Catch the Mountain 1985

Chapter 9 Killing the Silly Roe Deer

Early the next morning, Zhang Peng got up early, got dressed, carried a cross-body bag, filled it with bullets, salt, matches and other necessities, took the gun and left the house, and went to the yard to play with rhubarb for a while. , I saw Zhao Chunming also walking out of the house, holding an ax in his hand. He climbed over the wall and saw Zhang Peng with a smile, said hello, and walked out of the courtyard together.

Today, Zhang Peng is not going to take hounds with him when we go hunting in the mountains. There are really very few dogs at home, just Rhubarb and Heizi. No matter how brave the two dogs are when we go up the mountain, they can't catch a big wild boar, so there is no point in taking them there. But this time, because there is a clear target, there is no need for dogs to track it.Of course, since there is no dog warning, they have to be extra careful.

It took about 20 minutes of walking from home to reach the foot of the mountain. The weather was good today. The autumn in the Northeast is neither cold nor hot, which is very comfortable. The small animals in the forest also started to come out to look for food early in the morning. When you look up, you can see the gray The busy figure of the dog is now the time for them to stock up on food, but today they are not the protagonists. Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming adhere to the idea of ​​hugging the dog for a while before it is too late, and they are on the only way for the greyhound. , I randomly placed a few clips and waited to see the harvest when I came back.

Zhang Peng took off the old sleeve from his back, took out the bullets from his bag, pulled the bolt, inserted five bullets, then walked deep into the forest with the gun in hand, while Zhao Chunming followed behind, holding the gun in his hand. Holding an ax on guard.

After climbing over the hillside, we saw a winding stream. After walking along the stream for a few kilometers, we arrived at today's hunting spot. It is called Old Sow Forest in the village. It is a hickory forest, and hickory trees are It is the favorite of wild boars, so there are often groups of wild boars here looking for pecans to eat in the forest. Now is the season when pecans are ripe, and traces of wild boars can be seen everywhere.

Zhang Peng carefully looked at the situation in the forest outside the forest, and then slowly walked towards the forest with Zhao Chunming. After taking only two steps, Zhao Chunming behind him pulled Zhang Peng's arm and pointed with his finger. On the east side of the forest, Zhang Peng took a closer look. About 100 meters away from them on the east side of the forest, a roe deer lowered its head and leisurely ate grass and leaves on the ground, occasionally looking up and looking around.

The roe deer is the mascot of the Northeast, also known as the silly roe deer. Why is it called "silly roe deer"?This is because when a roe deer is being chased, if the person or animal chasing it stops, it will stop and take a look curiously. Even if the hunter's gun goes off, it will stop and take a look curiously instead of running for its life.At the same time, it has always been very popular in the Northeast because of its delicious meat.

If Zhang Peng was asked to choose whether to kill wild boar or roe deer, Zhang Peng would choose roe deer without hesitation. Otherwise, he is just stupid. In fact, relatively speaking, silly roe deer is easier to kill, and wild boar is not very delicious. Because the big boars are not castrated, the meat will have a strong smell of urine, while the meat of the old sows is too thick to be stewed. Only the piglets are of good quality, and there are too few piglets, so obviously the meat of roe deer is more popular.

Of course, in this day and age, meat is very good, so there is not so much emphasis on it.

Zhang Peng's mouth watered when he thought of roe deer meat, and he said to Zhao Chunming: "Chunming, let's touch it slowly. The wild boar will fight later. Get this silly roe deer first."

Zhao Chunming agreed without thinking, because if he was given a choice, he would make the same choice.

The two then quietly touched up and stopped when they were about 50 meters away from the roe deer. Zhang Peng and Zhao Chunming hid behind the rock to avoid the silly roe deer's view. Then Zhang Peng set up the gun, pulled the bolt and loaded the bullet. Aiming at the silly roe deer's head is a shot.

"Snapped"

After the gunshot, the bullet whizzed past the top of the roe deer's head. The roe deer was frightened and jumped a long way. After jumping a few steps, it stopped, raised its head and tilted its head, staring at the direction of the gunshot, curious. watching.

Seeing that the first shot missed, Zhang Peng pulled the bolt, ejected the cartridge case, and immediately pushed another bullet in to aim. Zhang Peng knew the habits of the roe deer and would definitely not run far away.Sure enough, the roe deer stopped, took aim again, and pulled the trigger.

"Snapped"

The shot hit the roe deer right in the head. The roe deer fell to the ground before it could scream. "Second brother, your marksmanship is great," Zhao Chunming shouted excitedly as he saw Zhang Peng shoot, withdraw his shell, shoot again, and hit the roe deer in the head without any hesitation.

Zhang Peng didn't say anything, he just raised his head and looked at the sky. The shot just now made him feel that he had truly integrated into this era. He was no longer a passerby, and his future destiny was in his own hands.

"Second brother, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Chunming asked worriedly when he saw Zhang Peng looking at the sky without saying a word.

"It's okay, this is a good start. Let's deal with it quickly, and then go into the forest." Zhang Peng came back to his senses and said with a smile. Although it felt strange, Zhao Chunming didn't think much and walked over with the ax.Zhang Peng walked behind, cautiously on guard.

Then the roe deer was disemboweled, and the intestines were taken out and hung on a tree branch. This was to pay homage to the mountain god and wish for a smooth future. Since no dogs were brought up the mountain today, the heart and liver were removed and put into the roe deer's belly.

Then Zhao Chunming took out the sack from his bag, put the roe deer in it, tied it and carried it on his back, saying, "Okay, second brother, let's go."

Entering the forest, you can see traces of wild boars everywhere. However, it is autumn and there are no traces of wild boars. If you come out after a snowfall in winter, it will be easy to look for traces of wild boars.

Zhang Peng stood in the forest, looked around, and asked Zhao Chunming: "Chunming, where do you think the pig is?"

Zhao Chunming thought for a moment and said, "It should be on Yangpotou, right?"

"Yes." Zhang Peng responded with a smile, and then asked: "Then where do you think they are on the slope now?"

Zhao Chunming scratched his head and couldn't answer.

"There needs to be a gentle slope over there, and pigs will be allowed to live there," Zhang Peng said, pointing to the sunny hillside.
"Yes, making a nest in the alcove is warm and sheltered from the wind," Zhao Chunming said with a slap in the face.

This is the habit and instinct of wild boars. As long as you know their habits, you can actually easily determine the general location and find it quickly. This is the experience Zhang Peng accumulated over many years before his rebirth.
"Chunming, you are behind me, stay away from me." Zhang Peng said to Zhao Chunming, held the gun in his hand, and strode towards the post.

The two went up the hillside one after another. Zhao Chunming followed Zhang Peng's instructions and fell 20 meters behind him, and slowly followed him up.

Wild boars are different from roe deer. They are not so curious. Once there is any disturbance, they will immediately run away. One person is definitely safer and less likely to make noise than two people.

(End of this chapter)