Chapter 236 Leopard hangs himself, Black Hawk drives away the stick

The roar of this wild adult leopard is completely different from the meow of a cheetah in the animal world. It is a low-frequency roar, somewhat similar to the roar of a tiger.

When the low voice brushed past people’s ears, the whole person felt a little numb on the face. The fear that came from the genes made people involuntarily produce instinctive fear.

“This is the movement of a female leopard!” Uncle Zhao said with certainty.

“Could it be that the deer sinew lasso has trapped the female leopard?”

“No, if it’s trapped, it definitely won’t have the confidence to scream like that. I suspect that the cub is trapped!”

After a brief trance, Yue Feng immediately took off the 56 semi-automatic rifle from his shoulder, turned on the safety, and entered a state of readiness to engage in battle at any time.

“Not really. Let’s not lose focus. Take turns to cover each other and move forward. Pay attention to blind spots!”

Uncle Zhao also took off the 56 rifle that Xiaowu was using, and the two of them moved forward in a search formation, one in front and one behind, with a distance of three or four meters between them.

After walking forward for a while, there were soon many traces of snow foam on the ground left by the stick being dragged.

Uncle Zhao looked down a few times, then turned around and said, “Something’s caught! The stick has been dragged. If we chase it forward, we should be able to find the real culprit!”

Yue Feng nodded, still holding the 56 position without relaxing.

The two followed the dragging traces for dozens of meters, and soon the traces disappeared. Uncle Zhao walked around the two trees and finally raised his head.

When I saw this, I was suddenly startled.

A small animal about the size of a dog was hanging on a tree.

Yes, you read it right, hanging!
The stick that was originally used as a tow log was dragged up the tree by the little beast. It seemed that when it was climbing up, a branch happened to get stuck on the stick. Then the little beast struggled for an unknown reason and fell from the tree. It looked like it was hanging itself with a lasso around its head and the stick lying across the branch.

“It’s the leopard cub, it was hanged to death!” Uncle Zhao said as he squinted his eyes and looked around.

“Then, should I climb up and take the body down?” Yue Feng asked.

Neither of them brought any shoes. After all, Yue Feng was much younger than the old man, so this kind of tree-climbing work definitely couldn’t be allowed to be done by Uncle Zhao.

Uncle Zhao narrowed his eyes and looked up again, then shook his head: “No need, just shoot it twice to break the rope and it will fall down! You move aside and continue to be alert! I’ll try the accuracy of this new 56mm rifle!”

As he was speaking, he saw Uncle Zhao put the gun to his face and pulled the trigger without even a pause to aim.

Boom!

Two bullets were fired one after the other, and the deer tendon rope tied to the wooden stick was accurately hit and broken by the bullets. Then with a plop, the hanging leopard cub hanging several meters high fell under the tree.

Yue Feng remained on guard with his gun in hand, his eyes darting around, fearing that the hiding mother leopard might see her cubs and go crazy again and attack people without hesitation.

But this did not happen. Apart from the rustling sound of the wind, there was nothing unusual around.

Uncle Zhao carefully walked forward a few steps and poked the dead, frozen leopard cub with the muzzle of his gun.

“The cub, less than a year old, had been hanging for at least a few hours! It was already frozen solid! I don’t know why the rope didn’t go around its paws, but instead went around its head! It probably smelled something and triggered the noose when it bent down to sniff! The small bush that triggered the noose was limited in height and didn’t lock the noose directly, so it was like tying a neck rope around the leopard cub.

It dragged the wooden stick and tried to climb up the tree, but something unexpected happened and it was hanged to death!

This is good too. If he was shot with a gun, at least there would be two more bullet holes. Now he is hanged with a deerskin rope. Except for an inconspicuous mark on the neck, there is an intact piece of leather!

This thing is so complete that it can be used as a specimen!”

Hearing what Uncle Zhao said, Yue Feng lowered his gun and took a closer look.

At just one glance, Yue Feng was completely captivated by the leopard’s beautiful fur. The circles of gold and black alternating patterns somewhat resembled the shape of a copper coin.

No wonder the older generation calls this Northeast leopard the golden leopard. This half-grown cub is so beautiful. If it grows into an adult male leopard, how much more beautiful it will be!

“Uncle, if we bring the leopard cub’s body back, can we get another chance to hide in the cellar and fire a few shots?” Yue Feng asked.

“You can try! The leopard cub probably heard its mother’s call and wanted to struggle down from the tree, so it hanged itself! The mother leopard is definitely hiding nearby!
Since it’s already been strangled to death and frozen solid, there’s no need to rush to skin it. Let’s just take it back to the cellar intact!”

“Okay! I’ll carry the leopard on my back. Please pay attention to your surroundings!”

“it is good!”

Uncle Zhao took off the deer tendon rope around the leopard cub’s neck. Then Yue Feng carried the leopard cub, which weighed only seventy or eighty kilograms, and Uncle Zhao, holding a gun and on guard, carefully walked out of the forest.

After they emerged from the dense forest, Yue Feng and Uncle Zhao both breathed a sigh of relief.

Once we get to a place with a relatively wide view, those with guns in their hands will not be afraid of these beasts anymore, so go home!
The two of them strolled back home along the path on the ridge. When they were about to reach the cellar, the roar of the female leopard was heard again from at least several hundred meters behind them.

“It’s following us! Don’t look back, let’s just pretend we know nothing!” Uncle Zhao warned and continued walking side by side with Yue Feng.

Soon, Yue Feng carried the leopard cub back to the cellar. When the four dogs smelled the scent of the leopard, they immediately got scared and started barking wildly.

“Everyone, be quiet! Shut up!!”

At Yue Feng’s command, the four dogs immediately fell silent. The other three dogs were so excited that they wanted to pounce forward to see what their master had brought back. Only the black wolf, after taking a few glances and sniffing a few times, behaved relatively calmly and lay on the ground obediently.

In the eyes of the black wolf, the owner and the old man had already shot off a part of the tail at night, so it was normal for them to bring the prey back now.

Hearing the noisy sounds of the dogs, Xiaowen and his two brothers also got dressed.

When I pushed open the door of the cellar, the first thing I saw was Yue Feng carrying the corpse of a leopard down.

“Fuck! Brother, you and Uncle Zhao brought back a leopard early in the morning!” Xiao Tao immediately yelled.

Xiaowen and Xiaowu also came closer and looked at the beautiful leopard carefully.

“Is this a condom? Don’t you see the hole made by the bullet?” Xiaowen observed carefully and soon found something unusual. “The leopard was put in a condom around the neck, and it dragged the stick up the tree and was hanged to death!
Don’t be too quick to show off. It seems the female leopard has come back with us. When we went to check the traps just now, we heard a leopard roar before entering the forest. When we were halfway back carrying the body, we heard another roar!”

“what is it now?”

Hearing that the mother leopard had come back, Xiao Tao subconsciously wanted to find a weapon, but after a few glances he realized that there were so many people and the dog, so even if the leopard came, there would be no danger in broad daylight.

“Don’t panic! Even if this leopard is wandering around the periphery during the day, it certainly won’t dare to come close to you!
After breakfast, we will go hunting in Luming Valley as usual. When we come back at night, we will take turns to keep watch. If the female leopard dares to come, we will shoot it with guns!”

Uncle Zhao was the backbone of the group at the moment. After hearing his arrangements and suggestions, everyone recovered from their slightly nervous mood.

“So, when will we peel off the skin? Let’s talk about it tomorrow?”

“Yes, let’s not dig it up yet. After breakfast, we will bury a stick next to the fence on the south side of the yard and hang the leopard’s body on it. If the female leopard dares to come, we will shoot it!”

“Okay! What about during the day? Put it in the house?”

“Well, put it indoors for now! Cover it with some snow, it won’t get damaged!”

“Master, let’s go to Luming Valley. The female leopard won’t follow us, right?” Xiaowen suddenly thought of a possibility and asked immediately.

“It’s not ruled out, but it’s not a big problem. The view over there in Luming Valley is relatively open, so we just need to be careful! There are three guns, two of which are 56 and a half. Be careful and don’t jump alone. The leopard won’t dare to attack by surprise!”

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After a brief discussion, everyone immediately got busy.

After having breakfast and simply packing up their hunting supplies and feeding the dogs, the five people, four dogs and a Big Black Hawk headed towards Luming Valley in a mighty manner.

With the experience of being there once before, everyone was obviously much more familiar with the route this time. Following Uncle Zhao, we crossed the ridge and walked through the depression. It took us an hour and a half to successfully reach the Luming Valley where we had been last time.

The last time they found traces of deer activity, the location was opposite the mountain reservoir. This time, Yue Feng and his team chose to search in this direction as the first direction. After arriving at the approximate location, Yue Feng took off the hat of the big black eagle that had been standing on his arm.

Yesterday, the big black eagle kept its hat on all day except when it was eating. It didn’t have a chance to stretch its wings, and the big black eagle was already suffocated.

Now seeing its owner taking it back to the place where they hunted elk last time, the big black eagle immediately started calling out excitedly.

After calling out excitedly a few times, the big black eagle’s feathers instantly fluffed up, and then it shook its head and shook its wings. Then it spread its wings against the wind, quickly leaped into the air, and circled above Yue Feng’s head.

The falcon was in place, and the dogs knew it was the Paw Patrol’s turn to work. Yue Feng gave an order to search, and the two dogs, Dahuang and Heilang, immediately sniffed around, searching for possible potential targets.

Some of the traces around were still left over from the last time they came back, such as the tooth marks left by elk chewing on branches, or footprints that had not been completely covered by the snow. Black Wolf and Da Huang searched around but did not find any short-term remaining smells.

However, the fact that the dogs did not find the target does not mean that there is no target. It’s just that their sniffing search distance is limited.

The big black eagle, which had just taken off and climbed to an altitude of about 100 meters, had begun to think about how to cooperate with its master and the dog gang members after the last battle.

Now that Yue Feng releases the Big Black Hawk, there are basically no restrictions on the diameter of its flight circles, so the Big Black Hawk has a very high degree of autonomy.

In a relatively open terrain like a river valley, the black eagle can do a lot of things. It can search for prey by flying high, chase prey by flying low, and fight with prey, etc.

The experience of hunting two elks, one big and one small, last time taught Black Hawk that although he could hurt his prey, if he wanted to ultimately end the battle, he still had to rely on his little brother, the dog, and his master!

Fighting alone is tiring and dangerous, and is far less efficient than hunting with other companions.

The big black hawk realized this and saw the Paw Patrol below sniffing around looking for prey, so it rose higher into the sky again and did not stop until it was nearly two hundred meters high.

The eyesight of an eagle is far superior to that of humans. The higher flying altitude gives it a larger reconnaissance radius. After the eagle’s eyes scan, unless the prey is hiding in the grass and not moving in advance, it will be difficult for it to escape the falcon’s eyes.

Soon, the big black eagle, with its super eyesight, discovered a herd of seven sika deer.

The herd of deer was led by two adult male deer with antlers, followed by three female deer and two slightly smaller sub-adult fawns. At this moment, the herd was more than 1.5 kilometers away from the Yue Feng hunting team in a straight line. They had not noticed that there were hunters chasing them and were leisurely eating young branches and leaves beside a bush.

When the big black eagle discovered its prey, its clever little brain immediately started to work.

How can the owner find this group of prey as soon as possible?
After a little thought, I decided to go back and report the news!
Thinking of this, the big black eagle changed direction in the air and then flew back to the formation position where its owner was searching.

With a flap of its wings, the big black eagle flew above Yue Feng’s head, then dropped from a high altitude to a low altitude, screaming “ga ga ga”.

Yue Feng and others who heard the noise immediately looked up and found that it was the big black eagle screaming. Yue Feng knew that it had found its target again and came back to report.

“The big black eagle has found its target! Hold the dogs and chase in the direction it’s flying!” Yue Feng called out, and Xiaowen and Xiaotao immediately called back the two leading dogs, tied them up with hemp ropes, and chased in the direction the big black eagle was flying.

On the other side, the big black eagle discovered that the team was catching up, so it flew over the herd of deer again and then began its first dive.

After the last battle with the elk calf, Big Black Hawk knew that he could not hurt these big guys, so he simply stopped attacking them and focused on bombarding and harassing them.

Wild animals are naturally afraid of birds of prey; this is a pressure engraved in their blood. When the deer were harassed by the big black eagle, they immediately became agitated.

The largest male deer made a chirping sound, and the other companions fled.

At this point, the cleverness of the Black Hawk becomes apparent.

It consciously controls the direction of the deer’s escape in the air. If it finds that they have deviated, it will deliberately fly over to drive them away, so that the deer always stay closer to its owner.

Many people may not have any idea of ​​this. Have you ever seen a sheepdog herding sheep on the grassland? The behavior of the black eagle at this moment is basically the same as that of a sheepdog herding sheep.

It’s just that deer run a little faster than sheep, but the big black eagle is much faster than a sheepdog, so there is no need to worry about the deer escaping.

At this moment, if Yue Feng and Uncle Zhao had a drone that could observe the black eagle’s driving behavior from a high altitude, they would definitely be extremely excited.

This big baby has learned how to use a stick to circle prey without any instruction!

I did too much work yesterday at noon, so I didn’t update in the afternoon as I promised. My schedule changed a bit, so I was somewhat helpless. I will gradually return the favor after I finish my work. Thank you!
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