Around the “birdbath” made from a fallen poplar log, this young buck keeps showing up…

Now that the trees and bushes have nicely leafed out, the lush undergrowth is starting to sprout up, you can see how nicely my feeder blends into the landscape. After the disturbance caused by the antler collectors, life has nicely returned to the wallow and to my feeder as well. It’s interesting to see that…

There’s nothing in this photo but an empty feeder. However, – On the one hand, even empty, it’s dear to me, because I’m the only one who hunts at this feeder – On the other hand, thanks to the unusual light conditions, a photo this dark in broad daylight is a rare thing. This coming…

Already on my very first walk through the area, it hit me at once that this place is a real gem! Around the wallow, in the mud, fresh tracks everywhere, small and large, by the hundreds, beds, hair, and a very heavy, fresh game scent. And these photos don’t just confirm my initial hunch, they…

The large sounder living in the area visited the clearing feeder again, after many days. Even on uneventful days, the feeder kept dispensing around 5 kg of corn kernels daily, spreading them nice and evenly over the feeder’s area. This steadily increasing amount of corn, sitting on the ground getting a bit rained on, softening,…

In pursuit of a sustainable game management innovation Experience and challenge in the service of automated feeding. On a privileged hunting ground, where the undisturbed nature of the game population is guided by a shared spirit of conservation and professional game management, I set myself an ambitious goal: to build an automatic feeder system that…

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…