Since he wanted to help Gao Haining catch some prey and add food to the banquet, the necessary things had to be prepared in advance.
Sheng Xiping went home and had a meal, then went to the security department to find Li Zhenggang, who borrowed a gun and a few rounds of bullets.
Li Zhenggang heard that Sheng Xiping was going hunting and was filled with envy. However, he happened to be busy these days and could not follow him up the mountain.
Sheng Xiping said that if he caught prey, he would definitely give some to Li Zhenggang.
Li Zhenggang grinned happily and kept asking if there were enough bullets. If there was not enough, he would get more.
Hunting is easier after the snow falls than in autumn.
Especially in the past few days after it snowed, there are tracks left by animals on the snow.
Erlangshen was injured when he was hunting the big black blind man last time. It has only been a little more than ten days and he has not recovered yet.
The three dogs, Daqing and Erqing, had been sent back to the Liu family by Sheng Xiping a long time ago.
There is only one dog left, General Black, and the dog can't be beaten.
So Sheng Xiping did not lead the dog the next day, but went with Wang Jianshe, Chen Weiguo and others, carrying guns on their backs and various ropes, wires, and wire sheaths.
Sheng Xiping's plan was to go around the mountain first and place traps wherever possible.
If you find any trace of prey, hunt it if you can.
In this way, a group of people took their things and dry food and went up the mountain.
While wandering around in the forest while shooting pine cone a few days ago, Sheng Xiping saw traces of some wild animals, so today he took his people and headed straight to the mountain where he shot pine cone a few days ago.
There was a lot of snow the day before yesterday. The snow on the mountain was almost as thick as a palm.
The temperature has been quite low these two days, the snow has not yet melted, and the entire mountain forest is covered with snow.
There are many animals in the forest these days. As soon as you enter the forest, you can see the footprints of various animals on the snow.
Experienced hunters can identify the animals passing through this area based on the shape and size of their footprints, traces of gnawed vegetation on the roadside, feces on the ground, etc.
How big is it, is it male or female, when did it go there, etc.
Sheng Xiping just told Wang Jianshe and others how to identify animal footprints, and at the same time, he placed traps in places he thought were suitable.
Gao Haining’s wedding banquet does not necessarily have to include wild boars, pheasants, rabbits, roe deer, etc.
Put on the bag today, come over for a walk tomorrow morning, and come again the morning after tomorrow. If you're lucky, you can add a few more dishes.
"Xiping, do you think these are the footprints of a roe deer in front of you?" Wang Jianshe asked, pointing not far away as he was walking forward.
Sheng Xiping looked in the direction pointed by Wang Jianshe, and it turned out to be the footprints of a roe deer.
The snow was not deep at this time, but several snow ditches had been dug out. It was obvious at a glance that a group of roe deer were passing by, and there were a lot of them.
The hooves of the roe deer are bipartite, and the hoof marks left on the snow by the lighter ones are shared.
If it is a big roe deer, the hoof marks will be far apart. The wider the distance between the two lobes, the bigger the roe deer will be.
The hoof prints on the ground, some big and some small, must be a group of roe deer.
"Let's go and follow the footprints."
Of course, such a group of roe deer could not be let go. Sheng Xiping made a prompt decision and led Wang Jianshe and others to pursue them.
Everyone followed the footprints and walked forward for about an hour. In front of them was a second-growth forest with a gentle slope.
Further up this forest, the mountain gradually becomes steeper. At the ridge, there is a recess between the top of the mountain and the top of the mountain, which is also called the mountain pass.
"There's no need to chase any further. Those roe deer must be eating in this forest."
Looking at the mountains and terrain, Sheng Xiping was very sure that those roe deer must be nibbling on the young branches in the second-cropped forest in front of them.
So Sheng Xiping raised his hand to stop Wang Jianshe and others who wanted to continue chasing.
"In this way, we will divide our troops into two groups. We will defend the country and build the country. You two will go forward, bypassing this second-growth forest and going to the top of the mountain.
Remember, stay at the lower part of the mountain pass. Wherever the forest is closer to the mountain pass, you will stay there.
If the roe deer runs towards you, don't be nervous and just shoot normally."
"Zhijun, come with me. We will follow the roe deer's footprints and go into the second forest to look for it."
There are so many people today, so we just have to fight and encircle them.
That is, one group of people goes to the designated place in advance to ambush, and the other group deliberately scares the prey and chases it, making it escape in the expected direction.
The person who ambushed in front will shoot the prey after it enters the shooting range.
Don't underestimate hunting. An experienced hunter can drive the prey to the ambush location very accurately and will not let the prey escape halfway.
Logically speaking, Sheng Xiping should go to the top of the mountain to ambush and intercept the enemy, while the others should go to fight.
But these few people have little experience. If they are asked to rush to the battle, they are afraid that they will not arrive at the right place and their efforts will be in vain.
Sheng Xiping started to fight in the second year of studying with his master. When it comes to fighting skills, he is definitely first-rate.
He said that the prey should be driven eastward so that those prey would never be able to escape to the west.
Furthermore, Sheng Xiping is good at shooting, and he uses a semi-automatic gun.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to rush into the battle, I knocked down as many as I could, and some of the others who escaped were Wang Jianshe, who was above me.
Although Wang Jianshe has never hunted before, during the forest farm training every year, his results are always at the top, and his marksmanship is not bad.
Wang Jianshe took the No. 16 gun that Sheng Xiping used before. If he was lucky, he could shoot one anywhere.
"Jianshe, remember, if that roe deer runs onto the ridge, it will definitely stop for a few seconds.
As long as you hold on tight, take advantage of the opportunity to shoot, and keep it safe."
Sheng Xiping once again gave instructions on the key points of hunting roe deer, and then asked Wang Jianshe and others to go forward, bypass the forest, and go to the top of the mountain to guard.
Here, Sheng Xiping and Zhang Zhijun were looking for a place to rest.
While resting, they looked at their watches. About forty minutes later, Sheng Xiping and Zhang Zhijun got up and followed the roe deer's footprints into the second forest.
The so-called second-crop forest refers to the forest that was cleared just a few years ago.
Generally speaking, the forest land that was cut down in the first year will be reforested and planted with saplings in the second year.
At the same time, the stumps left after the original big trees were cut down will provide new shoots and twigs from the stumps the next year.
Roe deer and deer all love to eat these tender branches and leaves.
Therefore, Sheng Xiping was very sure that the group of roe deer were eating in this second-crop forest at this time.
Sheng Xiping waved his hand, signaling Zhang Zhijun to be careful and not to make any noise under his feet.
This is the first snow this fall, and the ground beneath the snow is actually only a thin layer of frost.
Because it rained first and then snowed, the dead branches and leaves on the ground were soaked by the rain. Unlike before, the leaves were dry and made a sound when stepped on.
At this moment, when people walk on the snow, there is almost no sound.
Sheng Xiping and Zhang Zhijun approached the second-growth forest little by little.
About two hundred meters away from the second forest, you could vaguely see something running back and forth in the forest ahead, or looking for food.
Sheng Xiping raised his hand to signal Zhang Zhijun not to go any further, but he himself kept his back and continued to approach cautiously.
After moving forward for a while, Sheng Xiping no longer moved forward, but knelt down on one knee and took aim with his gun.