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202 1-08-27

Chapter eight? Russia, I'm coming

As the largest country in the world, Russia is indeed vast in territory and abundant in natural resources, rich in forest vegetation species, and has a natural treasure house envied by all countries.

In the vast land of Siberia, there are beautiful and unique scenery. There are many rare animals and plants hidden in it. Everything is amazing in this vast and mysterious place. Siberian brown bears, Eurasian wolves, musk deer, wild sheep, roe deer, wild boar, red deer, rabbits, pheasants and wild ducks can be seen everywhere, which has made Russia's unique legal tradition-hunting.

Hunting is very popular in Russia, both at home and abroad. For many Russians, it is not only an entertainment, but also a family tradition and lifestyle. Many Russian boys started hunting with their father when 12 years old.

According to the local tradition, a man should be a hunter, who can hunt and kill wild animals. Wild animals are regarded as essential food. There is a saying in Russia, a fighting nation: vegetarians can't hunt and are unqualified hunters! Hunting has become a feature of Russian character.

Tieyazi flew directly from Changsha to Beijing, where she was separated from cutie. He went directly to Moscow to accompany his wife. Tieyazi took the train from Beijing to Manzhouli alone, then transferred to the international shuttle bus and arrived at Lake Baikal. After a short rest, he began to take the train to Siberia-Chita.

"Russia, I am coming." As soon as Tieyazi got off the train, he shouted with open arms and hugged Zhang Huage excitedly.

"Iron YaZi, you grow tall and strong, three years no change is quite big. What does your grandfather feed you every day? " Zhang Huage joked with him while driving a pickup truck.

"Ha ha, you didn't see my grandfather's fierce training on weekdays, but he forced me to work hard every day." The two chatted with each other about the hunting arrangements in Siberia for half a month.

I have been living in Zhang Huage's classmate's house for the past two days. My classmate's name is Andre, which means brave. The classmate's family has prepared Siberian specialties and is waiting. Go shopping after dinner, go to the biggest supermarket in Chita to get everything ready, and then leave tomorrow. Four men drove two pickup trucks to the largest hunting ground in Siberia. The hunting license has been done very well. It plans to shoot wolves, deer, rabbits and, with luck, brown bears. But now bears hibernate in winter, and the chance is very small.

"Thank you, it's delicious. Full. " After eating half a big bar, two skewers of barbecue as thick as a forearm and a liter of fragrant milk, Tieyazi was really unbearable. Speaking nonstandard Russian, I thank Andre's parents for their warm hospitality. Those who deliberately catch up at home this week before departure can only learn simple daily expressions, but they can communicate with mobile phone translation software. He has never had a problem with English.

After dinner, Andre drove Zhang Huage and Tieyazi to the biggest supermarket in Chita. Because they often hunt, they have shotguns, bullets and outdoor equipment. This time, I mainly went shopping with Iron Lady.

Take him to the cold weapon area of the supermarket, and Tieyazi was stunned by the dazzling array of cold weapons. The area displays crossbows, beautiful hunting, compound bows, various arrows and axes, knives and so on. But there is no traditional bow, because Russia plays less. After buying all the necessary items according to the list, they came to the back of the supermarket, which is a big shooting range and can directly test the hot and cold weapons they bought. The two of them took out their shotguns from the car and tested them.

Tieyazi sat quietly on the edge, wrapped all 50 arrows in 300 bronze seats and different arrows, took out 60 Jin of bow, and drew an arrow with a bow. First, I aimed at the target at 10 meters away. I feel good after trying to shoot an arrow. The second arrow points directly at the 3D wild boar target 50 meters away, just in the heart and lung area. I am very interested. I have tried all 3D animal targets at different distances of 20-80 meters. Until 50 arrows are tested, they are all OK. I'm looking forward to the hunting trip tomorrow.

"Yes, young man, archery is quite accurate. How many times have you called? Are you going to take it hunting? " A Russian uncle standing by said in English and gave him a thumbs-up sign.

"Thank you, tomorrow's hunting is my real first time. I used to shoot targets at home, not hunters. " Iron yazi embarrassed explained.

"Well, I wish you good luck. Hunting with a bow is more difficult and challenging than shooting with a gun. You are a little tough guy. I think you should come here. I don't suggest going to Hunting Forest 23. Strange things happened there and were listed as death zones by the government. " Uncle kindly reminded.

A mysterious incident happened in Chita, Siberia, which caused a sensation all over the world: a zombie attack video shot by a Russian Chita helicopter was widely circulated on the Internet. Afterwards, the Russian Chita official said it was blocked because of a robbery, and the next day it was blocked because toxic gas leaked into the area. Some people call this video a game video, but no real game matches it.

"Thank you very much. We plan to shoot rabbits, deer and so on only at the edge of the forest. " After chatting with Uncle Tieyazi, I continued to shoot 50 arrows with my left hand, feeling in good condition.

Andre has never played with a bow, let alone the traditional one. Looking at Tieyazi, I am very happy and eager to try. After learning to use it, I want to shoot the target at 10 meters with a bow and arrow. "Ah, ah," ah for a long time, his face turned red, but he just pulled away a little. He was surprised. After all, his figure of 1.90, 180 kg is much stronger than that of An Tie Ya Zi, and he can barely open it a little, and his thumb hurts.

"Ha ha, Andre, I should give you a finger to wear, but I didn't bring it, because I am used to pulling directly with my thumb, and it is normal for you not to pull it open."

Several strong Russian men who tried guns were curious and wanted to pull out their guns. How can they pull it open? This big catty is still pulled by a fleshy thumb. There is only one person who can open the bow with a big saw in a standard posture at the scene, and that is the iron cliff.

"This sentence has specialization, universal. Don't look at your fighting nations, all of them are tough and energetic. It's true to open a big bow. If you haven't practiced, archery will generally be deformed, let alone shooting from a long distance. Another thing, the muscles used to open the bow are usually less, and only the thumb is used to open it, so most people will not get used to it. But after practicing for a while and mastering the movements, your strength advantage will be highlighted. " Tieyazi communicated with them seriously.

"Oh, I see. I see your thumb calluses are thick. Have you been practicing for a long time? " Uncle asked with interest.

"I started preliminary practice at the age of three, and it has been ten years now, but the level is average and I have never actually hunted. After all, there is a big gap between my practice and actual use. I still have a lot to learn from my predecessors. "

Indeed, the fighting nation has a tough style and dares to fight to the end. National character, from the government to the people, has always been exclusive, and those who dare to provoke Russia have become fertilizer. Tie Yazi admires the extremely domineering words of the Russian President: "Russia is gone, why do you want this world?"

After the exam, the three of them went home early to pack tomorrow's luggage.

The next morning, I met the hunter Valery at the assembly point. Valery checked their three luggage while chatting to see if the configuration of things was reasonable.

He is from Valery and a neighbor of Andre's family. I have been hunting in the mountains with my father since primary school. Bears, wolves and deer, as long as they are Siberian animals, have all been beaten. He is an old hunter with more than 30 years of rich experience and has traveled all over Siberia. He is also a veteran. Every time Andre comes back in winter and summer vacation, he will go hunting in the mountains with Valery and have some experiences.

Everyone carried their things to the car, because they were going to stay in the forest for a month, and they brought a lot of things. They decided to drive three cars temporarily, one for Zhang Huage and Andre, and one for Valery and Tieyazi, so that he could catch up on hunting lessons temporarily on the way. There is no way to get to the destination, which is about 300 kilometers of mountain roads. Siberia is too big.

"Young man, bow hunting is a test of technology, which is difficult and challenging. We usually use shotguns here, which is efficient. And if you hunt with bows and arrows, everyone uses compound bows. How did you think of hunting with this traditional bow? " Just now, I saw the split traditional bow in the iron yazi bag. Valery asked curiously in broken English while driving.

"Ha ha, uncle Valery, you can call me Tieyazi directly. I think the traditional bow is pure and it tests people's skills. Modern compound bows, although human skills are important, equipment is more important. "

Tieyazi went on to say: "The traditional bow is highly playable, and can be played with both hands, or with saws of different sizes. It can be fired from arrows and bows, with high firing rate and high practical applicability. I don't need to aim I can intuitively hit an object the size of a wild boar target within 30 meters, and I can do it with both hands. In addition, if both thumbs are injured, you can also shoot with the Mediterranean three-finger shooting method and shoot the target while walking. "

"There is another advantage. The traditional bow is very simple. To put it bluntly, it is sticks and ropes. It is well maintained and can be coated with wax oil. There are various archery postures, such as squatting shot, vertical shot, lying shot, climbing shot, lying shot and so on. In particular, I still have a fork bow, which is convenient to carry around. "

"The advantage of the compound bow is that it is energy-saving and accurate, and it is suitable for shooting in a fixed place, just like a sniper rifle. But if there is a problem with the accessories during use, it will be troublesome. When facing living things, you need to aim for the right distance and adjust the height before opening the bow, so you can't shoot quickly. So there are advantages and disadvantages. " Tieyazi told his knowledge one by one, hoping that Uncle Valery would give some advice on bow hunting.

"Tieyazi, I'll tell you." Uncle Valery described his feelings about bow hunting.

"When hunting a bow, you should consider the following issues: First, the hunting distance is short, and within 50 meters is the most suitable distance for your bow performance, while the compound bow technology is only about 100 meters. Second, after a short distance, the problem is that it is easy to disturb prey, such as deer, which is very sensitive and runs at the slightest sign. The third is power. Bows kill prey by shooting arrows at the heart and lungs of prey. If you hit it somewhere else or not so deep, it will destroy the prey and be inhuman. The fourth is the archery posture. Sometimes the environment doesn't allow you to shoot the target with a bow. What should I do? "

"Uncle Valery, there is a big gap between bow hunting and gun hunting, and there are many problems. I thought about these problems when I was training at home. I have tested the hunting distance and power of this bow at home. Pulling to 33 inches is 60 Jin, and pulling to 33 inches is 72 Jin. With G5 hunting arrow, you can shoot sheep directly at 30 meters, plunge pork belly into the middle of two layers of thick cowhide at 50 meters, and face an upright target the size of a bear at a distance of 80 meters. The left and right bows can be shot in the bear's abdomen and chest area, and the mud pit can be shot into 20 cm thick. The permeability of meat was not tested at that time.

"Well, although I don't have actual hunting experience in the mountains, I learned to lurk in my daily training, how to approach the prey without disturbing it, and how to use the surrounding environment for camouflage. As you can see from my bow, the whole bow is snow-colored, and the bowstring is damped. "

"About the archery posture you said, you can't raise your bow and shoot vertically in the face of the target. Indeed, this is a very realistic problem, but it can be solved. As I said just now, there are many kinds of archery postures, one of which is lying shooting. "

"How to shoot while lying down?" Uncle Valery felt incredible when he heard this.

"In the grass, facing the target, in order to make better use of the latent action to shoot the target. Lie down with your feet facing the target, put your feet on the bow handle, lift your eyes slightly, and estimate the distance and height. The horizontal shooting is more powerful, because you can make a bigger saw by pulling the string by hand. I have tested that there is no pressure to hit the target within 30 meters, two arrows can be fired at the same time within 20 meters, and three arrows can be fired at the same time within 10 meters. Lying shooting is very suitable for ambush. "

"But I know that in actual hunting, there will always be many problems that I have never encountered before, and you need more advice." Iron YaZi mirth said.

"Well, I'm relieved to hear that. I can see that you have a certain understanding and mastery of bows and arrows, and hunting bows is still a bit theoretical. " Uncle Valery told Tieyazi that in most cases, bow and arrow hunting can be carried out by other methods: setting traps and bait, waiting for prey to appear nearby/in trees; Tracking hunting: through the trace, slowly approach the target and wait for the right time to shoot; Long-range search: use binoculars to search for prey at high altitude, and then track and hunt after determining the target.

Tieyazi listened carefully to the valuable experience shared by Uncle Valery and looked out the window at the natural scenery of Siberia. He has entered the vast virgin forest covered with snow, and the Siberian railway line is faintly visible in the distance. I am slightly excited at the thought that I can immediately experience the application of bows and arrows in actual combat.