Jem picked up the snow on the edge. It looked like he might have stayed there last night. "If the bear is here, the wolf should run away." Jem frowned. Both bears and wolves have a strong sense of territory. "Maybe.
It’s the heavy snow that covers the smell.”
Brother Smith took a look and saw a shallow layer of wolf hoof prints next to the bear's footprints. "Everyone, be careful and pay attention to the hoof prints around you. These guys are not far from us." As the leader, Li Han still had to say this.
The appearance of bears and wolves made the team feel more depressed.
This is Li Han's first real snow hunting. Over the years, he has been working in the United States to make money, but he has never had a moment of leisure. Hunting is not a hobby, it is just a wish. When working for others, he always thinks about himself.
How comfortable it would be to have free time to hunt and fish.
Nowadays, it is rare that the appearance of a bear makes Li Han nervous and a little excited at the same time. Hunting a bear was something that was unthinkable in the past, but now it might be possible. "Going along this path, the distance can be shortened by half.
How to take the high road."
Li Han looked at the map, frowned slightly and looked confused. Jem smiled and explained. "Han, this path has to climb through the hill in front. The road is not easy to walk, and the valley is too narrow." As soon as Jem said, Li Han
Understand. "It's true that this kind of place is not suitable."
Brother Smith said with a smile. "This place is pretty good. Jem is too timid. Our brothers can skin three or five wolves." "Yes, Han, this road is really good. It slides all the way down the hillside.
It saves half a day.”
Li Han was speechless. These two brothers were so courageous that they were not afraid of anything. But Li Han was afraid that if something happened, he would be responsible for it. "Smith, I just checked the hoof prints at the intersection. I don't know if you saw them. There are at most
A few white-tailed deer, this is not our goal. As for wolves, the valley is probably blocked by snowdrifts now, but there are no animals for them to eat."
This mountain top is relatively steep. With such heavy snow, avalanches are almost likely to block the valley. If everyone goes over together, they may have to go back.
Li Han didn't expect this just now, but now he wants to understand it. "Hey, man, it seems that I should listen to you." Brother Smith smiled and continued to search for hoof prints with the hunting dogs, not to mention that they found snow soon.
Cover up some atmosphere.
The hunting dog roared beside a bush, and the white wolf roared in a low voice. "Urine, it seems that it has not gone far, everyone, please be careful." This must be urine left by a beast, a gray wolf, a bear, or even a mountain lion.
Possibly. Li Han, Jim, and the Smith brothers found the footprints not long after. Judging from the depth of the snow, it took at least two hours. "There is no food here. It seems that the bear plans to go to other pastures for encounters."
luck."
Li Han is not easy to control at this time, so he will follow and take a look first. If he can be caught in the Pearl Flower Ranch, it is considered lucky. If not, Li Han plans to go back and tell Ronald that he will randomly enter other people's ranches without saying hello.
Li Han was not going to do anything stupid if he caused trouble with a gun and suffered a loss.
I was really busy chasing the bear all the way, and the boundary fence was pushed to pieces. "Han, come here and take a look." "Colt and the others buried this pillar. It would be difficult for a bear to knock it down."
Li Han squatted down and pointed at the bear's paw print. "At least three adult bears. How is this possible? Bears rarely get together." Li Han's face turned very ugly. Most bears are.
Alone, there was only a mother bear with her cubs for a while, but there were three adult bears in front of me, and they were very big. Grizzly bears probably accounted for 80% of them.
"It seems that we need to inform the rancher across the street as soon as possible about this. Now the bear is hungry and crazy, and it will be troublesome if it hurts anyone."
Li Han held up the pillar and said, "It's a pity that the mobile phone can't be used for chatting and there is no signal. The phone needs to be returned to the stone building in the ranch living area. It will take at least a day. It's better not to delay. It is getting dark now. "Let's go, find a place first.
rest."
In the snow, there is no place to stay, but you are looking for death. Shrubs and small woods are the best places. There are no large animals here, and there are mostly pheasants and hares. If you clean up the place, you may be able to catch a few pheasants.
The bushes in front of us were pretty good. They covered more than ten acres of bushes. The Smith brothers took a look with their hunting dogs and found that there were no problems. Then they started clearing away the snow and digging out their residence. Along the way, Li Han's feet were numb and he was tired from the cold.
No wonder Wei Li felt uncomfortable when he said that he should not kill him when he went hunting in the grassland in winter. "Drink some hot water." Jem filled a hanging pot with snow, made a fire with shrub branches, and sat beside Li Han.
"It looks like there are more animals coming down this time than we expected, and the avalanche may have affected Yellowstone Park."
Li Han drank water and gnawed on beef that was as cold as stone. Jem also gnawed on beef. "Although this snow is heavier than in previous years, the impact is not much different. It is still the state grassland."
There has been less hunting in the past few years, which has resulted in the proliferation of wild animals. Damn it, doesn’t the government know how to spend money to clean up these damn things?”
Li Han also particularly dislikes wild animals. If there are enough cattle and sheep, other animals should disappear and cause trouble. "Jim, put out the fire." Li Han took the pheasant handed over by the Smith brothers, cleaned it, and skinned it.
Remove the head and tail.
After taking out the seasonings, it was just this chicken for dinner. He cooked some hot soup. Li Han took out some meatballs from his backpack. He made them at home, sprinkled with a handful of dried seaweed, added coriander, and a bowl of hot meatball soup to accompany him.
Roast chicken, fill your belly, and take a good night's sleep.
The next day, I continued to chase the wolf hoof prints. There was no accident, but this time I failed. I met a red deer on the road, but it was pregnant. I looked at each other from a distance and turned away. On the third night, the group returned home after finding nothing.
In the ranch living area, Li Han called Ronald.
After driving the pickup truck to transport the supplies, they found signs of a fight on the way back. Brothers Smith and Jim found the bones of three white-tailed deer, in addition to the bones of a coyote, all of which were eaten away.
Bones and a handful of rotten skin.
In the evening, I finally took a hot shower, changed into dry clothes and went to the living room. "Han, this is a simple drawing drawn by the Smith brothers, myself and a few experienced cowboys." "Hey, let's go in circles." "That's right.
.”
Jem smiled bitterly and said, a group of people were being fooled around by a few wolves, but this was not a shameful thing. "Interesting, this is where we encountered the fight. It seems that these guys are not in the same group."
Jim nodded. "It's more likely that we are chasing coyotes. The gray wolf may have met the coyote, and the gray wolf won the battle." "No, not necessarily." Li Han always felt that something was wrong.
, Coyote IQ seems to be very high.
Coyotes come from the prairie, gray wolves seem to come from the mountains, or from the Yellowstone Park. "We didn't see the fight with our own eyes, but we didn't see the hoof prints of the gray wolf at that time. Isn't this strange?
?”
The gray wolf is larger than the coyote. If it were to fight alone, the gray wolf would probably win more. However, the snow was covered with blood-red and messy hoof prints, leaving only the bones and fur of a coyote. Look.
Victory like a gray wolf.
Jem and the Smith brothers have been muttering to themselves for the past two days. There is no trace of the gray wolf, and only the coyote hoof prints are left. Could it be that something happened to the gray wolf? "This is getting weirder and weirder." Li Han patted his forehead and gave Jem and
Brother Smith poured a glass of beer.
Li Han greeted the others and prepared a bucket to drink as long as they were not drunk. The four of them discussed for a long time but came up with no idea. Li Han guessed that a coyote king as smart as a demon would not be created from the spring water.
If that was the case, things would be very troublesome. The animals appearing in the entire state grassland were getting more and more weird. Li Han regretted that he had allowed Dudu to fill the space with animals, and he should not have stopped Dudu from pouring space spring water into the state grassland.
Regarding the last rat infestation, Li Han kept wondering if it was caused by spring water in space. Even if it wasn't, Li Han's heart sank when he saw the mutated rats. "Well, I'll call Hughton and customize some clamps.
.”
Animal traps are more of a symbol of shame for hunters, but there was nothing they could do this time. The group of people chased them for several days, and finally came back and tricked the wolves together. "Don't wait, these coyotes are watching.
It looks unusual, and the animal trap may not be useful."
"Han, there's nothing we can do about it. I want to block some of the roads entering the farm first. This thing is too cunning, so I'm afraid of hurting people." Injury to cattle and sheep is not a big problem, besides, cattle farms and horse farms are like this.
Modern facilities are not a big problem, but the defense against flies and mosquitoes is not enough. If wolves and bears approach, you will definitely seek death.
Li Han sighed. He was right. He could not catch up now, so he had to use a clamp. "Where is the last hoof print?" Li Han pulled the map over and looked at the circles and asked. "Here."
“Near Mihir Farm?”
Li Han's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly took the phone and dialed Marbury's number. Marbury Farm and Mihir Farm are not far away. "Uncle Marbury, this is Han, and I have something to tell you.
.”
Li Han didn't hide anything at this time and told Marbury all he knew. "You mean these coyotes will attack Mihir Farm?" "The possibility is very high. We chased all the way until we were close to Mihir Farm. There is no such thing here.
Fence.”
Many places in the Lihan Ranch are fenced on only one side. The farm and the pasture are mostly separated by a road, so that the coyotes can pass without any obstruction. Marbury called Ronald, but he hadn't arrived yet.
By the way, Ronald has already received a call from Mihir. Four sheep were lost last night. He only found out about this in the afternoon. He didn't find it at all in the morning. At night, a little lamb bleated and Mihir noticed it.
The hornless ewe is missing.
Li Han hung up the phone, and not long after, Marbury called. "What, missing?" "No cleaning hoof prints left." Li Han scratched his head. These wolves must have become spirits, and they still know how to clean.
The crime scene.
Li Han hung up the phone and was stunned for a long time, until Jem called for dinner. Could it be that he returned to the living area and had a serious meal, eating beef and roast chicken every day, drinking rice porridge and eating vegetables? Li Han, don't mention
How comfortable.
But during the meal, while discussing these coyotes, Li Han became depressed again. It was difficult to catch them. In snowy weather, hoof prints were easily buried by the heavy snow, let alone this wolf who was still capable of clearing hoof prints.
