At night, I set up a tent at the foot of the Rocky Mountain, and then dug a hole in the snow, laid a moisture-proof mat, and the people who were well fed and drunk got into their sleeping bags, which was quite warm.

Black rice and wheat are on guard, and there is a big guy like McGee, the night is very stable, and the next day is dawn, the warm sun is still shining on the earth, and it is a sunny day, so that everyone's hearts are happy.

After eating in the morning, Qin Yi led everyone up the gentle hillside for a while, and then began to search for prey nearby.

The Rocky Mountains in winter are much quieter than in summer.

In summer, the mountains and forests are lush and green, colorful blueberries, and blue, pink, yellow, red, purple and other colors of hyacinths, during which birds and beasts roar, streams and springs dingdong, it can be said that it is gorgeous and colorful, and all things sing.

And now, in addition to the mottled shadows of the trees, the eyes are full of snow, full of solemn atmosphere, even the passing birds and beasts do not want to stay too long, or look for a while, or bow their heads and sniff, for the morning food, one by one, in a hurry.

Today, the four men, each carrying a bag of pots and pans, vegetables, cooked beef and other ingredients, as well as some outdoor tools, only tents and sleigh cars, were sent back to the ranch fence in the morning.

This was to prevent them from being attacked by the predators of the mountain while they were hunting.

Moreover, according to Angel's wishes, a tent was set up for a few cows, and the ground was covered with moisture-proof mats, so that there was no worry about freezing the cows!

It's a national treasure!

And Qin Yi and his party will hunt nearby for a day and return in the evening.

The warm morning sun shines on it, and at the same time, it is also a little dry, which is the weather in winter.

Everyone put on some moisturizer and fought the dry weather.

A few people shuttled through the dead woods. All the way forward, Black Rice Wheat ran back and forth, and McGee still followed behind with her big ass grinding.

Teddy had short legs, and it was quite difficult to walk in the snow, so in order to speed up the trip, Qin Yi simply carried it. Anyway, the weight of dozens of pounds, for him that changed. In terms of physical strength, it is not a problem at all!

Angel has also been held by several women in turn, looking around curiously along the way.

Ryan and Hobbes' mission is the most important: track down the prey!

If there's one better place to do winter in the Rocky Mountains than summer, it's the ease of tracking down prey.

There is a thick layer of snow on the ground, and as long as an animal passes by, it will definitely leave hoof prints, so as long as you are careful to distinguish them. You can tell what animal it is, what direction it is going, and even the approximate time of passing through this place!

Both of them are decades of old cowboys, old hunters, the most experienced, maybe their whole life, in addition to being a cowboy, the most proficient, I'm afraid it's hunting!

In the words that Ryan has emphasized many times: When I was young, if the lad didn't know how to hunt. I can't find a daughter-in-law!

That's it.

Ye put the most relaxed, just hanging behind the pots and pans. Walking with a jingle sound, quite a sharp style of performance art, making the little girl giggle along the way, and shouting, "Uncle Ye Fang is very fun!" ”

This guy is informal, and deliberately teases the little girl to play, finding a stick to knock on the bottom of the pot. sang a song "Jingle Bell" for Angel, and the funny appearance added a lot of fun to everyone!

It didn't take long for the two sisters' heroic Amanda to be the first to get acquainted with Ye Fang. The two divided the pots and pans, and cooperated to form a kitchenware band, the devil and the brutalist throat, which suddenly made the music style of the whole team have a new change!

Now there is no shadow of prey, and there are black rice wheat and McGee sentry, so naturally there is no trouble in keeping quiet and being careful, so the entire hunting team was made miserable by Ye Fang and Amanda.

In fact, there was no one in the team who really appreciated their music, Angel was watching their strange performance, and Susa, Chlo, and Sara were more interested in chatting, carrying shotguns on their backs, and walking side by side to chat happily.

Qin Yi, who was in front of the team, observed the second eagle in the sky, and when he was on the road, he took the photos of the white-tailed deer and the black-tailed deer to show them, wanting them to help find prey.

At that time, the two little guys tilted their heads, looked at the photos, looked at Qin Yi, and it took a long time to figure out what he meant, and then soared into the sky, hovering high in the air, searching carefully.

"Yi, come and see!"

At this time, Ryan, who was walking in the front, shouted, and then crouched down to observe the snow with Hobbs.

Qin Yi took two steps closer, saw some animal hoof prints on the snow, came down from the mountain on the left, and went diagonally to the right front, extending in the direction of the ranch fence.

He crouched down beside the two of them, letting go of Teddy, who was kicking his limbs to come down, and then observed the hoof prints on the ground.

Due to the depth of the snow, the hoof prints are not very well preserved during the steps, but the general shape can still be faintly seen, like a butterfly with open wings, slightly narrower and longer, the hoof prints have two front toes, slender and pointed, and the two hind toes are relatively short and flat.

"Yi, this is the hoof print of the white-tailed deer, it can't be wrong!" Hobbes pointed to a few of the clearer ones in the row of messy hoof prints, and said to Qin Yi with an affirmative expression.

Ryan also nodded, the two of them come to hunt every year, decades of experience, can't be wrong.

"It seems to have passed in the direction of the pasture. Haha, the abundance of our pasture has spread among the animals! ”

Qin Yi listened to Ryan's joke, and also smiled, and then carefully observed the hoof prints, keeping them in his heart, and coming out to hunt in the future, these experiences can be put into practice.

"What's wrong? Did you find it? ”

At this time, Ye Da musician, who had been "playing music" all the way, saw the movement in front of him, and also came up, his face was full of expectation, and he muttered in his heart: If there is prey, who still plays music!

Ryan glanced at Qin Yi, who was smiling and silent, and turned his head to reply: "Yes, Ye, according to our judgment, there is a small group of 7 or 8 white-tailed deer that passed in the direction of the pasture from here." Looking at the weather and hoof prints, it should be early in the morning when you pass by here. ”

"Then let's chase after it!"

Amanda also came up, and it was her first real hunting, and Miles's little farm was just a turkey and a hare.

It's a white-tailed deer, a big wild animal!

Seeing that several people were looking at him, Qin Yi didn't delay, took off his backpack, took out his skis and handed them to everyone, "Change into skis, it's fast and effortless." ”

Everyone changed into skis and glided in the direction of their prey.

Even Angel has a pair of children's skis, watching her happily change into them, happily gliding around on the snow, adults can't help but be infected by her happiness, one by one, because of the discovery of prey, the spirit of uplifting, better.

With the goal, the hunting team is no longer as lazy as before, and acts like a professional hunter, sometimes fast, sometimes squatting to reconnoitre, and it is quite like a thing for a while.

There were only three people, Kolo, Sousa and Sara, and the journey was like skiing on the slopes, teasing the little girl, talking and laughing, like an outing.

They really don't have much interest in hunting, they just regard this trip as a trip to accompany Qin Yi, in their hearts, just have fun!

After sliding like this for about ten minutes, in the distance, I could already see a barrier like a ranch fence, and knew that the prey should be nearby.

Outside the fence, there is also a small amount of grass that spreads from the pasture, and you can see it when you peel off the snow.

With food, this small herd of white-tailed deer shouldn't go far.

At the same time, this is the reason why herbivores gather outside the enclosure and are reluctant to walk. (To be continued......)