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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…

The night cooled down to -9°C. Even the leaf litter at the bottom of the forest froze solid. Even the mice thought carefully about whether to venture out, since the frozen leaves crackled loudly enough to carry far, even under their tiny feet. As for me, I can now say I’ve had the toughest night…

A capable badger (Meles meles) also wants a seat at the table of plenty. He surely knows he’s under legal protection until July 1st (Chapter I of Annex 5 of Decree 79/2004 (V. 4.) FVM of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, implementing Act LV of 1996 on the Protection of Game, Game Management,…

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.

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…

In chronological order; first a young boar wandered onto the feeder, and lingered for a bit more than 10 minutes. A few hours later, from 2:00 am, a serious sounder also discovered it for themselves, and spent more than 20 minutes rooting out the corn kernels that had been scattered nearly two months ago, now…