"Good guy, there are a lot of birds in this pond."

"Fugui, hurry up and call the dogs over. Don't make a sound. Let's beat a few of them and we'll have lunch today."

Indeed, in this wetland, in addition to white cranes and swans, there are also wild ducks, qingzhuang and other water birds. You can see many of them through the reed swamps, and there are many more that you can't see further inside.

"No, this puddle is too big. Even if we hit it and fall into the water, it won't be easy to get over..."

"Don't enter puddles in the mountains. If you sink somewhere, you won't be able to get out."

"Damn it, if you say that, the wild boar will also run away?"

This wetland is quite large. Although Heiwa and Xiaojin have not stopped showing off, the direction of the wild boar is obviously through the wetland and up to the opposite mountain. They like this kind of place and can easily get through, but people

There is nothing we can do.

In the current situation, there is no need to build a bamboo raft. In this time, the wild boar will not know where to go.

Everyone felt depressed for a while.

At this moment, Chen Ling suddenly felt his heart tighten.

The two dogs beside him also instantly raised their ears, looked in one direction with bright eyes, and slowly bared their teeth.

Almost in the blink of an eye, a golden figure appeared silently among the reeds at the water's edge, and swooped towards the group of water birds. There was a splash, followed by a frightened "quacking" sound.

Birds chirped, and amid the noise, the reeds shook violently, and white reed flowers scattered all over the sky.

Countless birds were flying and hopping in the reed swamps, and white cranes, swans, wild ducks and various unknown birds fled in all directions.

Everyone was frightened and hurriedly drew their guns on guard.

The dogs also rushed over, barking wildly.

But it's too late now...

The beast was as fast as lightning. It grabbed a white crane that was still flapping wildly, and jumped onto the tree. As the branches and leaves swayed, its figure was already hidden in the dense forest and disappeared.

"Woof woof! woof woof!"

The dogs were barking wildly, and Heiwa and Xiaojin were even more furious. They stared at the tall trees on the opposite mountain and groaned anxiously.

They seemed to still be able to see the beast.

But due to the wide wetland separating them, there was no way to catch up in time.

"Xian, brother Xian, what is that? Where did it get out?"

The young boys didn't notice any movement, and they were really frightened when such a guy suddenly appeared.

"have no idea."

Wang Lixian frowned and looked around, but he couldn't see clearly either.

Then he turned around and asked Chen Ling: "Fugui, are you there? Do you see it?"

Chen Ling just said that he saw a shadow in a trance. It was not much bigger than a native dog. It had golden fur and was similar in color to the yellow reeds. It seemed to look like a leopard, but it didn't have the same markings as a leopard.

He also thought it was quite strange.

When I went into the mountains this time, there were many things I had heard of but never seen, so I was very confused at first glance.

"Listening to what you said, it must be a local leopard..."

Wang Lixian thought carefully for a moment, then nodded: "Smaller than a leopard, but similar in appearance to a leopard, eight or nine are inseparable from each other."

"I didn't expect that there are native leopards in Kinmen Village, and we can also encounter them here. It seems that there have been fewer hunters in recent years, and there are more of them."

"Local Leopard?"

"Isn't that what the older generation calls Lao Mahu!"

Everyone looked at each other, and the young one was a little scared.

Compared with picking up dogs, they grew up listening to the stories about local leopards and knew how powerful this thing was.

Native leopard, old mammoth tiger, grass leopard...

Anyway, there are many names for this thing, all of which are meant to scare little children. Except for hunters who often go into the mountains, few people have actually seen it.

"It's that thing. Everyone, please be careful. Don't go too far after peeing and pooping after nightfall."

Chen Dazhi's face also became serious.

"It's hard to guard against native leopards. Why do those people in Kinmen Village go to our mountains? Isn't it because they are afraid that the dogs they bring at night will be useless and allow native leopards to get close to them."

"Don't think it's to scare you. If you let this thing get close to you, you will die. Even if you have a gun, you won't have time to fire..."

Everyone didn't dare to be careless after hearing this, and they all agreed in succession.

In fact, native leopards are not leopards. They are two sizes smaller than leopards, but they can dig holes and build nests in trees. They come and go without a trace and make no sound when walking.

If you let it stare, it will follow you all the way. When it attacks people, it will quietly touch you and you can't even see where it comes from. It is worse than a jackal.

Chen Ling had heard his father Chen Juncai tell him several times before that in the mountains farther away, the mountain people called native leopards "Shan Biao". When a tiger gives birth to three sons, one of them must have a Biao.

Although there are many rumors and rumors, it is enough to show how powerful this thing is.

"Oh, you can't afford to mess with Ze Jing in the mountains. It makes people worry everywhere and makes them uneasy wherever they go..."

"Hahaha, what are you afraid of? Wild animals are actually not that scary. If you are afraid of them, they are also afraid of you. As the old saying goes, the hemp stalks will scare the wolf from both ends. That's the truth. I won't say it anymore, it's to let you sleep at night.

Don’t go far, don’t be alone.”

"Wild animals also know that it's hard to mess with a crowd, and they only pick out the weak ones who are alone."

Chen Dazhi was talking to everyone.

Chen Ling continued to search around with Wang Lipian for signs of prey.

But the gain is small.

Hei Wa and Xiao Jin were still having fun, and they still felt the smell of the wild boar, but judging from their reactions, the wild boar was still on the mountain opposite. It was difficult to go there, and there were local leopards, so everyone didn't want to go.

Wang Lixian said: "Then go to the southeast, go down to Eagle Claw Ridge, and then go around this big pond."

No one has any opinion on this.

Slowly walking down Eagle Claw Ridge, when it was almost noon, we were almost at the same spot as yesterday morning.

But it's still not far away from the stream.

The dogs were not carrying any weight and seemed to have more endurance than humans. They were jumping around and sniffing around. Following Heiwa and Xiaojin either frightened the mountain birds flying from the trees or scared away the snakes hiding in the forest.

Soon, Xiao Jin sped up and ran to the foot of a thick oak tree.

There are several balls of wild animal dung here. Many cracks can be seen on these wild dung, some of which look like black briquettes.

Wang Lixian walked over, bent down and picked up a piece, crushed it gently and crushed it in his hands.

Then he handed it to Chen Ling: "This excrement smells very bad. It is left by wild animals that eat meat. However, there are still grass seeds and fruit shells in it. There are no bones and residue, and there is no hair on the wild animals. This is

Be vegetarian and eat meat.”

"Look at this dung ball again. It's not dung strips, it's obviously wild boar dung."

Chen Ling looked at it carefully, smelled it again, and remembered the smell.

He understood that Wang Lixian was teaching him.

I secretly kept in mind that the feces of carnivorous wild animals are smellier, but there are plant residues in the feces, which proves that they are omnivorous wild animals that do not tolerate meat and vegetables. Then, based on the shape of the feces, the type of wild animals can be identified.

Chen Dazhi also stepped forward to pick up a piece of it: "It's still a bit soft to the touch, and there aren't any footprints here. It must have been a long time. Let's eat first. We didn't eat when we got up early. We've been walking for most of the day now.

My stomach is growling with hunger..."

The freshly left excrement is soft and soft, but there will definitely be wild boar footprints all around. If you can't see it now, it means it's been a long time. The excrement only became soft again after it rained.

"Let's eat first. There's nothing to be discouraged. It just rained in the mountains yesterday. This is the best time. You can catch wild animals by following the fresh footprints."

Wang Lixian raised his head and looked around.

After going down the mountain, you will find the stream from yesterday. However, there are more wild animals drinking water at noon. If you go there rashly, the wild animals will be disturbed and stop coming to drink water for a short time. Moreover, it is difficult to distinguish the traces of prey that have fled in panic.

So I discussed with everyone and decided to find a random place in the forest to have a meal first to fill my stomach.

Everyone has no opinion.

After a brief lunch, I packed up my prey.

Now there are five grass deer, one muntjak, one sika deer, one fragrant deer, more than ten pheasants, hares, and three wild ducks. It seems to be a lot, but it is still not enough.

Who among their seven teams came with the most people?

There is no way, no one is taking a rest after eating.

So I continued to follow Wang Lixian towards the direction of the stream.

When we arrived at the stream, we found that there were indeed many traces of prey after the rain, and the fresh hoof prints were very obvious.

The small ones had rows of small paw prints similar to those of mice, the big ones were the size of eggs, and the largest ones even had hoof prints the size of fists. Wang Lixian stepped forward to take a look, let the dog sniff the scent, and found that there were mountains all around.

There are them in any direction, and it's hard to tell whether they are far or near.

Chen Ling suggested: "If it's difficult to chase them up the mountain, just trap them. There are quite a few wild animals coming to drink water here."
To be continued...