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Second night Last night on the night stand I had a hunting experience full of life, full of moments worth living for. Already at 21:47, as the forest had wrapped itself in complete darkness, a serious sounder started moving toward the half-dried wallow. They lingered there for nearly two hours, where the ground was still…

The Use of Beech Tar in Wildlife Management and Conservation: A Case Study in Wild Boar Population Management Abstract Beech tar, as a natural substance, has long been a tool used in wildlife management, particularly in managing wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations. This paper reviews the attractive effect of beech tar on wild boar, its…

Before hunting season, after a thorough stocktaking, culling, and organizing, everything I need for spending my free time usefully — or almost everything — is now "housed" in the Outdoor Room. The crates, boxes, and bags hide thousands more "treasures", each one the distilled result of experience gathered over many long years.

Since the most recent successful hunt — whose trace will no doubt linger at the site for a long time — this young boar came to this feeder for the first time. With the dwindling acorn crop under the oaks and the frosty nights, the game is nicely forced onto the regularly fed feeders. In…

The second major hunting event of the year began for me on December 19, 2025 — the “Christmas hunting season”. In summer, around July-August, I get two weeks of vacation, and now, in December, during the Christmas holidays, I likewise get two consecutive weeks to indulge my passion for bowhunting. In the week leading up…

The nicely growing piglets seem to really, really enjoy something at the base of the salt lick. Nothing proves the worth of game-attracting treats like the Wildlutscher dark sweet-corn salt lick better than tonight’s trail camera footage, in which all the piglets, after methodically and thoroughly "cleaning up" the feeder, are jostling for the prime…