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Chapter 290: Pinch but not trample: The roaring bear looks like grass
The breeze blows gently, and the snow falls...

In the lee of the snail shell not far from the small temple, four people were sitting around a fire. While they were picking up the food in silence, they could hear the sound of snow hanging on the branches falling to the ground.

Puff, puff, puff... one after another.

Xu Ning and others were already used to this. After wiping away the rice grains in the lunch box, they quickly packed up the lunch box, buried the fire with snow and extinguished it. Then they held their guns in their cloth pockets and stepped forward. Brown bear tracks nearby.

He started tracing along the Zhuolaxue. This kind of single trail is easy to catch. He just needs to trace down along the trail to ensure that he can't lose it.

"Second brother, this brown bear was seriously injured. The blood rubbed on the tree must be due to the itching of its wound, so it should be rubbed against the tree to relieve the itching, right?"

Xu Ning smiled and said: "Okay, Huzi, your skills have improved."

"Haha, didn't I learn this from you?" Wang Hu grinned.

Li Fuqiang said: "This brown bear was seriously injured. Look, there are still blood marks in the snow. If it came from Baishilizi, how much blood would it have shed? Even though it was so seriously injured, it didn't die. , It’s pretty tough.”

Guan Lei said with a smile: "No matter how hard it is, it still has to lie down when it encounters my brother!"

"What's the point? As long as my brother fires his gun, the brown bear will show his courage."

Xu Ning waved his hand and smiled: "Stop cheating on me. Jing Chang said nicely, I don't know what's going on. I see that this trail is heading towards the red pine forest in the east. I might as well be working in vain." "

"What are you afraid of when you work in vain? The main thing is to go for a walk in the mountains and open your mind!" Wang Hu bared his teeth.

"Hahaha……"

Li Fuqiang, Wang Hu, and Guan Lei raised their heads and laughed. This brown bear was the prey they had been thinking about day and night. Although they hadn't found it yet, they were already tracking it. With Xu Ning's eyesight, it was only a matter of time before they found it.

Then, under the leadership of Xu Ning, the four of them continued to follow the trail with their heads down.

The brown bear's head is very smart. It will not dig into the deep snow shell unless it wants to take a bath, so the path it takes is basically sunny slopes, mountain edges and shallow snow areas.

When will you dig into the deep snow shell? Of course, when encountering danger, the bear has a very sharp nose and will hide far away when it smells the scent, hiding in a place it thinks is safe.

We followed the brown bear's trail for six or seven miles and reached the top of a mountain. After climbing over the mountain, we reached the edge of the red pine forest. Standing on the top of the sunny slope, we could see a lush green pine forest, among which The head is covered with a layer of white snow, and occasionally there is a popping sound...

Xu Ning grabbed the gun belt with one hand and looked down at a small fallen tree. This small fallen tree was only as thick as an arm. It was split from the root and fell down the mountain. The split position was fresh, not a dead tree. .

Li Fuqiang hugged his arms and said with a smile: "Oh shit, this bear has such a bad temper. He just didn't like this little tree and it fell down?"

Wang Hu said: "I couldn't have prepared for it to be tickled and accidentally fall over. If you look at this movement, it should be that the brown bear lost its footing and rolled down."

At this time, Guan Lei squatted next to the small fallen tree and pointed at the hair caught in the bark and said: "Brother! Can you see if this is bear hair?"

Xu Ning glanced at the hair Guan Lei was holding and nodded: "Yes!"

"This hair has been rolled into felt." Guan Lei grinned.

Li Fuqiang greeted: "Brother, shall we follow the trail down?"

Xu Ning turned to look at the red pine forest to the east and frowned: "If this brown bear came from Baishilizi, why didn't it just go down to the northwest fork and then continue to the east as close as possible... There's something wrong with this. Son."

Li Fuqiang asked: "What's wrong, brother."

Xu Ning shook his head and said, "I'm wondering too. Huzi, when we got to the snail shell, did you see where the bear trace came from?"

"Second brother, I didn't pay attention. I saw the brown bear spinning around in the snail shell a few times, and then we followed him..."

Li Fuqiang, Guan Lei and Wang Hu stared at Xu Ning for a while, until Xu Ning put his hand in his hand and said, "Don't worry about it for now, let's move forward quickly and take another turn. Alright, if we don’t touch the bear shadow before three-thirty, let’s go home.”

"Okay! Let's go home at 3:30. I'll be home at around 6 o'clock, so it's not too late."

Immediately, Xu Ning stepped forward and swung down the mountain. The snow slid down the mountain like cotton. If there were no trees around to block it, such thick snow could easily cause an avalanche.

At around 2:30, the four of them arrived at the edge of the red pine forest. As soon as they stepped on it, they felt that the snow here was softer than the snow on the mountain. Xu Ning hurriedly stopped the three of them.

Although the red pine tree is an evergreen tree, it does not mean that it does not shed its leaves. Its leaves are needles, which will be replaced in batches every three to five years, so under a thick layer of snow, there is still a thin layer of snow. fallen leaves and dead grass!
"You guys stand here and don't move. I'll move forward."

After that, Xu Ning took a few steps forward. Less than twenty meters into the red pine forest, his entire lower body was covered by snow.

Xu Ning turned around and walked back with difficulty, waving his hands and saying: "Damn it, stop chasing me! Let's go home."

After the three of them heard this, they felt a little depressed. After all, they chased for a whole day. They were about to touch the bear's shadow, but they were blocked by the red pine forest.

Li Fuqiang nodded and said: "Okay! Listen to my brother, let's go home."

Xu Ning said: "Come over tomorrow and take a look. Then we will cut through the mountain road from Xiazigou..."

"okay!"

When the four of them turned around and walked back, Guan Lei couldn't help but turn around and glance at the trace left by the brown bear in the red pine forest. It was a trace that was one and a half meters wide. Because the brown bear was too heavy, it could step in with its four paws. He sank into the layer of dead leaves, and his whole body was basically walking forward through the snow, like a bulldozer.

Guan Lei scratched his head and asked, "Brother, why don't we walk along the trail? I see that the trail is quite wide, and the snow has been pushed to both sides."

Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu smiled, and Xu Ning explained: "Pinch and don't step on the tracks, do you understand? There are two reasons. One is the rules in the mountains, and the other is to avoid stepping on the traps. There are many hunters who use traps to trap animals. Sometimes the animals can't step on the traps, dig pits, or catch the feet. Sometimes, people can't step on them, because people only have two legs, and their feet are much larger than the paws and hooves of animals..."

"what."

Guan Lei is not a hunter, so he doesn't understand this explanation.

This red pine forest is too thick, and it is obvious that no hunter will set a trap, so why is Xu Ning so insistent? Of course, it is to form a habit. If he does not have a criterion, then he is not far from death.

Just like Li Shan, he just doesn't follow the rules and likes to show off and show off too much, which is why he was attacked to death by a brown bear. If he had followed the rules from the beginning, would he be the one who died?

"Let's walk along the sunny slope towards Xiazigou. We might meet a car behind the forest farm."

"Okay! Brother, what time will we come tomorrow?"

Xu Ning said: "It's better to take the old forest truck directly to the lumber yard. It's quite close to here. I won't bother the two masters, but he can come alone."

"I think it will work. Lao Lin is very particular about things. We are going to trim the brown bear and get him ten pounds of meat?"

"Let's talk about it then. Is it fair to give ten pounds to a brown bear that weighs six to seven hundred pounds?"

Li Fuqiang smiled and said, "Didn't I ask what you meant?"

"When making friends, either you don't give anything, or you give enough. Don't let others say that we are better than Suisu."

"Okay, that's what I mean too."

Wang Hu turned around and said, "When the time comes, I'll ask my sister-in-law to cut the meat on time. I'm just craving this bite."

"Then what are you talking about? Don't tell me you're greedy, I'm a little greedy too. I made three black bears a year ago. What does this brown bear taste like? I haven't eaten it yet."

Xu Ning laughed and said: "What else could it smell like? It smells like bear fuck!" "Hahaha..."

After walking for half a point, the four of them walked out of the edge of the red pine forest and entered the mountain trail leading to Xiazigou. This trail was cleaned because clips and covers can be placed on both sides. There are groups of sand chickens in this area of ​​the mountain. and jumping cats.

At nearly 3:30, Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang, Guan Lei, and Wang Hulao were enjoying themselves when they suddenly heard a loud noise.

Roar!
The four of them were stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other in confusion.

"What's going on?" Guan Lei asked.

Xu Ning blurted out: "Bear roar!"

"Oh my god!" Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu were shocked and looked a little excited.

"What's going on, brother?"

Xu Ning waved her hand and said, "Go over and take a look!"

After that, Xu Ning grabbed 56 and ran towards the northeast, with Wang Hu, Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei following closely behind.

"Second brother, are you far away?"

"We have to have two or three miles of land. Let's run to the northeast first..."

Wang Hu followed Xu Ning and hurried forward through the snow. He grinned and said: "Second brother, we are really in a situation where the east is dark and the west is bright!"

Li Fuqiang was extremely happy in his heart and said: "Brother, this is our wealth! We were going home, but we didn't know this bear had moved."

Guan Lei said with a smile: "It's not in vain. If you torture it to death, we will give it to you!"

The three of them looked happy, but Xu Ning was very calm, because he knew that the roar of a bear was not a good thing. When would a bear roar like this?
One is when they are in heat to attract the opposite sex, and the other is when they are fighting desperately.

The wind in the mountains was not strong, but after running, the wind also roared into his mouth. Xu Ning lifted his face towel and said: "I'll load the guns later, so don't make any move! This bear is yelling blindly, it's nothing." Good thing.”

"okay!"

As the four people ran forward, they heard bear roars coming from one after another, and the sounds became louder and louder.

The bear's roar spreads far and wide in the valley. Inexperienced hunters will definitely think that the bear is in the direction where the sound is clearest. In fact, this is not the case, because there is reverberation in the valley, and it is like the sound of a stereo, which is extremely difficult to hear. Identify the location of the sound source.

But Xu Ning could roughly determine the source of the sound as soon as he listened carefully, because the bear's roar just entered the cochlea from both sides, so he only needed to find the source of the sound that reached his ears the fastest.

Xu Ning pointed to the short mountain on the left and said: "Go up the mountain! Step on the corners..."

"Yeah! Second brother, we'll leave you behind."

Now the four of them are full of energy, and there is a feeling of seeing the light through the clouds. The way was blocked by the red pine forest before. In fact, they are more or less depressed, but they can't show it, they can only tease each other. .

Although they haven't seen the shadow of the bear yet, they have heard the roar of the bear, which means that they are not far from the bear and are on the way to the brown bear. They can't help but feel a strong sense of excitement in their hearts.

Roar!
As soon as Xu Ning and others reached the top of the mountain, they heard a shocking roar of a bear. Wang Hu turned his head and glanced at Guan Lei. He was relieved when he saw that his expression was as usual. He thought that Guan Lei would be like him, getting close to him for the first time. Hearing the roar of a bear in the distance, he was so frightened that his whole body trembled.

"Brother, it's quite close."

Xu Ning waved his hands and said: "Load the gun, let's go!"

"Okay! Brother Lei, load the gun quickly..."

Li Fuqiang said from the side: "Leizi, after loading, the muzzle of the gun should be pointed at the ground, don't point it at anyone."

"know."

Xu Ning pulled the gun bolt continuously in front, filling the gun case with bullets, and then turned around and said: "Get ready, let's go, brother, you are leading the stone, and the tiger is following me! If I fire the gun, you fire again!"

"it is good!"

Xu Ning strode down the mountain, swinging slowly, jumping three or four meters down the mountain with two jumps. It can be seen that he was also very anxious. After all, he hadn't hunted a bear for a long time, and it was still a big brown bear of more than 600 kilograms. Who could it be? Can you not be excited?
At this moment, it was getting late and the mountains were already getting a little dark.

The setting sun stood on the top of the mountain in the west, but half of it fell down if you didn't pay attention.

Xu Ning looked at the tree shadows in front of him, then turned to look at Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei. They were two or three meters away from him, not too far away.

At this time, Wang Hu ran forward, raised his hand and pointed to the right front and said: "Second brother, there is something ahead!"

Xu Ning turned around and saw a black beast, squatting like a dog in the snow. It was so big that it looked like a tower from a distance.

Surrounding the black and rumbling animals, there were several animals with bared mouths and fangs similar to dogs. They grinned and roared at the black and rumbling animals, making a sound of "shasha" in their mouths.

After Li Fuqiang saw it, he was shocked and said: "Holy shit! Whose dog is this? He's so pissy!"

Due to the gloomy sky, the color of the fur could not be seen clearly with the naked eye, so Li Fuqiang did not recognize those animals with bared mouths and fangs.

"Second brother, is that black bear a brown bear?"

Xu Ning frowned and ran forward three or four meters, but did not answer. He directly raised his hand to stop the three of them and said: "Don't move, squat down!"

The four of them stopped almost at the same time, and then squatted on the spot, each holding a gun and hiding under a tree.

"What's wrong, second brother?"

Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei also turned to look at Xu Ning, while Xu Ning stood up slightly and stared at the animals in front. His throat was a little dry and he said: "It is indeed a brown bear..."

Li Fuqiang said: "Then shell it!"

Guan Lei said: "Brother, should I go and get rid of those dogs?"

"Yes! Brother, Leizi and I went to chase the dog away..."

Guan Lei answered: "When the time comes, let's fire the gun first. Even if the dog owner comes over, don't we still have something to say."

Li Fuqiang raised his hand and put it on his shoulder, reminding him: "Don't talk nonsense, it's the gang of dogs who occupy the manhole and don't poop. Let's go over and help. It's the right place. If the dog owner comes over, let's give him a share according to the rules."

Guan Lei nodded: "Yeah, brother...?"

The terrain here is a wide valley with a few sporadic red pine trees, as well as patches of ash and oak trees, so the view is relatively broad.

Ahead, about 60 to 70 meters away, a brown bear weighing nearly 600 pounds sat in the snow, opening its big mouth and roaring at the animals wandering in front of it. Now its roar was not as ferocious as before. The voice was a little low and seemed to have no energy.

The several animals in front of it were sitting, standing, or walking around, swaying unsteadily, but their eyes were always staring at the brown bear, and their eyes were extremely fierce!

There is a pool of blood under the big brown bear's butt, which has been frozen into ice. There are also several bite marks on the brown bear's nose, ears, and eyes. The blood beads have condensed into ice and hung on the bear's fur. It looks quite miserable...

(End of this chapter)