American Ranch

Chapter 14 Hunting
People living in the United States basically know that cars and money cannot be borrowed.

And what can't be borrowed is the gun...

But they all went hunting together, and Calby and Athol each lent a long gun.

"Good guy, is this a Remington M700P?" Bai Xiaoou asked after getting the gun.

"Civilian shotgun." Athor said with a smile.

雷明顿M700P所使用的0.308英寸温彻斯特－马格努姆步枪弹，其装药量和弹头重量都超过了7.62×51毫米和7.62×54毫米军用步枪弹，更大的装药量可以让子弹飞得更远，甚至超过了很多国家的军队、警用狙击步枪。

The main target of such a shotgun is not birds and rabbits, but specifically hunting bears, moose, large wild boars and other animals.

Asuoer helped Bai Xiaoou adjust the sights, and the group got on the pickup truck and headed deep into the small valley.

In the valley basin, a small stream meanders.Mary still plowed and sowed in the valley.With fully mechanized planting, there is not much land left. Mary can handle it by herself within today.

In the fields that have just been sown, if you look carefully, you can see traces of wild boars planing and eating seeds in the fields...

Almost at the end of the valley, the group got out of the car and checked their guns again.

Chen Mo, Zhang Kun, and Canbi used shotguns, which were responsible for attacking close-range targets and defending them.The semi-automatic rifles (shotguns) held by Bai Xiaoou and Asol, among them, the one held by Carlby is a 556 caliber firearm with a scope. If the marksmanship is good enough, especially the gun held by Bai Xiaoou, it can hit several Large prey [-] meters away...

Loading the gun, Athor looked around and made a small movement: "Go straight along the creek, there is a natural lake on the back of the hillside, and you should be able to find prey around it." Atsol said and pointed Refers to a hole dug by a wild boar in a cornfield, and a pile of fresh dung.

Heading towards the lake, there are dense fir forests and few thorny shrubs on the mountain, and the road is not easy to walk.

Hunting wild boar is not as difficult as imagined, but it is not easy.Especially when you go hunting in the mountains without hunting dogs, you need an experienced hunter...

Camerby was at the back and Athol was at the front.Chen Mo and the others walk in the middle...

"Wild boars are irritable. If you enter the mountain forest alone to hunt wild boars, one shot cannot kill wild boars and may even be life-threatening, so be careful. Also pay attention to gun safety... Boss, your posture for holding the gun is wrong, the muzzle of the gun should not be right Looking at the sky, hold the gun with both hands..." Canlby said as he corrected Chen Mo's mistake in holding the gun.

Hold the gun with both hands, fingers should not be placed on the trigger, and the muzzle of the gun should face the ground at an oblique angle, so as to prevent emergencies and make the fastest response.

"Shh~~" Athor led everyone up the hillside and occupied a high point.

Below is the Snow Mountain Lake belonging to the Snow Mountain Ranch, about 5 hectares, and the lake is sparkling.If you stand by the water, you can see what is transparent, high mountains and deep lakes... similar lakes have a proper term 'transparent lake'.Transparent lakes are very famous, the most famous of which is probably Flathead Lake, where the water is so transparent that people feel panicked, thinking it is an illusion...

Snow Mountain Lake is similar, but the area is not large.

Athor took out the binoculars and looked at them, then handed them to Bai Xiaoou, and pointed him in the direction: "Seven wild boars. Two big wild boars, five small wild boars... Are you sure you can kill one of them?"

Bai Xiaoou picked up the rifle and tested the sights, then shook his head: "It's too far away."

"Let's get closer and kill the two big ones first. The M700 bullet has a strong penetrating ability, so you don't need to aim at the head, just aim at the body..."

Zhang Kun doesn't often play with guns, but stays with Jennifer on the mountain.Chen Mo and Calby went together with shotguns and took charge of the defense.

The two big wild boars should weigh more than 40 kilograms. They are black, have long snouts, and have tusks. They look fierce.

A 40-kilogram wild boar does not look big, but even the smallest wild boar is a dangerous animal...

When they got closer to about 100 meters, Athol and Bai Xiaoou started to set up their guns. After the two were ready, Calby counted down 3, 2, 1...

The two gunshots of 'bang' were almost at the same time.

The wild boar that Athor aimed at fell to the ground.Bai Xiaoou also hit the wild boar, hit the body and ran for more than ten meters before reaching the end...

The gunshots echoed in the valley, and the frightened little wild boar ran away in a panic, but stopped after running not far away, looking at the two fallen big wild boars from afar...

Athor fired again, hitting a young wild boar, and the others escaped.

Chen Mo has good eyesight and is holding a telescope.He didn't know if it was an illusion just now, but he felt that the little wild boar looked at the two big wild boars with a little sad eyes.

Chen Mo is not a virgin whore, but seeing the 'emotion' shown by the little wild boar, Chen Mo felt that he would no longer like hunting from now on.

Wild boars are the most annoying animals for ranchers and farmers, bar none.

More than 2000 hectares of Snow Mountain Ranch are surrounded by fences and barbed wire.But now, there are too many wild boars in the Snow Mountain Ranch, it is impossible to stop hunting wild boars, and we have to continue...

Wild boars reproduce very quickly. The litters are born in 4 months, and there are two litters a year, with 2 to 9 litters in one litter. If they are not controlled, the Snow Mountain Ranch will soon become a Snow Mountain wild boar farm.

"The harvest is good. The young wild boar is delicious. It is good for grilling or making pork burgers. The big wild boar... the female wild boar can be buried somewhere, but the meat quality is not good. The male wild boar can be made into smoked meat..." Asuo Er said and looked at Chen Mo, asking for his advice.

Game is not scarce in Montana, nor is wild boar.Chen Mo was curious that Asol could make smoked meat, he is a pure white man...

"My hometown is in the countryside. Before the Chinese New Year, every household will cook smoked meat. Do you also cook smoked meat?" Chen Mo asked a very idiotic question.

Athor shrugged: "I can do it..." It took a while for Athor to realize what Chen Mo meant, and continued: "The United States is a country with a mixed race. There are people from Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. It is not surprising that some people in the United States can cook smoked meat... There are even Americans who eat rabbit meat and snake meat... There are all kinds of people in the United States, and they will keep some things from their hometown. I am Jewish , Kosher smoked meat is also quite famous.”

Canlby took out his cigars and handed one to each of them.

It was when Chen Mo bought the Snow Mountain Ranch that Canlby handed over cigarettes and cigars. He smiled: "The smoked meat made by Ashol is very good and delicious."

Chen Mo made an apologetic expression, he was too rare and strange.

The American race is complex and a hodgepodge, and it is not surprising that each retains some of its own ethnic or hometown characteristics.

Today's hunt is over.

Athol dug a deep pit on the hillside to bury the female wild boar, and then simply dealt with the male wild boar with Canbi...

The little wild boar is not big, more than ten kilograms, Chen Mo can lift it with one hand.

Asor and the others cleaned up the wild boars, and Chen Mo and the others went to the lake.

Alpine transparent lake, the lake water is clear without any impurities.If it wasn't for the breeze, if you don't pay attention, you might ignore the existence of water...

The water is too clean, so clear and transparent that it is unreal.

There are big rocks and rotten wood at the bottom of the water. The lake water that doesn't feel very deep can actually submerge an adult easily.

"It's so dreamy, like Duo Minglang Snow Mountain Lake." Jennifer said.

Duominglang Snow Mountain Lake is located in the west of Montana, only more than 300 kilometers away from them, and it is a well-known scenic spot.

Chen Mo squatted by the river and washed his hands. The water was very cold, and he slapped his face to refresh his mind: "Old Bai, do you think there is something wrong with developing the snow mountain ranch into a tourist ranch?"

"Yes." Bai Xiaoou also put down his gun, and came over to wash his face: "...Damn."

"It's nothing to do. It's a bit remote here, and it's not on the tourist route... You can't actually make a lot of money by spending so much time and effort on tourism." Bai Xiaoou said and looked at the forest: "The ginseng in the mountains will survive for another two years. The trade is back to normal. You can make a fortune with these ginseng... If you want to run a tourist ranch, you should not come to Montana, you should go to California. New York, Florida, those places."

Bai Xiaoou suggested that Chen Mo come to Montana to invest in ranches or farms at the beginning, because the land has depreciated sharply this year, and he carefully selected a few ranches with great appreciation potential.

It can be said that even if the three ranches that Bai Xiaoou recommended at the beginning were bought, they would not operate them. After a few years when the economy is normal, they can sell them for a profit.

"It's really useless to be a tourist ranch. It's unnecessary to spend a lot of effort."

Chen Mo picked up a stone and threw it into the water: "I accept your suggestion. But in the ranch, sometimes it's too boring."

"Montana is like this." Bai Xiaoou shrugged his shoulders: "Just get used to it slowly. If you are really bored, you can go to Billings to do some small business..."

(End of this chapter)