Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Li Long chased after them with his gun in hand. The two sika deer ran very fast, and after climbing over the mountain, they kept barking, making quite a loud noise. Li Long guessed that they were fighting with some animal.

Wolf?

It is possible. At this time, the elk cubs are still small, which is the best time for wolves to hunt them. When the elk grow up, the lone wolf will not be able to hunt them alone and can only surround them.

But no wolf howls were heard, which doesn’t make sense. Since the sika deer dared to step forward and fight, it was most likely not a pack of wolves.

Li Long thought as he ran that among the common wild animals, wild boars were impossible. Although wild boars were omnivores and would eat newborn fawns, they would be wary of elk.

After running across this ridge, we saw all kinds of weeds and shrubs below. The two elk in front had already caught up with their target in the bushes. The male elk was kicking there with its hooves, while the female elk could only cry out beside them and could not join the battle.

Li Long could vaguely see a yellow figure appearing and disappearing from the bushes. He couldn't see its specific shape clearly, but its movements were very agile. Then Li Long saw a fawn in the battle group, also squeaking.

Of course this was just Li Long's imagination. He couldn't hear the other party's shouting from such a distance.

Although he couldn't see clearly what that thing was, Li Long had already guessed that it was most likely a lynx!

Li Long immediately became excited. A lynx skin is not cheap! If he could shoot this guy down, this spring hunting season would be complete. The rest would be to hunt for meat!
He had several chances to hit the elk, but Li Long did not do it. He slowly approached with his gun in hand, just to see if there was a chance to hit the lynx, which was more valuable than the elk!

Li Long approached to a distance of about 40 to 50 meters and did not dare to go any further. He was afraid that if he went any further the fighting parties would notice him. Also, the grass in front was very high, and if he got so close, he would not be able to see the two parties, let alone shoot.

But just as he half-knelt and readied his gun, ready to aim, he suddenly heard a scream and a "wow" sound. Li Long was stunned for a moment. Is this guy injured?
Then I saw the big elk run forward a few steps, lowering its head to try to stop the thing attacking the fawn. That thing was no longer biting the fawn, but was preparing to flee in panic!
Li Long raised his gun and prepared to shoot, but the grass in front was too thick and he couldn't see clearly. However, he could see the two elk clearly. Li Long was worried that shooting would scare the lynx, so he chased after it with his gun in hand.

The doe was taking care of the fawn, and she kept wailing, either because she was too worried or because the fawn was seriously injured. The male deer chased for about ten meters and stopped. When Li Long ran over, the male deer got scared and put its head against Li Long, ready to hit him. Li Long subconsciously raised his gun and shot it, and then he didn't care whether he hit it or not, he ran after the yellow thing in front of him. Li Long was sure that this thing should be a lynx.

There was a sound in the bushes ahead. This guy was injured and his movements were not very fast. In fact, Li Long was sure that if he hadn't been injured, he really didn't plan to chase him, and he couldn't catch up even if he chased him.

As he continued to chase forward, he could occasionally see blood on the grass stalks. Li Long became more certain. Although this guy was running quite fast, Li Long believed that if he continued to bleed like this, as long as he did not give it time to rest, he would definitely catch up with him.

Even if he couldn't catch up, as long as he passed the area with thick weeds at a distance of forty or fifty meters, Li Long was confident that he could shoot him.

If you can't hit it, then it's your fault.

The elk was no longer visible, but Li Long was still chasing it. The grass in front was not that tall, and he could vaguely see a yellow figure running in the grass. Going further ahead, Li Long saw the end of the ravine, where there was a sparse broad-leaved forest, and there seemed to be a pine forest further back. He knew he had to speed up, otherwise he would basically be out of reach of this guy once he ran into the pine forest.

When the lynx in front jumped out of the ditch, Li Long saw its full appearance. It was indeed an adult lynx. Its mottled yellow fur was very beautiful, and its pointed ears were very cool. However, it looked a little disheveled at the moment, with blood on its hind legs. It should have been hit by a deer antler. He didn't know whether it pierced through or not, but he saw a lot of blood flowing.

So I can't run fast.

But even if it couldn't run fast, it was still faster than Li Long. It arrived at the sparse broad-leaved forest first. Li Long saw it and hurriedly squatted down, raised his gun and pulled the trigger three times.

Not a single shot hit.

But the lynx was so scared that it jumped forward seven or eight meters and then climbed up a big tree.

Li Long was amused now. It turned out that this guy liked to hide in trees!

On flat ground, the claws were too sharp and Li Long would be scared, but when it ran up the tree, Li Long really felt safe.

Li Long quickly ran to the bottom of the tree and saw that the lynx had climbed more than ten meters up the tree and was hiding in the branches, looking down vigilantly.

Li Long raised his gun and was about to shoot, but the lynx was very smart and knew how to hide, and it quickly retracted its body behind a tree trunk.

Li Long was circling the tree, and the lynx was also circling the tree, but it just wouldn't look at Li Long. This made Li Long very angry, so he simply raised his gun and aimed, firing three shots regardless of whether he could hit the lynx or not.

"Bang, bang, bang!" One of the three shots missed, and two hit the tree. Wood chips fell down, scaring the lynx. It climbed up another three or four meters, but there were no big branches to stop it. It stopped climbing and seemed to be trying to jump onto the tree next to it.

Li Long was not worried that it could jump over. After all, it was not a monkey. No matter how good it was at climbing trees, it could not be as agile as a monkey.

After firing several shots, Li Long saw that the Lynx did not dare to come down, so he immediately pointed the gun at the ground, took out the bullets from his bag, opened the magazine and loaded the bullets into it.

Just four bullets were loaded, and then he heard the sound of "cracking" from the branches above. When Li Long looked up, he found that the lynx had climbed onto a thick branch, and then jumped suddenly, and actually jumped onto a tree opposite!
You really think you are a monkey!
Li Long didn't bother to load the bullet. He pulled the bolt to load the bullet and chased after the tree next to him.

After all, he was a little slow. The lynx jumped onto the tree opposite and didn't stop at all. It scurried down and then ran forward. Beyond the broad-leaved forest was a pine forest. The pine forest was quite dense, and if it really ran into it, Li Long would not be able to catch it.

He stopped chasing and immediately half-crouched down, raised his gun and aimed. Although the lynx was jumping around more than 20 meters away, Li Long was also a half-baked gun hunter. After predicting the lynx's movement trajectory, he fired a shot.

The shot grazed the lynx's right hind leg, leaving a piece of flesh. The lynx tilted its body and fell to the ground, then stubbornly got up and continued to run into the pine forest, but at a much slower speed.

Li Long put away his gun and chased forward. He believed that this time he would be able to catch the lynx even if it ran into the pine forest.

The lynx turned its head and looked at Li Long, then finally entered the pine forest, and found a pine tree that was as thick as a man's embrace, and climbed up. However, its climbing speed was not very fast. When Li Long arrived under the pine tree, it had only climbed five or six meters.

But these five or six meters made Li Long feel troubled.

Only when Li Long got closer did he realize that this was a cedar, not a Masson pine. The branches and leaves were very dense. Although it grew straight upward like the poplar, each branch was covered with dense leaves, which easily protected the lynx.

If he had not just seen with certainty that the lynx had climbed up the tree, and if he had not seen blood on the trunk, Li Long would not even have been able to connect the tree with the lynx.

But Li Long was very excited. This time he was sure of success. He held the gun and circled the tree to find the angle. He didn't want to shoot randomly. Lynx skin was expensive. If he broke it, wouldn't he lose a lot of money?
But if it's not beaten, the lynx can stay in the tree for several days!
So after finding the right angle, Li Long shot at the lynx that had its head sticking out of the tree. The lynx was startled and almost fell off the tree, and then continued to climb up. This climb stumped Li Long because the branches were crisscrossed and the pine leaves were dense, so he couldn't see up from below.

How to do?
He was certainly reluctant to leave, so Li Long simply turned off the safety of his gun, put it on his back, and climbed up the tree himself.

The bark of the pine tree is very rough, and there are many small branches growing on the thick trunk. They are all dead and prickly, and can scratch your face if you are not careful.

Li Long climbed up three or four meters, found a thick horizontal branch to sit on, took the gun from his back and aimed upwards.

The lynx probably didn't expect that the two-legged beast that was chasing it could actually climb trees. The ability it was proud of seemed to have been used up. It could have climbed higher, but the branches of this pine tree were not very thick. Like the poplar, they mainly grew higher. When they reached seven or eight meters, the branches were not strong enough to support heavy objects.

The lynx slowed down its climb.

Li Long aimed at the moment when the lynx showed its head and fired a shot. The bullet grazed the lynx's scalp and hit it, bringing out a piece of blood and flesh. The lynx screamed "Wow" and fell from the tree!
This lynx was quite big, weighing nearly 30 kilograms. It broke several branches when it fell. It tried to grab the pine branches as it fell, but failed several times and finally fell to the ground.

With several layers of pine branches as a cushion, the lynx did not die after falling from a height of seven or eight meters. It climbed up, shook its head, and then staggered away again!

How could Li Long tolerate it running away? When the lynx fell, he had already turned off the safety and climbed down with the gun on his back. The pine branches and other miscellaneous branches scratched Li Long's hands, face and feet with many blood marks. He didn't care at all. Two seconds after the lynx fell, Li Long also fell to the ground. Seeing that the lynx was not running fast, Li Long's original intention to raise the gun flashed aside, and he ran quickly, while taking the gun from his shoulder. After running a dozen steps, he caught up with the lynx, and then used the gun as a stick, and swung the butt of the gun fiercely at the lynx's head! The lynx heard the movement behind him and turned his head to hide, but it was injured on its head and legs, and it was a little slow to dodge, so it was swung out by Li Long's gun butt!
The lynx fell heavily to the ground about seven or eight meters away, its body twitching, and then it tried to get up. Li Long went over and hit it on the head again, and the lynx was completely motionless. Li Long panted and looked at his trophy. After a moment of excitement, he calmed down.

When this guy was alive, he looked very majestic and cool, especially his two ears that stood up high, which were very unique and distinctive. But when he died, he looked like just an animal corpse, having lost its beauty, as if the luster of his fur also disappeared at that moment.

But regardless, this guy is worth the money.

After sighing, Li Long realized that he was still very tired. He looked up to the east and saw that the sun had already risen above the horizon.

Holding the lynx, Li Long identified the direction. He could have crossed directly, but he hesitated and returned along the same route.

He remembered that he fired a shot when he encountered the big elk, but he didn't know whether it had any effect.

Maybe there will be a surprise?
Of course, Li Long was just thinking about it. After all, a red deer that big must weigh more than 200 kilograms, right? It was still a question whether a sudden and casual shot could bring it down.

But what if it really fell down? How to get it back is still a problem.

When he walked back to the place where he encountered the sika deer family, Li Long was disappointed to find that although there was blood on the ground, he was not sure whether it was from the sika deer or the lynx.

Then, to Li Long’s surprise, he found the body of the sika deer.

The young elk had its neck bitten through by the lynx, and there was a lot of blood. Li Long guessed that the young elk was not dead when the big elk gored the lynx and drove it away, but it would not live long. Later, he vaguely heard the cry of the mother deer, which must be because she realized that her child could not survive.

The little elk weighed about seven or eight kilograms. Li Long picked it up with one hand. After all, he could still have a good meal with it when he brought it back.

As for the fact that it was freshly dead, what does it matter? Freshly dead ones are better, at least they are fresh now.

With a gun on his back, a lynx in one hand and a young sika deer in the other, Li Long strode back as if he had won a battle.

When he walked back to Xiaobaiyanggou, Li Long saw Sun Jiaqiang making a fire in the dugout, so he shouted:
"Old Sun, what are you doing?"

"Cooking, Boss Li, you have made a great harvest! What is that?"

"This lynx is a young red deer." Li Long said with some pride, "I'll go back and clean it up. Come to my place at noon and try the cooked venison!"

"Okay, okay." Sun Jiaqiang said with a smile, "I found a patch of wild boar tracks yesterday, and I set up a trap, but unfortunately I didn't catch anything."

"Where is it?" Li Long asked casually. He had already come to Sun Jiaqiang.

"It's just over there in the ravine, on the outermost layer of the mountain. The middle of the ravine is relatively flat and has a lot of shrubs."

Li Long constructed a map in his mind and then remembered, wasn't this the time last year when he set a trap to trap a wild boar and then met Xu Jianjun?
Looks like I can go and have a look tomorrow.

"Huh? What did you catch?"

"Lynx." Li Long showed the lynx to Sun Jiaqiang. "I just caught it. I chased it for a long time and struggled for a long time. If it hadn't been injured by the big red deer, I wouldn't have been able to catch it."

"Lynx!" Sun Jiaqiang's eyes lit up. "This is a good thing. Can you peel it later? Can you give me a bone?"

"What do you want bones for?" Li Long was a little surprised.

Sun Jiaqiang smiled:
"This guy is similar to a big cat, similar to a leopard. The bones are very good for soaking in wine, but don't cook it."

"Is there such a saying?" Li Long thought about the bones that he had boiled casually last time. It was a pity. If that was the case, these bones would still be of great use.

"That's right. It can be soaked in wine to treat rheumatism, waist and leg pain. Although it's not as effective as tiger bones, it's also very effective. I don't want much, just give me one piece. The spine bone is best, and the leg bone is also fine. How about I exchange it with your Fritillaria?"

"What did you exchange it for? I'll give it to you. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known." Li Long said with a smile, "Come over at noon, I'll pick it carefully and you can pick a piece."

"Okay." Sun Jiaqiang was very happy.

Li Long chatted with him for a few more sentences, and then he urged Li Long to leave and told him to go back and pick the bones.

Li Long was in a good mood. If that was the case, then this lynx would be of great use!
Li Long happily carried the lynx and the young red deer back to the cabin. He felt that they were not too hungry yet, perhaps because he was too excited. So he simply put the stove on fire to boil water, and also put the stove outside on fire to boil water. Then he took a few basins to the spring and started to skin and gut the animals.

Because the lynx skin is very expensive, Li Long was very careful. Fortunately, practice makes perfect. He peeled the skin from head to tail, even the head. Except for the wounds on the legs and head, the whole skin was not torn at all.

Li Long admired his work, smeared salt on it with satisfaction, then stretched it out and hung it on the wall of the wooden house. The next step was to cut the meat.

This time, he moved very slowly. Since he had to pick out the bones, he had to take his time. Since the bones were useful, the meat should be good too, right?

Open the belly, clean out the stomach and intestines and put them into a basin, then carefully pick the meat.

A lynx, minus the skin, bones and internal organs, would only weigh about ten kilograms of meat. Li Long removed the meat very slowly, and in the process he also broke down the bones one by one and placed them aside.

After cutting the meat and putting it into the basin, Li Long looked at the time. It seemed like the whole process was very slow, but in fact only more than an hour had passed.

The meat and internal organs were soaked in water and then pulled out. Li Long rested for a while before he went to deal with the fawn.

It was much easier to deal with the deer. He just had to skin it, gut it, and clean out its stomach and intestines. After that, the skin was still relatively intact, so Li Long simply removed two kilograms of meat from the body. For the rest, he removed the legs and bones and threw them into the pot to cook.

The fire was very big and the pot soon boiled. After Li Long propped up the deer skin, he put the deer's internal organs in another pot.

The lynx meat was in a basin, and Li Long planned to wait until the afternoon to prepare it. There was also a gun, which he peeled and put in a small room to dry with salt.

This gun might be of great use if I keep it.

As for the bones, Li Long put them all in the basin. Taking advantage of this moment of free time, he removed some of the meat tendons on them, trying to ensure they were as clean as possible.

The more troublesome thing is the head, which has a brain and is very difficult to deal with.

The next chapter is in the daytime, don't wait any longer. (End of this chapter)