American Landowners: Starting with Hunting in Alaska

As soon as Su Wei stepped out of the room, a blast of cold air rushed in through her collar and cuffs, causing her to lose heat rapidly.

"Click".

The oak door behind him closed.

Su Wei adjusted the strap of his Browning rifle on his chest.

He glanced down at his feet.

The aluminum alloy snowshoes, like two giant tennis rackets, crunched on the soft, fresh snow, producing a teeth-grinding sound.

Without this, if you took that step, your entire leg would be swallowed up by the deep snow.

Each step requires lifting your leg high.

It felt like doing weight training in waist-deep mud.

Su Wei looked up to determine his location.

Southeast side.

That's the direction the deer herd disappeared in last night.

White mist billowed out with each breath, quickly condensing into frost on the windproof mask.

set off.

The coniferous forest was deathly silent after the blizzard; apart from the sound of my own footsteps, there was no other sound.

The heavy snow had bent the branches of the spruce and fir trees.

Occasionally, the snow could not bear its weight and fell with a "thud," stirring up a large cloud of white dust.

Su Wei walked slowly, carefully surveying his surroundings.

In this frozen world, any oversight could be fatal.

He carefully stepped between the trees.

Avoid snow pits that look flat but are actually hollow underneath.

Those are all natural traps. Once you fall in, the loose snow around you will bury you instantly, and the more you struggle, the deeper you sink.

We traveled for half an hour.

Su Wei stopped in his tracks.

The thermal underwear on my back was soaked with sweat and felt sticky.

He quickly pulled out the thermos from his pocket.

The scalding hot water poured down my throat, forcefully dispelling the chill from my body.

Su Wei wiped the fog off his goggles.

Ahead was a leeward slope.

Several huge red pines have fallen and intertwined, forming a natural windbreak.

The snow there was noticeably thinner, revealing the withered tips of the grass.

Su Wei's eyes narrowed.

The weeds showed signs of having been disturbed.

He carefully put away his thermos, lowered his center of gravity, and quietly moved closer.

The snow-covered ground was a mess.

The smooth snow surface was trampled into pieces by hoofprints, revealing the black frozen soil underneath.

The bark of the surrounding shrubs had been gnawed away, revealing the pale wood underneath.

And amidst those messy hoof prints.

Dozens of dark brown granular objects were scattered around.

Suwei took off his gloves and picked up a pill with his fingertips.

It's very hard.

But it's not completely frozen yet.

A faint warmth could still be felt between my fingertips.

I brought it to my nose and smelled it.

A scent that was a mixture of grassy smell and a unique musky aroma filled my nostrils.

Very fresh.

The time should not exceed two hours.

"It's just ahead."

Suwei threw the excrement back onto the snow and put his gloves back on.

He gave the command in his mind: "Activate the hunting mode."

The view changed instantly.

Hunting Module LV1 is now activated.

[Target locked: Roosevelt deer (level 3 female deer)] (Animal levels are divided into levels 1-9 according to rarity and hunting difficulty)

Tracking in progress... range 3 meters...

On the retina, a pale golden band of light appeared out of nowhere.

It meandered forward, through the bushes, intermittently, pointing towards the entrance to the U-shaped valley in the distance.

On the light band, traces that were originally difficult to see with the naked eye were highlighted.

The depth of the hoofprints, the brown deer fur rubbed against the tree bark, and even a few drops of urine sprinkled on the snow.

They were all glowing with a striking fluorescent yellow.

Su Wei's lips curled up slightly.

This is the kind of dimensional reduction attack brought about by the system.

In this vast snowfield, tracking it with the naked eye alone is almost an impossible task.

But now, the location of the prey is clearly laid out before us.

He walked forward, carrying his gun.

Following the golden guidance, the terrain gradually descends.

The sound of the wind subsided.

The towering rock walls on both sides cut off the cold currents from the Arctic Ocean, making the temperature inside the valley several degrees higher than outside.

Ahead, the U-shaped valley entrance is right in front of us.

The valley floor is covered with alder and willow thickets—these are the deer’s favorite winter food.

Su Wei slowed down his movements.

He minimized the noise of each step.

The golden light became exceptionally bright behind a giant rock.

Arrived.

Suwei held his breath, lay face down on the snow, and slowly crawled to the edge of the boulder.

He removed his goggles to avoid glare that might startle his prey.

Then he poked half his head out.

next second.

Suwei's pupils contracted violently.

The valley in front of us was teeming with Roosevelt deer; a rough count revealed at least thirty of them!

This is a large herd of deer.

Some of them lowered their heads to nibble on tender branches, while others lay in snowdrifts ruminating, constantly exhaling white breath from their mouths and noses.

In the center of the deer herd.

Several male deer, each the size of a tank, are butting each other with their antlers.

"Bang! Bang!"

The sound of the antlers colliding was as dull as thunder, echoing through the empty valley.

The lord stag was among them.

Its crown-like antlers stretched over 1.5 meters, its mane on its neck was all puffed up, and its muscles bulged like rocks.

But it is not the only adult male deer here.

There are at least five other challengers of similar size in the arena.

The intense visual impact caused Su Wei's adrenaline to surge.

He pulled his head back, leaned against the boulder, and tried to calm his breathing.

They've struck it rich.

What kind of deer herd is this?

This is clearly an open-air vault!

Su Wei suddenly remembered.

Late October marks the end of the mating season for Roosevelt deer.

No wonder they gathered together.

This means that as long as they are not disturbed, this place will be his private ATM until the end of winter.

An adult male deer can fetch thousands of dollars for its antlers alone on the black market.

In addition, there are hundreds of pounds of fine venison and complete deer hides...

Suwei's Adam's apple bobbed.

The total value of this herd of deer would be immense if we could acquire them all.

Not to mention paying off the bank debt, it would be more than enough to buy the land next door!

Fifty thousand dollars?

more than!

It might cost 200,000!

A surge of greed welled up in Suwei's heart, but he quickly calmed himself down.

There was only one person.

There was only one gun.

As soon as the gunshot rings out, the remaining deer herd will instantly scatter in all directions.

In these deep mountains and forests, once a herd of deer is scattered, it is extremely difficult to find them again.

Don't rush.

Now that their hideout has been located, the money is not going anywhere.

Su Wei poked his head out again.

He took out his phone, and even without a signal, the camera continued to record faithfully.

Increase the focal length.

"Click".

He took several pictures in a row.

These are firsthand materials for future value assessment and hunting planning.

Just then.

A touch of coldness crept into the back of his neck.

Su Wei subconsciously looked up.

The sun, which had just been shining with a pale light, was gone.

The lead-gray clouds, like a tattered quilt, hung extremely low, as if you could reach out and touch them.

got windy.

In just a few seconds, the slight swaying of the treetops turned into a sharp whistling sound.

"Waaah—"

The sparse snowflakes suddenly became dense, as if someone had torn open a giant flour sack and was pouring it down frantically.

Damn.

The weather has changed.

Alaskan weather can change in an instant; it can be sunny one moment and then turn bad the next.

It seems the blizzard is still far from over.

That extratropical cyclone is still affecting the weather on Kodiak Island!

Inside the valley, the stags that had been fighting stopped, snorted uneasily, and began to squeeze towards the deeper rock walls.

Animals have far more sensitive intuition than humans.

A blizzard is coming.

withdraw!

We must evacuate immediately!

If you encounter a "whiteout" in such complex terrain, your vision will be completely blocked and the temperature will drop sharply. It's hard to say whether you can make it back to the cabin alive.

The coordinates have been locked.

This group of mobile US dollars can't escape.

Su Wei put away her phone, remained in a prone position, and retreated backward like a crab.

Only after they were out of the boulder's field of vision and confirmed that it was safe did they dare to stand up.

The wind suddenly picked up.

Snowflakes lashed my face like sand.

Suwei pulled his hood tighter and fastened his goggles.

He turned around and quickened his pace back, following the footprints he had come from.

He was still figuring out how to spend this windfall.

Pay off the loan, buy a snowmobile, install a solar panel on the cabin...

They even bought the best nutritional paste for the marshmallow.

Lost in thought, he unconsciously quickened his pace.

We walked around a clump of bushes covered in snow.

Su Wei stepped out with his right foot, habitually exerting force to firmly plant it.

"Click!"

Something felt wrong under my feet.

There was neither the softness of the ground nor the firmness of frozen soil.

A hard yet slippery sensation came from under my feet.

Those are ice-covered rocks hidden beneath the snow.

The snowshoes completely lost their grip on the icy rocks and slid sharply to the side.

The immense inertia caused his body to tilt sharply to the right.

In the instant he lost his balance, Su Wei instinctively tried to shift his center of gravity and reached out to grab a branch beside him.

However, heavy winter clothing restricts the flexibility of the body.

Fingertips brushed against the rough bark.

They missed.

"Oh no!"

Su Wei only had time to protect his head and face.

The sky and treetops spun rapidly in my field of vision.

He was like a sandbag that had gone out of control, crashing heavily onto the bottomless steep slope beside him.

The body is airborne.

All that remained in sight were the rapidly spinning treetops and the gray-white sky.

come down.