A young, year-and-a-half-old, second-year (spike) red stag alone

"Our hardworking people will prevail." Today’s program: IcuServer solar power supply to maximize the runtime of the Zeiss Secacam 7 camera. Tank refill, terrain tidying, corn concealment, sugar-beet and alfalfa pellet trial run. I’m very curious which bio-feed the forest game will like best. The winching finally goes routinely. I’ve found the pulley that works…

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…

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.

Increased Game Movement Following Summer Thunderstorms Summary The increase in game movement observed after summer showers and thunderstorms, particularly in wild boar, is the result of a combined effect of complex ecological, physiological, and behavioral factors. The phenomenon is not rooted in a fundamental increase in the animals’ energy needs, but rather in the more…

The regular hunting weekend is here again. 🌿🏹 On Friday morning I replaced the post of the salt lick with a more interesting, more natural-looking, multi-branched ash bough. A natural, branching, crooked bough blends into the surroundings better, draws less attention, and animals approach it with more confidence too. (Of course, this is only my…