“Give the game a chance!”

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…

The silver poplar’s second life on the hunting ground A few weeks ago a windstorm swept through the area. The damage was dramatic: one of the larger, heavily one-sided silver poplars snapped in two. A trunk over 80 cm near the base, still over 60 cm in diameter above the break — this was no…

It seems the crops on the farmland have already been harvested, the grain scattered during the harvest is also slowly running out, and the game is being forced back into the woods. These two stags, though after sunset, still arrived well within "shooting light" – which borders on a miracle in this hunting ground –…

Wallow Use and Mineral Requirements in Red Deer – Phenological and Wildlife Management Connections May as a Critical Phenological Window May is one of the most dynamic transitional periods in the ecosystem of temperate deciduous and mixed forests. For large forest game – especially red deer (Cervus elaphus) – this period represents several mutually reinforcing…

The hard, frosty nights of recent days have driven the forest’s wildlife to roam far wider areas than usual in search of a food source that could maintain body temperature and supply energy. My Zeiss Secacam 7 has been recording this fascinating activity at the feeder I built and maintain myself, capturing images at 5-minute…