Alaska Gold Rush

Chapter 87
It's just a simple high five, there's no need to be particularly excited just because you hit such a brown bear.

The brown bear's physique is not small, and it is still considered a past among adult brown bears.But obviously it was just an ordinary brown bear. If he hit a Kodiak brown bear weighing more than [-] kilograms, Chen Ruobai would definitely be extremely excited and excited.

Dick pointed to the fallen brown bear and asked casually, "What are you going to do with it?"

Chen Ruobai stared at the brown bear, a little hard to choose, "If I want to make a specimen, do you have a way?"

"Of course no problem, it's not difficult." Pointing to the brown bear, Dick said calmly, "Although it's not the hunting season, we were attacked by a brown bear, so we had to fight back. I'll take a picture, and then Go file, you only need to pay a hunting fee and it’s enough, it’s legal.”

Chen Ruobai couldn't help complaining immediately, "But there will be such a sum on my hunting record, and my hunting qualifications will be affected in the future. Obviously this is not the best way, but if I want to put a bearskin rug in the living room , or if there is a stuffed brown bear standing at home, that’s the only way to do it.”

Dick also had the same opinion. This time, Chen Ruobai and Dick were forced to fight back, so naturally there was nothing to worry about, and they were not specialized in hunting.So if you want to 'whitewash' this prey, there must be no shortage of ways.

It's just that there are gains and losses, Chen Ruobai has to make some sacrifices to cleanse this bear, obviously it's not a matter of a small sum of money.

Seeing Chen Ruobai's troubled look, Dick asked with a smile, "Do you really want a beautiful bearskin rug or a cool-looking stuffed brown bear?"

"Don't you think it's cool?" Chen Ruobai said happily, "I've always wanted to do this, lay out stuffed bear skins, and hang stuffed deer heads on the fireplace. It's a pity that the deer I hunted before are not very good. Well, their antlers are not complete."

Chen Ruobai's explanation also made Dick understand that in the United States, many people hang deer head specimens in their study rooms and fireplaces. This can be regarded as a derivative of hunting culture, and it is also commonplace.

However, making specimens is obviously not casual.If the antlers are not complete and the deer head has obvious scars, then it is obviously not acceptable, otherwise it will be ridiculed instead of showing that you are an excellent hunter.

Dick said directly, "Then I suggest you not to keep this bear, it is not the best choice."

Pointing to the brown bear, Dick further said, "It's in good shape, and its fur looks shiny. But it's just over the summer, and it's in the stage of moulting now. Excellent bearskin carpets or specimens require them to change into thick winter fur, It’s not looking good right now. You can wait until the gold rush season is over to go hunting when the fur is better.”

Since Chen Ruobai looked down on this bear, Dick had an idea, "Then let's transport it back, we can get some bear meat, and you don't have to worry about it taking up your hunting quota."

It seemed that this was the best way, and Chen Ruobai didn't think there was any problem with it.This is not a protected animal, so there is basically no psychological burden. This is just a small accident.

It took a lot of effort with Dick to transport the bear to the car. Dick was also very experienced in covering up some bloodstains with sand, gravel and mud. Basically, there is not much worry about the future, and we can take care of it when we go back this prey.

When Chen Ruobai and Dick returned to the camp, everyone naturally saw the bear, and they were a little curious, just curious.These things are common in Alaska, so no fuss is needed.

Abigail looked at the bear, and said with some disgust, "Its coat color is too bad, it is currently moulting."

"I know, so I didn't intend to make a specimen." Chen Ruobai also admitted this, so he said with a smile, "We have an extra bear meat dish, and it looks like it can only be like this."

Abigail said very well, "This is not a good choice. Their meat is too greasy, and the smell is particularly strong. It needs to be soaked continuously to remove the blood, so it will be better."

Greasy and fishy, ​​this is also a standard configuration of bear meat, there is really no way to cook these without certain experience.

As for bear paws and bear gall, Chen Ruobai has heard of it, but he really doesn't know how to prepare them.In the United States, there is no market for bear paws and bear bile, at least Chen Ruobai has no way to sell bear bile to traditional Chinese medicine stores in Chinatown.

Then he can only waste everything, who told him that he is not a hunter, he does not know how to concoct these things.He has no reluctance or distress. Since there is no market and he doesn't understand, those things are just 'waste'.

Since it is a waste item, there is no burden to throw it away, and Chen Ruobai is also used to these things.

Dick fetched the dagger, and looked at Chen Ruobai with a smile, "Are you sure you don't need this bear anymore?"

Abigail explained, "If you want to keep it, he will keep the bear skin intact. If you don't want it, he will choose to dissect and cut the bear efficiently."

"No need, I will hunt bears in winter." Chen Ruobai said with certainty, "Can you solve it?"

Dick said confidently, "If you go hunting bears, remember to contact me. Although I don't have a guide certificate, I can definitely bring you back satisfactory prey."

Since Chen Ruobai was sure that the finished bear skin was not needed, Dick simply started cutting it.Make a few more strokes so that the bear skin can be easily removed.

Looking at the thick sebum, Chen Ruobai was still feeling emotional, "Is this what you call cutting? I think the bear skin is still very intact."

Dick said as he went on cutting, "If you want the whole bear hide, I only need one cut, not a few cuts. And did you notice? I didn't pay special attention to the depth when I cut, so in some places the inner hide was It's damaged. A good hunter would not do this, it will only affect the quality of the fur."

Chen Ruobai was still watching from the sidelines, the scene was somewhat bloody, but it wasn't too disgusting.Chen Ruobai can bear these things, and even finds such things quite interesting.

There is a stench, whether it is blood or the internal organs of the bear, it does have a bit of a stench.

Dick skillfully removed the bear's heart, cut open the heart to take out the blood vessels, and then fed the internal organs to Da Zhuang and Jack.This is also the habit of many hunters, and they will give their hounds a fresh taste. Fresh animal offal is also liked by hounds.

Chen Ruobai felt that this was quite extravagant, as if a lot of 'rare parts' were wasted.But Chen Ruobai seemed to have become numb to these things.

For example, "Deer Heart Blood", deer antler or deer tendon, etc., Chen Ruobai has heard of it more or less.But he still didn't understand, so when he hunted deer before, Chen Ruobai almost just wanted a little venison meat, some so-called precious medicinal materials, he just wasted it, who made him not know how to cook it!
"Bear's paws are not easy to cook, the meat in that part is too thick." Abigail was also helpless to some of Chen Ruobai's demands, "Besides, bear's paws are very greasy, I'm sure it's not delicious."

Chen Ruobai still did not give up and said, "But I want to try it out. I am very curious about many things. If I can't taste it, I will definitely not be reconciled. You can help me, I will cook it .”

Now that Chen Ruobai has spoken to this extent, Abigail naturally has nothing to do.

Even though she still thinks that the taste of bear's paw is not good, since Chen Ruobai is determined to taste it, let Chen Ruobai taste it.

Chen Ruobai pointed to the severed bear paws and said, "Bears like honey. It is said that bear paws taste very good, because they often steal honey, and their bear paws are soaked in the taste of honey."

Of course, Abigail didn't believe this statement, "It's definitely not the case. They don't live in the jungle, and they don't have so much honey to steal. If it's a black bear, there is a possibility, but I still don't think so." Trust the bear's paw to taste honey."

"I don't believe it either. I have eaten bear meat many times, but I have never tasted honey." Dick said while cutting the bear meat. "The bear's paw can be said to be one of the worst parts. The fat is too thick, Very oily and not easy to cook."

This may also be true, Chen Ruobai is curious enough about bear's paw, a large part of the reason is because he has heard that bear's paw is a top mountain delicacy.But Chen Ruobai also understands that some famous delicacies from mountains and seas are not necessarily really delicious.

It is enough to still maintain some curiosity, as long as it is enough to try a little bit, it is as simple as that.

Chen Ruobai didn't really care too much about whether it was a waste of money or not, and the number of times he was a waste of money was quite a lot.It's good to get used to these things, maybe others will feel heartbroken, but Chen Ruobai will find it normal.

That's all it was, Chen Ruobai was still curious about bear meat and bear paws.

It's just that this kind of curiosity quickly turned into some disappointment. Even after soaking it many times, the stench of bear meat is still relatively strong.He also roasted the bear's paw carefully for a long time, but he still couldn't enjoy the 'deliciousness' of the bear's paw.

The fat is too thick and greasy, which is a characteristic of bear paws, which is also a characteristic of bear meat.

Dick said while eating the bear meat, "The bear meat in this season is very good, with some fat. If it is the bear meat that has just finished hibernation, it lacks fat and tastes very bad, just like turkey."

Speaking of this, Dick also raised his opinion, "Next time I come to make bear meat, Abby's biggest mistake this time is to use olive oil. Now this season's bear meat dishes don't need oil at all, their meat itself Very greasy."

What else can Chen Ruobai say, this is really reckless!
(End of this chapter)