Whoa!

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…

On September 16, 2025, at 11:47 am, a red deer arriving at the Great Green Wallow was captured by both cameras. The NDZ18 BigGreenScum01 camera caught a stag actually about 35m away, while the NDZ18 BigGreenScum02 camera, positioned at 0m, captured a truly special close-up shot of the very same stag.

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…

Footage from a camera set to video mode the week before the hunt can be a serious source of inspiration for someone like me, a "soft city dweller" used to nights spent in a comfortable, soft, warm, down-quilted bed, to instead climb up a tree in a dark forest, 10m up, and spend 14-16 hours…

Finally! Life has returned to the feeders! Tonight a really serious sounder visited the "bowhunter" feeder. A few photos show them digging up the hidden corn even out of holes 40-50cm deep and about 25cm in diameter. This is one of their favorite pastimes, they get completely absorbed in the work, and usually spend several…