At dawn, at 3:42, two pigs arrived at the feeder, then a little later, startled, they hurried off.
The cause of the fright was the arrival of a seriously sized, middle-aged boar, who then leisurely rooted around for a good several minutes.
Things are changing at a crazy pace in our current World. My hunting opportunities so far have changed too. Several members no longer renewed, for personal reasons, the hunting agreement made with the association that leases -mostly wildlife-damage- land from Kaszó and carries out hunting activity there, for the year 2025. However, since I’d already…
The "Rigging Ring" as an Alternative to the Traditional Pulley: An Analysis of a Minimalist Technical Solution Introduction In the field of load rigging and rope technique, one goal of continuous innovation is to minimize the weight, complexity, and maintenance requirements of systems while preserving reliability. Traditional deflection or mechanical-advantage pulleys, though mature technology, are…
Economically planned feeding and a new piglet gang at the feeder. Yesterday I refilled the feed again, since the automatic feeder heads were already spinning empty – a clear sign of depleted stock. From this the following management data can be drawn: The previous refill, on May 10th, was done with 150 kg of grain…
Shortly after dark a fine boar came to visit the feeder. Or rather, -since the camera that’s been watching the feeder for half a year now hadn’t yet sent any footage of him- he wandered onto the feeder by mistake, Sadly, he didn’t linger long. He just peeked in. At the 12th second of the…
Lunchtime has arrived for the sounder. 2 days ago there was a brief spell of human activity here, when half a sack of acorns was brought to this feeder, as well as to the clearly visible washed-out gully depression also 25m from the stand. The sows are still cautious, distrustful, and still consider this feeder…
The dual-head automatic feeder has now gotten a "forest coat". I took a few pictures from the stand toward the feeder, and toward the acorn ditch (I only scatter acorns there . . .) The "corn rain/shower" was also captured on camera . . . I’ve been using the "light tech" controllable from the stand…