You need to go around the back mountain to the mountain lake.
You must pass through the maple forest where the egrets nest.
Chen Ling also joked with the bobcats that if these rogue birds dared to mess with them, he would let Ah Fu and Ah Shou go up and catch two of them and eat the meat first.
But after walking near the maple forest, I found that no egrets flew down to attack them.
Only one little egret was squawking in the nest, and from time to time it would poop outside the nest with its bald buttocks that were not fully furred.
"Oh, yes, I forgot about this. They must have flown out to find food for the birds."
Chen Ling looked up.
The lynx looked around and said, "There is a cry at the bottom of the hillside. It must be by the lake."
Sure enough, when we walked to the mountain lake, a large group of egrets were looking for it. Eat, quacking from time to time.
But the most eye-catching thing is not this group of egrets.
But it is a red-crowned crane walking gracefully.
The sun has just risen at this time, and the red-crowned cranes are stretching their feathers on the beach and taking their little red-crowned cranes for a walk.
These furry little things are no different from the two little red-crowned cranes that Chen Ling caught home.
Like those little goslings in the village, they were running around happily behind the big red-crowned crane, pecking at their own food and drinking water by the lake.
Very happy.
"Wow, these little cranes are fun too."
Wang Zhenzhen lifted his straw hat and jumped up excitedly.
Chen Ling just wanted her to stop shouting, but it was already too late. At this time, a big male crane suddenly turned around, its closed wings slightly opened a gap, staring straight at them, confused Using all his strength, he made a posture ready to pounce on him at any time, and uttered rapid warnings in his mouth.
"What are you yelling at? If you don't obey me, I won't take you out next time."
Chen Ling glared at her.
Wang Zhenzhen immediately covered his mouth and did not dare to say anything.
Ah Fu and Ah Shou also shrank their necks and walked cautiously, as quietly as a cat.
The lynx was surprised for a moment when he saw this, and then he wanted to laugh, but felt it was inappropriate.
Seeing the defensive look of the big red-crowned crane, he whispered to Chen Ling: "Let's release the little crane first and see if they still recognize it."
"They probably do. When we first took the eggs back, they were still chasing us into the village, flying above them every day.”
Chen Ling said, opened the cage and released the two little red-crowned cranes.
The first thing these two little guys saw after breaking out of their shells was a human, but this didn’t hinder them. They often followed ducks, geese, and geese to forage in the water on the farm, so they were not that clingy.
It’s not that we can’t live without people.
As soon as it was released, it started chirping and circling back and forth on the ground several times.
Seeing this, Chen Ling squatted down and straightened the direction for them, asking them to look towards the big red-crowned crane.
The two little cranes got used to being together with the ducks and geese.
Don’t be afraid when you see such big birds. Anyway, they are much bigger than themselves, and they are all giants.
So he chirped and ran over happily.
A few big red-crowned cranes just watched the two small cranes running over quietly, with no special reaction except for being a little curious.
On the contrary, when the original few cranes saw these two running towards them, they rushed over impatiently one after another and jumped on their feet to fight with them.
But what is surprising is that the two little cranes raised on the farm are extremely resistant to beatings.
Four of them fought against two of them, but they didn't even fight back.
Of course they are quite stupid. They don’t know how to fight back. They just follow the four guys shamelessly. Wherever they go, they will chirp and run.
The big red-crowned cranes turned their heads one by one, looking left and right at these young birds, seemingly confused.
At this time, Chen Ling and the others were still not at ease.
I sat nearby and watched them for a while.
These red-crowned cranes are not very afraid of people, but after what happened last time, they are not willing to get close to people anymore.
He took the little cranes away from them with steps.
Along the lakeside, in addition to finding food for themselves, they also feed the little cranes.
Every time when feeding, the original little crane and the two new ones will still fight with each other. When the big red-crowned crane sees it, he will go over and persuade them to go away lovingly.
Seeing this scene, Chen Ling gradually felt relieved.
"Okay, the release was successful."
Chen Ling stood up with a smile and waved to the red-crowned cranes: "Welcome to lay eggs again next year, help break the shells, and deliver them all."
"Brother Shanmao, what nonsense is my brother-in-law talking about?"
"Hahaha, your brother-in-law is a forest ranger and specializes in this..."
"Your Shanmao brother is right. This is what I'm in charge of. Let's go and take Ah Fu and Ah Shou to take care of the big super-reborn family in the mountain."
Chen Ling waved his hand and walked through the bamboo forest towards the west mountain. Kill it.
When he was observing the red-crowned crane just now, he was also checking the footprints of various wild beasts and wild animals nearby.
I found that there were at least five types of deer moving around the lake, including grass deer, sika deer, barking deer, etc., and the direction was to continue to the west mountain from here.
It is early autumn, and the fragrance of fruits is blooming in the mountains and forests.
After passing through the bamboo forest on the south bank of Yamanaka Lake, in the dense forest on the west mountain, the sounds of bird and animal activity in the early morning began to become clearer.
In the past two years, there are mountains on three sides to the south, north and west of the village, and there are still more wild beasts and wild animals in the Nanshan and Xishan mountains.
When going down the mountain, you usually go down from the two directions of Nanshan and Xishan.
The main reason is that the slopes of Nanshan and Xishan are relatively gentle.
Beishan is steeper.
In addition, the hills outside Beishan now serve as the back hill of Chen Ling's family, and there are dog groups active every day to divide their territories.
Generally speaking, there are very few things that come out of Beishan, let alone come down from Beishan.
Unless he is like the mountain donkey who escaped the pursuit of the jackal and was desperate, he would run to the farm in a panic.
Even though the number of wild animals in the mountains has increased sharply this year, and various deer, foxes, badgers and other small beasts have appeared frequently, there are very few traces of them in Beishan.
If there are, there are very few, or they are high on the top of the mountain.
Unlike Xishan and Nanshan, if you just go up the mountain to cut firewood or pick some wild fruits, you may encounter foxes with their cubs, or deer.
"哐——"
"哐——"
In the morning, wisps of sunlight shine in the forest.
A series of strange crashing sounds sounded near the mulberry forest in Xishan.
Ah Fu Ah Shou flapped his ears, turned his head suddenly, and widened his eyes for a moment, then slowly lowered his body, stopped lightly and slowly, and stared straight in that direction.
“Shh.”
Chen Ling also hurriedly told Shan Mao and Wang Zhenzhen to be careful.
Then he took out half of the antlers and pointed at it, indicating that there might be a deer over there.
Bobcat made a gesture to show that he knew.
Wang Zhenzhen also quickly covered his mouth, but his eyes were full of excitement.
She liked the deer so much that she was afraid that when she saw it later she would shout with joy and scare the deer away.
After all, her brother-in-law told her when she came here just now that these deer, their eyes are not that powerful, but their hearing and smell are extremely sharp, and they will run away quickly at the slightest sign of trouble.
Sure enough. After they quietly approached, they saw two big male deer with beautiful antlers on a spacious and flat grassland at the edge of the mulberry forest, breathing heavily and fighting angrily against each other.
Next to two male deer.
It was a large group of doe deer.
They were either grazing on their own, or waving their short tails happily, some standing, some lying down, quietly watching the fun.
Wang Zhenzhen gently pushed aside the bushes and took a look, his eyes brightened with excitement, and he pointed silently and said: "There are really sika deer fighting."
Chen Ling and Shan Mao both smiled and nodded.
This is no coincidence.
It does not mean that they will encounter it when they come, but others will not encounter it when they come.
But once there are more deer in the mountains.
In this season, things happen almost every day.
It is not uncommon for male deer to fight each other.
Same as wild boar.
Sika deer are also mostly found in groups of doe, with the doe and her calves.
During the year, male deer live alone most of the time and return to the herd when they are in heat and mating.
This season, approaching the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the doe deer gradually begin to go into estrus. Their scent will spread out and attract the male deer to gather in the herd to compete for mates for mating.
Furthermore, male deer will also fight for mating rights like male wild boars.
"哐——"
"哐——"
Two big bucks are fighting fiercely, and they are inseparable.
At this time, Chen Ling suddenly stood up and shouted: "Oh my god, I almost forgot that we brought tigers to hunt, and we are so cautious, how can we have fun?
Ah Fu Ah Shou, give it to me directly.”
His roar made the entire herd tremble in fright. The doe took one look here and ran away.
The two male deer were already angry at this time.
Hearing the human voice, he was still where he was and was stunned for a moment.
That is at this moment.
Two colorful tigers jumped out from beside Chen Ling. They both said that the tigers were coming down the mountain and the tigers were coming down the mountain. The momentum of this tiger was extraordinary.
Once you get serious, even a tiger that has just come out of the zoo will have an aura that is unmatched by ordinary beasts in the mountains.
While running, his domineering air leaks out, and he carries with him the majesty of a king.
The two male deer were frightened.
Originally, Chen Ling and the two tigers were more than thirty meters away from the deer herd.
At this time, the two tigers jumped out and covered more than 20 meters in the blink of an eye. Only then did the two male deer react, screamed in surprise, turned around and fled.
Ahfu Ahshou roared like a tiger and pursued the deer relentlessly.
“Let’s go, catch up.”
Chen Ling waved his shotgun hard and rushed over.
Shanmao and Wang Zhenzhen followed closely behind.
Wang Zhenzhen doesn’t look down on people, but someone who grew up in the mountains over Fenglei Town, how can he be afraid of running on the mountains?
At this moment, he lifted up his straw hat and swung his pigtails and ran as fast as Scud.
Chasing through the mulberry forest, I saw that Ah Fu and Ah Shou were about to chase the deer, and I was so excited that I followed the two of them and shouted.
It turns out that when the sika deer escaped, they didn't just scatter in all directions. They would fly separately when the disaster came. They ran in groups.
Even two big male deer that had not yet joined the herd followed the herd when they ran away.
In the mountains and forests, such a large herd of deer, fleeing in such panic, must not be as fast as running separately.
This resulted in them being chased by Afu and Shou before they could escape from the mountain.
I saw two tigers jumping up and down. The shrubs and grass in the forest could not stop them at all, and they were passed by by their tall bodies.
And they are much larger than these sika deer.
Two yellow figures are like strong winds.
It is easy to surpass these sika deers.
Ah Shou directly stretched out his front paws, jumped on the butt of a doe, and rolled it to the ground.
With one bite, the doe’s butt was ‘deflated’.
The doe was kneeling on her front legs, struggling to get up and run away, but she couldn't get away and kept screaming in panic.
At the same time, Ah Fu did not lag behind at all. He chased after the deer from the side and bit the neck of a big buck. He didn't even roll over. He just pulled the neck with his mouth and pulled the deer with one claw. The big buck fell to the ground.
The big buck screamed helplessly and kicked its four legs.
But it was worse than the doe. Its neck was bitten off by Ah Fu. Soon it couldn't even move its legs and died directly.
“Okay, well done!”
Seeing this, Chen Ling and Shanmao cheered loudly and clapped.
Wang Zhenzhen ran over like a gust of wind and asked eagerly: "Have you caught a deer?" ”
Chen Ling smiled and touched her sister-in-law's head: "Don't worry, I will definitely catch two for you next year, one for you and one for you."
Then he and the lynx went up to check on the prey.
When Ah Fu and Ah Shou saw Chen Ling coming, they grabbed their prey and dragged it to him with small steps.
The lynx laughed when he saw it: "Haha, look at this little A Shou, he is just eager to take credit. This doe is not dead yet."
A Shou is biting the doe. It came from the butt. The doe’s butt was now bitten by Shou, and she screamed in agony.
"Bite here, kill it quickly, and give it a happy life."
Chen Ling couldn't hear the miserable cry, and pointed at the deer's neck for Ah Shou to bite.
Ah Shou immediately pounced forward, grabbed the doe's neck in his mouth, and sucked it down. The deer's neck was bent, and it could not die anymore.
The lynx knelt down and took a look, "They are two old deer. This buck is quite old."
Chen Ling nodded, not surprised.
The wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains kill the old, weak, sick and disabled.
Their physical strength is declining and they cannot escape the pursuit of predators.
"Brother-in-law, give me the knife, it's time to worship the land."
Wang Zhenzhen took out the hunting knife and reminded.
The lynx showed an unexpected smile when he saw it: "Good guy, you really have everything you need. Do you also want to learn hunting from your brother-in-law?"
"Of course, I'm catching snakes with my father at home."
"Crazy girl, the more you talk, the more energetic you are."
Chen Ling flicked her head and said to the lynx: "No more worshiping the Lord of the Land. Tigers are tigers, and deer are hunted by them. They eat by themselves and don't have to follow our rules."
The lynx was stunned for a moment, then understood what Chen Ling meant, Afu Ah Shou will probably be raised in the mountains from now on.
For a moment, I was both envious and full of enthusiasm. She led tigers to patrol the mountains and hunt with them. This forest ranger was so majestic.
After Chen Ling finished speaking, he squatted down and cut the meat with a knife to feed the tiger.
At the same time, he taught Ah Fu and Ah Shou how to eat live animals, how to eat, and where to eat more easily. (End of this chapter)