"Uncle, take my gun. Yours doesn't work."
Lin Heng handed his double-barreled shotgun to his third uncle, along with five deer ball bullets.
"You can use it, my hunting rifles are enough." Lu Honggang declined.
"Take it, Uncle San. I have a compound bow." Lin Heng stuffed the shotgun to his uncle, then opened the bow bag and took out the compound bow and arrows.
"Okay, let's go." Lu Honggang smiled innocently and walked in front, leading the dog.
The two men walked closer quickly and soon came behind a rock more than 200 meters away from the wild boar. On the distant hillside, Lin Yue and Lu Honghai also walked to the right position.
The four of them confirmed their positions with each other, and then continued to move forward and approached one after another. The soft snow made the sound of footsteps disappear, and it was easier to approach. After a while, Lin Heng was within a distance of more than 60 meters.
He placed the extra arrows on a nearby branch, took out a nock and aimed his arrow.
The wild boars on the opposite side had already discovered them, but did not run away immediately. They were still checking the situation because fifty or sixty meters was still a safe distance in their perception.
Whoosh!!
The next moment, Lin Heng pulled the bow to its full extent and shot an arrow. The big wild boar that was looking up in the distance was shot by the arrow from the left side of its neck, and the arrow went through its belly from the back and hit the ground.
“Ahhh!!”
The wild boar shot by Lin Heng ran a few dozen meters before falling to the ground. "Huff, huff, huff!"
“Ah!!”
When they saw their companions fall to the ground, the wild boars became completely panicked and began to flee in all directions.
Bang!!
Bang!!
Just as they ran a few steps up the mountain, two gunshots were heard, and two more wild boars rolled down the hillside.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Honggang also rushed forward and shot the wild boar that was running in that direction, but the wild boar did not fall to the ground, only blood was oozing from its legs.
"Release the dogs, release the dogs!!"
Lin Heng released Xiongba first. He wanted to shoot a second arrow, but the wild boar moved too fast and he had no chance.
Xiongba and Xiquan Fengshou chased directly after the little wild boar that Lu Hong had just injured. After a while, they caught up with it and bit it on the butt, causing it to bleed even more severely.
The two dogs cooperated well. When the wild boar chased one of them, the other one would bite it hard on the butt. Within a few rounds, the wild boar was pinned down and bitten to death by the two dogs.
"We've had a great harvest this time. We've killed at least four wild boars!" Lu Honggang laughed.
"I don't know if my elder brother and uncle can catch up with the other two." Lin Heng glanced at the direction his elder brother and the others were following. There were only a few lines of footprints in the snow and light snow was floating in the sky.
We were able to kill four wild boars this time thanks to the double-barreled shotgun. This weapon is good. Two bullets can be fired at once, covering a large area. If it were a musket, it would be difficult to kill a running wild boar.
After saying that, he walked towards Xiongba Fengshou with his bow and arrow. The wild boar had fallen to the ground but was still struggling.
"You two, get out of the way, I'll do it!"
Lin Heng shouted, drew his bow and arrow, and waited for the two dogs to retreat before he shot an arrow that pierced the wild boar's spine, so that it could never get up again.
Then he walked over with the dagger, pressed the wild boar's head, and stabbed it into the aorta to better release the blood.
The two dogs were eager to drink the blood, so Lin Heng walked to the back. His third uncle had already pulled the other three wild boars together, so he walked forward and drained their blood together.
"Wait, I got a big bag, don't waste it." Lu Hong just took out a large plastic bag for collecting blood from his backpack.
"good."
Lin Heng asked him to connect it and cut the wild boar's aorta. However, there was too much blood, so he only connected the blood of one small wild boar and released the blood of the remaining two on the spot, leaving them for the two dogs to lick.
There is no way around it. The meat will be even more unpalatable without bleeding. If you hit the animal, you have to bleed it immediately.
After draining the blood, the two took a good look at the four wild boars. One of the big wild boars was a female, and the initial estimate of its weight was about 150 kilograms, which was not very big and should not be an old wild boar.
There were three little wild boars, all of them small, weighing about 50 kilograms. It was obvious that they were born this year.
"This kind of wild boar is the most delicious. It tastes good no matter how you eat it." Lin Heng said with a smile. Now, the most popular wild boar among hunters is the suckling pig of that year.
"It's worthwhile to come to Sanchagou this time. Even if these are the only gains, it's worth it." Lu Honggang said with a smile after sitting down and smoking a cigarette.
Lin Heng looked at the wild boar, then stood up and went to the nearby woods to look for kudzu vines, preparing to tie up the wild boar and carry it back.
They waited for about thirty or forty minutes before they saw their eldest brother and uncle coming back with the dog.
"Didn't you catch him?" Lu Honggang asked.
Lin Yue shook his head: "He's running too fast. I don't know how far I'll have to chase him, so forget it."
"The main thing is that we have killed four of them. We can't catch the remaining two, so we are too lazy to chase them." Lu Honghai said with a smile.
Lin Heng nodded: "Yes, let's carry the wild boar back quickly. It's already 2:30 in the afternoon, and it won't be long before dark."
In this kind of weather, if they can't get back to the shelter in time, they might freeze to death. They have no feeling in their hands and feet anymore.
The others also nodded, it was time to go back early. After looking at the wild boars, the four of them made up their minds. Lin Heng and his eldest brother carried the heaviest wild boar, his eldest uncle carried the heaviest one, and his third uncle carried the remaining two. As they walked on the road, they exchanged the wild boars.
After packing up, everyone ate a steamed bun to fill their stomachs and set off. There were still two mountains to climb back, which was very difficult.
It was already past five o'clock when we got back to the shelter, and the sky was already very dark.
They didn't have time to kill the pig, so they went to get the most important hay first, otherwise they would not be able to sleep warmly again tonight.
It was hard to find hay on a snowy day, so I went to the swamp and cut a lot of thatch. Then I dug up moss and cut evergreen shrubs to block all the leaks around the shelter.
As for the clay stove that I had originally planned to build, I didn't do it, and the house was still filled with smoke and dust, which was irritating to the eyes.
We set up the pot, put in the noodles, added sauerkraut and chili sauce, and the four of us each ate two large bowls before we felt satisfied.
Then he cooked a pot of noodles for the four dogs to eat.
After eating, the four of them began to worry as they looked at the wild boar that had not been killed yet.
Lin Heng looked at everyone and said, "Do you really want to kill them here? We don't have any tools. Can you give us a day to singe or burn the hair?"
"No one expected that we would kill four wild boars right away." Lin Yue said with a smile.
Lu Honghai thought for a while and said, "It's really unrealistic for us to kill four wild boars by ourselves. Let's kill the biggest one, and let your third uncle carry one of the remaining three back tomorrow. Then call your father over and the two of them will carry the remaining two back. It will be much easier to kill them when we get back."
"I'll go back and let my third uncle hunt here." Lin Heng said hurriedly. He couldn't say anything about his eldest uncle's behavior of ordering his third uncle around at will.
"It's okay, it will be the same if I go." Lu Honggang shook his head. He wanted to go hunting, but it would be inappropriate to let Lin Heng go back.
Lin Heng smiled and said, "I miss my wife, so let me go. Third uncle, you take my gun and go hunting."
After he said that, it was difficult for his third uncle to stop him. He couldn't just stop him from going back to see his wife.
"Come on, let's kill this big wild boar first, eat some on the mountain, and take the rest back." Lu Honghai said to the three people.
After some discussion, they hung up the largest female wild boar and cut open its stomach. After taking out the internal organs, two of them went to the creek to clean them.
Then Lin Heng chopped off the wild boar's head and cut the body into strips. While he was cutting the body, his uncle took the meat to the fire to burn the hair.
It is not practical to scald pig hair with water on a wild slope. The best way to remove pig hair is to cut it into pieces and burn it.
It was already 12 o'clock in the evening when the four people had basically processed the wild boar. Although they were very sleepy, they still roasted some to taste.
"It's okay, not particularly fishy." Lin Heng took a bite of the barbecue and nodded. It might be because it was a sow, the fishy smell was much less than expected. It could still be eaten if it was properly processed.
"It's very good. It seems that it is not a very old wild boar." Lu Honggang also said.
After finishing the barbecued meat, everyone lay down to rest. After running all day, almost everyone fell asleep as soon as they lay down. There was no such thing as insomnia.
The next morning, they fried a wild boar tenderloin with hot sauce, which is also called braised meat, and made a pot of rice. They were very satisfied with the meal.
"I hope the sun doesn't come out, otherwise it will be cold!" Lin Heng said, looking at the sky. It didn't snow today, which was a good thing, but if the sun came out it would be bad, as it would be freezing.
"It won't come out. I think it will snow again." Lin Yue said with a smile.
"I think so too." Lu Honghai nodded.
After breakfast, the meat they cooked for the dogs was ready. All four dogs were rewarded and ate the meat until they were six-tenths full.
Then Lin Heng walked back with a little wild boar on his back in a basket, and Xiongba followed him.
The little wild boar was heavier. It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when he got home. When he walked into the village, some people saw him kill the wild boar and were shocked and said, "Hey, Lin Heng, you are really good. You killed another wild boar."
"Fortunately, it's just a little wild boar that we encountered in Sanchagou." Lin Heng said with a smile.
After talking to the person who was asking him a few words, he hurried back home. When he opened the door, Xiulan was doing needlework at home and the children were playing. They all looked surprised when they saw him.
After comforting the child, Lin Heng brought the wild boar into the house. Xiulan smiled and said, "You have caught several prey in just one day. That's amazing. How many wild boars did you catch in total?"
When she saw Lin Heng coming back carrying a wild boar, she understood. There was no way he would come back if he had only one.
"We found a group of wild boars. We killed four in total, one big and three small ones." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Si Tou, you guys are going to purchase the goods, right?"
Xiulan opened her mouth slightly, and was shocked even though she had expected it.
"Dad, you didn't hit someone else's pig, did you?" Xiaoxia asked while hugging his legs. She could understand most of what he said now and was very smart.
"Of course not, it's just that dad is awesome." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"I have meat to eat again today. Dad is so awesome!" Xiaoxia said happily, raising her little hands.
“Meat!”
“Dad is awesome!”
Luming Duheng also cheered and then ran to see the wild boar.
Lin Heng drank a sip of the warm water in Xiulan's cup and warmed his hands and feet before letting the wild boar out of the house. He then went to Hongfeng Mountain and called his father to help kill the boar.
When Lin's father and mother learned that they had killed four wild boars in just three days, they were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped. It was indeed good luck that they discovered the herd of wild boars.
"This kind of small wild boar is the best. Not only is the meat delicious, but the pig's head and internal organs are even better when braised."
Father Lin said as he helped scald a pig in the yard.
Lin Heng thought so too. In his opinion, the only thing good about wild boar was its internal organs, which tasted very good after being braised.
After dealing with the wild boar, they did not move it because it was common property and they would have to divide it later. For the time being, they hung it in a room where there was no fireplace.
I simply fried two dishes and drank a little wine in the evening, then went to bed early.
The next morning after breakfast, the father and son set out. Without carrying any weight, they followed the path and arrived at the Sanchagou campsite around noon.
It didn't snow or shine today. The snow on the ground became a little harder, but nothing else changed much.
"No one is here, they are not in the house." Father Lin said as he walked into the camp.
"Ugh!!" Lin Heng first yelled, then said, "It must be tracking its prey again. We just need to take the things away and leave a message."
"This is the only way." Father Lin nodded.
Lin Heng called out several times, and just as he was about to write, he saw his third uncle Lu Honggang coming back: "You guys came really quickly, I went to collect the fish hooks and traps for you, the effect was very good, three pheasants, five turtledoves, and six small birds."
Lu Honggang said as he put the things on the ground.
"Oh my god, this is a cow!" Father Lin said in surprise. He knew about the fishhook trap, but he didn't expect it to be so effective.
"It works best on snowy days." Lin Heng said with a smile, saying that he often used a basket to catch birds when he was a child.
After chatting for a while, they loaded the wild boar and headed back, otherwise they might not be able to get back before dark. He also took the pheasant and turtledove back, as the pork was enough.
Back in the house, Xiulan had already prepared the water for scalding the pig. She scalded the pig, pheasant and turtledove together, plucked their feathers and cut open their intestines.
The internal organs were left for my father to deal with the next day. He went to bed early as he had to go up the mountain early the next morning.
The next morning, he took the sesame-oil steamed buns made by Xiulan and took his dog up the mountain early. This time it was easy, and he chose to explore the forest to see if there were any traces of prey.
It's easier to find tracks when it snows, and there might be prey in this woods.
He explored and searched all the way, and when he arrived at Sanchagou, it was almost dark, and he had found nothing except a pheasant in his hand.
He was not discouraged because this was the normal state. It was just that the prey did not increase because of the snow. Even though footprints were easy to find, there were still very few prey compared to the vast mountains, so it was normal not to encounter any.
Seeing the shelter in sight, he walked over quickly. As soon as he got closer, his eyes widened in shock: "No way, how did you get another muntjac?"
In the small house, my uncle and three other people were peeling a hanging yellow muntjac, which looked like it weighed at least thirty kilograms.
Lin Yue smiled and said, "We didn't find anything yesterday, but we were lucky enough to find one today. We injured three dogs and caught it during the hunt."
"Then you are really lucky." Lin Heng sighed. It is not easy to hunt muntjacs even in the snow. It seems that you are really lucky this time.
"If the snow doesn't melt tomorrow, I think we still have a chance." Lu Honghai said.
"If we go further in the direction of Taibai Mountain, there are still more prey." Lin Yue also said. (End of this chapter)
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