sinovels Chapter 19 Hunting Deer [Please read and recommend!]
Chapter 19 Hunting Deer [Please read and recommend!]
"Damn it! Why is a white whirlwind blowing at this time?"
Li Xiangyang followed the snow footprints left by the deer herd, lying on the snow that was knee-deep.
Suddenly, gusts of white fluff swept across the sky.
The so-called "whiteout" is actually a type of severe snowstorm caused by strong cold air and strong winds carrying snow from the ground, creating a blizzard effect.
In such weather, visibility is extremely low, and both people and animals are very susceptible to frostbite.
Therefore, Inner Mongolian herders also have an extremely negative attitude towards this kind of weather.
However, after careful consideration, Li Xiangyang realized that it might not necessarily be a bad thing.
The heavy snow quickly covered their footprints, so the shepherd boy's father wouldn't follow them.
This must be why the shepherd's father failed to hunt deer in his previous life!
The deer tracks in the snow are still quite deep, so he won't lose track of them if he walks a little faster.
He tightened his sheepskin coat and Lei Feng hat, and also tightened his leather boots to prevent snow from seeping in.
Li Xiangyang sensed that he was about to have a long chase through the snow with the herd of elk, in the sub-zero temperatures of -30 degrees Celsius.
Keeping warm is something you absolutely cannot be careless about.
He was also prepared to retreat immediately if he found anything amiss.
that's it,
Braving the howling white wind and enduring the sharp pain on his face, Li Xiangyang walked for nearly an hour across the vast white grassland.
A large black mass suddenly appeared not far away.
Because the white blizzard obscured my view, even though we weren't far apart, I just couldn't see clearly.
I just knew there was a bunch of black things there.
It can be a stone, or it can be a wild beast.
"What's that on the snow ahead...?"
Li Xiangyang immediately became alert, loaded the gun, and went to investigate.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a pile of deer droppings.
He didn't mind the dirt; he took off his gloves and started turning over the deer droppings in the snow, feeling the residual warmth inside.
A surge of joy immediately filled my heart.
This proves that he is now very close to the deer herd.
He tried to suppress his excitement and put his cotton gloves back on. He scooped up some snow from the ground and gently rubbed it on his body, mainly to cover up his smell.
The red deer have survived for generations on this vast grassland, and it's not just because of their large size!
And then there's its extremely keen sense of smell and hearing.
The hunter's presence can often be detected from a kilometer away.
When they sense any slight unease, they quickly become alert and run as fast as they can into the depths of the forest.
It can be said that it is the "Zhang Fei embroidering" of the animal kingdom.
Rough yet meticulous, fierce yet not reckless!
After wiping himself thoroughly with snow from head to toe, Li Xiangyang picked up his gun and slowly walked forward.
About 20 minutes later, just as his feet were about to go numb from the cold, he heard a familiar deer call coming from a small hill not far away.
"A herd of red deer?"
Li Xiangyang was extremely excited. His muscles trembled inexplicably, his heart pounded, and hot blood flowed to his limbs.
The fatigue from wading through the snow for an hour and a half was completely gone.
he knows,
This is the body's adrenaline kicking in.
Gripping the steel gun tightly, he quickly and lightly reached the small mound.
He craned his neck to look down the earthen slope.
There were 20 red deer of various sizes.
There are 3 male deer, 12 female deer, and 5 fawns.
Li Xiangyang held his breath and carefully placed a stone in front of him as a gun rest before setting up his Type 53 rifle.
The doe and fawn were not his hunting targets; his targets were the three antlered stags.
Male deer are not only much larger than female deer, but their antlers, penises, hides, blood, and meat are also treasures.
Especially deer blood wine. It is said that three hundred years ago, the 68-year-old Emperor Kangxi was still able to favor his young concubines by drinking this deer blood wine.
In his past life,
Li Xiangyang, who was in his fifties, was also fortunate enough to have a small cup of deer blood wine at the ranch, but unfortunately, he was already all alone by then.
He still remembers it clearly.
That night, a figure, now faded from the night, ran wildly across the ranch all night.
"Sigh, let's not talk about it!"
I pulled myself back to reality.
Li Xiangyang aimed his gun at the largest of the three male sika deer. Good heavens, it must weigh about 400 jin (200 catties).
It stands 1.3 meters tall, and its two enormous antlers are also extremely majestic.
However, even if he hit such a big deer, he wouldn't be able to drag it back. By the time he went back and called for help, they might not be able to find their way back.
Moreover,
He wasn't the only hunter on the vast grasslands; there were also cunning and fierce wolf packs, bloodthirsty and brutal brown bears, and black bears, among others.
Li Xiangyang barely hesitated before turning his gun towards another male stag, which was much smaller.
The red deer herd was sheltering from the wind and frost under the earthen slope. If they didn't sense any danger, they probably wouldn't run away anytime soon.
Li Xiangyang shook his head, trying to calm his excited emotions. The most important thing for an excellent hunter is to have enough patience.
Especially when hunting large wild animals, they often give you the chance to fire the first shot.
If you miss your first shot, you can only watch helplessly as your prey runs away at a speed of forty or fifty kilometers per hour.
Li Xiangyang lay on the snow for several minutes to calm down before picking up his gun again.
Holding his breath, he slowly closed his left eye and aimed his right eye through the rifle sights at the junction of the stag's neck and forelegs 50 meters away.
That's also where the heart and lungs of a red deer are located.
Pull the trigger just as your body is about to freeze.
"Bang!"
"Awoo~ Awoo~"
As the gunshot rang out, several male deer also began to howl.
immediately,
The frightened deer herd fled like madmen, desperately trying to escape towards the gap in the hillside.
"Did you miss?"
Li Xiangyang's heart tightened.
Seeing that the red deer he had just aimed at also ran away with the herd, he suddenly began to doubt whether he had missed.
Without even bothering to shake off the snow, he took off running down the hillside to the location of the deer he had just been eyeing.
A small pool of bright red deer blood splattered on the snow became increasingly dazzling as Li Xiangyang ran closer.
"I hit it! I hit that male deer!"
Li Xiangyang shouted excitedly as he breathed heavily.
Although this red deer is large, once its heart and lungs are hit, it will definitely not live long or run far.
Li Xiangyang followed the footprints left by the deer herd and the deer blood that was occasionally spilled on the snow.
at last,
After following for another 20 minutes, a huge, brownish-brown creature lay stiffly on the snow about 50 meters away from Li Xiangyang.
"That's right, that's the male red deer I shot!"
Li Xiangyang recognized it from afar, and at that moment, the howling white wind gradually subsided.
Worried that the male deer might not be completely dead, Li Xiangyang dared not be careless and slowly approached, gun in hand. Its enormous antlers commanded respect even from the lions of the grasslands.
Moreover, he's just a fragile two-legged creature.
When he got within 20 meters of the deer, Li Xiangyang picked up a few stones from beside his feet and threw them at it. Seeing that the deer didn't react at all, he felt safe to approach.