Chapter 292: Qiuzigou Exploring Wild Boars
With the previous interactions, Uncle Zhao now likes Yue Feng and his group of kids very much.

It’s just like having their own child. They do whatever they have in the house without being stingy at all.

Uncle Zhao was busy in the snow cave behind the house. He dug out a piece of red deer leg meat weighing more than ten pounds from the snow pile. He also rummaged in the corner nearby and took out a wild rabbit and a big pheasant.

This pheasant and hare must have been buried not long ago. They had already bled, but their skin and fur were not cleaned up. There was only a bleeding wound on the neck.

Grandpa Zhao was busy cooking for the children. Yue Feng and Xiao Tao were not idle either. They fetched snow from outside, made a fire and melted it into snow water, and then helped to thaw, skin and remove the hair from the venison, rabbit and pheasant.

These were all jobs that required experience, so we guys did them while chatting.

When the meat is almost melted in the snow water, use a sharp knife to cut it into mahjong-sized chunks and put them into the pot. Then add star anise, star anise, soy sauce and other condiments that Yue Feng and his friends brought up the mountain.

The venison was stewed, and then the rabbit and pheasant were cooked. It happened that Yue Feng and his friends were going up the mountain this time, and they had loaded half a bag of green radishes on the sled in a urea bag. They chopped the rabbit and pheasant into small pieces, and added a few green radishes to the pot. After the meat was cooked, it became a delicious dish.

After working for an hour and a half, the venison and the pheasant and rabbit stewed with radish were all ready. The five old men sat around the dining table, poured themselves a glass of highly simmered liquor, and took a sip. The feeling came up instantly.

It was obvious that the old man was very happy. He finished a glass of wine in just a few sips, as the glass could hold about three taels of wine. Yue Feng was thinking about going to check out the place in the afternoon, so he was somewhat restrained when drinking at noon. He and the old man each drank two glasses of wine, about a little over half a catty, and then stopped drinking.

When they had almost finished drinking the wine, they opened the big pot and took out the freshly steamed white flour buns, and ate them with the fragrant venison, rabbit, pheasant and stewed radish. When they took a bite, the tip of their tongue was full of fat and the taste of game, it was so delicious.

The meal lasted until two o’clock in the afternoon. After drinking a few glasses of wine, the old man’s face was rosy and he was very happy.

“Tie up all the dogs, just take one with you! Come on, put your guns on your backs, I’ll take you for a stroll over to Qiuzigou!”

Uncle Zhao took the lead with the No. 16 hanging pipe in his hand. Yue Feng and the others led Black Wolf and tied the other three dogs at the door of the cellar before leaving the house.

The Qiuzi Valley that Uncle Zhao mentioned is located in the northwest direction of Diyunzi. When Yue Feng and his companions first came up the mountain to chase the wild boar king, they passed by the edge of the ravine, but did not go to the deeper areas inside.

“That group of pigs must have just come here in the past ten days or so! I took Red Dog with me to patrol the mountains that day, and when we were walking back when it was almost dark, the female dog unexpectedly fell in love with them!

I thought I had run into Dugong, so I sent all the red dogs out to chase him. We chased him to Bojiwaizi near Qiuzigou. At least a mile away, the pigs heard the red dogs and started running! What a big group! “Grandpa Zhao said vividly.

“Didn’t you catch one or two wild boars? The snow on the mountain is now frozen solid. It shouldn’t be difficult for the red dog to chase the wild boar!” Yue Feng asked curiously.

“If I had chased her without restraint, I would have definitely left one or two unlucky ones behind in the end. But it was getting dark, so I didn’t dare to take the risk. I just fired a shot and called the bitch back!
On the other side of Qiuzigou, the entire sunny slope is covered with Qiuzi trees that are thicker than the mouth of a bowl. Wild boars like to eat the hickory nuts grown on these trees. Once they recognize a place, there is no need to worry if they run away temporarily, as they will definitely come back later to feed you!
I still have some meat left for the dog at home, so I didn’t rush over with my gun! It’s just right that you guys are here, using a 56 and a half to fight the pigs is much more efficient than me leading the red dog alone!”

“Shall we go down the wind vent and slowly move upwards?” Yue Feng asked again.

“Alright! Let the black wolf follow the trail and slowly move up! I estimate that this is the time when wild boars are feeding in the afternoon. Maybe we can run into the real thing in the ditch! I just don’t know if these pigs are stupid or not!”

“Hehe, if it’s an old fool who has never used a gun, then it’s easy! Just shoot him with the gun and carry him back!”

As they were talking, Uncle Zhao led Yue Feng and his brothers slowly out of the flat area around the cellar and returned to the forest from the meadow.

It’s obvious that there is very little human activity here. Large areas are covered with smooth snow, without even a footprint.

Uncle Zhao and a few others crossed several mountain ridges and walked for about an hour before arriving at the Qiuzigou he mentioned.

“Let’s start tracking from the southeast corner! This is the downwind side.

Xiaofeng, you and Xiaowu are the ones holding guns. Choose one of you to go to the ridge and follow us alone. The view there is good. If the pigs are startled and the herd runs away from you, shoot and name them one by one if you have the chance!
If the herd of pigs escapes by climbing the shady slope, we won’t chase them. Once they are startled, they will have to run for at least a few hours before they can stop. Find the wild boars’ nests and take away their urine nests tomorrow morning!”

“I’ll go to the ridge!” Xiaowu immediately volunteered to help when he heard Uncle Zhao’s arrangement. A novice who just touched a gun is similar to a newly married groom, that is, he will not miss any opportunity to fire a gun.

Yue Feng nodded: “Okay, then you go, Xiao Tao, you take up the knife and help Xiao Wu! Xiao Wen, come with me and look for him at the bottom of the ditch!”

“That’s it!”

After a simple arrangement, the five-member team was divided into two. Xiao Tao cut a convenient wooden stick, put a knife in his hand, and went up the ridge with Xiao Wu. Xiao Wen, holding the black wolf, walked in front of Yue Feng and Uncle Zhao, following the scent traces left by the wild boar at the bottom of the ditch.

When it comes to searching for sables in the snow, the black wolf’s ability is indeed not up to par, but it is definitely enough to let it chase wild boars, a mountain animal with a strong smell.

The intelligence analysis provided by Uncle Zhao was quite accurate. After a few people led the dogs to search the bottom of the ditch for less than a mile, the black wolf came into view.

The man was holding the dog, and the black wolf knew that he couldn’t bark loudly at this moment to avoid scaring away the prey. After recognizing Sao, he barked a few times at his master Yue Feng, wagging his tail and chasing Sao. Seeing the dog’s performance, Uncle Zhao was also very satisfied and said: “You, black wolf, are getting smarter the more you hunt in the mountains! Now you know not to bark loudly to avoid scaring the prey!”

“Hey, this guy is the smartest of the four dogs, the only shortcoming is that Saolu can’t catch up with Dahuang.

A few days ago, I took a hunting team on a long trip to catch sables near the Blind Tuozi Mountain at my grandma’s place in Lincheng!

Rhubarb can quickly become horny by just smelling the scent, and can even find the caves under the snow where the sables spend the winter!
The same piece of sable paw skin, the black wolf can’t recognize the smell after smelling it! If you just go up the mountain to catch wild animals like wild boars, it won’t make much difference! “

“If I remember correctly, Dahuang was a female dog, right?” Uncle Zhao nodded after listening, and then changed the subject and asked.

“Yes! Bitch, if it was a male dog, it would be bigger! But it’s good like this now! You don’t want to…”

Uncle Zhao nodded and said: “A good head dog is a treasure. Since the head dog is a female dog, let Black Wolf and Da Huang try to breed a litter in the spring!

If a dog comes out of this situation, it will be easy for him to become a successful dog if he is lucky!

Dogs raised in the dog-hunting area don’t have a very long lifespan. Their prime years are only three or four years! If you want to always have a dog, you have to start preparing in advance.

Just like the organization of the army, there are regular troops, reserve troops, and militia. With such a gradient arrangement, even if the hunting hounds are damaged when going up the mountain, the reserves can immediately take over!

Experienced hunters will pass on many of their dogs’ skills through actual combat, and young dogs can also learn from their predecessors! After raising a few generations, hunting dogs will become more and more handy! “

“Hey, I won’t argue with you if you say that. As soon as the spring comes and things get warmer, I’m going to take my four wolf-blooded puppies up the mountain to learn how to work!

You don’t know yet, the biggest dog, the Iron Waist Head, is now almost as tall as the little flower tied up at home! All the eggs and meat from the guns we shot this winter went into the stomachs of several wolf-blooded dogs!”

“Yes, yes, I almost forgot about this! The dog you have is different from other hunters. If you can drag out a wolf-blooded dog, it will definitely be tougher than an ordinary dog!
How is the Big Black Hawk’s actual combat performance? Has there been any improvement?”

“Yes! This time we went to catch sables, and we caught more than 20 of them, all of them were caught alive by Big Black Hawk!
The sable was blown up, and the eagle swooped down from the sky, confusing the sable with one blow of its wings. The black wolf still remembered to leave it alive, so it rushed over and brought it back by the neck!

I still have more than ten wild female minks with cubs at home. I plan to spend a few years catching more female minks with cubs and set up a mink farm to breed sables!”

“So many at once? Are the sables so abundant in Lincheng?
A few days ago, when I was patrolling the mountains with my dog, I encountered a sable. I didn’t have any useful weapon in my hand, so I didn’t touch it!

This thing is rare here. You can only come across it once or twice a year when you stroll in the mountains!

The idea of ​​setting up a sable farm is quite interesting, but it is difficult to breed wild-caught minks. I need to find someone who knows how to learn artificial breeding techniques!”

“I’ve asked about the general idea of ​​breeding technology. Just prepare first. If you have any questions, you can find someone later!

In Lincheng, the sables are much thicker in Xiatuozi Mountain and Jindingzi than here! With Budongquan and Dashilazi Mountain, the geographical advantage is quite obvious! “

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We were just chatting quietly here when we heard Zhui’er’s shrill pig cry. In the distant woods, horses suddenly started running at a rapid speed as if thousands of horses were galloping.

This group of pigs must not be stupid. There must be a leak in the group. They were so far away that they were startled! Uncle Zhao was experienced enough and arranged people to follow on the ridge in advance, so at least there was a chance to shoot.

“Xiao Wu!!!” Yue Feng shouted immediately.

Before Xiaowu could respond, there was a burst of gunfire.

There were ten bullets in the 56 half-full chamber, but Xiaowu had not a single one left in his hand and he fired them all.

Before Yue Feng and his friends even saw any pigs, the herd was startled and fled along the shady slope to the south.

“A group of pigs ran towards the southwest along the shady slope! I hit at least one of them!!” Xiaowu shouted excitedly a beat later.

“Let’s go and take a look!” Yue Feng responded and let go of the black wolf.

Chapter 3200, words. I was delayed a bit by something. Please forgive me. I will try to finish the update of words today.

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