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 hours in one spot doing it.
A bit long, but a very good analysis that may shed light on the reasons behind many mysteriously unsuccessful stand hunts . . . FACTORS DETERMINING THE PERCEPTION ZONE OF FOREST BIG GAME AND FURRED PREDATORS A multidisciplinary analysis integrating physiology, biophysics, microclimatology and behavioral ecology 1. INTRODUCTION AND THE SCIENTIFIC FRAMING OF THE PROBLEM…
A Zeiss Secacam 7 is now set up on this feeder, and I’m getting to know, test, and fine-tune its functions. I’d been basically satisfied with the earlier Spypoint "flagship" models, but I wanted to see for myself what Zeiss could do. My idea was to get videos synced to the feeder automat’s timer, but…
The small pool shaped from the stump of a large poplar felled in a storm, mostly intended as a "birdbath," is proving very useful to big game as well during the great summer heat. Thanks to the recent smoothing work done with a milling disc (Kaindl Super-Carver V9 Milling Disc for Angle Grinder 115/125) to…
Second night Last night on the night stand I had a hunting experience full of life, full of moments worth living for. Already at 21:47, as the forest had wrapped itself in complete darkness, a serious sounder started moving toward the half-dried wallow. They lingered there for nearly two hours, where the ground was still…
The deployed Spypoint Flex-S camera watches the feeder from a new position. Compared to before, it’s now moved from the side of the feeder facing the stand to the far side of the small stream and a bit further away, so it covers a larger area and is also better concealed. On top of that,…
A wildcat at the feeder. It follows naturally that at a game-management facility that helps feed the game — as is the case with this feeder too — usually some kind of grain or agricultural crop gets scattered out. Small forest mammals and rodents love these crops very much, and because of this, when things…