Rural life in America

Chapter 110 Pretending to be a Trap
Zhang Hao, who was full of confidence, encountered the first blow. A roadrunner emerged from the bushes; Zhang Hao immediately took out the stone and launched it decisively.

It's a pity that it didn't hit the target, but it shocked the roadrunner. Although the roadrunner is a bird, it can only glide for a short distance, but it is very good at running fast and disappears in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Hao was embarrassed, looked at Greg and said, "We disturbed it just now, so it was ready to run for its life, and I didn't have many chances to aim at it. And as you can see, it's too small."

Greg smiled and didn't speak, and didn't hit Zhang Hao; it was also because he knew very well that it was very difficult to hunt down such small things as roadrunners, and no matter how experienced an old hunter was, he couldn't guarantee that he would catch the prey every time.

He is continuing to search, although the main strategy is to use some bait to lure the snake out of the hole; but he still needs enough patience and needs to arrange a more reliable trap.

Zhang Hao's main task was to collect bait, and Greg continued to search for traces left by the wanderer; he set up traps as close as possible to the wanderer, so that he could see the true face and successfully capture it.

There were not many prey, so Zhang Hao didn't pick at all.

Seeing a turtledove standing on a tree, Zhang Hao was refreshed; a fat turtledove, about the size of a pigeon.The most important thing is that the turtledove didn't notice the danger, and stood on the tree by itself.

So Zhang Hao acted decisively, but because of the cover of the branches, Zhang Hao needed to find the best shooting location.He is also trying to shorten the distance as much as possible. If he can keep the distance within five meters, Zhang Hao can guarantee that this turtledove will have nowhere to escape.

Sure enough, when Zhang Hao found the perfect shooting spot, he lifted his head slightly and waved his hands; the stone flew out from Zhang Hao's fingers, and went straight to the turtledove, which was still staring blankly.

Although the sound was not loud, Zhang Hao did hear a 'poof', and the turtledove fell directly from the tree!
"Lobo, grab it!"

Zhang Hao shouted excitedly, he couldn't guarantee whether the stone killed the turtledove or just stunned the turtledove.Therefore, Luobo must be moved, and Luobo's speed is faster.

Sure enough, Luobo would not disappoint; he jumped out from the bushes and rushed directly towards the turtledove that was about to fall to the ground.When the turtledove fell to the ground, Luobo also arrived; he stretched out his claws and held the turtledove directly, there was no need to bite, as Luobo didn't like to bite.

Zhang Hao also trotted over, knelt down and rubbed Luo Bo's head, smiled and let Luo Bo lick his hands, and then picked up the dead turtledove from under Luo Bo's paws.

As for whether it was killed by Luo Bo or Zhang Hao's stones, don't care, because Zhang Hao doesn't know.If you really want to say it, it is very likely that you fell to your death. Falling from a tree that is more than three meters high is not good. Zhang Hao saw the turtledove kicking its legs when it fell.

Greg also came, looked at Zhang Hao in surprise and said, "Boy, I really didn't expect you to be so good! Haha, now I am more confident, we will definitely catch that guy!"

Zhang Hao handed the turtledove to Greg and asked the old hunter to make the bait; but when he was proud, Zhang Hao also asked, "Now can you tell me what I need to face? I know you must have the answer , just didn't tell me."

Greg looked at the turtledove, and then tied the turtledove around his waist, "It's a mountain lion, a very dangerous guy!"

Sure enough, it is a mountain lion, the legendary puma; compared to the lynx, the puma is naturally more dangerous.Because they are tall and strong, and because of their excellent aggressiveness, pumas will not attack people under normal circumstances, so some people in the United States capture pumas for domestication. When they grow up, they can be with cats, Dogs live in peace and will guard the door like a dog.

But Zhang Hao would not have such thoughts, because what they were facing was an adult cougar, this guy was different from Luobo, because it was wild and difficult to tame.

In the Americas, they are second only to the jaguar as the most ferocious beast; these more solitary creatures will hunt all prey in sight, and their attacks on humans are not particularly abundant in the United States, but they are not uncommon.

Zhang Hao continued to search for bait materials, and Greg continued to search for traces left by the puma; the two performed their duties, but there was no lack of communication.

"This guy really needs to be killed, I saw the marks it left on purpose. These beasts are very territorial, they will rub up and down on trees or rocks and leave marks to establish their own territory. I've seen more and more signs that it wants to live here."

Hearing Greg's words, Zhang Hao felt even more urgent.

This guy must be killed. It is really not safe to let such a dangerous guy live on the edge of the ranch!
Seeing a pheasant taking a leisurely walk, Zhang Hao immediately held Luo Bo down, otherwise this guy would definitely jump out, and it would be a surprise.

Zhang Hao carefully took out the stone, not daring to make too much movement; because the pheasant also noticed the combination of Zhang Hao and Luo Bo, it is now closely staring at Zhang Hao and Luo Bo, as if it would run away at any time .

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Hao calculated the distance a little. It must have exceeded five meters, but it wasn't too far.The appearance of seven or eight meters, although it cannot be said that Zhang Hao is the most sure of the range of shooting, but it is still a little bit sure.

In particular, although the pheasant stared at Zhang Hao vigilantly, it didn't move, which was even better.

The stone flew out from Zhang Hao's fingers again. Although the pheasant wanted to escape the moment Zhang Hao raised his hand, it was still hit.But it's a pity, because although the pheasant was activated, Zhang Hao didn't directly hit the key part of the pheasant, but only hit the root of the wing.

The pheasant screamed, and the frightened big hen started to gallop.

Luobo rushed out aggressively, and it seemed to have found a bit of hunting instinct now; that is, when it saw the prey fleeing, it exerted strength, and what it had to do was to catch all the prey that wanted to escape!

The pheasant ran wildly, but it may have died soon; because although it was not fatally injured, it was not easy, and Zhang Hao's stone was quite strong, and it directly injured its wings.

The pheasant in the process of escaping could only gallop on the ground, and one wing had drooped feebly, and the pheasant could not fly at all.Coupled with Luobo's excellent running ability, there is no need to worry about this pheasant running away!

Greg heard the movement, the running of Zhang Hao and Luo Bo, and the crowing of the pheasants, all of which could cause a lot of movement. Under such circumstances, Greg naturally came to help.

Seeing that Zhang Hao injured a pheasant, Greg felt that he really needed to take a look at this interesting boss; he thought that hitting a turtledove was already a big deal, but he didn't expect to injure a pheasant now .

After running wildly for more than 3 minutes, the pheasant who fled from the road suddenly got into the bushes, and it couldn't shake off the pursuers.But Luobo didn't care, and Luobo rushed into the bushes and grabbed the pheasant directly.

Under Lobo's paws, the pheasant screamed in panic and struggled; but the effect was not very good at all, although Lobo was a little timid before.But it has caught prey several times, and now it is not afraid of little pheasants at all.

Zhang Hao was also out of breath after some strenuous running, but he finally arrived; he thought he was running fast, but he couldn't compare to the four-legged Luobo.Furthermore, in this mountain, it is really tiring to sprint at full speed.

Pulling the struggling pheasant out of the bushes, he looked at the pheasant with pretty flamboyant feathers triumphantly, but Zhang Hao was not merciful.Who made this pheasant still struggling, and even scratched the back of Zhang Hao's hand with its little paw.

A capital crime, this must be a capital crime!
Zhang Hao decisively broke the neck of the pheasant, and triumphantly carried the pheasant towards Greg who came trotting.

"Another good bait, and if we had been in the mood to hunt yesterday we would have had a better meal. But now that mountain lion gets his chance, he's going to have a nice last lunch."

Greg smiled. He weighed the weight of the pheasant and thought it was good, "Boy, that's enough for now. We just need to find the range of activities of the mountain lion. We need to be careful and find the best ambush point. "

Although Zhang Hao is good at hunting pheasants, he knows that he wants to find the activity spots of mountain lions, so he still needs to see Greg's skills.

Although he didn't understand it very well, Zhang Hao also had some insight; during the whole morning's search, Zhang Hao greeted Greg excitedly, "Hey, Charles! We've found it, and here's its excrement!"

Greg ran over excitedly, studied the poo carefully, laughed and said, "Haha, if all goes well, we can sleep in a comfortable bed tonight! You climb up that tree, make a good disguise, Shan Lions are very good at ambush and hiding, but they are very fast. Although it can climb trees, we will be safer hiding in trees."

Zhang Hao obediently went to climb the tree. He was watching Greg clean up the pheasants and turtledoves; it just needed a stronger smell of blood, so that the mountain lion with an excellent sense of smell would be attracted.

Mountain lions usually approach their prey stealthily and quietly. They have broad and powerful claws, which are good for rock climbing, tree climbing and hunting.With their strong jumping ability, they are said to be able to jump down from a height of about ten meters, and they can also jump up to a height of more than three meters.

None of this mattered, the mountain lion was really good, but he probably killed himself if he showed up.Because Zhang Hao and Greg held their guns and hid in the dense 'bush', their camouflage was very tight now, and Zhang Hao felt that he had reached the camouflage level of special forces.

Now, I am waiting patiently, waiting for the mountain lion to die!

(End of this chapter)