Not far from the cattle pen, Old Patton smoked a cigarette, looked down at the skeleton of the livestock, and muttered, "It must have been some big guys." ”

Gray wolves poaching cattle and sheep happen many times a year in the snowy mountain pastures.

However, this year is a little unusual, the number of those cunning guys seems to be particularly large, and the wide footprints are densely scattered around the cattle pen, which is the fourth time in the pasture that this has happened in the past half a month.

They are a subspecies of the gray wolf, the British Columbia wolf, which lives in the forests, mountains, boreal grasslands, and meadows of most of Western Canada, and is the largest wild dog animal in the world.

Weighing up to 70 kilograms, female British Columbia wolves are on average 1.8 meters long, usually five to ten in groups, and the common Zongxiong is in their diet, belonging to the top of the biological chain.

"A few more died, and they didn't even let go of Danma Niu, they really damn it!" Han Qianshan walked over and shouted loudly.

Martinez lowered his head and whispered to Han Qianshan: "Boss, it's all my fault, I didn't lock the door last night, and these wolves opened the door and got in." ”

"It's okay, we don't usually lock the door, but be careful during this time. ”

"It's good that no one came out last night, otherwise it would have been really bad. ”

Father Han rubbed his hands and said, the weather has become a little cold in November, he has just come out in a hurry, and he is still wearing pajamas.

"What's wrong, Dad?"

Hearing the voice of his son behind him, the father hurriedly turned around and covered the boy's eyes: "Don't look at this, Martinez, Jones, deal with these quickly." ”

"Those gray wolves are here again, aren't they? ”

Han Xuan wanted to take his hand away, but unfortunately it was too tight, and he said helplessly.

"Well, four more Merino sheep died, and a calf died. ”

"There are still a few adults in the boss's cattle pen who have been scratched. John said, seeing the father and son looking over, he continued to speak: "But the injury is not too serious, the most serious one was bitten on the neck, the bleeding has stopped, and there is no danger to life." ”

"Those damn them!"

Old Barton was so angry that his beard shook and stomped on his cigarette, and said to Anderson: "You go and ask Charles and Grover of the Park Service how much hunting they have this fall!"

Seeing that Old Barton was so angry, John couldn't help but mourn for those wolves in his heart, came to Han Qianshan's side, and whispered, "Do you want to take you to see those injured cows?"

"Okay. Father Han took two steps, turned to the boy and said, "You go home first." ”

Han Xuan nodded, although he also wanted to go, he knew that this father, who was more protective of calves than a cow, was taking care of him, so he walked home alone.

In autumn, the vegetation on the roadside is a little withered, and the pale yellow grass and woods also have a different atmosphere.

Cowboys are busy driving their livestock out to eat the last crop of grass before the winter rain and snow arrive. They are all calves and lambs, or seedlings used for breeding, and the adults have been kept in the cattle pens and fed concentrate every day for fattening, and they are not far from the day when they are sold.

The boy saw a station wagon coming from afar, and his heart moved, and he hurriedly waved and shouted, "Doctor Fanny, here!"

The station wagon came to a halt next to the boy and rolled down the glass to reveal a slightly fleshy face, inside was a middle-aged white woman, who was not the doctor who treated the man, but the best veterinarian near Augusta.

Fanny smiled at the boy and asked, "Where are your fathers?" I heard that some cows have been scratched by gray wolves. ”

"They're here tonight, and you want me to take you there?" Dr. Fanny. Han Xuan said to her with a grin.

The woman leaned over to help him open the door, turned her head and said, "Come up, boy." ”

"How's that miniature donkey doing?" said Fanny, starting the car and looking ahead.

"McDull's sprained leg has healed, and for my birthday last month, my grandfather gave me two chinchillas. ”

"Those cute little things? How big are they? ”

"Three months, it should be. ”

"It's just the age of knowing your owner, they will remember you, you have to take good care of them, you know. ”

"Of course, I like them a lot, but what if they always poop as they go?"

“……”

"This Aunt Fanny can't help it, just keep them in a cage or outside the house. ”

After a few words, Fanny followed the boy to the door, and Han Xuan waited for her to enter before following.

Old Barton and the others were cleaning the cattle pen, and the surroundings were dry and clean, although the weather was getting colder, and the unhygienic wounds would still infect those wounds.

Seeing his father's eyes staring at him, the boy hurriedly said, "I sent Lady Fanny here." ”

"Hello Dr. Fanny, excuse me. After Han Qianshan finished speaking, he turned his head and scolded with a smile: "How many times has Fanny been here, will she not know the way?"

"Stay away from these cows, they're frightened and will attack you, little slippery head. ”

"Yes, I know!" the boy nodded, and walked over to lie down on the railing.

Inside were six wounded Tajima cows, separated separately, with more or less scratches and bite marks on their bodies.

The one that was bitten on the neck could only nest on the hay, and Han Xuan could feel their painful emotions.

Fanny walked into the fence with her toolbox and went to check on the lying Tajima cow first.

When the cow saw someone coming, she wanted to turn her head but couldn't move, so she snorted twice and lay down again, letting the veterinarian grope for it.

Soon after, Fanny turned off the flashlight, looked up and said to a few people outside, "It was so badly injured that it was almost bitten by a gray wolf in the major artery." ”

"I'll clean and suture the wound first, and then I'll carry the cow out and leave it alone to rest, and I'll have to watch it for a while to know what is going on. ”

"What about the other cows?"

Hearing Han Qianshan's inquiry, Doctor Fanny stood up, inspected their wounds, and then looked at the mental state of these cows, and said with a smile: "It's just a little frightened, you can rest for a few days after the wounds are detoxified." ”

After speaking, he opened the box and began to clean their wounds with water, wiped them dry and smeared with iodine tincture, and deiodized them with alcohol after stitching.

After finishing her work, Fanny stopped what she was doing, raised her head and said, "These cows are really good, now there are only snowy mountain pastures in the United States, right?"

"Last time, the largest rancher in Wyoming sent someone over, and our boss didn't sell 100,000 breeding cattle. Johnton said proudly.

"Are these sold? I mean slaughtered. Fanny smiled and lowered her head to help the other cows clean up.

"Not yet, I'm going to try it this year, you see the thirty heads over there, and now they're fattening, and they can raise 2 kilograms of meat a day. ”

There was a soft sound outside, and the boy turned his head to see that it was Anderson who was back, and the young man smiled: "People from the Park Service said that this year in British Columbia and Alberta, the number of gray wolves has increased a lot. ”

"There are hundreds of birds that have come to Flathead, and they have destroyed the local ecological balance, and hunting is allowed!"

"How many can you kill?" said Old Barton, who was immediately overjoyed when he heard the news.

"Twenty or so, only adult British Columbia wolves. ”

The old cowboy was even happier, turned his head and said, "Boss, let's go hunting, shall we? ”

"Then we'll go in the afternoon. ”

After speaking, Han Qianshan squinted at the boy and continued: "Treat me honestly this time, you are not allowed to go!"