After a frosty, windy night of mostly idle and uneventful stand hunting, on returning to my lodging I was greeted at the entrance by this decorated little tree, a truly fine bottle of Tokaji wine placed beneath it, and a Christmas greeting card fastened around the bottle’s neck.
A truly kind and thoughtful gesture from the hosts!
Thank you for it, in its most sincere, purest form!!!
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…
Tonight these two hogs ruled the old bowhunting feeder. Of course, I was at my new stand, where there was hardly any movement.
On a cool, misty November dawn, the silhouette of a healthy, middle-aged stag took shape out of the fog like a ghost. It seems he will become a regular visitor to this feeder.
Relatively little has been said so far about the wild boar visiting the ditch to the SW of the Treestand, on my left (it only holds a bit of water during the spring floods or heavy rains), or rather about those coming to the acorns regularly scattered on its bank closer to the stand. Because…
It looks like no more rain will fall after 4 PM, and this will be the first occasion at this promising new spot. This morning, still in pouring rain, I went out to the feeder once more to find a suitable tree and placement for the remotely controlled glow-light illumination of the feeder that can…