1942, I lived on hunting

Li Lahu: "As for tigers, there shouldn't be any here, but there are creatures in this area that are more dangerous than wolves and comparable to tigers. There are some near our village. One night this fall, I had severe pain and couldn't sleep, and I heard its low roar, coming from the mountains not far away!"

Li Hao: "Ah? No way?"

Li Lahu: "Of course not. Did I hear it wrong? There are so many wild animals in this mountain! Wild boars, wild sheep, wild deer, wolves, foxes, monkeys, raccoons, owls, etc. There are many kinds! This year the weather is dry and there is a lack of food. Many animals have a hard time surviving the winter. Just look at how lively the nights in the mountains are!"

Li Hao was fascinated by what he heard.

Zhang Lianshun and Qiao Dadong were stunned as they watched the two people discussing heatedly.

Li Lahu: "You just listen to it, but you dare not go to the mountains alone! Especially at night, you will die without knowing how. When I am not busy, I just go around the village to catch rabbits and pheasants to feed the soldiers. I dare not go far away, it is not safe."

Li Hao: "Okay, I'll set up some traps around here in the next two days to catch some rabbits, pheasants and the like!

When we get to the deep mountains in the future and have the conditions, we will think about catching a big one!"

Li Lahu: "Do you know how to do it? What do you use to catch it?"

Li Hao: "I'm not very good at it, but the stuff I prepared is very good! Brother Shun?"

Zhang Lianshun came back to his senses: "Ah?"

"Did you get me my trap and wire? And my tent?"

Qiao Dadong: "I brought it back. It's in the storage room. I always forget to bring it to you."

Li Hao: "Take me to get it. I'm going to go for a walk this afternoon. If I catch a rabbit, I'll roast it. Do you like spicy rabbit, brother Li?"

Li Lahu: "I like to eat spicy rabbit head!"

Li Hao: "It's settled! We'll have spicy rabbit heads tomorrow." After saying that, he followed Zhang Lianshun and Qiao Dadong to get the things.

After getting the tent and other things and setting them up, they prepared to go around the village. Zhang Lianshun and Qiao Dadong were both resting recently and didn't have to attend training. They had someone say hello to Captain Li and went with Li Hao with a rifle, and they could also be bodyguards. Li Lahu was also a hunter, and since he wasn't very busy in the afternoon, he went along to take a look.

Li Hao secretly took out a wire noose from the space, and Zhang Lianshun held two animal traps in his hands. The three of them walked towards a wasteland slope outside the village.

There are scattered small terraces under the barren slopes. The soil quality of these terraces is not good, so wheat cannot be grown. Only cold-resistant crops such as corn and sorghum can be grown. Even these crops do not grow well, and there are always wild animals that come to destroy them. Most people don't like these terraces, but the elderly in the village can't sit still. Planting some crops will be better if they can get some harvest, but they won't be disappointed if they don't get any.

These terraces are next to the barren grass slopes, where the soil is thick enough for rabbits to dig holes and live in, so there are many rabbits here. Li Lahu came here in late spring and early summer and caught a rabbit, and there should still be some now.

To be honest, Li Hao was not very good at finding traces, so he asked Li Lahu for advice.

Li Hao: "Brother Li, how do you catch rabbits?"

Li Lahu: "How else can you catch a rabbit? There are only a few ways!"

Li Hao: "I'm not very good at finding trails and determining routes, Brother Li, are you good at it?"

Li Lahu: "This is very simple and easy to distinguish. Rabbits always take the old path. Every time they come out of the hole, they follow the same path. They run day and night, and the grass and dead leaves on the ground are reduced. When the ground is exposed, it will appear very clear. The dead grass or small tree roots that are in the way will be bitten off and cleaned up. You just need to see which small animal trail is the cleanest. If the animal trail is full of weeds, it means that this animal trail is no longer useful."

While Li Lahu was explaining to Li Hao, he also found some real situations for him to compare and distinguish, and soon Li Hao understood. Li Lahu is indeed an experienced old hunter. His concept is different from that of a novice like Li Hao. He always squats down and lowers his body, putting himself in the shoes of a rabbit to observe, and can quickly find the right place to set the trap. Moreover, he will never destroy the original environment casually, and even pick up the grass that he accidentally knocked down.

What is even more admirable is the traps he set. The positions of the traps are very particular, all at the nodes of the animal trail. The pits are dug in a moderate size, and the soil dug out is not thrown around. After the traps are set, they are used for backfilling. Finally, some dry soil is collected from a distant place, rubbed into fine powder by hand, and sprinkled on the traps little by little to hide the traps. This is not the end. A thin thorn branch is used to scrape the soil flat, and finally some grass foam is carefully sprinkled on it for camouflage. The fixed piles and connecting chains next to it are also carefully hidden, and then some stones or thorn branches are found to be swung to block the rabbits, so that when they reach here, they must step on the traps!

It's not enough to use it to catch rabbits! It's enough to catch wild boars or wolves and other prey with a keen sense of smell and alertness.

Li Hao followed and studied seriously. Whether it was setting traps or snares, he learned some good tricks. It's really hard to tell until you compare them. Li Hao's level is not even worthy of carrying shoes for others. He just relied on good equipment and a lot of equipment! Look at other people's equipment, a bayonet, some hemp ropes, and even no traps, but they can still catch rabbits. And what about him? He directly set up a trap. Fortunately, this year's weather was dry and there was a lack of food. Rabbits, pheasants and other small animals were almost starving. In a better year, with Li Hao's level, he should just rest at home!

After this area was arranged, there was still a lot of wire rope left, so they moved to another place.

This time, they moved to a patch of brambles. Li Lahu was very good at adapting to local conditions. The wire rope snare was not equipped with a fixed stake. It was convenient to fix the wire rope in the brambles. Just tie one end to the brambles. The snare Li Lahu set was of moderate size and height. He could even roughly infer the size of the rabbit based on the footprints and feces and adjust it accordingly. He is really a master at catching rabbits!

Li Lahu didn't think so. In his opinion, hunters who had never hunted tigers could not be called masters. Only those who could hunt tigers with the simplest and most primitive weapons and tools in their hands could be admired by him. Li Hao thought it was better to forget it. His request was an impossible task.

After spending about two hours setting up the trap, Li Lahu was about to go back to work, and told Li Hao to come early tomorrow to check, and he would leave the surprise of catching prey to Li Hao, and he would not come. Li Hao must be very happy, but he didn't know if he would collect the prey after catching it if he hunted with others. He would have to try it tomorrow to find out.

The group turned and walked towards the village. Halfway through the journey, they heard a gunshot, followed by another. Li Hao knew that Maodan and his observer were shooting at the third target, but he didn't know if they hit it.

At this time, Captain Li sent someone to notify Li Hao to come over. Knowing that Li Hao came here to catch rabbits, he came over to greet him. Li Hao asked Li Lahu, Zhang Lianshun and others if they wanted to go and see the excitement. They were also very curious, so they followed Li Hao to the shooting position to watch the excitement.