At night, we set up a tent at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, dug a hole in the snow, and spread it with moisture-proof mats.
After eating and drinking, everyone got into sleeping bags, and it was still quite warm.
With black rice and wheat on guard, and the big guy McGee here, it was peaceful all night, and at dawn the next day, the warm sunshine still shone on the earth, and it was another sunny day, which made everyone feel happy.
After eating in the morning, Qin Yi led everyone up the gentle hillside for a while, and then began to search for prey nearby.
The Rocky Mountains are much quieter in winter than in summer.
In summer, the mountains and forests are lush and lush, with colorful blueberries, and hyacinths of various colors such as blue, pink, yellow, red, and purple.
During this period, birds chirp, beasts roar, and streams tinkle.
It can be said that everything is gorgeous and singing.
But now, in addition to the mottled tree shadows, all the eyes are covered with white snow, filled with a solemn atmosphere.
Even the passing birds and animals do not want to stay too long, or look around for a while, or lower their heads to smell, for that morning's food, one by one The pace is hurried.
Now, each of the four men carried a bag with pots and pans, vegetables, cooked beef and other ingredients, as well as some outdoor tools, only tents and sleds, and they were returned to the ranch fence in the morning. .
This was to prevent a few cows from being attacked by wild beasts on the mountain while they were hunting.
Moreover, according to Angel's wishes, tents were set up for several cows, and moisture-proof mats were spread on the ground, so that there was no need to worry about the cows freezing.
It’s like a national treasure treatment Qin Yi and his party will hunt nearby for a day and return in the evening.
Under the warm morning sun, it was warm but also a little dry.
Such is the weather in winter.
Everyone put on some moisturizer to combat the dry weather.
A few people shuttled through the dead woods, moving forward.
Black rice and wheat ran back and forth to keep watch, and Maggie followed at the back, still grinding his big butt.
Teddy has short legs.
It was quite strenuous to walk in the snow.
In order to speed up the journey, Qin Yi simply carried it and walked.
Anyway, the weight of dozens of kilograms was nothing to his abnormal physical strength.
Angel has been being held by several women in turns.
He looked around curiously along the way.
Lane and Hobbes have the most important mission: tracking their prey If there's one thing that's better about winter in the Rockies than summer, it's the ease of tracking game.
There is a thick layer of snow on the ground, and as long as an animal passes by, it will definitely leave hoof prints.
As long as you distinguish carefully, you can determine what kind of animal it is, which direction it is going, and even the approximate time you passed by this place.
Both of them have been old cowboys and hunters for decades, and they have the most rich experience.
Perhaps in their entire lives, apart from being cowboys, what they are most good at is hunting.
In the words of Ryan who has emphasized many times: When I was young.
If a young man doesn't know how to hunt, he won't be able to find a wife.
That's the truth.
Ye Fang was the most relaxed, with just the pots and bowls hanging behind him.
It made a jingling sound as it walked, a bit like performance art.
It made the little girl giggle along the way and call out, "Uncle Ye Fang is very funny."
This guy didn't stick to trivial matters and even deliberately teased the little girl by tapping a stick on the bottom of the pot.
He sang "Jingle Bell" for Angel, which was so funny.
Added a lot of fun to everyone Not long after, Amanda, the more playful and heroic of the two sisters, was introduced.
First, he got to know Ye Fang, and the two of them divided up the pots and pans, and together they formed a kitchen band.
Their devilish and beastly vocals immediately gave the entire group a new change in music style.
There is no sign of prey yet, and with Black Rice, Wheat and Maggie on guard, there is no need to keep quiet and be on guard.
Therefore, the entire hunting team is in a state of chaos caused by Ye Fang and Amanda.
In fact, no one in the team really appreciated their music.
Angel was watching their weird performances.
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Sousa, Kollo and Sara were more interested in chatting.
They walked side by side with shotguns on their backs and chatted happily.
Qin Yi, who was at the front of the team, was observing the eagle Da Ying Er in the sky.
When he was on the road, he showed them photos of white-tailed deer and black-tailed deer, hoping that they would help find prey.
At that time, the two little guys tilted their heads, looked at the photos, and looked at Qin Yi.
It took them a long time to figure out what he meant, and then they soared into the sky, hovering high in the sky, searching carefully.
"Yi, come and see" At this time, Ryan, who was walking at the front, shouted, then squatted down to observe the snow with Hobbes.
Qin Yi took two steps and saw some animal hoof prints on the snow, coming down the mountain on the left and diagonally to the right, extending towards the pasture fence.
He squatted down next to the two of them, let go of Teddy who was trying to get down, and then looked at the hoof prints on the ground.
Due to the deep snow, the hoofprints were not completely preserved between steps, but the general shape can still be vaguely seen, like a butterfly with its wings spread, slightly narrower and slightly longer.
The hoofprints have two front toes, which are slender and Pointed, the two back toes are shorter and flatter.
"Yi, these are the hoof prints of a white-tailed deer, it's unmistakable."
Hobbs pointed to the clearer ones among a row of messy hoof prints, and said to Qin Yi with a sure look on his face.
Ryan also nodded.
The two of them come to hunt every year.
They have decades of experience and can't go wrong.
"It seems that we have passed in the direction of the pasture.
Haha, the richness of our pasture has spread among the animals."
Qin Yi also smiled after hearing Ryan's joke, and carefully observed the hoof prints again, keeping all these in mind, so that he can use these experiences when he goes out to hunt in the future.
"What's wrong?
Did you find it?"
At this time, Musician Ye Da, who had been "playing music" all the way, saw the movement in front of him and came forward.
His face was full of expectation and he murmured in his heart: If there is prey, who would play music?
Ryan glanced at Qin Yi who was smiling and said nothing, then turned around and replied: "Yes, Ye, according to our judgment, there is a small group of 7 or 8 white-tailed deer passing here towards the pasture.
Judging from the weather and hoof prints, it should have passed here early in the morning.”
"Then let's chase him quickly" Amanda also came up.
This was her first time hunting in a real sense.
Miles' small farm could only hunt turkeys and hares.
This is a white-tailed deer, a large wild animal.
Seeing that several people were looking at him, Qin Yi didn't waste any time.
He took off his backpack, took out his skis and handed them to everyone, "Put on your skis, it will go faster and save effort."
Everyone put on their skis and slid towards the prey.
Even Angel has a pair of children's skis.
Watching her put them on happily and slide around on the snow happily.
The adults could not help but be infected by her happiness.
One by one, their spirits were lifted by the discovery of prey.
Better.
With the target in mind, the hunting team was no longer as lazy as before.
They acted like professional hunters, sometimes running fast, sometimes squatting down to investigate, and for a while it looked like the same thing.
There were only three people, Kolo, Sousa and Sara, and the whole trip was like skiing on the slopes, teasing the little girl, talking and laughing, just like an outing.
They really don't have much interest in hunting.
They just regard this trip as playing with Qin Yi.
In their hearts, they just want to have fun.
After gliding like this for about ten minutes, I could already see a barrier-like pasture fence in the distance, and knew that the prey should be nearby.
Because outside the fence, there is also a small amount of grass spreading from the pasture, which can be seen after peeling away the snow.
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With food in hand, this small herd of white-tailed deer shouldn't have to go far.
At the same time, this is also the reason why herbivores gather outside the fence and are unwilling to leave
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