Though the Rukai had no scientific approaches, hunters relied on their instincts and knowledge to manage their hunting grounds. For example, whereas their hunting grounds look like a swathe of mountain greenery to folks from the lowlands, hunters like Ila Village's Luo Li-wen can tell you exactly where the natural boundaries are: "Everything north of Ailiao River is ours, and everything on the other side belongs to Wutai and Haucha."
魯凱族雖然沒有科學理論，但獵人憑著直覺在管理自己獵區、獵物，正如他們的獵區，平地人眼中面面青山，峰峰相連，如出一轍，伊拉部落的羅黎文卻歷歷分明指著山頭說：隘寮溪以北是我們大武、伊拉的獵區，另一邊屬於霧台、好茶。