Split the Bear

This two hundred kilogram North American grizzly bear had the expected marks of stake wounds on its chest, and the infected wound was giving off waves of foul-smelling pus.

Even if we hadn't captured this big guy, it would have eventually died of blood poisoning from the infected wound in this den.

"Uncle, this poor thing is pitiful."

When Li Shi saw the dead North American grizzly, the young girl's compassion welled up.

Luo Jun didn't get angry when he heard her say this. A person's compassion exists at any time, even for a killer.

"We're doing this as an emergency precaution. If we don't eat it, we'll go hungry. For now, let's think about how to get it back before sunset!" Luo Jun strenuously flipped the large grizzly bear over.

"How do we take this back?" Li Shi asked.

Luo Jun took out a dagger, "First I'll drain its blood and empty its intestines, fat and bones. That way its weight should be reduced by more than half. There should be about seventy to eighty kilograms left."

Li Shi counted on her fingers.

"That's still really heavy!"

Luo Jun smiled, "It's about the same as carrying myself back walking. The expenditure of strength will definitely be very large."

"I can carry twenty kilograms!"

Li Shi volunteered at this time.

"Let me gut it first. I want to keep the hide whole. Otherwise it wouldn't take me long to process it. You keep watch behind that tree with the gun in case any beasts or enemies come near me."

Luo Jun instructed Li Shi.

Li Shi nodded and went behind the big tree with the handgun.

Luo Jun carefully took off his ghillie suit and outer shell. He couldn't get the smell of blood on these clothes, otherwise the next time he lay in ambush for enemies, the enemies would attract a large number of insects or wild animals.

After carefully laying the clothes to the side, Luo Jun began to dissect the large grizzly with the sharp dagger.

Dissecting a large grizzly bear was no big deal for Luo Jun. He had learned dissection at the special forces base. Although he had dissected humans when learning, the basic principles were the same.

Li Shi hid behind the tree and saw Luo Jun skillfully dissecting. The grizzly's abdominal cavity was quickly cut open.

Luo Jun rolled up his sleeves, reached into the grizzly's body and pulled out the still hot internal organs.

These organs were also very nutritious, but Luo Jun had no way to take them all back. He could only discard them in this forest, returning them to nature.

After emptying the internal organs, Luo Jun began to cut away the fat growing on the muscles.

Pieces of fat were thrown into the pool of blood, and the smell of blood began to permeate the entire forest.

Luo Jun knew he had to hurry. It would be dangerous if they couldn't get back to the shelter before dark.

Time passed bit by bit, and Luo Jun and Li Shi's stomachs rumbled with hunger, but there was no time to eat.

"Li Shi, I have chocolate in my pocket. Take it out and eat it. We're pressed for time right now so I can't stop."

Luo Jun called out to Li Shi. Li Shi took out two pieces of chocolate from Luo Jun's pocket, half believing it.

"There really is chocolate! I thought you were kidding me!"

Li Shi said happily, "Uncle, where did you find it? How come I didn't see you take it out before?"

"Eat first, then I'll tell you!"

Luo Jun didn't want to tell her before she ate that he had taken it off the two snipers. He was afraid it would affect her appetite.

Li Shi carefully opened the exquisite chocolate packaging like a little girl, but she didn't eat first. She giggled and fed half to Luo Jun's mouth.

Luo Jun's hands were dirty so he couldn't take it. Her thoughtful action of feeding him chocolate brought a burst of inexplicable happiness in Luo Jun's heart.

"That's good, go back to your position now."

After chewing the delicious chocolate, Luo Jun told Li Shi. Li Shi happily responded and took the remaining chocolate back behind the tree to eat.

Although the chocolate was very tasty and delicious, she didn't eat it all. She only broke off a third and put a small piece in her mouth to melt.

She put the rest in her pocket.

After Luo Jun finished with the fat, he started dissecting the bones.

Li Shi was amazed watching from behind the tree. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she really wouldn't have believed that with just a dagger, he could completely dissect out the skeleton of such a large grizzly.

It only took an hour to dissect the skeleton.

After dissecting out the grizzly's skeletal frame, Luo Jun didn't bother dissecting its head. He directly cut off the head and threw it away.

He bundled up the emptied limbs of the grizzly, tying them together like a tied pig.

Then Luo Jun made a wrist-thick branch and threaded it through. This way, Luo Jun could carry it on his back. Not only was it less tiring, he could also switch between shoulders. It also didn't affect walking.

Seeing Luo Jun lift up the grizzly, Li Shi walked over and asked, "How much does it weigh now?"

"About seventy-five kilograms. I left some fat inside, otherwise it could be lighter."

Luo Jun said, and glanced at his clothes laying to the side, "Help me carry the clothes. Hurry up and follow me back. It'll be dangerous after sunset."

Li Shi hurriedly picked up the clothes Luo Jun had taken off and took the lead in front of Luo Jun.

"Let me scout ahead. I've learned how!"

Li Shi took the initiative to share some of the burden for Luo Jun. Luo Jun didn't stop her. Carrying such heavy prey, he certainly wasn't convenient to scout either.

There were still four hours until sunset. It should be enough to hurry back.

"Uncle, what's the use of keeping the grizzly fat?"

Li Shi asked curiously as she scouted ahead.

"Fat is very useful. We can't just eat lean meat. Also, fat can be used to make soap. We don't bathe every day now. Making soap means we can wash cleaner. Adding some pine resin can also have a disinfecting effect."

Luo Jun explained.

"I see! We threw away so much fat before, what a waste!" Li Shi regretfully recalled the fat from before.

"There was no way. We had to throw away some things, otherwise in the end we might have gotten nothing."

Luo Jun said. Li Shi also understood this principle, she just wasn't as adept at prioritizing as Luo Jun yet.

Stopping and going along the way, after three hours they finally returned to the shelter. Lorna and Jenny came out, shocked to see today's spoils.

"You guys are awesome, you actually got a North American grizzly!" Lorna followed Luo Jun to the pond.

"This grizzly is so big!" Jenny also exclaimed.

Li Shi was very proud at this time as she recounted their thrilling hunting process. Although nothing breathtaking had happened, the tracking details were the most wonderful part.

Every seasoned hunter knew that those exciting wrestling matches with prey were signs of failure. A real hunter would fell their prey with a shot before it ever noticed them. There would never be any man versus beast battle scenes like in movies and TV.

If there were, it would be amateurs.

There was still an hour until dark. Luo Jun quickly cut the meat off the grizzly at the pond.

Piece after piece was cut off, then skewered on bamboo spears.

After all the meat was removed, Luo Jun busied himself with tanning the grizzly hide. Though this large hide wasn't big enough to cover them all, covering two or three people would be no problem.

"Other animals attracted by the smell of meat will definitely come tonight. Hurry and roast this meat, then stuff it into the bamboo tubes!"

Seeing it was almost dark, Luo Jun hurriedly instructed.