Chapter 312 Unexpected Discovery(2/2)
After walking around the forest for a while, Xiao Jin suddenly raised his ears alertly, let out a low whimper, and quickly ran down the steep hillside.
I ran until I reached a narrow passage formed by a mountain pass between two mountain peaks, and started sniffing the ground restlessly.
Heiwa followed closely behind, sniffed for a while, and then roared fiercely, seeming extremely angry.
Chen Ling hurriedly walked over to take a look. The mountain pass was about 70 centimeters wide, forming a narrow passage between the two peaks. The place was cool and humid, covered with moss and wild vines.
But under this corridor, there are tracks and excrement left by various wild animals.
"Good guy, this is a natural animal way."
Chen Ling was extremely surprised when he saw it, "And it's universal. This is the footprint of a wild boar, a group of people passing by. This is the footprint of a deer, also a large group. I don't know what kind of footprint this is..."
"Woof woof!"
The two dogs just looked around when Chen Ling came over, and anxiously pulled his pants to show him the footprints they found.
"Huh? Is this...a leopard footprint?"
Chen Ling looked at the shallow plum blossom footprints on the ground in surprise, but he quickly shook his head. A leopard's toes are five in front and four in back. This is obviously different from a leopard.
Seeing the two dogs anxiously circling around this footprint, turning a blind eye to the other footprints, Chen Ling suddenly remembered something: "These are the footprints of a lynx."
Liu Guangli said that lynxes are smarter than leopards. Leopards often change their territory, but lynxes do not.
Wherever there are lynxes, there must be places nearby that deer must pass through, that is, the deer's animal path.
The deer will either take this road today or tomorrow.
As long as the lynx finds the way to the beast, it can stay until the day after tomorrow.
Wait until the deer passes by.
This is what the old hunter used simple words to describe the shrewdness and strong patience of the lynx.
When they find their prey's path, they can lie in wait for two or three days without eating or drinking.
After success, you can have a full meal.
Lynx loves to eat rabbits and deer.
The past two to three months have been the peak mating season for deer. During this time, they are frequently active, which is an excellent opportunity for lynx to hunt.
"Woof woof woof~"
The two dogs were still barking angrily and circling around the footprints left by the lynx.
It was rare for Chen Ling to see them look so angry. He probably was frustrated when he met the lynx last time and couldn't wait to get back on his feet.
"I'll set a trap here first to see if it works and if I can catch it? This thing is very clever."
Chen Ling touched the big heads of the two dogs and comforted them.
Then he walked far away, built a small fire in the forest, and played with two wire ropes.
After some processing, we began to place condoms near this natural animal path.
Otherwise, the smell will be too obvious and wild animals won’t be fooled.
When he put out the bait at the end, in addition to using birds, he also boldly used fish from the cave.
The red-crowned crane likes to eat so much that the male leopard with its docked tail in the cave feeds it fish and eats it very enthusiastically. He is not afraid that the lynx will not take the bait.
"Let's go, let's come over again tomorrow."
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"Fugui is so awesome. How did you do it? It's only been half a day, but this furry mouse has caught two big skewers?"
"Well, catching a furry mouse is not easy."
"Just listen to him. I bet he was caught by a dog, not a trap."
"Hey, I'm not talking about you. Fugui, you are just wasting a good thing by letting the dogs catch you. The skin will be worthless if you peel it off."
"..."
A group of people in the camp gathered around Chen Ling and shouted.
It's Chen Ze and those who pulled the strings from Kinmen Village who are also back.
They caught a lot of squirrels and other things, but they were all in one piece, and Chen Ling caught them alone.
When I first learned that he used dogs to catch squirrels, I was a little unconvinced and angry, thinking that he was ruining a good thing.
But after taking a closer look, they were surprised to find that the teeth on these squirrels were very small, and most of them did not affect the sale of leather.
"Grandma, this dog you raised is getting more and more demonic. It has such sharp teeth that it can even bite through a wolf's neck. The squirrels you catch are smaller than the wounds we can trap."
A group of people felt it was unreasonable, and at the same time they were envious, jealous, and resentful of Chen Ling.
Chen Ling just smiled and said nothing. His dogs were so smart. When he heard that it was related to the food expenses for extra meals for them, he was not very careful.
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At noon, I ate squirrel stewed with mushrooms. The taste of squirrel meat was not as good as expected, even worse than bamboo rat meat.
Not to mention the roasted suckling pig made by the little wild boar.
But the taste is also quite unique, like chicken, and a bit like mountain rat meat, with a slightly sweet taste and a peculiar nutty aroma in the meat.
I can only say that I ate something fresh.
After he finished eating, he was still in a mood to reminisce about the taste. How could anyone else care about this?
He wolfed down the steamed buns and steamed cakes.
"Thank you Brother Fugui for the steamed cakes and steamed buns. I almost vomited from eating the noodles. I need to trouble you to come more often in the future. You are our great savior."
Several young people from the expedition team were chewing steamed buns and talking vaguely.
"Haha, then I won't be on time."
Chen Ling shook his head and smiled: "I'm going to take the dog to hunt pigs this afternoon. Why don't you follow me to hunt pigs? If you can beat me, I will give you food."
A few young people really agreed and said, "Okay, as long as you don't mind our poor skills."
But Chen Ling was just joking. How could he really take them there? It would affect his actions too much.
After drinking and eating, Chen Ling sat next to Liu Guangli and asked him some things about lynxes.
The old man knew that he was going to hunt pigs in the afternoon. After talking about lynx, he also told him a few words, asking him to be careful. Many wild animals were in mating season and were active very frequently, so he must not be careless.
Wang Lixian also said: "There are no pigs nearby. If you want to catch pigs, you have to go far away. Can you do it alone? How about I go with you?"
Chen Ling knew his kindness, but still declined, saying that he was just looking around for fun, and he didn't have to hunt wild boars. If he couldn't find any pigs, he would come back early.
Chapter completed!