The beautiful early-spring weather has brought the local red stags back for bathing, wal…

They came back . . .

It seems the crops on the farmland have already been harvested, the grain scattered during the harvest is also slowly running out, and the game is being forced back into the woods. These two stags, though after sunset, still arrived well within "shooting light" – which borders on a miracle in this hunting ground –…

Relatively little has been said so far about the wild boar visiting the ditch to the SW of the Treestand, on my left (it only holds a bit of water during the spring floods or heavy rains), or rather about those coming to the acorns regularly scattered on its bank closer to the stand. Because…

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…

These frosty mornings lately have been drawing the local wildlife to the scattered corn. Because of their fast metabolism, the roe deer set aside their caution and are now regularly visiting this secluded, undisturbed little feeder even during the day.