Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

If you look closely, you'll see that next to this big tiger, there are two tiger cubs. The cubs aren't very big, only about 30 or 40 pounds each.

In other words, this big tiger is female.

In these mountains, tigers are commonly known as "big claws" and are called "mountain god's mounts." However, they also have another name: "wild boar herders."

Therefore, it is perfectly normal for a tigress with two cubs to appear near Wild Boar Ridge.

After all, although tigers are the top predators on land, it is very inconvenient for a tigress to hunt when she has cubs with her. It would be much better to guard a group of wild boars and kill and eat them as needed.

However, due to the great distance, not only did Wang An and his companions fail to notice the presence of the three tigers, but even the dogs and wolves did not detect them.

The four of them took the same route they had taken before, so they quickly arrived at the place where they had killed the wild boar herd last time.

The only pity is that there isn't a single wild boar left in the spot where the pigs burrowed last time.

So Wang An and his three companions, along with the pack of dogs and wolves, continued deeper into Wild Boar Ridge.

They had only gone a short distance when Big Black, Little Black, and Big Green barked at the same time, clearly indicating that the three dogs had spotted their prey simultaneously.

This time, however, neither Dahei, Xiaohei, nor Daqing made any positioning movements; they all looked in the same direction almost simultaneously.

As the three dogs barked, a group of dogs and wolves gathered together from their scattered formations and joined in the barking.

For a moment, the entire Wild Boar Ridge was filled with the barking of dogs, creating a truly impressive scene.

Immediately afterwards, the pack of dogs and wolves, led by Big Black, darted deeper into Wild Boar Ridge.

When the dog runs, the people naturally have to run after it, so Wang An and the other three grabbed their guns and started running after it.

In just a short while, the dogs disappeared, which is normal, since people can't outrun dogs.

Fortunately, the barking of the dogs could still be heard clearly, which proved that Wang An and his three companions were not too far away from the dogs.

After running for another three miles, Wang An and his companions stopped, because about 150 meters in front of them, a pack of dogs and wolves had driven a group of wild boars out of their den.

That's right, they did chase them away because at this time, the wild boars hadn't even started roosting yet.

Of course, it's not that all wild boars are up at this time; only those that have eaten their fill the day before and haven't noticed any disturbance will stay in their burrows.

To be honest, the chase was actually quite easy for the four of them, because apart from their breathing being a little heavy, they didn't feel much in their bodies.

Before she could catch her breath, Mu Xueli asked Wang An:
"Brother-in-law, how are we going to fight these wild boars?"

The herd of pigs in front of us is not small, with more than 20 pigs in total. Because the ovulation period is this season, the herd consists of old sows, yellow-haired pigs, or pigs that have been kept for a year.

To put it simply, the meat of these wild boars is the kind that tastes pretty good.

Most importantly, these pigs don't pose much of a threat to the safety of the hunting dogs.

Wang An glanced around at the terrain, then pointed to the hillside to his left and said:

"Fifth brother, go and keep watch over there." He then pointed to the hillside to the right and said:

"Xue Li, go over there and keep watch."

Immediately afterwards, Wang An added:

"Xiao Zhong and I will walk forward in a bit. I'll call the dogs over first. As soon as I fire a shot, you two immediately fire at the pigs. Once the gun fires, the dogs will definitely come running, so we'll only have a few shots. Don't be greedy. If you hit them, great; if you don't, so be it. Just don't hurt the dogs."

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli and Wang Li immediately ran to their respective positions.

Once the two men were in place, Wang An spoke to Huang Zhong beside him:
"If you're confident, fire with me. If you're not, don't fire. Remember, don't hurt the dog."

After saying that, Wang An walked towards where the pigs and dogs were.

At this moment, thanks to the command of the big black dog, the dogs did not run around randomly, but instead formed a fan shape to surround the pigs at the bottom of the hillside.

Because the wild boars were still holding back a large amount of urine, they had no intention of continuing the standoff with the dogs and were trying to escape the dogs' encirclement.

However, whenever a wild boar tries to escape from the dogs' encirclement, Dahei will bark a few times, and two of the dogs will split up to chase and block it, driving the wild boar back into the herd.

It has to be said that the intelligence of dogs, especially Big Black's intelligence, is getting higher and higher. They even know what the strategic thinking of encircling without annihilating is.

Of course, it wasn't that the dogs didn't want to go forward and bite, but the wild boars, having gotten up, also gathered together and formed a battle formation, seemingly ready to fight the dogs at any moment.

Although the wild boar had no chance to escape, Wang An also had no chance to fire a shot because he was afraid of hurting the dog.

When Wang An was about 70 or 80 meters away from the wild boar herd, he put his left thumb and forefinger into his mouth. Immediately afterward, a very loud whistle rang out, followed by one whistle after another.

After the first whistle rang out, Big Black, Little Black, and the other dogs were a bit confused. They even looked back at Wang An, as if to say, "We were keeping a good perimeter here, what do you mean by telling me to retreat?"

However, as Wang An whistled one after another, Dahei and the other dogs, though they didn't understand why Wang An wanted them to retreat, still barked and ran towards Wang An.

As the dogs retreated, Wang An didn't waste a moment. He immediately raised his gun to their faces and pulled the trigger at the scattering pigs.

Huang Zhong kept a close eye on Wang An. When he saw Wang An make a move to bring the gun to his face, Huang Zhong almost instinctively pressed the gun to his face as well, resting the butt of the gun on his shoulder.

So as soon as Wang An fired his gun, Huang Zhong immediately pulled the trigger.

Of course, Mu Xueli and Wang Li fired their guns almost simultaneously.

Four Type 56 semi-automatic rifles fired bullets simultaneously, and the wild boars fell to the ground one after another, like harvested wheat.

This scene didn't look like a hunt at all; it looked more like a massacre.

However, it must be admitted that wild boars are truly resilient.

Aside from those that died instantly from a head wound, wild boars that were only hit in the body would run a few meters before collapsing. Even after falling, many of them would still be twitching their legs, making a final struggle before death. (End of Chapter)