Chapter 617: Deer Hunt
Autumn in Australia, slightly cool, autumn is crisp, the sky in Queensland is high and quiet, the fresh air is mixed with a faint fragrance, the tall eucalyptus trees are still lush, and the wisps of sunlight shine on the carpet-like grass from the gaps in the trees, and there is no barrenness in sight, only emerald green and golden, which is as beautiful as an oil painting.
The turquoise water, purple lavender, and pink hydrangeas add a bit of brilliant color to the already gorgeous picture of the farm.
With a small yawn, Taylor came downstairs and had just entered the living room when he heard Nicole's question.
"Honey, you've slept eleven hours." Sitting on the couch reading a magazine, Nicole turned her head, "It's the third day!" ”
"I'm going to have jet lag."
Tying his curly blonde hair into a ponytail as he walked, Taylor leaned on the back of Nicole's couch, glanced at the magazine, and asked, "Where's Ryan?" Isn't he still asleep? ”
"They're going to pick up guns in the storeroom with George."
Hearing Nicole's words, Taylor stood up, walked to the shoe cabinet, and changed into high riding boots, "I'll take a look." ”
With that, he ran out.
The huge warehouse was brightly lit, and Gru, the hound, was lying at the door, with a pair of dark eyes, looking curiously at Ryan and the others standing by the cabinet.
Dozens of well-maintained shotguns lay quietly in a glass cabinet, and Tom, who was invited to come along? Hanks, Leonardo? DiCaprio and Drew? The three Barrymore slowly walked past the gun cabinet to pick out their favorite shotgun.
"I heard that your marksmanship is very good, and you even hit a buck?" Tom? Hanks stopped, opened the cabinet in front of him, and took out the old-fashioned double-barreled shotgun from it, "Ryan, can you pass on the experience?" ”
"He's good marksmanship?" Drew opted for a small-caliber shotgun. While carefully inspecting, he debunked Ryan's old bottom, "It should be blinded, right?" I've seen him shoot in Harvey's clubhouse with ......."
She deliberately sighed hard and shook her head.
"Drew was right." Leonardo clasped his hands on his chest and walked past the two of them, "In terms of marksmanship, I'm much better than Ryan, why don't we try it this time." ”
"No comparison!"
After inspecting it, Ryan assembled his shotgun and pointed at everyone in the storeroom. "The number one has to be George."
"George doesn't count." Leonardo looked at the silent Mr. Bodyguard, "How can we compare to a professional like George." ”
"Then we'll be better than the other." The door to the storeroom was pushed open from the outside, and Taylor strode in, bending down and touching Gru's head, before saying, "Leon, I've definitely got more prey than you've ever struck. ”
"Honey, do you know how to use a gun?" Tom? Hanks asked with a smile.
In some North American states where hunting is prevalent, teenage hunters with guns abound. Occasionally, there will be news in the media that some furry children have hunted bears.
"Yes......" Taylor shrugged at Big Tom, "When I came here last year, I studied for a while, but I ......"
She made a position with too much recoil. When everyone laughed, she patted the head of the hound sitting at her feet, "I have Gru, and Gru has many men." They all listened to me. ”
As if in response to Taylor, Gru shouted cooperatively.
"Well, I'll compare you to you. Taylor. Leonardo put his shotgun over his shoulder, "Just this afternoon, see if your hound has caught more prey, or if my shotgun is more powerful!" ”
"Okay." Taylor laughed so hard that his eyes were almost gone, "If you lose, Leon, when I release the record, you're going to give me a free show and be a backup dancer!" ”
"No problem." Leonardo nodded without hesitation.
"Poor fellow."
Drew sighed, and Ryan shook his head with a smile, Tom? As Hanks walked towards the outside of the warehouse, he patted Leonardo on the shoulder, "You've been fooled." ”
"Why do you say that?"
Seeing everyone walking out, Leonardo hurriedly followed, he was here for the first time, he was puzzled, and asked Ryan, "Will I lose to this little imp Taylor?" ”
"Don't forget, you're comparing numbers."
Taking the shotgun bullet handed by George, Ryan looked at him sympathetically, "There are far more hares on the farm than there are wild deer, and the hounds that Gru brought with him are good at hunting hares. ”
"So, Leon." Taylor turned around and beckoned to him, "When I release the record, come and be a guest." ”
When she returned to the living room, Nicole had already changed into her hunting outfit, the horses and buggy were ready, and several people who were good at riding horses had chosen horses. Hanks and Leonardo? The three DiCaprio opted for an off-road vehicle.
"I'll have a campfire ready for you to come back." Lisa, who had come here with her, said to the people on the horse.
"Lisa!"
Since last year, Taylor has been riding without the need for care, and she rode Brigo, who had been transferred here, and shouted to the housekeeper, "Get ready to make hare soup!" ”
With that, shaking the reins of the horse, Brigo was the first to run out, and George followed on a black horse, followed by a dozen or so hounds led by Gru.
"Let's go too." Ryan looked at Nicole, drove after him, and shouted to the three men in the SUV as the SUV overtook him and Nicole, "See you at night, everyone!" ”
Heavy horses' hooves crushed the grass, the barking of hounds broke the silence of the farm, and the sound of gunfire from the front showed that the off-road vehicle rushing to the front had met its prey......
Ryan and Nicole stopped at the edge of a large field of harvested racehorse fodder, and the off-road pickups that followed them kept hundreds of feet away so as not to alarm their prey too much.
The vast field was hundreds of feet long, bordered by a wooded hill in front, and on the left was a small man-made river more than twenty feet wide, with the exception of a few haystacks and low grass roots.
Gathering a few horses together, Ryan walked forward, and dozens of feet away, Taylor led a group of hounds and a small-caliber shotgun on his back, standing beside George, observing the situation ahead with a military telescope.
"Honey, have you found your prey?" Nicole put the cowboy hat on her head, which was buttoned behind her back.
"The farms are flooded with hares." Ryan crouched down and looked at the grass roots that had obviously been gnawed, "If we make money from this farm, we're going to hate these hares and deer." ”
"Gru!"
Taylor suddenly pointed to a place and howled, and more than a dozen hounds sprang out like arrows from a string, and when their wild screams rang out, a fat hare ran out from behind the grass and fled.
These hounds, led by Gru, have undergone rigorous training, and have experienced countless battles with hares on the farm for more than half a year, and they know how to deal with these cunning rabbits.
Some of the hounds chased after them, some outflanked them from both sides, and a few others, such as Gru, sped up and ran to the front to intercept.
There was no suspense, and after a few minutes, Gru ran back with the hare in his mouth, and Taylor pulled out a handful of small pieces of jerky to reward the guys for their efforts.
The farm staff collected the hare from behind, and Ryan and the others continued to walk forward.
"Bang!"
Gunshots were heard again from a long distance.
"It's Big Tom them." Taylor picked up the binoculars and looked at it, "It doesn't seem like anything." ”
The farm, which has been invested by Nicole before and after, covers a total area of more than 30,000 acres, and in addition to some areas that have been developed into farmland, there are also large areas of wasteland, woods and hills, all of which are protected by relevant regulations, but many of the animals living in it are the scourge of the farm.
The four of them walked unhurriedly towards the sparse woods, their thick riding boots on the dead yellow leaves on the ground, making a slight cracking sound.
"Shh
Not far from entering the woods, George leaned against a thick eucalyptus tree and raised his fingers at Ryan and the others, and a dozen hounds immediately bowed down and prepared to attack.
The rustle of hooves crushing fallen leaves suddenly sounded, and it was getting closer and closer, and through the cracks in the trees, I could faintly see some animals running fast, as if there were predators chasing after them.
There are no large carnivores in the wild, these are clearly wild deer and are almost unendangered by the animals of the natural world.
"It was Tom who fired and alarmed the deer." Ryan snatched the binoculars from Taylor's hand, looked at them for a moment, and said, "They should pass fifty feet to our left, ladies and gentlemen, and it's time to show you your marksmanship." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Nicole and Taylor had already removed their shotguns, quickly loaded their bullets, and found a suitable position to shoot.
George leaned against the eucalyptus tree, listening intently to the running of the deer, "Twenty seconds later, the best shooting distance." ”
One strode to the edge of another eucalyptus tree, and Ryan leaned against the tree, raising his gun and aiming straight ahead, ready to shoot at any moment.
This time it was a bit more difficult, and although the speed of the deer group had slowed down significantly from the sound of running, it was also a moving target.
About two dozen adult deer came into view, apparently extremely familiar with the woods, nimble and jumping, not limited by sparse trees at all, and these guys and their kind have eaten more than two million dollars on the farm in the last two years.
"Shoot!" George shouted and pulled the trigger first.
Subsequently, Ryan also fired two shots in succession, shooting out the ammunition in the chamber, and the muzzles of Nicole and Taylor on the other side also rose with gunsmoke.
"Gru!"
Taylor whistled again, and a dozen hounds rushed out frantically, and the wild deer, frightened by the gunfire, fled in all directions, and several of them could be seen lying to the ground in the shade of the trees. (To be continued......)