Chapter 355: One Shot, One Nest
Half an hour later, the leopard's limbs and paws were tied up by the hunters who came over.
As for the tour guide and the person in charge, they apologized to Chu Mingcheng one by one, and said that this time their consumption in the reserve was free.
The head of the reserve also gave an additional piece of intact leopard skin and giraffe skin.
Subsequently, the group also quickly learned the reason why the leopard appeared near the tent.
It has some bitten wounds, judging by the age of the wounds, it must have been produced in the last few days.
From the animal experts of the reserve, it was learned that this is a female leopard who has just reached adulthood, and she has failed to fight for territory and has been living all the way here.
In fact, there are hunters patrolling around the tent house at various times of the day, and this leopard just appeared after their patrol, which is a coincidence.
In addition, these wild animals generally do not attack people, and it is mainly dogs that attract the attention of leopards.
Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo couldn't deny this, and they were also surprised that there had been no accidents on their side for so many years.
In the end, they accepted the apology, after all, what if they didn't accept it, and took the time to ask an international lawyer to sue them for compensation?
They don't have that time!
Accepted the apology and asked them to take the dogs away to take care of them.
In the African savannah, these two are very tasty dog meat, at the bottom of the food chain.
The next day, according to the itinerary, Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo came to the true route of the Great Migration in an off-road vehicle.
"Moo~"
"Baa~"
As soon as you see it, there are hundreds of thousands or even millions of wildebeests, mixed with hundreds of thousands of zebras and antelopes, heading north.
A rough grassland aura came to their faces, and Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo kept holding the camera in their hands, this kind of spectacular scene, even if they estimated it, they would only watch it once.
These animals are not at all afraid of the vehicles that come to visit, and seem to have become accustomed to it.
But the source of their danger lies in roaming nearby predators.
Chu Mingcheng's side was lucky, and he happened to come across a group of lions that were ready to hunt.
There are only five lionesses in the lion herd, but the wildebeests in the vicinity of the lion herd, which far outnumber them, are all rushing to flee, which is a fear engraved in the bones!
Soon, the lions chose their target and attacked.
A wildebeest with a wounded leg seemed to be their target, and it only ran slower before being pounced on by a lioness, who rushed to her.
"Nature is cruel!" Jiang Luoluo couldn't help but sigh when he saw the picture of the lions hunting up close.
At this moment, the car has come to the side of the lions, close to each other, the distance between the two sides is more than 20 meters, it is estimated that the lioness only needs a few seconds to jump up.
However, the lioness seem to be completely used to the car and ignore them at all.
"So reincarnation is a science!" Chu Mingcheng shook his head and teased.
Rather than envy those who were born in Rome, he felt fortunate enough to be born human and to be a healthy person.
Then they went to a riverside and enjoyed the crocodile feast.
Tanzania is a beautiful and diverse country with some of the best wildlife habitats.
The country has a relatively small population, making it a haven for wildlife, with a large number of protected areas popping up.
Due to the diversity of the terrain, there is also a wide variety of wildlife here.
Three-quarters of Tanzania is wilderness, and for hunting enthusiasts, it's paradise.
After admiring the animal migration, Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo set off for the hunting camp.
It's still a tent house, and it's not as luxurious as the previous one.
There is only a bed and a simple wardrobe arrangement, but fortunately, there is still a separate toilet and bathroom.
The last pastime in the reserve is hunting, and they prepare a 10-day hunting day for visitors.
Each hunter has a fixed prey, a leopard, an African bison, an East African zebra and a Nile crocodile.
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In addition, guinea fowl and partridges can be hunted as much as you like, and there is no limit.
They also have a supporting animal skin processing service, such as zebra and leopard fur can be processed into leather products, which are easy to take away and preserve.
Of course, you can also sell your prey to them just to get a little blood back.
The price is naturally very cheap, with the nature of Chu Mingcheng and their travel around the world, they can completely bring things to Europe and the United States and sell them at a high price.
The prey hunted here has a relevant legal certificate, and it is naturally no problem to sell it in some countries where it is legal to buy and sell.
It's a pity that Huaxia's policy restrictions make it impossible for them to bring things back.
The day of hunting officially began, in the morning, after the sky was bright, Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo had breakfast, then picked up the guns and ammunition they rented yesterday and started to go hunting.
"What prey do you want to shoot first?" On the way, the hunter in charge of leading the way asked.
Different prey lives in different locations, and it is up to the tourists to decide for themselves before the hunters can take them out in search of their prey.
Chu Mingcheng thought about it, bison, zebra and Nile crocodile were all social animals, and their whereabouts were very easy to find.
On the contrary, adult male leopards live alone and are relatively hidden.
"Let's shoot the leopard first, the prey behind is relatively simple."
Jiang Luoluo's only interest is guinea fowl and partridges, as long as he has time to hunt these two kinds of prey, everything else is easy to say.
Therefore, Chu Mingcheng specially rented a shotgun for her, and the bullets were scattered as soon as she shot out, and as long as she aimed at the position of the prey, she could basically hit.
Most shotguns are like this, which can give visitors a very good experience.
However, Chu Mingcheng rented a single-shot shotgun, which was more powerful and suitable for hunting large prey.
"It's good to look for the leopard first, the leopard is really not easy to meet. Some tourists hunted other prey first, and at the end of the game there was not enough time to find the leopard, so they had to choose to give up. The hunter nodded and agreed.
Other prey is good to say, leopards are not hunted casually.
Female and juvenile leopards are not allowed to hunt, only adult males are targeted.
Of course, there are basically leopards in Tanzania that are recorded, and they will often control the balance of the two.
When there are too many female leopards, they will also choose to let tourists hunt a portion of the her.
This year, there are a lot of female leopards, and they can target females who are not pregnant or have babies.
The driver drove the hunting cart on the prairie, and after about three hours, they came to a wooded area.
The hunter stopped the driver, then picked up the binoculars to observe, and the same was true for Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo.
I saw two guinea fowl with blue faces and red crowns, and their black fat bodies were all covered with small white spots, and they were watching them, as if they were ready to run away at any time.
"Guinea fowl!" Jiang Luoluo was immediately excited, but he didn't expect to meet the guinea fowl when he first came, which was completely unexpected.
The distance between the hunting vehicle and the guinea fowl was probably more than fifty meters, which was within the range of the shotgun.
Jiang Luoluo lowered his binoculars, took out his shotgun and got out of the car to aim.
When she rented a gun yesterday, she learned a little bit and tried to fire a few more shots to know how to use it.
Anyway, the gun is rented, and the bullets need to be purchased by yourself, not to mention Chu Mingcheng, let her fire a few more shots, he played for almost an afternoon yesterday.
"Bang~"
The voice was not very loud, and Jiang Luoluo, who was holding the gun, took two steps back because of the recoil of the gun.
This is also the reason why she only fired a few shots yesterday afternoon, the recoil is a bit big for her, and her shoulder hurts.
"Wow, you've been hit!" Jiang Luoluo stretched out his head to take a look, but instead of finding the guinea fowl that had escaped, he saw one lying motionless on the ground, and immediately jumped up happily.
"Yes, yes, the first day was rewarding." Chu Mingcheng was also quite satisfied, and then got out of the car and walked over to collect the prey.
An adult guinea fowl is about three pounds, which is very suitable for a daily meal in an ordinary family.
This thing is a very common ingredient in Tanzania, just like the old hen in China.
However, when they walked over, they were surprised to find that there was more than one lying on the ground.
The two they saw were probably the ones in charge of the sentry, but there were three more in this position.
In other words, Jiang Luoluo shot a nest and directly served the guinea fowl here, giving her a smile on her happy face all the time.
Carrying five guinea fowls back to the hunting car, she was satisfied today.
No leopards were found, so the hunter told the driver to keep driving and search for it along the woods to the east.
He told Chu Mingcheng and the two that this was the territory of an older female leopard, because there were too many young female leopards, and the older ones would be artificially eliminated.
Neither of them is a virgin and has no reaction to this.
Maybe Jiang Luoluo would have sympathized with it before, but since she followed Chu Mingcheng all the way to kill fish, she had unconsciously looked at this kind of thing.
Even if they don't do it, these animals will encounter other tourists and even be eliminated by nature.
Basically, few of these wild carnivores have died.
The forest was a bit large, and it was open for another half an hour, but there was still no end in sight.
But at this moment, the hunter suddenly raised his hand and asked the driver to stop.
"Ha, it seems that today is white, there is a little leopard, but the little leopard is really cute!"
Without the hunter's direction, Jiang Luoluo and Chu Mingcheng also saw the little leopard that was playing under a tree, but it was staring at them.
Obviously, the old leopard in this territory has become a mother again, and thus successfully escaped.
Chu Mingcheng has no regrets, and it is not worth the trip to be able to see these animals living in nature with his own eyes.
"That should be the leopard mother, right?" Jiang Luoluo's eyes were sharp, and he saw the leopard staring at them tightly in the tree next to the little leopard next to him.
"It should be... No, why is there a leopard over there? Chu Mingcheng just wanted to nod, but unexpectedly found that there was a leopard not far to the left of the big leopard.
Because of their arrival, the leopard seemed to be frightened and directly exposed its whereabouts.
Immediately afterwards, the female leopard in the tree also seemed to have spotted it, and the hair on her whole body immediately exploded, jumping off the tree to block the child behind her, and her mouth made a low purring sound, as if to warn.
Naturally, the hunter also saw this scene, and he was a little surprised: "This is a young male leopard, it invaded the territory of this female leopard, and it seems that it wants to kill the baby leopard. ”
Male lions kill the children of other male lions, and the same is true for leopards.
Kill the children of other male leopards, and the female leopards will go into heat again and mate with her to produce her own offspring.
Chu Mingcheng and the others could clearly feel the killing intent of this young male leopard towards the baby leopards.
Don't look at the male leopard is young, but he is bigger than the female leopard, and his belly is still round.
It seems that the young leopard has benefited a lot from the recent great migration, even if he does not have his own territory.
When the three little leopards sensed the danger, they had already collectively burrowed into the woods and hid, even if it was useless.
Their fate is in the hands of their mother, and if their mother can win, then they can survive this time.
However, looking at the body size, you know that there is a high probability that the female leopard will not be able to beat it.
What's more, when you are old, your physical strength is not dominant.
At this time, the hunter said: "Cheng, it is up to you whether these three little leopards can survive or not!" ”
His meaning was obvious, Chu Mingcheng was here to hunt leopards, and now he had a very good goal, otherwise everyone would have to continue to waste time looking for other leopards suitable for hunting.
Chu Mingcheng didn't want to spend a lot of time looking for prey, so he immediately picked up the shotgun he rented and took aim.
At present, the distance between the two sides is only more than 30 meters, which is very close.
He usually fishes and hunts, and his accuracy when he hit the target yesterday afternoon was very good.
With a loud "bang~", the two leopards were frightened and bounced directly on the spot.
Only one fell to the ground and struggled several times before getting up and running away, and the other ran into the woods in an instant.
As he ran in, he didn't forget to look back, as if wondering how this group of people made such a loud noise.
The hunter hurriedly beckoned Chu Mingcheng to get into the car, and then the driver started the car and chased after him along the route of the male leopard's escape.
"It's a pity that I missed the point!"
Chu Mingcheng was a little dissatisfied sitting in the hunting car, just now he aimed at his neck, but because of the leopard's sudden movement, it hit its back.
"It's okay, even if it's a serious injury to the back, the leopard can't run!" Jiang Luoluo comforted softly.
Sure enough, the leopard only ran two hundred meters before lying on the ground weakly with its mouth open and panting.
Even when it found the hunting cart coming, it struggled a few times and couldn't get up again.
Chu Mingcheng stood up directly, raised his shotgun and aimed it at the head and gave a shot, ending the last pain of its life.
However, he did not get out of the car immediately, but walked down after the hunter had looked around and made sure that it was safe.
All the while, the leopard didn't feel very big.
When he himself came to the corpse of the leopard, it was only when he realized the size of the leopard.
The size of this male leopard is considered to be the top of the leopard group, and it is a full circle larger than the skinny leopard yesterday.
If it was this leopard that attacked them in the dark night yesterday, Chu Mingcheng's big cushion might not be able to completely suppress it.
Then the hunter also sighed, saying that this leopard was one of the largest he had seen in all these years, and it was estimated that it could weigh up to 80 kilograms.