【Chapter 789】 Yellowstone (Subscription Requested!)
It is a vast valley where meltwater from the snow and ice of Mt. Juwu flows out of the depths of the valley, creating a high mountain flat dam with lush pastures growing on it.
According to the map, it is already part of the public land of Montana, one of the habitats of the North American bison, and one of the hunting grounds open to the public in Yellowstone.
Because of the abundant water sources, the abundance of pasture attracts a large number of herbivores, which in turn attracts predators such as cougars and wild wolves, and the whole valley is very lively.
When Xiao Feng and Xiao Jinyang arrived at the outskirts of the valley, they were just in time for the North American wild wolves to hunt reindeer, and the scene was much more spectacular than the wolves in Biluo Snow Mountain, which immediately attracted their attention.
With plenty of weapons on their bodies, the father and son were also very bold and quietly unloaded their luggage on the outskirts of the valley and found a mountain col to set up camp.
The position of this col is not low, with three sides backed by mountains, which solves the biggest problem of defense, so as not to be attacked by the enemy on the belly and back, and the area of the entire col is not small, not only can accommodate tents, but also four horses are more than enough to put into the col.
The father and son worked together, and soon set up a camping tent, and Xiao Feng also conveniently arranged a series of traps and traps on the periphery of the col, including early warning and defense, as a means of defense at night.
These techniques for survival in the wild, but Xiao Feng asked Xiao Siye for advice little by little when he was at home, and then he tested them in the depths of the mountain on Biluoxue's mobile phone, and they were quite reliable.
Take Xiao Feng's string of cans about 20 meters away from the campsite as an example, this is a good early warning method, the normal mountain wind will not let it sound, only wild animals will touch the mechanism when they break into it, remind Xiao Feng.
After settling down, Xiao Feng and Xiao Jinyang brought long and short guns. Climb up the hill and use your goggles to see the valley three kilometers away.
The wolves that had been preying on the front of the pack had finished their operations and were leisurely enjoying their booty on the grass by the stream, and the frightened deer had returned to normalcy and were drinking water.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Feng remembered a joke. It's the 'just not the slowest runner in the forest'!
The wolves have obviously regarded the deer pack as their long-term meal ticket, and they have not dried up and fished, but they have stopped hunting when they have two red deer to fill their stomachs, and it can be seen that their IQ is not low.
In addition to wolves and deer moving in the valley, a large number of birds also forage on the tidal flats of the creek, and the snow of Juwu Mountain not far away makes for a beautiful and magical picture.
Compared to the stunning Biluo Snow Mountain, the Rocky Mountains are no slouch, and there is more to it than just picturesque. There is also an abundance of flora and fauna.
Compared with the indiscriminate cutting and wild poaching that occurred in China, the United States has carried out quite well in environmental protection and animal protection since the recent past few years, which is incomparable to that of China, which is in the development stage.
After coming to the United States, Xiao Feng was most impressed by the environment, air and abundant wildlife resources, which may be one of the heritage of the old developed countries.
In the history of development, the United States has also paid a huge price like the current China, but with the upgrading and transfer of traditional industries, the local environment of the United States has become much better. Today's high quality of life in the United States is based on the strict pollution of other countries.
In a certain sense, the international hegemony of Laos and the United States is not only based on strong military power. It is also built on the basis of a strong consortium and advanced technology.
For example, we Chinese people need to export 100 million shirts to Americans in order to exchange for a Boeing 787, which contains a large gap in economic added value, which can be seen.
This time, Xiao Feng went to the United States to invest in ranches, in addition to looking for a suitable retreat for the future. Earning money from foreigners is also a very important reason.
The price of the products of 'Jinghu Ranch' is too high, and it is always sold in China, and the money pattern of looting domestic rich is not large, and it comes to the international market. Earning dollars is stylish.
Xiao Jinyang took a telescope and looked around the top of the mountain, and the dazzling array of wild animals made him almost unable to take his eyes off.
For just a while, Xiao Jinyang saw several female bears walking around the valley with their cubs, watching them swaggering, maybe he was used to it.
Although there are still some traces of Asiatic black bears in Biluo Snow Mountain, most of them are in some inaccessible areas, and they cannot be found.
However, the valley is connected to the Yellowstone Highway, and many visitors drive to the outskirts of the valley and enjoy the wildlife from the viewing platform. But the traffic has not affected the rhythm of life of these wild animals, they are still what they should do!
"Lao Mei, this Yellowstone Park is doing very well, I have to let Xiao Yang and them come over to learn from them, and also build our 'Mirror Lake Scenic Area' into a world-famous top park!" In the field of vision of the high-powered telescope, a part of Yellowstone Park is undoubtedly revealed, which makes Xiao Jinyang have more understanding of this world's first park.
Yellowstone National Park was officially named a national park for the protection of wildlife and natural resources on March 1, 1872, and was included in the World Natural Heritage List in 1978. This is the first and largest national park in the world.
Yellowstone National Park covers an area of about 898317 hectares and is mainly located in Wyoming, with parts in Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone National Park is divided into five areas: the Mammoth Hot Springs area in the northwest is dominated by limestone steps, so it is also called the hot steps area, the northeast is the Roosevelt area, which still retains the old western landscape, the middle is the canyon area, where you can enjoy the Yellowstone Grand Canyon and waterfalls, the southeast is the Yellowstone Lake area, mainly the lake and mountains, and the west and southwest are the geyser area, which is full of geysers, hot springs, steam, hot pools, mud floors and fumaroles, and there is a historical monument museum in the park.
Yellowstone National Park is one of the largest volcanic craters in the world, and it has one of the largest forests in the world, with about 90% of the total forest area and about 10% of the water surface in the entire United States. There are more than 10,000 hot springs and more than 300 geysers. It is home to more than 290 waterfalls. There are landscapes such as Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone River, canyons, waterfalls and hot springs in the park, and it is a prestigious tourist attraction.
In the just-released "End of the World 2012", Yellowstone became the world's largest volcanic eruption site. Its spectacular scenes are terrifying to all moviegoers.
It is precisely because of the movie that the number of tourists visiting Yellowstone Park has increased dramatically this year, which also makes the person in charge of the park administration happy!
Proudly called "the most unique magical paradise on earth" by Americans, Yellowstone National Park is easily accessible and has more than 500 kilometers of mountain roads that connect the main attractions of each scenic spot. There are more than 1,500 kilometres of hiking trails.
In front of such a spectacular Yellowstone Park, although the 'Mirror Lake Scenic Area' covers an area of one-third of Yellowstone Park, it is far from Yellowstone Park in terms of infrastructure construction and scenic spots.
In fact, this is also a very normal thing, after all, Yellowstone Park has been established for 140 years, and the construction of the 'Mirror Lake Scenic Area' has only been 5 years.
In a sense, Yellowstone Park is a template for the future development of the 'Mirror Lake Scenic Area', and the 'Mirror Lake Scenic Area' can fully formulate its own development strategy in accordance with the development trajectory of Yellowstone Park.
"That's no problem!" Xiao Feng nodded. said: "The weather in Yellowstone Park in August and September is the most pleasant, call Brother Yang and them over in a few days, we can drive around the park!"
Part of the 'Dream Ranch' borders the periphery of Yellowstone Park, but there is no road, not to mention that Xiao Feng and Xiao Jinyang can stand on the hill to observe the situation of Yellowstone, and if you want to enter Yellowstone Park from this direction, you have to trek at least some distance in the dense forest.
Therefore, Xiao Feng and Xiao Jinyang did not plan to enter the park this time, but walked around the periphery. Look for the right prey, and when you're done hunting, leave.
Don't look at the old United States, the government department issued a hunting license very happily. However, there are still strict rules about the animals that are hunted, so it is not easy to find the prey.
For example, female bears with cubs cannot be hunted under any circumstances, and animals that have not yet reached maturity are not within the scope of hunting, and only those males whose body size and physiological development have reached maturity can be attacked, which undoubtedly narrows the scope of hunting.
While increasing the difficulty. It also makes the hunting process more interesting, not hunting for the sake of hunting, which makes the feeling of killing much weaker for the hunter.
After standing on the hill and observing some of the conditions in the valley, Xiao Jinyang and Xiao Feng began to prepare the ingredients for today's dinner. This is the main purpose of camping in the mountains.
Yellowstone is a biological paradise with 7 species of ungulates, 2 species of bears and 67 other species of mammals, 322 species of birds, 16 species of fish and transboundary gray wolves, more than 1,100 species of native plants, more than 200 species of exotic plants and more than 400 species of thermophilic microorganisms.
Therefore, hunting in this mountain forest is not a difficult thing, especially for hunters like Xiao Feng and Xiao Jinyang, who are fully armed and carry two powerful hounds, it is undoubtedly an easy thing.
After a while, Xiao Feng hunted and killed three fat wild ducks with a crossbow, and Baiyun Heitu excitedly rushed up and took them all back.
Yellowstone is home to a number of protected animals that cannot be hunted, but animals such as the mallard, which is very large in the world, are not hunted.
There are a lot of elk, but considering that Xiao Feng and his father can't eat it all, they have to give up. In the end, it was Baiyun Heitu who personally went out and caught two North American long-legged big-eared rabbits in the shrubs and meadows near the mountain forest, which were several levels bigger than the Chinese hares.
Xiao Feng weighed it a little, these two long-legged big-eared rabbits with slightly gray fur weighed about 8 kilograms, and they were heavy in their hands.
With these two rabbits, tonight's dinner is naturally settled, Xiao Feng and his father began to make zuò dinner at three o'clock in the afternoon, and the smoke rose in the jungle, bringing a warm feeling.
Because of the good hunting skills of the white clouds and black soil, the fur of the two North American long-legged and big-eared rabbits was not damaged, so Xiao Feng decided to peel them off completely and take them home to make two rabbit skin hats for the children.
Skinning the prey is a basic skill that every hunter in Ginkgo Village needs to master, and Xiao Feng has learned from Xiao Siye for so long, so he has naturally mastered it. When he was in Ginkgo Village, Xiao Feng had skinned not a hundred rabbits but eighty, so his movements were not slow.
In less than a quarter of an hour, two intact rabbit skins were peeled off, and Xiao Jinyang first used plant ash to clean up the flesh and blood of Pishan, and then rolled them up and kept them at home to tann.
After peeling the skin, Xiao Feng quickly eviscerated the two rabbits, then propped them up with an iron rack, and began to coat them with sauce, which should be used for barbecue tonight, and it should taste good.
As for a few wild ducks, after Xiao Feng plucked his feathers and cleaned up the internal organs, he chopped them into mahjong sizes, first blanched them in boiling water, then stirred them with oil, put them in clean water and simmered them, and finally put in potato pieces, and a large pot of fragrant wild duck roasted potatoes was made!
As for the soup, the fresh mushrooms that Xiao Feng and Xiao Jinyang harvested along the way today came in handy, and after a while, the entire campsite was filled with all kinds of delicious aromas, causing the white clouds and black soil to flow down.
Because there are two horses carrying luggage, Xiao Feng and Xiao Jinyang's trip to the field this time is not a hard time, although the conditions are a little simple, but all kinds of materials are still available.
For example, Xiao Feng brought two pieces of beer, and barbecued meat with beer in the wild, which is undoubtedly the happiest thing for men!
When the sun began to set on the other side of the mountain, Xiao Feng's dinner was ready, and the father and son set up the simple table, and took out the cold beer in the stream, ready to enjoy the second dinner in the wilderness.
However, at this time, the white clouds and black soil suddenly barked, and the barking of hounds was also heard below the hill, and the quiet jungle became extremely lively for a while.
At this time, Xiao Feng realized that there were other hunters or tourists coming down the mountain, and he couldn't help but look at each other from the ground.
Although they saw some tourists on the other side of the valley today, Xiao Feng and Xiao Jinyang never thought that they would meet other people, after all, the terrain between the valleys was too complicated for ordinary people to cross the valley. What's more, there are still a large number of gray wolves and brown bears living in the valley, so no one should risk their lives to cross the valley, right?
However, since the people had already walked to the bottom of the hill, according to some of the hunters' traditions, Xiao Feng was naturally not suitable to continue to be silent, but stood up and greeted the people on the other side of the mountain and forest.
Xiao Feng is also looking forward to what kind of people can go deep into the mountains? (To be continued...... R1292