They came back . . .

The nicely growing piglets seem to really, really enjoy something at the base of the salt lick. Nothing proves the worth of game-attracting treats like the Wildlutscher dark sweet-corn salt lick better than tonight’s trail camera footage, in which all the piglets, after methodically and thoroughly "cleaning up" the feeder, are jostling for the prime…

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…

Before hunting season, after a thorough stocktaking, culling, and organizing, everything I need for spending my free time usefully — or almost everything — is now "housed" in the Outdoor Room. The crates, boxes, and bags hide thousands more "treasures", each one the distilled result of experience gathered over many long years.

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…

A lively, truly eventful, freezing night at the feeder. My guests included regulars, but newcomers arrived as well. For now I’m only watching the camera images, but if the movement becomes regular, I’ll commit myself to a full night on the stand. The Zeiss camera in the field measured -5°C, while the Spypoint cameras measured…