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On Saturday, in glorious early-spring weather, the following tasks were on the agenda: tank inspection and refilling, setting up physical protection for the deployed Zeiss Secacam 7 cameras (a locked metal housing), and checking the stability of the two permanently deployed Summit Viper Pro SD stands. In the past there was almost always some small…

Analysis of adaptive survival strategies of the wild boar population (Sus scrofa) under anthropogenic pressure. 1. The relationship between socio-ecological behavioral patterns and habitat stability Observations show marked differences in the behavior of wild boar populations (mainly sows and their sounders) depending on habitat security and threat level. In low-threat areas (a long-quiet, calm, undisturbed,…

Why Deer Are Drawn to Herbal Mineral Licks: A Biological and Wildlife Management Perspective Cervids, especially red deer (Cervus elaphus), display remarkably sophisticated mineral-seeking behavior rooted in complex physiological needs and evolutionary adaptations. Modern scientific research clearly demonstrates that minerals make up roughly 5% of a deer’s body mass and play a critical role in…

Arriving late at night, at 23:12, and picking at the corn until 1 a.m., getting startled again and again, this little boar kept coming back to the new feeder I set up / revived 2 weeks ago, used exclusively by me. Interestingly, it was the fermented corn that drew it here ( I’ve been seeing…

Tonight these two hogs ruled the old bowhunting feeder. Of course, I was at my new stand, where there was hardly any movement.