Chapter 39 Hunting
Frankfurt at low latitudes was dark early and bright late, and it was 7:30 in the morning, and the sight outside was still unclear. Yonas got up early but rushed to the evening party, and now he had to stay in his room for dawn. Hunting is not a joke, and the sight is unclear. If someone is shot, the huge shotgun with firepower will be enough to kill him on the spot.
Therefore, no one is willing to take them to hunt with them, and the danger is too great. Jonas and Colston have been hunting with Kane since childhood. There is no need to worry about this. The key is that there are two newbies, Raymond and Cloud.
Claude is Colston's second brother-in-law and the son of a banker. He and Catherine are just over a year old friends who almost got engaged to Jonas. Catherine is just pregnant, and although she likes hunting in the snow, she heard yesterday that she was going to hunt today and took Claude back to her parents' home, but unfortunately everyone refused to take her.
Kane explained in detail the many requirements for hunting in the wild, such as the muzzle must be tilted outward, and no matter at any time, he was not allowed to shoot at people. He could not shoot immediately when he saw the prey. He had to wait and see if the person could shoot. Several men chewed and ate a high-calorie breakfast. When it was getting brighter, they were divided into two teams, each team brought three hunting dogs into the forest.
Speaking of which, it is definitely safer to have a team, but relatively speaking, there must be less prey. Germany had no one a thousand years ago, and it was all dense forests, and it was slowly developed later. Even today, Germany still does not pursue large-scale cities. What they like is the concentrated urban agglomeration. Large areas of forests are always retained between cities to show their love for forests.
Kane took Raymond, the novice, into the forest from the East, and Jonas, Colston and Claude, all three of them had some hunting skills, and in the forest of their own home, Kane didn't worry too much.
Before coming to Germany, Jonas knew that there would be a hunting arrangement. He brought his own snow boots and regular hunting suits. Colston and Claude were also fully armed. Their weapons were German Crick Hoff shotguns. Although this hunting rifle is not very powerful, it is world-class in precision. Besides, there is not much prey for them to shoot. For ordinary animals, this hunting rifle is powerful enough.
Walking in the forest covered by thick snow, the clear cold wind blew towards us, and soon a layer of ice was frozen outside the mask. All three of them were wearing sunglasses, and nothing was more important in the snow than this. Hunting requires careful observation. Looking directly at the snow for too long can easily lead to snow blindness.
Jonas led the dog Blackhead, the only one among all the hounds who still remember him. Of course Jonas would take it with him. This hound was carefully trained and was enough to be his best partner when hunting. Jonas led the blackhead and walked in the front, Claude was in the middle, and Colston, who did not sleep well and seemed listless, walked at the back.
The sound of walking alarmed the birds in the forest, and from time to time, the sound of birds flying in the ground was heard. Most of the forests here are coniferous forests, with straight trees, smooth and thick underneath, and densely covered with fine branches on them. It is not advisable to use this hunting rifle to hunt birds unless they encounter a large, stationary bird.
The three of them were not interested in bird hunting, so they slowly moved northeast along the route they set. There were many dead branches and leaves in the forest, and there were still snow dozens of centimeters high, so the road was very difficult to walk. A few people fell from time to time, and a few hunting dogs seemed at ease.
Crossing a hill dozens of meters high, Colston called Jonas. "There is a lynx's nest in front of it, in summer
My dad found that it gave birth to a few little lynxes. I went to the front and if I found a big one, it would be our prey.”
Jonas gave up the striker's position. Colston was energetic and handed the hunting dog's collar to Jonas, holding the gun in both hands, bowing his body and moving quickly towards the destination. Unfortunately, their luck was not good, and the lynxes might have grown up and left their nest. Colston lost his energy again and took the initiative to stay behind and sweep his tail.
Bypassing the hill, Yonas finally discovered a target. A little deer heard the movement and walked flexibly through the forest. Yonas just glanced at it and didn't even raise a gun. The deer was too small to be the target of hunting. Claude said unfortunately: "If it were a little bigger, we would have a good time at noon."
Jonas laughed and said, "There will be a chance. It's still early."
The three of them were attracted by the red deer, and the attention of the three of them became concentrated. After walking for a while, Jonas suddenly stopped. He raised his hand, and Claude and the others were alert to stop making any sounds, and they all listened carefully. The sound of chewing pheasants came from their ears, and there were still a large number.
The three of them looked at it but found nothing. Yonas pointed to the bushes in the northwest. Because the snow was too thick, they could only rely on their voice to know that there was a flock of pheasants there. Without Yonas' command, Colston quietly walked to the left, while Claude walked to the right. The three of them kept a distance of about ten meters, and they walked closer to the bushes.
Nearly twenty meters away from the bushes, the two stopped. Colston picked up a stone from the ground and gestured at Jonas. Jonas half-squatted in the snow and pointed his gun at the bushes. The stone hit the side of the bushes, and the bushes didn't move. Colston smiled ashamedly. However, the sound of the stone falling to the ground also alarmed the pheasant. Claude's stone hit him, which immediately caused five or six pheasants to thrive and jump around.
"Bang" "Bang" "Bang" "Bang" three consecutive gunshots, and three pheasants fell down on the spot, and the other few fled quickly with injuries. Without anyone's command, the gunshots were just orders. The three hounds rushed out immediately and quickly chased the fleeing pheasants. Jonas fired two shots, and Colston fired one. Claude was still ready to enjoy it, but seeing that the hound had already chased him, he had to lower the gun in disappointment.
None of the six pheasants escaped, except for the three dead, the remaining three were captured by the three hunting dogs. Colston rewarded them with a small piece of beef, and they returned to the side with satisfaction. Jonas used the famous German HK knife he carried with him to deal with a dead pheasant, tied it up with a rope, and hung it on the tree branch. He also had to continue hunting, and now he could only hang them here and take them when he went back.
This time, Claude is going to be a pioneer. The gunshots can always arouse the passion in a man's heart, even a gentle man who is usually gentle. As the son of a banker, Claude, who has been dealing with various numbers since childhood, his life is always exquisite and luxurious. Occasionally, he is particularly fascinated by the natural style of this rough and mineral.
The hand holding the gun was trembling, not because of nervousness, but because of excitement. I just saw Jonas skillfully killing the undead pheasant. If it were before, he would have escaped from afar. However, the gunfire just now made him feel that the blood in his chest was stirred up, and he even wanted to vent it. The best way is to shoot a few preys himself.
Colston took out a cigarette and gave each of his two brothers one. The cigarette relieved Claude's excitement. After smoking a cigarette, Claude could finally control his emotions. He took a deep breath, held the gun firmly in his hand, twisted his head, and said firmly: "Go."
When the two teams met in the booked wooden house, they were dragging a rich harvest behind them. However, except for Kane hitting a badger, the rest were pheasants and hares. In such weather, most animals stayed in their nests. If they didn't come out to move, they really couldn't find them. The heavy snow was too thick.
Claude excitedly told the story of killing a hare and a pheasant, which was very different from his past behavior. Kane said with relief: "Claude, you should have more contact with this kind of life. Staying in a lifeless concrete room every day, people's thoughts will become rigid. I am very happy to see you so happy."
Colston whispered: "I don't know what's good? It's more comfortable to hug a girl." Fortunately, Kane didn't hear what he was saying, otherwise he would teach him another lesson.
Everyone rested for nearly half an hour and was about to go home. When they came, they were traveling from the edge of the forest, and now they went back from the middle road. Colston was the youngest and the sled boards that were loaded with prey were pulled by him. There was no big prey, and it was quite easy to pull, but it also made him complain. The rest of them pretended that they could not hear his complaints. After all, everyone wanted to gain something, which made him feel even more wronged.
Kane is familiar with this forest and can't be familiar with it anymore. He leads the way and will not trip the tree roots or step on mud nests. At least, Claude does not always fall like he did at the beginning.
Less than 500 meters away from the castle, they encountered the largest prey they encountered today, an adult moose. The moose is the tallest and largest deer, and (giraffes are not deer) the largest or even more than an adult bull, weighing one ton. Although this moose is not that exaggerated, it weighs more than 700 kilograms only with its shoulders of about 1.8 meters tall.
Such prey is hard to come by. As soon as everyone's eyes locked in the moose, Kane had already shot at its head. "Don't break its skin, shoot it at its head."
Although the head was hit, most of the ammunition was blocked by its shell-like horn, but it also injured one of its eyes. The moose screamed, its head tilted, and its body rushed towards everyone. Yonas stood behind a big tree, aimed at its head and shot it again, and the shot hit the part of its nose. Its thin legs could no longer withstand the heavy weight. With a bent front leg, it lie down in the snow less than five meters away from Yonas.
Several hunting dogs were excited to pounce on the ground, and were tightly pulled. Only then did they realize that they would not need their help and quieted down.
Claude was in a hurry just now, and when he calmed down, his prey had fallen again. But he still shouted excitedly: "This is really a big prey. Dad, can you leave its horns for me?"
Kane looked at Jonas. Jonas knew that because he fired the key shot, he was the one who had the most say. If it were a deer's horns, he would definitely want to keep them. He was just a moose, so he would not be very interested. In his home, there were already several moose horns.
He smiled and said, "Of course, this is our common achievement."
When Claude heard that Jonas had calculated his results, he was even happier and helped everyone move the big guy to the sled. It was obviously not possible to rely on people to pull the sled at this time, so Colston offered to go back and drive the snowmobile.
Everyone came back with a rich harvest and was warmly welcomed by the women in the manor. Moose meat is not only delicious, but also nourishes yin and yang, and has always been a favorite among women. As for men, when they think about the extra effects of venison, they will flock to it.
The fresh deer blood stewed by Delphinia was even more delicious. Yonas ate two servings by himself. The tragic thing was that he had a bloody nose in the afternoon, and he had too much supplementation. Colston laughed aside and kept comforting him that there would be arrangements that would satisfy him in the evening.
In the afternoon, all the men acted together and finally peeled the prey in the morning and processed it. Raymond and Crowder returned home with the shared game. Colston couldn't wait to pull Jonas to take a shower together, preparing for the evening carnival.
Chapter completed!