Chapter 381 Badger Ridge

That evening, Chen Pao had dinner at Yue Feng’s house. Yue Feng rode his bicycle to take the drunken Chen back home, and they agreed to pick him up early the next morning.

As for the other members of the hunting team, Yue Feng also held a meeting in advance according to the main opinions of Uncle Zhao and Uncle Chen.

The members of the hunting team are all young and enthusiastic, snatching meat from the main force and doing things behind the scenes.

The three brothers, who were originally not allowed to go up the mountain to fight the tiger with the main force because of the pressure from their captain Yue Feng, knew after hearing the plan that the chances of success were slim, but they were still very motivated.

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On the other side, in the temporary command post of Kaoshantun Village, Uncle Qiao Sanye and the key backbone hunters he was familiar with were also summarizing today’s trip up the mountain.

The tiger in the designated area injured people and dogs and ran away. This was not good news for Mr. Qiao San, but he was not the kind of player who would get discouraged when faced with a little difficulty.

Near noon, Master Qiao called all the troops down the mountain. He did not give up, but instead arranged his own men to continue tracking the tiger’s movements with tracking dogs.

In the eyes of Master Qiao San, the ordinary hunters from the village who went up the mountain were just a bunch of small soldiers. It was enough for them to be able to help a few people, but the real main force had to depend on himself.

“Third Master! Xiaochao and I took the dog and chased him all the way to the old oak forest. We came back when it was too late to continue chasing him!
If I’m not mistaken, the tiger was frightened and its escape route was almost a straight line without any stopover in the common area!” said one of the middle-aged hunters in a deep voice.

“Changfu, did you find any bloodstains left by the tiger during your tracking? Zhu Erhai came face to face with the tiger this morning, and it seemed that he was shot!!” asked Mr. Qiao Sanye.

“Blood? No!!
It’s most likely just bragging. Even if it hit, it would only be a minor injury like scratching the fur. The tiger has a pure yang body, so minor injuries can recover quickly!
Let’s go up the mountain tomorrow and set a new encirclement area?” the hunter named Changfu continued to ask.

Mr. Qiao frowned and thought for a moment: “We arrived at the old acorn forest in the afternoon.

If the tiger continues to run after dark, moving at a normal speed, it is more likely to be in Erdaogou and Shilazi!

Tomorrow we will use vehicles to lead the main force around the firewood road, and arrange for ordinary hunters to circle around the old acorn forest!”

“Okay, then I’ll listen to you!”

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The next morning, Yue Feng rode his bike to Grandpa Chen’s house before dawn and helped Grandpa Chen take the two eagles in the house. He also brought some underwear, pipes, daily necessities and other items and took the old man back to his home.

When they returned home, it was already light. Xiao Tao and the Zhang brothers were already waiting at home. However, Yue Feng had not come back, and the three brothers did not eat breakfast in advance.

“Don’t just stand there, open the pot and eat! Uncle Chen, you and Uncle Zhao should also eat something while it’s still hot!” Yue Feng called out.

Chen Pao nodded: “Okay, eat! Let’s eat it while it’s still hot!!”

Two old hunters and four young guys were sitting on a folding table, drinking dumpling soup with egg drops in it, eating steamed buns from the previous year, and adding some pickles to fill their stomachs with relish.

The main purpose of going up the mountain today is to “build a nest” in the possible activity area of ​​the tiger that was circled yesterday, so the hunting team members are quite well prepared.

Four hunting rifles, four dogs, a hunting team of four people, plus a big black eagle and a white spear, these were Yue Feng’s trump cards for going into the mountains, and he finally brought them all with him this time.

It is worth mentioning that after half a month of continuous training before and after the New Year, Xiaobai Spear’s performance in basic training subjects such as following the disk flying has also reached Yue Feng’s predetermined standards.

Strictly speaking, it was the first time that Yue Feng followed the hunting team into the mountains with Baimao for a real combat (the previous catching rabbits around the village could only be considered a combat exercise).

The two old hunters gave Yue Feng special instructions on matters of concern during the meal and were very specific about the location of placing the pig offal.

The three areas are representative locations in the designated mountain areas. As long as tigers appear in these areas, they will most likely eat when they smell the food.

After leaving the village, Yue Feng took off the hats of the two eagles, Big Black Eagle and White Spear, and flew up.

Although the two eagles usually do outdoor activities every day to maintain exercise, it has been a long time since they last went into the mountains to hunt, and the big black eagle was particularly excited.

In comparison, the stability of the White Spear was also good. It had been following the height of the Big Black Hawk. The two eagles circled and followed above the heads of the Yuefeng Hunting Team. The results of their previous training in circling and following were clearly revealed at this moment.

Thinking about going to ‘make a nest’ to do bad things, the brothers of Yue Feng’s team were all fast on foot. They had no other plans, so they only carried two folding sleds deep in the mountains and went into the mountains quite quickly.

The area that Uncle Zhao and Uncle Chen helped to demarcate yesterday afternoon is between Erdaogou and Shilazi and further north.

The local hunters here call this place Huanziling. I heard from the older generation that there seem to be ancient tombs here. Badgers have dug holes to connect the ancient tombs underneath, so it is quite difficult to dig out the badger’s nest.

As time went by, many old badger dens that have existed for many years were given this name.

After the continuous drop in temperature during the Chinese New Year period and the heavy snow before the New Year, the snow crust had been completely frozen. Led by Yue Feng, the brothers went up the mountain almost in a straight line and headed straight for Huanziling.

During the New Year period, even the most dedicated old hunters rarely go up the mountain, so there are almost no traces of human activities on the mountain trails along the way.

When Yue Feng was approaching the target area, he deliberately took a detour and walked along the shady side of the slope to make it less likely for people who came later to discover him.

Three wild boars were put into the water, and Yue Feng arranged them according to the instructions of Uncle Zhao and Chen Pao. When everything was done, it was only 9:30 in the morning.

“Boss, we have finished the work assigned by Uncle Zhao. What should we do next? Isn’t it too early to go back now?” Xiao Tao was eager to try with his gun on his back. When this guy bought the gun from Yue Feng, he wanted to get a gun to play with himself, but Yue Feng kept forbidding him to do so. Now for safety reasons, Xiao Tao also carried the gun on his back and went up the mountain, obviously wanting to find prey and shoot a few times to satisfy his desire.

Yue Feng was very clear about his brother’s little idea. He smiled and said, “Want to find a place to fire a few shots?”

“Hehe! This is Uncle Chen’s gun. He told me that the barrel is at least 90% new, but it’s very accurate! Let me have some fun with it!” Xiao Tao didn’t shy away from it. He held the gun with a light in his eyes.

Yue Feng thought for a moment and said, “Uncle Zhao said that we should go half a circle farther up the mountain, and when we go back down the mountain in the evening, we should go and see the spot where No. 1 and No. 2 have set up their nests!

Since you want to have some fun firing a few shots, let’s go forward and take a look at the No. 18 forest area! There is a large area of ​​selective logging forest over there, and there should be roe deer or something like that!”

“Okay, what are you waiting for? Let’s go! My shotgun is thirsty for a long time!”

Xiao Tao just held the gun in his hand, and while talking, he performed the technical movements of holding the gun to his face, which gave people a bit of a middle school feeling.

“Let’s go! But please note one thing: the muzzle of the gun must not be pointed at anyone at any time!
Also, if the dog is close, you don’t use your gun much, so you can’t just shoot randomly!”

“Don’t worry, I will definitely pay attention! I feel that my shooting skills have improved a lot. Before the New Year, Xiaowu and Xiaowen and I practiced shooting a lot with this 56-and-a-half rifle from the forest farm!”

“Let’s go!!”

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The four brothers, leading their dogs, headed straight for Forest Area No. 18.

We mentioned the selective felling area before. The selective felling area is the area where the forest farm has arranged people to fell trees once according to certain standards.

In such mountain areas, most of the large trees that meet the standards have been cut down, leaving only some small trees and new seedlings sprouting from the stumps of the large trees.

In such mountain areas, the trees are relatively sparse, the field of vision is wider, and it is more suitable for falcons to perform.

Yue Feng brought his men here, not only to give Xiao Tao and the others some opportunities to shoot for fun, but also to let Bai Mao have some actual combat experience.

When they reached the boundary of Forest Area No. 18, Yue Feng asked Xiaowen to untie the ropes of the two dogs, Dahuang and Heilang.

There is a tiger threat in the mountains, so the other two dogs cannot run around.

Dahuang and Heilang are relatively smart. Dahei and Xiaohua, the two helper dogs, are brave enough but their IQ is obviously insufficient, so they cannot run around freely.

If you get slapped to death by a tiger, you will have no place to complain.

The two leading dogs hadn’t gone up the mountain to hunt properly for more than ten days, and they were very excited after being let loose.

It sniffed here and there, leaping back and forth among the low saplings and bushes, looking for the suspicious scent of prey.

I don’t know if it’s because no one has come to this mountain area for a long time, but after a while, Dahuang started to make noises.

Woof woof woof! !

The big yellow dog smelled the scent and headed towards the southeast, barking and wagging its tail.

Hearing Dahuang’s barking, the black wolf also came over, sniffed around, and started barking too.

“Black Wolf, chase!!”

Yue Feng tied the rope to Dahuang again and gave the order to Heilang to chase.

Now, Dahuang was a little anxious. He was clearly the one who got the upper hand first, but his master didn’t let him chase after her, but let Black Wolf do it instead.

“Alright alright Da Huang, follow the main group! There are tigers in the forest and it’s dangerous!!”

Yue Feng touched the dog’s head and said a few words to comfort it. Dahuang then calmed down a little, but he still rushed forward with the rope that tied the dog stretched straight.

When the black wolf heard the command, it immediately chased after the dog. The snow crust was frozen solid and the dog ran very fast on it.

The black wolf ran out, and the other two dogs wanted to follow, but they were held back and couldn’t let go, so they kept groaning in anxiety.

Yue Feng is not a player like Zhu Erhai. He knows that these hunting dogs are hard-earned and he won’t do anything that would take big risks.

Black Wolf is a smart and timid guy. Even if he encounters the tiger from a distance, he will most likely be able to escape unscathed.

Just like that, the black wolf was chasing in front, and Yue Feng and his brothers followed behind with the remaining dogs, and soon they climbed over the ridge.

Standing on the ridge and looking towards the southeast, you can see several white heart-shaped patterns jumping in the woods from afar.

No wonder the black wolf was so excited, it was roe deer, and there was more than one!
Thinking of this, Yue Feng blew a whistle in the direction where the roe deer was running away.

(End of this chapter)