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Since the circumstances of my previous hunting opportunity took a rather unfavorable turn, I didn’t renew the earlier agreement for 2025. With the help of Dénes, the appointed gamekeeper / game manager who worked hard on the previous grounds, I managed to secure hunting rights on another area right near my current accommodation. This switch…

Wednesday evening, April 29, 2026. Another hunting weekend is approaching. The tools of independence, freedom, and the experience of nature are gathering in the car. On the sixth, seventh, eighth trip I somehow manage to cram everything I’ve judged important and useful into the car. Gear, clothing, equipment, and everything else. Because, as we know,…

Field experience with the ZEISS Secacam 7 trail camera — a comparative analysis from a wildlife management perspective Trail cameras have by now become an indispensable tool in wildlife management, wildlife biology research, and conservation. They allow for non-invasive monitoring of populations, detailed analysis of movement patterns, habitat use, and behaviors (e.g., wallowing, feeding, social…

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,…

The undeniably essential, "mandatory" gear check before responsible hunting has an unskippable part: a test shot at the ranges likely to come up during the hunt. Beyond that, I also always try to make time for extra practice. This time, that activity was paired with a test of the previously mentioned minimalist, low-profile-camera-gimbal-raveneye setup. What…