Chapter 108 Training Black Tiger for Hunting
Gao Mingcheng walked in front with a bird gun in his hand, while Hei Hu followed beside him, sometimes barking at a bush, and sometimes playfully chewing some grass.
Gao Mingcheng found a suitable place and began looking for his target. Today his target was not wild boars, muntjacs, sika deer or other large prey, but birds!
A turtledove to be exact.
Turtle doves are similar to pigeons, have abundant and delicious meat, and are the preferred hunting targets. In later generations, turtle doves have also become protected animals.
The most important reason for choosing turtledove is to practice shooting!
After getting this improved bird gun, Gao Mingcheng began to practice shooting. At first, he made a target and practiced shooting at the target. Later, he practiced shooting with hares, pheasants and the like. As a result, his shooting skills were not very accurate, and he did not hit a single rabbit. Instead, he accidentally hit a hedgehog.
When Gao Mingcheng practiced shooting, he took Heihu with him. He wanted Heihu to get used to the sound of gunfire and understand what the sound of gunfire meant.
At the beginning, when the gunshots sounded, the black tiger was frightened and would bark rapidly. After hearing it more often, it gradually adapted to it. When it showed signs of adaptation, Gao Mingcheng rewarded it with a piece of meat.
After loading a bullet, Gao Mingcheng raised his gun, aimed, and shot!
With a "bang", the turtledove flying in the air was suddenly shot and fell to the ground.
"Woof woof." The black tiger shouted instantly and ran towards the turtledove.
"Black Tiger, don't eat!" Gao Mingcheng ordered.
The bullet was a lead bullet, and it was still in the body of the turtledove. If Hei Hu ate the turtledove, he was worried that he would eat the lead bullet as well.
Besides, he had to make Black Tiger understand that only the owner had the right to ownership and distribution of the prey!
Heihu still ran to the front of the turtledove, lowered his head and called the turtledove, ran quickly towards Gao Mingcheng, and then placed the intact turtledove in front of Gao Mingcheng.
"Heihu, well done!" Gao Mingcheng praised and touched Heihu's head. Heihu was in a good mood after being praised and rubbed Gao Mingcheng's hand with his head.
Gao Mingcheng picked up a turtledove on the ground. The feathers of this turtledove were brown and its tail was blue-gray. It felt a little heavy in his hand.
Even though it hit the target, but...
Gao Mingcheng showed a trace of dissatisfaction on his face. The bullet was embedded in the belly of the turtledove. When handling it like this, some of the meat had to be thrown away, otherwise it would easily cause lead poisoning.
If the bullet can hit the dove's head, then you can just remove the head.
Gao Mingcheng plucked all the feathers from the turtledove and then took out the lead bullet from the turtledove's body.
Used lead bullets can be used again, but because of their sealing, their power has been reduced and they cannot be shot far. However, Gao Mingcheng can use them to practice shooting.
For many skills, practice makes perfect.
After Gao Mingcheng got the two pieces of gold foil, his physical fitness improved after he meditated every night, but that was all.
If he wants to run fast, he needs to spend time training his running speed and skills. If he wants to shoot accurately, he has to practice shooting continuously until his muscles develop memory and he can shoot without thinking too much when he picks up the gun.
Gao Mingcheng threw the plucked turtledove into the bag he was carrying and said to Hei Hu, "Let's go!"
Black Tiger followed wittily. This time, Gao Mingcheng planned to train Black Tiger the skills to hunt rabbits alone. It turned out that Black Tiger actually had some experience in this. After understanding Gao Mingcheng's instructions, he began to search for the hare's nest while sniffing.
Wolfdogs have a very good sense of smell. They can quickly help hunters find and hunt prey. A good hunter, with the help of hunting dogs, only needs to shoot and hit the prey at the right time.
On this day, Gao Mingcheng took Heihu over mountains and across rivers, spending most of the day in the mountains. It was not until it was getting dark that he brought Heihu back to the village.
When we returned, it was only seven o'clock in the evening, but it was already completely dark.
The winter mountain wind blew on people's bodies, bringing a biting cold. Fortunately, Gao Mingcheng was in good physical condition, otherwise he would have caught a cold after such a trip.
"Black Tiger, I'll let you have a day off tomorrow!" Gao Mingcheng looked at Black Tiger and decided to reward it with a day of rest.
Black Tiger seemed a little depressed after a tiring day, but after hearing these words, he let out a slightly excited cry.
When I walked into my grandmother's yard, the first person I saw was Gao Yue.
When he saw Gao Yue, Gao Mingcheng belatedly remembered why he came.
When Gao Yue came to the village to inform him to go to the county, he said that he wanted to come here during the winter vacation and go hunting in the mountains with him.
Later, when winter vacation came, Gao Yue still didn't come, so Gao Mingcheng almost forgot about it.
"Gao Mingcheng! Did you go hunting today? Why did you come back just now? What did you catch?" Gao Yue's eyes lit up as he looked at the bag Gao Mingcheng was carrying.
The bag wasn't big, and it didn't look like there was much in it.
"We are just practicing today. I was busy building the house before, and only now did I have time to go into the mountains to practice shooting. How many days do you plan to stay when you come back this time? Although my new house has been built, there is nothing in it and it is uninhabitable. You can sleep in the same room with me." Gao Mingcheng said, and simply handed the bag to him.
Gao Yue nodded. He came here in the afternoon and didn't find Gao Mingcheng, but he had talked with Xi Nainai and Gao Zhuang and knew about Gao Mingcheng's recent situation and that he had gone into the mountains to hunt today.
So he said, "Okay, I'll sleep in the same room with you. Gao Zhuang's snoring is too loud. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep with him."
Gao Zhuang was leaning against the door of the main room. Hearing this, he rolled his eyes and said rudely, "You're still talking about me. How good can your sleeping posture be? Don't kick my brother Ming Cheng under the bed!"
Gao Mingcheng was silent.
He regretted it!
It has been so long since he last slept with Gao Yue that he had forgotten Gao Yue’s horrible sleeping posture. It can be described in one sentence - I like to kill people in my dreams!
It’s like a dream!
Gao Yue looked a little angry, but he didn't say anything. He just glared at Gao Zhuang. The two young men glared at each other competitively, and Gao Zhuang even made a face at him.
Gao Yue silently lowered his head to see Gao Mingcheng's harvest today. He opened the bag and saw a few turtledoves and two hares inside. Apart from that, there was nothing else.
Although the harvest was not much, it also aroused Gao Yue's interest in going into the mountains to hunt.
He said excitedly: "Gao Mingcheng, let's go hunting in the mountains tomorrow! By the way, I brought you a puppy. The police found this puppy for me. They said it would be useful if it grew up!"
"By the way, I heard that you have bought a big dog? Is it this one? Black Tiger?" Gao Yue called out Black Tiger tentatively, but Black Tiger suddenly barked at him non-stop!
Bully dog!
The vacation we agreed on will definitely be ruined tomorrow!
Not only did he not have a holiday, but there was also another puppy competing for his favor! Black Tiger decided that he would unilaterally hate this person!
(End of this chapter)
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