Chapter 154: Picking up dogs
“Woo…Woo…”
The hunters in Kinmen Village were also alarmed and came out of the cave. More than a dozen hunting dogs they brought ran out After entering the cave, he didn't scream loudly, he just growled lowly into the forest with extremely fierce eyes.
Chen Ling’s dog is no exception.
Led by Hei Wa and Xiao Jin, the dogs bared their teeth and furred, slowly lowered themselves, growled lowly, and approached the forest. They were ready to attack at any time. posture.
And pairs of green eyes in the forest kept approaching here, as if they were not afraid of the dogs at all. As they approached the cave, they would breathe heavily from time to time and make low and short "woo, woo" sounds. The hurried barking was like a group of puppies barking without opening their eyes.
It looks very strange at night.
"Huh? Listen to this voice, it's not a wolf?"
"What is that?!"
Everyone was surprised and became more alert.
Chen Ling had already clearly seen the appearance of these things in the forest.
They are indeed not wolves.
They are a group of creatures that look like wolves but are not wolves. Their heads are more pointed than wolves. They look about three to four inches like foxes. They are covered in long red hair and are dark red in color. Their tails are very long, more than twenty years old. It's only about the size, and now it's wagging its nose, approaching here.
What makes Chen Ling strange is that he did not see the fierce light in the eyes of these strange creatures similar to that of wolves when hunting...
When he was confused, Liu Guangli, who was not far away, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Li Xian, rich and noble, don't be afraid, this thing is not a wolf, but a dog."
"We have more people and guns, and we also have more hunting dogs. Just beat them away."
With that said, he called the hunting dogs back, and then led the four people behind him to face the group of dogs. Zi' raised his gun and started shooting, and walked into the forest while shooting.
Bang! Bang bang!
Chen Ling and the others did not lag behind when they saw this, they raised their guns and started shooting.
They brought seven shotguns here, and Kinmen Village had five shotguns, adding up to twelve shotguns. This formation was definitely not small. This group of 'dog pickpockets' originally saw someone approaching, and the few in front were He jumped up suddenly, about one meter high, and rushed towards the person, but then the gun rang out, and he let out a scream again and again, and fell to the ground, rolling around in a circle, and one after another groaned. Hengjiu fled deep into the dense forest with his tail between his legs.
"Is this what the old people often say about hunting dogs? Aren't they said to be more ferocious than wolves? How could they be beaten away so easily?"
Before Chen Ling could fire a few more shots, this hunting dog The group of dogs disappeared without a trace, which was incredible.
Last time there were no more wolves than this group of scoundrels. Even though they were frightened by being beaten with a shotgun, they still struggled for a while.
Liu Guangli nodded when he heard this: "This thing is indeed more ferocious than wolves, but thieves are clever, clever and slippery. Once they know that they can't do it, how many prey are placed in front of them, They will also run away immediately."
"Your child still goes into the mountains too little..."
Wang Lixian also said: "If you want to go into the mountains alone in the future, you must pay attention to this thing. Even if you bring a dog, you must be careful. Picking off a dog is much darker than a wolf. If you meet him alone in the mountains, If there is a pickpocket, you have to brace yourself. Generally speaking, it is meant for you to see, so as to prevent you from looking elsewhere. In fact, there are at least two or three more at this time. There are just some scoundrels hiding behind you or somewhere else..."
"This thing has a vicious temper. If you let them know that you are easy to bully, they will never get rid of you."
"They run fast and jump high. Trees of two to three meters and ditches four to five meters wide are not a problem for them."
"Once a single person is targeted by them, they will basically You can’t get out of the mountain.”
“When I went into the mountain during the famine, when I went out, there were more than half of them missing, and many of them were eaten by pooches.”
"In those days, people rushed to eat when they saw something, and eventually they all got separated. They didn't walk together like us. If they got separated, they would be easily targeted by pickpockets..."
Wang Lixian After saying this, Chen Ling was fine, but the other young people were frightened and broke into a cold sweat.
You look at me, I look at you.
Just thinking about the scene of a person going into the mountains and encountering a dog pickpocket makes my legs weak and trembling.
“B-but, they look like dogs to me, how can they still climb trees?”
"Yes, it can definitely climb trees. Or are these things better than wolves? They can climb mountains, drill into forests, cross rivers, and climb small trees. They are very flexible..."
< br>"This jackal, tiger, leopard, and dog is a jackal. He is the first one. Do you think he is powerful?"
The young boys were stunned and speechless for a long time.
Bagouzi is also called Jackal Gouzi. In fact, it is jackal, jackal, tiger and leopard. The front row of jackal and wolf does not mean that they are more powerful than the other two, but that these two species appear in the scope of human activities. There are more, and the harm to people is greater than the other two.
As for why it is called Pagouzi, it means that this thing is cunning and cunning, and likes to attack the anus of its prey.
In the past, when they went to attack cattle grazing outside the village, one or two grazers would often harass them, while the other jackals would go behind the cattle and scratch them with their paws. When the cattle felt itchy, they would raise their tails and immediately start eating. Jump on the back of the cow, attack the cow's butthole, bite it with your teeth and dig it out with your claws.
Encountering an enemy that attacks from three directions, no matter how angry the cow is, its internal organs will be ripped out and it will die in humiliation.
So people call it Pagouzi.
Chen Ling has heard many stories about dogs being picked on, and this is the first time he has seen one. In fact, jackals are becoming less and less common. Nowadays, they can still be seen in deep mountains, but they are rarely seen. We are no longer as close to human villages as before.
The Pagouzi here belong to the Qinling jackal, and there is also a Sichuan and Sichuan jackal, which are two major categories of jackal populations in China.
It was once extinct.
"Then, take more dogs with you when you go into the mountains. Just like this time, we took more than 20 dogs. Can we beat them?"
Young men They were all frightened and asked.
Chen Ling can answer this without Liu Guangli and Wang Lixian talking.
“With few people and few guns, it’s useless to bring more dogs. Our dogs are honest-minded and can’t play with them.”
"Unless you encounter two or three jackals, but with their cunning, they won't show up at all when they see that you have many dogs."
Jackals Their habits are actually similar to those of hyenas in Africa.
The blood of insidiousness flows in my bones.
After focusing on the prey, they will use all possible means to ambush, harass, encircle, and sneak attack. Ordinary hunting dogs really cannot defeat them...
"Your uncle Fugui is right. A single wolf is not scary. If a wolf is in a group, even if there are a dozen of them, there will be no one in the mountains who dares to mess with a hunter like us who has many people and guns. If you see a wolf, you have to take a detour. .”
Wang Lixian said in agreement.
"Come on, Li Xian, stop scaring the kids. They scare people to death. Be careful when running in the mountains in the future. There is no need to go deep into the old forest."
Liu Guangli packed up his gun and whistled to call the dog back: "Go back to sleep and keep your spirits up. After daybreak, if you are lucky, you should be able to pick up meat."
"Huh? Pick up meat? What does this mean?”
The young boys were confused again.
Wang Lixian said: "The dogs came here after smelling the bloody smell of our prey. Now that we have beaten them away, they must find food somewhere else. They like to eat the hearts, lungs, intestines of wild animals and fill their cavities." After emptying it, the remaining meat is usually discarded.”
“Let’s follow the footprints. If we are lucky, we will indeed pick up the meat.”
“This...”
“Can it still be like this?”
“Haha, it’s opened your eyes. Okay, go to sleep now. The predator will not come back again. Have a peaceful sleep. Get up early at dawn to pick up meat.”
...
The night passed peacefully.
When I woke up early in the morning, the golden red sun had already climbed to the top of the mountain.
"Uncle Lixian, I didn't expect that Pagouzi didn't come again? He was so peaceful in the middle of the night..."
"Well, Pagouzi stopped coming after he was driven away. They often come here just to test them out. Once they know they can’t be beaten, they won’t provoke them again. This is their way of doing things.” “Let’s go and see if there is any wild animal meat to pick up when the weather is clear.”
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"Let's go and pick up some meat."
Everyone immediately became energetic.
I ate quite a lot yesterday and I wasn’t hungry in the morning, so I packed up my things and followed the trail of the jackal, led by Liu Guangli and Wang Lixian.
Not long after.
Everyone went down to Mopanling.
The traces of the jackal became less and less obvious, until finally they disappeared.
"What a shame, that's weird, where did they go?"
Liu Guangli muttered with a dark horse face.
Then I let the hunting dogs smell it, but nothing was gained.
"Even dogs can't smell it. Don't jump across the river. It will be difficult to chase..."
"Uncle Guangli, don't worry."
Wang Lixian rushed to him He smiled, and then nodded to Chen Ling: "Fugui, let Uncle Guangli see what the dog king of our village is capable of."
"Haha, what kind of dog king is not a dog king..."
Chen Ling also laughed, whistled, and took Hei Wa and Xiao Jin to smell the jackal's footprints.
Sure enough, while the person next to them was talking, the two dogs immediately locked their scent.
Tropping towards the northwest of Mopan Ridge.
“Have you found a slut?”
Liu Guangli blinked twice quickly, a little unbelievable.
Looking for sex is also a slang term for running in the mountains. When a hunting dog smells the scent of prey and can chase it all the way, it is called looking for sex.
Training and conditioning hunting dogs.
Usually it starts with looking for sex.
The hunting dogs in Kinmen Village have been trained since they were young to look for sex. For this reason, they often harm chickens and ducks in other people's homes, but they are really powerful when they go into the mountains to find prey.
Liu Guangli really didn’t believe it. The hunting dogs raised in their village were not as good as this untrained dog.
Old hunters like him are very stubborn.
They trust their intuition and experience more.
"Uncle Guangli, if you don't believe it, just come and have a look."
Chen Dazhi said with a smile, then turned around and followed Chen Ling with his dog.
"Follow, let's go, let's go and see if his dog has a yellow head..."
The crowd just followed the two dogs of Chen Ling's family for a while. On the road, we encountered a river valley. Going around the river valley, there was a steep slope. After passing the steep slope and passing through a large bamboo forest, there was a talon-shaped mountain range called Eagle Claw Ridge.
Once here, we walked a short distance up the ridge.
Sure enough, we found traces of jackals on this sunny hillside. The footprints of jackals are very similar to dog paws, but they often live in the mountains and their running methods are different. The distance between steps is smaller than that of dogs. Be smaller.
“Good guy, there really is a smell of urine here, and there are dogs picking hair off...”
Liu Guangli bent down and picked up a few sticks from the dead bark of a tree. The dark red animal hair was held up for everyone to see.
Then he looked at the two big dogs next to Chen Ling in great amazement: "They are really powerful dogs. They can find coquettish dogs from such a distance. In this ability, they are already better than Tiger Head Huang. ”
"I believe it, now I believe it..."
"I really don't know how your son raised this dog."
Everyone in Chen Wangzhuang heard this, and they were immediately shocked. Laugh.
Everyone feels proud.
Not only that, each of them also wanted to pet two dogs.
Heiwa and Xiaojin looked very proud when they heard the praise, but they wouldn't let ordinary people touch them, so they turned around and hid, and then ran to a nearby tree to urinate with their legs crossed.
"Haha, this dog is not only smart, but also quite domineering. It covers up the smell of the dog's urine..."
After Liu Guangli saw it, he immediately started laughing and became more and more excited. The more you look at the two dogs, the more you like them.
Then we followed the two dogs up the hillside for about a hundred meters, and everyone saw another piece of grass that had been trampled and rolled over.
A group of dogs ran over, sniffing and barking.
"Li Xian?"
Liu Guangli looked back.
Wang Lixian nodded, squatted down and took a closer look: "This is what the wild boar left behind. It seems that it walked up the mountain. It hasn't been long. Judging from the footprints, I guess there are three wild boars. One boar and two sows. The male weighs about three hundred kilograms, and the two females are about the same size, over a hundred kilograms..."
"Well, it's as I thought. Let's go. Let’s go over here, even if we can’t pick up the meat left by the braised dogs, our trip to hunt these three wild boars will not be in vain.”
Liu Guangli clapped his hands and stood up, looking happy. .
Chen Ling was beside him, listening and learning, waiting for the opportunity to go into the mountains and use it himself.
As for meeting wolves and jackals alone, he is not afraid. If you make physical contact with them, you can be taken into the cave. Once you are inside the cave, you are not at his mercy?
Besides, he is not stupid and would not go into the mountain with bare hands.
Perhaps because he knew Chen Ling's father, Liu Guangli was also very close to him: "Fugui, follow the two of us and learn carefully. With two such good big dogs, there should be more Take a few walks in the mountains, and as long as you are familiar with them, running in the mountains will be like eating and drinking water for you..."
"Uncle who knows, I have written it all down."
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"Just write it down. When you get out of the mountain, I will give you the recipe for the nux vomica ointment. You won't be afraid of the dogs if you encounter them. You just need to add two more herbs, light a fire, and set two traps. If you dare to come forward, Just poison them with a few big somersaults, hahaha..."
While laughing, everyone walked along the ridge to the place where the three claws of Eagle Claw Ridge converged. Liu Guangli called Chen Ling to him and asked him to identify it. There are traces of some wild animal on the tree.
Chen Ling stepped forward and took a closer look. It was a thick pine tree. The bark was damaged and peeled off in many places, exuding a strong pine scent. The hair and marks left by wild animals are heavy.
"Uncle Guangli, this is the scratch mark of a wild boar."
"Still scratched? Those of you who have studied can know how to use words, but you are right, this is a wild boar. Scratching the itchy spot and walking here proves that we are not far away from it.”
Liu Guangli scratched his forehead, then pointed to a place next to him and said: "Follow the place where I am pointing now. Do you see it? It is right here. No matter which way the wild animals take to return to the mountain, they will eventually return to their nests through this road." ..."
Then he asked Chen Ling to look at the north and south sides of Eagle Claw Ridge. There is a grass slope on the sunny slope in the south. At the end of the grass slope is a forest, and beyond the forest are the east and west sides. It's all a cliff, and wild animals can't go there...
So it must be in the shade on the north side.
The two dogs of Chen Ling’s family also verified this statement.
On the animal trail that Liu Guangli pointed out earlier, this part of the mountain ridge bifurcates and winds around the shady slope. Not only are there many traces left by the beasts, but according to the hoof prints, the prey is also relatively large.
As usual, Hei Wa and Xiao Jin led the group of dogs in the front, and everyone followed behind. They walked around to the other side of the hillside. Not long after walking, the dogs barked.
Liu Guangli and Wang Lixian looked at each other and stepped forward to take a look: "Hahaha, I finally found it."
"Come on rich, your dog has made a great contribution this time. ”
(End of this chapter)