sjar Chapter 253 Black Bear Trips Over a Log
Chapter 253 Black Bear Trips Over a Log
Not far from where the old man was lying, about 200 meters away, a horse was tied to a tree stump, used to transport large logs.
The horse had a huge log tied to its back. The old man had stolen the timber, cut it down, and tied it to the horse, thinking he would saw off a few more pieces and sell them on the black market to make money.
The horse was stunned when it smelled the black bear. The beast's scent forced its way into the horse's nose, accompanied by low-frequency bear roars, making the horse's instinctive reaction to run.
Beside the tree stump, a horse reacted violently, its neck arched back, neighing and kicking in agony, trying to break free of the reins binding its neck. With a sharp snap, the horse broke free of the rope and galloped away.
The horse was completely bewildered and ran down the snowy hillside. By the time it realized its mistake, it had gone the wrong way. But this was a downhill sledding track, the snow slippery and the path steep. If the horse hadn't been carrying a heavy load, it could have easily turned and run away. But with such a large log strapped to its back, the horse couldn't turn back. It struggled to move its hooves, but instead, it trotted towards the direction where the hunters were engaged in battle.
Li Ju'an is engaged in a fierce battle with the black bear.
Bang! Bang! Bang! He, Lao Qin, and Lao Zhang combined their firepower, aiming straight for the black bear's heart and lungs. But the black bear seemed to know who posed a greater threat, abandoning the terrified Lu brothers, and aimed its paw at Li Ju'an, ready to rip him out.
Song Desheng was so frightened that he turned and ran, throwing down his gun and shouting in despair, "Damn it! I really want to run away!"
But there was still a nerve in his mind that he knew there were rules for hunters, whether in the mountains or in the county town, before they went into the mountains to hunt. The first rule was that the hunters and the horses had to be in sync.
Hunting in the mountains requires teamwork. If you encounter wild animals, especially bears, you must never abandon your companions. Otherwise, your reputation will be ruined, and no one will be willing to team up with you next time you want to go into the mountains. Song Desheng knew all this, but when his life was truly threatened, he couldn't care less about such things. His mind told him to run! But then he heard Li Ju'an beside him fire a blank shot.
His heart skipped a beat, and a thought flashed through his mind: his brother was doomed.
He leaned his back against Li Ju'an, readjusted the pump-action shotgun, gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot and fierce, and shouted as he suppressed his fear, "Old Li! I'm going all out! Whatever happens, happens!"
He roared and pulled the trigger, firing medium-caliber slugs wildly at Hei Xiazi's head.
Bang bang bang!
Seven or eight single-shot bullets, with their formidable power at close range, all penetrated the black bear's skull. The black bear roared in pain, and a foul stench filled the air—it had urinated.
Several hunters couldn't help but grin, a surge of excitement and exhilarating thrill rising in their heads.
The bear peed its pants in fright! Even animals can be scared sometimes. That's some serious bear guts.
The bear, facing the destructive power of a medium-caliber slug head-on, was brave, but also aware of the pain and danger. It turned and ran. If a bear wants to escape, who can stop it?
Old Qin shouted, "Damn it, it's going to get away!"
If you're hunting bears in a bear enclosure, there will be gunners setting up guns in the distance, as well as traps like landmines and snares. But this bear is a wandering bear, going wherever it pleases. There are no traps or snares nearby, so you can only provoke it into attacking the hunter head-on and then unleash a burst of bullets. But now the bear wants to run away, and once it runs, it won't be so easy to catch.
Li Ju'an shouted, "Da Hu, chase after them!"
The hunting dogs barked and howled, stomping their limbs on the ground, their long, strong legs kicking in the snow, as they roared and tried to drive the bear away. But the black bear was not afraid of the hunting dogs.
A bear slapped down, aimed directly at the tiger. The tiger was agile, dodging and rolling away, then taking two steps back to stand further away, barking, trying to provoke the bear into giving chase.
The black bear didn't seem so easily provoked and was determined to escape. Old Qin cursed, "What a coward, as timid as a woman."
Upon closer inspection, he realized the black bear wasn't carrying eggs; it really was a female bear. It's rare to see a female bear that grows so tall and doesn't even have a den; its physique is truly formidable.
Ten experienced hunting dogs couldn't stop the black bear. The men watched as the black bear rushed into the woods and ran away.
Suddenly, a horse rolled down the sled track in the woods. The frightened horse, which was trying to get away from the battlefield, unexpectedly charged head-on into the mouth of a black bear.
Terrified, the horse neighed and took off running up the snow slope. Black Bear hadn't expected to get a horse at this moment, but the gunfire from the hunters behind him was too heavy, so he dared not stop and could only continue running up the slope.
The horse, dragging a heavy log weighing over 600 pounds, charged downhill while frantically trying to climb back up. Meanwhile, a black bear charged uphill without looking back. The horse finally took off, smelled the bear's scent so close, and, terrified, collapsed, only able to be dragged downhill by the heavy log.
The horse, dragged off the large log, lurched straight toward the bear. It was too late for the bear to run; the snow slope was long and steep, offering no escape. The heavy log crushed the bear's leg bone with a sharp crack, the 600-pound log snapping it.
The bear screamed and howled in agony, its cries as loud as a pig being slaughtered. It fell to the side, the large log rolling off its thigh bone, its thigh completely wrapped around the log. The bear's entire body was also entangled with the horse, and along with the weight of the log, the two rolled down the slope with a "gurgling" sound.
Li Ju'an stood up and saw that Hei Xiazi, who had been running away frantically, had run right back into the line of fire. The once fierce and violent Hei Xiazi now had a broken leg, his entire leg bone still crushed under the large log. He had been knocked down by the horse and the log and was now standing at the edge of the forest, looking at them with a blank expression, before struggling and roaring frantically, trying to break free from the log and escape.
The horse was still neighing in fear.
Li Ju'an laughed and said, "This horse is lucky. Hey, every bear that this horse has chased has met a bad end."
Song Desheng fell to the ground in the snow, his pump-action shotgun still lying askew. Li Ju'an grabbed the shotgun, took two steps forward, aimed at the immobilized black bear between the eyebrows, and fired a shot.
boom!
In a close-range static firing, a medium-caliber slug pierced straight through Black Bear's forehead. The bullet entered through the small eye, spraying a mist of blood from the back of his head, splattering blood all over the horse's face.
The horse, smelling the blood of a wild beast, fainted from fright, its neck lolling to the side, too weak to even struggle.
Old Qin and Old Zhang laughed heartily, firing at close range as they shouted, "We're on a roll today! It's only been a short while, and a bear bile has come crashing into us, along with a horse!"
Li Ju'an walked up to the black bear, held up his gun, and only after confirming that the bear was indeed dead did he lead the hunters forward.