Chapter 49 Hunting Techniques: Setting Traps
"If you want to catch prey in these deep mountains and old forests, the most important thing is to identify the animal's path."
As he spoke, Niu Yuan pointed forward, "For example, this is a beast road."
"Oh?" Zhao Ya looked carefully in the direction Niu Yuan pointed, but found nothing but lush woods.
Seemingly noticing Zhao Ya's doubts, Niu Yuan smiled slightly, then leaned down and pushed aside the grass on the ground.
"Look, here are the animal's footprints. They don't look very big."
As he spoke, Niu Yuan picked up another piece of feces and rubbed it with his fingers.
"The feces is still very fresh, no more than a day old."
Then Niu Yuan told Zhao Ya the secret of finding the beast's path in detail.
Listening to these experiences, Zhao Ya suddenly felt that the rescue this time was worth it.
After all, this kind of hunting experience accumulated over a long period of time is extremely valuable and cannot be bought with money.
Therefore, Zhao Ya listened very carefully and asked questions from time to time.
After Zhao Ya understood everything, Niu Yuancai continued: "Finding the path of the beast is just the beginning. If you want to capture the prey, you still need a few things."
"what?"
"The first is the materials for setting up traps, and then a reliable bow and arrow."
"Deployment of traps is a very deep knowledge. Even I only know a little bit about it. I heard that old hunters who have been hunting in the mountains for many years can use ready-made materials such as old vines to set traps, but I am not that knowledgeable. The way of doing things."
"Because things like vine branches can be used to catch small prey such as pheasants and rabbits, but they become a joke once they encounter large prey, so it is best to use special materials."
"The first is the iron wire. Raw iron wire won't work. The wire must be drawn from wrought iron. The more flexible the better, and then there are the iron teeth..."
Zhao Ya took out a piece of paper and wrote down all the required materials, and then Niu Yuan demonstrated it several times on the spot to confirm that Zhao Ya had learned it all before speaking.
"Then there is a more reliable bow and arrow. It does not need to be too big or heavy, because when hunting big prey, the bow and arrow are not used to kill with one hit. They serve to harass and bleed, so that they can be gradually consumed. The physical strength of the prey.”
"But the three people you killed just now should have bows and arrows on them. You can use them directly."
After saying this, Niu Yuan looked at Zhao Ya very seriously.
"Friend, I don't know what kind of prey you want to hunt in the deep mountains, but remember, this is a truly lawless place. The real danger is often not the beasts, but the people."
"Also, you must have enough patience and never act hastily. When you encounter an overly powerful beast or even a strange beast, retreat when you have to. After all, only life is the most important."
Zhao Ya nodded to indicate that he had remembered it.
Then Niu Yuan took out his skinning knife and came to the carcass of the giant deer and began to skin it and take out the meat.
His movements were extremely nimble, and the entire deer hide was removed without wasting any of the valuable meat.
Zhao Ya watched from the side and nodded secretly in his heart.
Even if he were to do it, he wouldn't be able to do it as well as Niu Yuan.
No wonder the old hunters are all masters with knives.
After Niu Yuan finished his work, he put all the harvest into his backpack and gave Zhao Ya a fist.
"Friend, see you later!"
After saying that, he turned around and disappeared into the jungle.
Next comes the much-loved part of touching the body.
These three people didn't have much money on them, but Zhao Ya found a lot of useful things.
Wrought iron wire, iron teeth, noose rope soaked in sesame oil, thin net...
They are basically the materials needed to set up traps.
Other than that it's just a bow and arrow.
This kind of hunting bow used in the mountains and forests is very different from ordinary bows and arrows.
First of all, the hunting bow is very small, and the bows and arrows used are also specially made. The arrows are in the shape of a cross, with blades protruding from all four sides, which are extremely sharp.
Zhao Ya packed up all the harvest, ignored the corpses on the ground, turned around and walked back.
Although no prey was caught this time, Zhao Ya felt that he had gained a lot.
After all, the hunting experience alone is worth a lot of money.
By the time we returned to Dancing Elephant City, it was completely dark.
Zhao Ya returned home along a hidden route. Zui'er, who had been sitting in front of the stove waiting for him, felt relieved and quickly started cooking.
After eating dinner and practicing his homework, Zhao Ya went to bed early.
Zhao Ya did not go out the next day, but began to organize the equipment based on what Niu Yuan said.
The things they found from the three people were comprehensive. Except for some consumables, everything needed to set up the trap was actually present.
In addition, Zhao Ya practiced bow and arrow again.
For Zhao Ya today, archery is actually a very simple thing.
After all, after becoming a second-level warrior, both strength and reaction speed are much stronger than ordinary people.
Soon Zhao Ya's archery skills reached the point where he could shoot copper coins with perfect accuracy from thirty steps away.
No matter how far it is, it won’t be measured.
Because Niu Yuan made it clear that thirty steps is the limit for archery in the mountains and forests.
There is no point in going further.
However, after practicing archery for a long time, Zhao Ya found that the system was unresponsive.
It seems that the system does not accommodate repetitive training, and it must be systematic practice.
Zhao Ya organized all the necessary items and went to bed early after practicing his daily homework.
Before dawn the next day, Zhao Ya left the city.
Following the road signs left the day before yesterday, Zhao Ya quickly arrived at the place where he met Niu Yuan.
At this time, the three corpses had long since disappeared. Apart from some torn pieces of clothing, there was a pool of dark red blood on the ground, proving that there were once three people here.
Zhao Ya was not surprised at all by this. He followed the method Niu Yuan taught him and carefully searched for the beast's path in the mountains and forests.
"No, it's very small. It should be a path often taken by hares."
I looked for several in a row, but Zhao Ya rejected them all.
After all, after all the effort, he went into the mountains not to hunt rabbits.
Zhao Ya's target is a large beast, and it would be better if it has been transformed.
Finally, after searching for more than an hour, Zhao Ya finally found a satisfactory beast path.
"The footprints are huge. They should be the animal paths left by the black blind man. And judging from the freshness of the feces, they should have been walked just this morning."
Zhao Ya's spirit was lifted.
Because the medicinal material bear bile is recorded on the blood-tonifying powder.
And the more powerful the bear, the better the effectiveness of its guts.
Zhao Ya followed the beast's path and finally found a suitable place, and then began to lay a trap.
For large prey like Black Blind Man, ordinary traps will not work at all, but will make them wary.
Zhao Ya directly used the most powerful double-sided four-set platform trap, and thoughtfully added sharp knives inside.
After setting up the trap, Zhao Ya explored the surroundings again, secretly noted down a few animal paths, and then went back.