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🌿 A Whitsun Forest – Game Management, Field Tuning, and a Bowhunter’s Patience I spent the Whitsun weekend not only hunting, but also tending the land, observing – and enjoying that rare quality of time you only get when you spend a whole day in the quiet of the forest, free of any expectations or…

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,…

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…

Human activity . . . Just half an hour ago there was quite a lot of traffic at this feeder. Alongside the regularly dispensed corn, I scattered some walnuts in the shell, which the pigs absolutely love. / And of course also the hunter, who was quietly dozing off during the long, drowsy stand watch…

Wildlife feeders as micro-ecosystems: ecological effects and species community dynamics Introduction Wildlife management facilities, particularly feeding stations and feeders, are indispensable elements of modern game management. Although these facilities are primarily designed to keep economically valuable big game (Cervus elaphus – red deer, Capreolus capreolus – roe deer, Sus scrofa – wild boar) within a…

I’ve "stumbled" onto an amazing spot. I can’t get enough of the pictures and events the cameras keep sending me. The fact that in broad daylight, at high noon no less, my feeder is hosting an entire sounder of pigs . . . that would have been unimaginable at the previous location. For a simple,…