Study: The importance of the alder-ash and Turkey oak-oak wetland habitats of the Somogy hills for big game during summer droughts Introduction: The wet woodland-interior habitats of the Somogy hills in Hungary (mainly alder-ash and Turkey oak-oak associations) are key, though often underappreciated, elements of the landscape. These habitats become especially vital during the increasingly…
A delightful sight this morning – a few nature-minded thoughts In the morning quiet, as the mist had barely lifted among the trees, a familiar sounder appeared near the feeding site. The little piglets, whom I’ve been watching almost since birth, are visibly developing nicely. For them, this place isn’t just a feeding point –…
My currently nicely set-up feeder (there are still plans for further development…) hosted the already well-known large sounder again today, after a few days’ break. The NDZ18 BigGreenScum01 camera captured them first, at 4:57, setting off from the patch of forest behind the camera and crossing over at the wallow. Naturally the acorn feeder was…
For a bowhunter, there’s little better confirmation that one is doing something right than this: It’s already a fine achievement if, on an open hunting ground, with a game population traumatized by every conceivable aspect of wildlife damage control – a population that, because of the rifle-hunting community armed with “technology,” has “neither night nor…
This "hunting weekend" has so far (with two days still to go) proven to be great, eventful, and full of experiences. I got out to my first night hunt a bit late, and the unfavorable wind direction also worked against me. So the group of 4 young wild boar that arrived after 9 pm —…
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…
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…
The nicely growing piglets seem to really, really enjoy something at the base of the salt lick. Nothing proves the worth of game-attracting treats like the Wildlutscher dark sweet-corn salt lick better than tonight’s trail camera footage, in which all the piglets, after methodically and thoroughly "cleaning up" the feeder, are jostling for the prime…
Experiences with the feeder system’s operation and the necessary setting adjustments The initial settings of the dual feeder-automat used on the property, originally judged to be good, needed adjustment due to how the game’s behavior developed. Based on observations, a large group – consisting of at least three sows, three or four subadults, and about…
A young, year-and-a-half-old, second-year (spike) red stag alone