After the roe deer was pulled away, Li Long finally breathed a sigh of relief.
One of the most important things he has to do these days is to cut the grass for the roe deer. This guy is not good at picking. He can only eat a small half of each bale of grass, and most of the rest is destroyed by it.
Li Long actually thought about starving this guy if it didn't work out, but he held back in the end.
I am still thinking of getting this guy back and pairing it with the male at home. In fact, Li Long also thought that if it was just one male and one female, it would really develop into a large-scale enterprise. But this is the beginning after all. Maybe we can get it later?
Besides, if we can really make a couple, then we have accumulated merit.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Li Long cleaned up the small room thoroughly in the afternoon, including washing the floor with warm water.
The smell of roe deer urine is quite strong, and it is not easy to wash it off. After Li Long finished cleaning, he went to bed early.
The sun had not risen the next day, so he got up. The fire on the stove had not been completely extinguished. After doing it, Li Long had a simple breakfast, then turned down the fire on the stove as usual and put a teapot of water on it. When he was hot, he walked towards the mountains with his gun on his back.
Based on the experience from the last time, Li Long didn't wear a coat this time, just a cotton-padded jacket and a leather hat. I carry bullets, rope, shoulder bag, plastic sheet, and lighter.
He went to the valley where the young men found the deer during the last Diao Sheep trip.
Although he was also climbing mountains in the snow, Li Long was in good spirits this time and was very fast. He reached the valley in less than two hours.
Li Long rested for a while at the mouth of the valley, grabbed some snow and ate it to cool down his mouth - he was sweating after walking so far.
After resting for less than twenty minutes, Li Long got up again and walked towards the valley.
Here at the mouth of the valley, you can see the marks that animals have stepped on, some old and new, and there are quite a few, which makes Li Long very happy.
He slowed down. The snow in this valley is not very thick, there are many rocks, little grass, and some shrubs. There are no pine forests on both sides, but there are many protruding rocks.
Li Long stopped when he reached the middle of the valley.
To his surprise, he discovered that many of the footprints went up the side of the hillside, which meant that the footprints branched here. The footprints heading towards the hillside are also old and new, coming and going. However, from this separation, it can be seen that the animal hoofprints are even numbers, and they should be herbivores such as deer, roe deer, or wild goats. Look at the footprints You can also observe the size and depth. They should be both big and small.
Li Long thought for a while and walked up the mountain along the tracks.
Because the valley is a bit twisty and winding, you can't see the end at a glance. Instead, there is a strange rock on the hillside. Li Long guessed whether there was something the animals needed here.
After climbing more than a hundred meters, Li Long saw the footprints entering the pile of rocks. He also got in, and then discovered that there was a quite large hole in the pile of rocks.
When you look up from the bottom of the mountain, you can't see it because there is a stone blocking the entrance of the cave, so you can't see it as far as you can see, but you can see it when you come up.
The cave is more than two meters high, in an irregular quadrilateral shape, and four to five meters wide. It is a bit deep inside and cannot be seen clearly.
When Li Long came over, he wanted to hunt during the day, so he didn’t bring a flashlight. However, after careful observation and seeing that the tracks of these animals were indeed coming in and out of the cave, Li Long decided to go in and take a look.
He opened the 56-and-a-half safety, loaded the gun, and walked in slowly with the gun in hand.
Less than five meters from the entrance of the cave, you turned right, but you didn't turn completely. The space inside suddenly became larger.
The ground is full of gravel, and there are some large boulders protruding, making it not very easy to walk. There were a lot of animal feces and urine on the ground, as well as some blood stains. I don't know how it was done.
As we walked further inside, the light dimmed, but Li Long squinted his eyes when he walked in, and quickly adapted to the light inside. Then he saw that the place was over.
The space at the bottom of the cave is quite large, larger than the large room of his wooden house. There are three or four stones protruding from the ground, making the terrain complicated.
The air inside is not particularly smelly, and there is even a breeze. Li Long guessed that there should be a crack in the stone leading to the outside.
What are these animals doing in this cave?
Li Long was a little strange. There was nothing in the cave at this time, so he held the gun and slowly groped around.
Then Li Long discovered that there were more animal feces and urine at the heel of the wall, and the stone walls here were very smooth and had a certain degree of light transmittance - Li Long suddenly thought of a possibility.
He found a relatively high place, reached out and wiped it on the wall a few times, then wiped it on his clothes, then wiped a little more on the stone wall, stuck out his tongue and licked it - sure enough, It tastes salty and astringent!
This is rock salt!
No wonder these animals came to this cave. They came here to replenish salt!
That's it!
Li Long smiled, he walked out, looked around, then walked thirty or forty meters diagonally upward from the entrance of the cave, and sat down behind two big rocks.
This place is quite good. The place where two big rocks intersect can be used as an aiming point. By preparing here, Li Long feels that he can ambush the animals that come to lick the salt.
Early in the morning, these animals should be looking for food. After eating, these animals may take a rest or find a place to drink water, and then they will come here to lick the salt. Animals also need salt to replenish their bodies.
Li Long sat down. It was leeward and animals could not smell Li Long's scent when they came over. He just had to wait patiently.
This wait lasted for several hours.
At noon, Li Long was hungry. There was a cold steamed bun in his satchel. He was a little careless when he came out this time and did not bring any dried meat. He found some snow nearby that he thought was clean, took a bite of the cold steamed bun and then another bite of snow - it was rare to find such hardship.
Li Long didn't feel that it was very difficult, mainly because he rarely did this. Usually when hunting, he would finish it quickly, and then leave with the prey in excitement. Now he has to wait for half a day. Not even the fur of the prey was seen.
That’s weird too.
Li Long even wondered whether he had guessed wrong and whether the animals only came here to lick the salt every few days. In this case, he would have waited in vain.
But think about what Harimu said, they feed the sheep and give them salt every day. If these animals find that they can replenish salt here, how can they come here every few days?
You must come every day!
Just like Li Long himself, he knew in the past that he could hunt things at the hot springs, so he would go there every day, unless there was no more prey there, or he couldn't tell when the prey would come out.
Now it depends on your luck.
The sun began to set in the west, and Li Long felt a little cold. He now regretted that he did not bring his coat. Although he had a cotton-padded jacket, he would freeze quickly after staying in one place for a long time.
Although he was wearing large cotton shoes, the leather shoes were not conducive to long-term walking, and he had abandoned them long ago, so now his feet were also cold, and Li Long felt that he couldn't bear it.
At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, just when Li Long was about to give up, two yellow sheep ran over from the entrance of the valley.
Li Long immediately became happy. He moved his frozen fingers, wrists and ankles, then raised his gun and waited for the arrival of his prey. When the two yellow sheep ran to the fork in the road, they did not hesitate and ran directly towards the hillside. Li Long took aim at them, wondering whether to shoot them before they entered the hole or after they entered the hole.
In the end, I decided to hit after entering the hole - blocking the entrance of the hole would make it difficult to hit both!
Otherwise, relying on the yellow sheep's ability to jump over a two-meter-high barbed wire fence in a hurry, I really might not be able to keep both sheep!
The two yellow sheep ran into the cave. At this time, Li Long was about to get up to block the entrance of the cave, and then he saw three red deer coming from the entrance of the valley.
Two big ones and one small one, one male and two females - mainly the one with horns. Calling it a fawn is just a relative term, but it's actually a little bigger than the roe deer.
Li Long hesitated. If we go to hunt a yellow sheep now, the deer will definitely run away. If you wait for the deer to come, the yellow sheep will most likely leave early.
Which one do you want?
Li Long finally decided to wait for the deer!
He bet that the deer family of three would also come here to lick the rock salt. In this case, even if the goat ran away, the deer would still be better than the goat.
Li Long lowered his head and checked the gun, slowly pulled the trigger and checked the bullet to make sure the bullet did not pop out, and then waited quietly.
Three deer stopped at a fork in the road. At this moment, Li Long's heart was raised. He must come up!
The three deer stopped at the fork in the road for less than a minute. Finally, the little deer ran up first, and then the two big deer followed.
At this time, the yellow sheep in the cave ran out. They must have heard the noise outside and ran out. Then they saw the deer, and the yellow sheep hesitated for a moment.
Then the buck raised its head and barked, and the yellow sheep turned and ran away in the direction opposite Li Long.
Okay, it’s exactly what I thought.
Li Long was not too disappointed, and then saw the deer running into the hole first.
When the two big deer came to the entrance of the cave, the little deer had already come out of the hole.
I guess I can't eat too much salt.
The two big deer got into the hole gracefully, and the little deer followed.
Li Long climbed up at this time and prepared to block the door at the entrance of the cave.
Then he was discovered by the deer that suddenly jumped out!
After the deer saw Li Long, he was stunned for a moment and froze. Then he turned around and ran into the cave, barking as he ran. Li Long knew something was wrong and immediately ran towards the entrance of the cave. When he was less than ten meters away from the entrance of the cave, three deer had already rushed out!
Fortunately, the buck rushed directly in the direction of Li Long. After seeing Li Long, it suddenly stopped, then froze for a moment, and wanted to turn around, but then rushed towards Li Long again, while rushing back. while shouting.
Li Long was also shocked. Except for the wild wolf that time, Li Long felt that this was the most exciting time!
I subconsciously pointed the gun at the deer and pulled the trigger. The bullet hit the deer's front leg. The deer stopped for a moment, but then took two more steps. The horns immediately stretched out in front of Li Long!
Li Long took two steps back and fired two more shots at the deer. The deer was finally seriously injured and fell to the ground. It was still struggling to get up, but it had been shot in the leg and could not get up at all. Coming.
Li Long looked at the doe and fawn again at this time and found that they had run away. I could only see its back among the rocks, and then it disappeared.
This male deer weighs at least one hundred kilograms!
Li Long walked to the side of the deer. The buck still struggled to push Li Long with its horns, but unfortunately its head just moved and it had no strength.
The deer is not dead yet, but it is not far away.
Li Long put away his gun, pulled out his knife from his waist, and gave the deer a good blow.
The next step is to see how to get it back.
It's still far away from the cabin, and the deer will most likely be frozen when we get it back.
But disemboweling here is obviously not ideal. Li Long also wants to use this place as a hunting base like hot springs. If the smell of blood is too strong, other animals will not come over.
So Li Long thought for a moment, grabbed the deer's horns, and dragged it down.
A long blood trail appeared in the snow.
But there was nothing we could do. Li Long dragged the deer sideways until it was about a hundred meters away from the cave entrance before stopping.
This is downwind. If the deer is disemboweled and skinned here, it shouldn't have much impact there, right?
The deer was very big, and the deer was full of treasures. At this time, Li Long felt that his hands and feet had not fully recovered, so he simply cut the deer's neck open, took a handful of the deer's blood and drank it into his mouth. inside.
Eh...
It tastes terrible!
It feels fishy, salty and smelly!
But since he drank it, he stopped vomiting. Li Long swallowed it reluctantly and didn't feel much.
Now that you have chosen this place, let’s get started!
He plans to take away all the valuables and leave the rest here as an explanation to the mountain.
Eviscerate the deer. Although the deer is a very precious animal, to be honest, the dirty smell also doesn’t smell good.
Li Long skinned the deer, disemboweled it, took out the contents and placed them in the snow. Then he wrapped the deer's body with deerskin and tied it with a rope.
Without the internal organs, at least more than thirty kilograms of stuff had been removed from the deer. Li Long could barely carry it.
There are too many strange rocks in this area, and the plastic sheet can be easily scratched. He planned to carry the deer out of the valley, wait until it reached a place with thick snow, and then drag the deer back with a plastic sheet.
Same as the wild boar last year, it will be much easier that way.
Better than carrying it on your back. (End of this chapter)