Chapter 4136 Arranging traps
This is not the autumn harvest season, so the wild boars are not approaching the farmland of the village. They are all looking for food in the deep mountains, so it is not easy to find their traces on the outskirts of the forest.
After everyone walked for four hours, Liu Chuanzhi finally stopped because he found wild boar excrement.
"There are traces of wild boar activity here!"
Liu Chuanzhi said excitedly.
Everyone happily gathered around and stared at the pile of wild boar excrement stuck in it.
After being confirmed by several experienced people, they knew they had arrived in a wild boar activity area.
Then everyone discussed it, put the supplies and equipment where they were, and started to spread out to search.
Everyone was divided into several groups, with at least three people in each group. Yu Fei took Ding Taotao and Zhu Cheng into a group, and then went up the hillside to search. The reason why he chose this direction was because Yu Fei liked to go to high places.
Memorize the topography and landforms in all directions, so that you will not get lost.
And in fact, Yu Fei didn't tell anyone else that this place looked a bit familiar to him. When he lost his memory before, he kept wandering around in the mountains and forests, so he walked through a lot of places.
Searching all the way to the top of the mountain, they found some traces of animal activity, including footprints made by wild boars.
When he reached the top of the mountain, Yu Fei looked up into the distance. This was not the highest mountain, so he could not see very far, but he could still take in a lot of terrain.
There are mountains in all directions, and the mountain forests are very dense. About ten years ago, hunters often came here, and there were still people picking mountain products here. However, few people have come here in recent years, so the traces of human activities are very rare.
Already.
"The traces left by the wild boars are so messy that you can't even tell where they came from or where they left!"
Ding Taotao really concentrated on looking for traces of the wild boar, but in the end she was very disappointed and told Yu Fei that she really hoped that she would make a contribution.
"Actually, the habits of wild boars are to be active from dusk to night, and they sleep in their dens during the day. So if you find a wild boar at this time, you have found the wild boar's den, and you have really made a great contribution, but the probability is
Not big!”
Yu Fei turned to Ding Taotao and said, these wild animals are full of survival skills. They can't be so stupid that they can easily find their nests. So Yu Fei first observed the terrain. He knew that there was little chance of harvesting anything during the day.
But let experienced people find some of the main movement routes of wild boars, or where people get and drink water, and lay some traps in advance. Otherwise, even if they find wild boars now, they will not be able to pounce on them and fight them.
Even if Yu Fei had that strength, he didn't want to do this with the wild boar. It was too harmful and would easily expose his secrets.
"Boss, there is a patch of land over there with sparse vegetation and very low terrain. It looks like there are a lot of pebbles. If I guess correctly, there may be a spring over there, which is a place for wild animals to drink water. It is also suitable for us to camp at night!"
After Zhu Cheng observed it for a while, he came over and said to Yu Fei.
"Um!"
Yu Fei nodded, agreeing with Zhu Cheng's judgment. Yu Fei actually saw it more clearly than Zhu Cheng. There was indeed a spring over there, and there were even small animals drinking water around him at the moment.
After they had observed it, they started to go down the mountain and walked towards the previously determined meeting point.
When they turned back, many other people also came back. Like Ding Taotao, although there were a lot of wild boar activities here, some were early and some were late, and it was also very messy, making it difficult to tell where the wild boars were coming from.
and the way out.
"Look at the activity traces of wild boars, mainly adult wild boars. Many of the traces you find should be left by young wild boars. The cubs of any animal have one characteristic, that is, they are active and run around, and wild boar cubs are no exception.
, so it leaves the most traces, but no pattern can be seen!”
"Adult wild boars are more familiar with their activity range, so they generally follow fixed routes. According to my inference, the wild boar's nest should be in the southeast. We can search in the southeast!"
An experienced worker explained to many confused people the reasons for their judgment, and then the worker himself had a certain direction.
The others immediately followed, and it happened that the direction the other party was talking about was the same direction that Yu Fei and the others found suitable for camping at night.
Everyone took their tools and set off again. The worker who could see the traces of the wild boar naturally started to lead the way. In this way, they moved forward and came to the edge of the mountain spring.
"This is where these nearby animals get water. It hasn't rained recently, so many of them mainly rely on this spring to drink water. However, there is a lot of water in the spring, forming a creek, so there are more uncertainties!"
When the villagers leading the way saw the spring, they immediately introduced it to everyone.
Everyone also saw a lot of animal droppings around here, including wild boar, hare, pheasant, wild deer, etc.
"Let's block the creek for him! Then they won't have to come here to drink water!"
Guan Sanxing, a brilliant man, immediately expressed his thoughts.
"Are you planning to stop doing business and build a dam here?"
Xu Bo looked sideways at Guan Sanxing and asked.
“@#¥%……”
Guan Sanxing also realized how unreliable his idea was, and he admired Xu Bo from the bottom of his heart, so Xu Bo stopped talking after he finished speaking.
"This is not difficult. Animals usually have fixed places to drink water. The more times they go to a place, the weaker the animals' defenses become. Although there seems to be traces of wild boars drinking water here, it doesn't look like an important place. Let's take a look.
If you search forward along the stream, you will definitely be able to find other spots, which will be convenient for you to see other traces of wild boar activities!”
The experienced worker said that his ancestors were hunters, so he knew better.
"Okay, but I guess we can't go back today. We need to find a place to stay tonight. I think the neighborhood looks good. There are more rocks and less grass. How about using this place as a camping location tonight?"
Zhu Cheng asked. He and Yu Fei had exchanged ideas before, and Yu Fei also thought it would be okay here.
"It doesn't work here. We have to find a high-lying location. Although I have seen the weather forecast here and I am sure it won't rain. But if it rains in other places and causes flash floods, this is the place we must pass!"
"And if you look at the mountains over there, they are too steep. Although the possibility of landslides is small, it is not impossible, so this place is not suitable. Let's go along the creek, and I will choose another location!"
The descendant of the hunter rejected the idea of doing it for Zhu Cheng. Although Zhu Cheng was the manager, we usually had a good relationship with each other, and they knew that Zhu Cheng was not someone who couldn't listen to suggestions, so he spoke up.
"You have a point!"
After hearing this, Zhu Cheng nodded and looked at Yu Fei. This is the experience that our ancestors have learned through their lives, so we must obey such experience.
They started to move along the creek again. Because it occasionally rained and the mountains and rivers swelled, there were fewer plants on both sides and they could see clearly, but there were many rocks and it was not that easy to walk.
After walking for a while, the descendant of the hunter stopped, squatted down and looked at the mud on the ground, and then looked around.
"This is one of the important drinking spots for wild boars. We can camp on the hillside there tonight! After we are ready, we will follow the traces left by the wild boars and go to the other side of the mountain to prepare traps!"
The descendant of the hunter spoke.
Liu Chuanzhi also agreed with this person's ideas. He had some experience, but not as rich as him, especially in terms of theory.
Some people may not understand what he said, but Liu Chuanzhi knew that the nose of a wild boar was no worse than that of a hunting dog. If they lived too close to the place where they were caught, the smell would be too strong, and a fire would have to be made at night.
Stop coming if you see it.
So we have to camp on one side of the mountain and set up a trap on the other side. Moreover, the water source is not intended for wild boars to drink tonight, just to help determine the wild boar's route.
Everyone started as they were told. First, they cleared out the camping area. The grass on the hillside was quickly cut with a sickle. After sprinkling insect repellent powder and realgar powder, they were no longer afraid of various poisons. They put daily necessities here where no one would be.
If the guard animals don't come close, the animals won't be able to bear the smell.
Then everyone took their tools and came to the other side of the mountain. The descendants of the hunters found the route that adult wild boars often take when leading other wild boars. Many people called others pig-brained. In fact, the IQ of pigs is also a smart player in the animal world, but it was
People become lazy after raising wild boars, and people think wild boars are stupid.
After observing the wild boar's route, this descendant of the hunter took out a red cloth, tried the direction, and then led everyone to the downwind direction, so that the smell on their bodies would not rush in front of the wild boar.
, it is difficult for wild boars to detect them in advance through scent.
Then they began to prepare the trap. After finding a suitable location, the men picked up shovels and began to dig the hole. They wanted to arrange the iron cage underground so that the wild boar would be better caught if it fell in. If it were placed on the ground, the wild boar might remember it.
Depending on the previous terrain, no matter how well you disguise yourself, you may be seen to be abnormal.
Even the excavated soil has to be transported to other invisible locations and hidden, and the extra mountain of soil is obvious.
Because they want to catch live animals, ordinary animal traps, metal rings and other methods cannot be used. Wild boars are ferocious by nature and can easily become disabled during a struggle.
They were all good at work, even the two women were no exception. They also helped transfer the excavated soil, packed it in bags, and then carried it to a low-lying place where it was washed out by water.
When you're done, just collect some grass seeds around and scatter them, and soon the place will be full of life.
Yu Fei and Guan Sanxing were in the best health, so they were the main ones digging holes. For those who really couldn't help, they went to collect some other disguised items in advance.
The descendants of the hunters went to the wild boar's route in advance, wearing gloves on their hands, and then wrapped the gloves with grass, and then began to scatter corn kernels scatteredly. This was done to prevent their own smell from being contaminated as much as possible.
The wild boar's strong sense of smell detects corn kernels, and then spreads them early. Even if there is a little smell, it can be dispersed early. These are the details of hunters who go out to hunt, and outsiders don't know it.
It took more than an hour to dig the pit. Put the iron cage in, close the lid, set up the mechanism, then spread hay, and finally sprinkled with fallen leaves. After pretending to be almost like a wild environment, everyone will touch the mechanism.
The traction rope is pulled far away.
The descendants of the hunter had already found a hiding place for everyone in advance. It was a big stone, more than two meters high, and it was very difficult for people to climb up. No matter how ferocious the wild boar was, it couldn't rush up.
The descendants of the hunter even eliminated the traces left by everyone around the trap, and the trap was finally ready before the afternoon.
Chapter completed!