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

Both male red deer and male sika deer prefer to live in places with sparse trees, or at the junction of shrubs, meadows and forests.

In places where trees are dense and lush, they are generally not visible.

The reason for this is that the antlers of male deer are particularly large after they grow, taking up a considerable amount of space and greatly affecting their ability to move around in the forest.

Some hunters take advantage of this characteristic of bucks by driving them into dense forests. Once the buck gets stuck in the trees, they can easily capture it alive.

This is also the best way to capture a male deer alive.

The kind of behavior that Wang An and his group used—using dense trapping of deer legs to drive the herd directly home—is purely an exception and a matter of luck. It requires all sorts of conditions, such as favorable timing, location, and human factors, to come together for it to be possible.

It's no exaggeration to say that if Wang An and his three colleagues were asked to replicate that operation again, they definitely wouldn't be able to do it.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li raised his gun to take a look, then sighed and said:
"No way, Fourth Brother, it's over 3 meters away. The bullet will definitely have some deviation. I'm not sure I can hit it."

Upon hearing this, Wang An gave another thumbs up, closed his left eye, and carefully estimated the distance. Once he had the measurement in mind, he handed the leashes holding the two dogs to Wang Li, then rolled his eyes at him and said with displeasure:
"You good-for-nothing, you can't do anything right. Come on, you hold the dog, and I'll show you how to beat it. You should learn from this."

It must be admitted that at a distance of more than 300 meters, even a large red deer, which does not look very big, can definitely be distinguished from its head, thighs, and other parts.

However, this distance is indeed too demanding on a hunter's marksmanship. The key is that the mountain winds are quite strong, which greatly affects long-range shooting. So, if someone's marksmanship is not up to par, even if they fire several shots in a row, it will still be in vain.

Of course, even a sharpshooter can't guarantee a perfect shot, let alone the fact that Wang An and Wang Li were using the most ordinary Type 56 semi-automatic rifles.

After handing the dog leash to Wang Li, Wang An put the burlap sack he was carrying on his back on the ground, then held the gun directly to his face, adjusted the sights, took a deep breath, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

In Wang An's opinion, aiming at this thing should never be done for too long, because if you aim for too long, you will not only lose the feeling of firing, but your eyes will also become blurry.

As the gunshot rang out, the larger of the two male stags that were holding the frame 300 meters away suddenly froze, and was pushed backward by the smaller one.

Unfortunately, because the larger deer had already died when it stiffened, its head drooped to one side, while the smaller deer was still in a state of fierce attack. As a result, the two deer's huge antlers got stuck together in a very strange way.

The sound of gunfire caused all the female deer who were still watching the commotion to accelerate on the spot, turn around and dash away at lightning speed.

Similarly, the surviving male deer was also startled upon hearing the gunshot. It abandoned any attempt to fight back and tried to escape as well.

Unfortunately, its antlers were still stuck with the dead deer's antlers, so instead of running away, it was dragged down by the dead deer on its head and ended up falling headfirst on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, the entire body of the deer underwent a 180-degree flip, landing on its back with its four legs in the air.

The sika deer immediately tried to get up and run again after landing, but it didn't realize that its head was firmly locked in place by the dead sika deer's head. As it arched its back, it managed to stand up, but its head and neck were constricted in a very twisted and bizarre position, preventing the large sika deer from escaping.

And with that force, it even pulled the dead elk's head up.

To be fair, while its large horns make it invincible when fighting against its own kind and effectively battling their natural enemies, their movement will be severely restricted if they are restrained.

Wang An and the other three stood at a distance, staring in disbelief at the scene. They were all so shocked that they didn't know what to say.

The main thing is that no one expected things to turn out so quickly and so dramatically.

After a long while, Wang Licai stared with wide eyes and said:
"Holy crap! Fourth Brother, you're amazing! Killing one wasn't enough, you also had to catch one alive on the way."

Mu Xueli also said with an incredulous expression:

"Awesome, really awesome, brother-in-law, you're too wicked. You have to teach me this trick."

Although Huang Zhong didn't say anything, the way he looked at Wang An clearly became even more admiring.

Wang An rolled his eyes at Mu Xueli and Wang Li, those two sycophants, and then said to Mu Xueli in an annoyed tone:

"Teach you what? I don't even know what's going on myself. Hurry up and stop rambling on. Go over there and give them a good stab."

As he spoke, Wang An led the way toward the two remaining male deer.

In just a short while, only the two red deer, one alive and one dead, remained at the scene, while the original herd of more than ten red deer had all run away and disappeared.

Wang An originally intended to kill the live deer with a single shot, but the dead deer's head was still hanging on its head, completely blocking the angle from which he could fire. So Wang An didn't even have time to raise his gun.

Of course, there was another reason why Wang An didn't fire: he only wanted to kill a deer, so if the deer could break free and run away, he would let it go.

After all, a male deer weighs four or five hundred pounds, which is enough for Wang An and his three companions and two dogs to eat for several days. Killing another one would be a complete waste.

Wang An and his three companions went into the mountains to dig for ginseng, and their hunting was merely for meat.

The main problem was that the deer bones, antlers, heart, tail, and tendons that had been removed were all worth a little money but not much, and were just a burden to Wang An and his companions.

Yes, they're a burden. It's a real shame to throw these things away, but carrying them around takes up a lot of space. (End of Chapter)