It seems there’s a healthy, strong doe with her calf who has taken a liking to this hidden, undisturbed, quiet little spot, because lately the camera has been sending me pictures of them more and more often.
And now this curious calf has come to introduce itself . . .
Wallow Use and Mineral Requirements in Red Deer – Phenological and Wildlife Management Connections May as a Critical Phenological Window May is one of the most dynamic transitional periods in the ecosystem of temperate deciduous and mixed forests. For large forest game – especially red deer (Cervus elaphus) – this period represents several mutually reinforcing…
To refill and maintain my roughly 200-220kg automatic feeder, check the spreader heads, set the timers, . . . it would be useful to lower the tank and then lift it back up to the 5m height. Some kind of winch solution is the most practical way to raise and lower the load. The inconvenience…
Wildlife feeders as micro-ecosystems: ecological effects and species community dynamics Introduction Wildlife management facilities, particularly feeding stations and feeders, are indispensable elements of modern game management. Although these facilities are primarily designed to keep economically valuable big game (Cervus elaphus – red deer, Capreolus capreolus – roe deer, Sus scrofa – wild boar) within a…
I finally got "on camera" that boar I once, on a summer night, in the early morning hours, had already drawn my bow on. I didn’t take the shot, because it had already started heading back toward the forest from the wallow, and the aiming point wasn’t entirely clear in the barely-breaking light.
One of the notable events of my pre-Christmas preparations was yesterday’s landscaping and feeder maintenance. This wasn’t merely a practical task, but an almost ritual act, during which I nicely arrange and "decorate" the table laid out for the game, in a manner befitting the approaching holiday. While going about my business, I found myself…