chen Tuo curled the corners of his mouth and grabbed her arm, giving it a squeeze.
Unlike his thick cotton-padded coat and sheepskin coat, Su Mo's roe deer skin coat was rather thin.
"You've lost some weight; you'd look even better if you ate more..."
A plan was proposed to have hunters also serve as forest rangers, leveraging the resources of the Forestry Bureau to develop hunting grounds in the Xingan Mountains.
Chen Tuo finally found a home and a place to belong outside of plagiarism writing.
Men, until death, are still boys!
Who doesn't want to play with a gun?
And who can resist the adrenaline rush when hunting?
After teasing Su Mo, Chen Tuo started to drift off into thought again.
The plan, hastily conceived, is still just an idea.
Transforming the Xingan Mountains into a true hunting ground will undoubtedly be a long journey and will involve many people.
In an instant, one thought after another flashed through his mind.
There are even ideas to transform forestry bureaus in various parts of the Xingan Mountains into agritourism or fishing and hunting entertainment groups.
At present, compared with forestry production, whether it is the inheritance of hunters' traditions, or agritainment and fishing projects, they are all insignificant.
Development requires resources, and the Xingan Mountains are the largest log warehouse in China.
The projects he remembered could not generate enough revenue in the short term to make up for the demand for timber in the area.
At this moment, Chen Tuo turned to look north. If he could turn the area across the river into a logging zone, the problem might be easily solved...