They came back . . .

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…

The undeniably essential, "mandatory" gear check before responsible hunting has an unskippable part: a test shot at the ranges likely to come up during the hunt. Beyond that, I also always try to make time for extra practice. This time, that activity was paired with a test of the previously mentioned minimalist, low-profile-camera-gimbal-raveneye setup. What…

After more than two months, “life” has returned to a tiny corner of the forest. Images kept arriving all night long from the deployed cameras. The most traffic was at the feeder, where — since it was set up, after more than two months of complete silence — the greenish glow of the motion-sensor “moonlight”…

Already on my very first walk through the area, it hit me at once that this place is a real gem! Around the wallow, in the mud, fresh tracks everywhere, small and large, by the hundreds, beds, hair, and a very heavy, fresh game scent. And these photos don’t just confirm my initial hunch, they…

Now that the trees and bushes have nicely leafed out, the lush undergrowth is starting to sprout up, you can see how nicely my feeder blends into the landscape. After the disturbance caused by the antler collectors, life has nicely returned to the wallow and to my feeder as well. It’s interesting to see that…