This morning around 2 a.m., a fine middle-aged stag paid a visit to the feeder.

Based on the images sent by the camera set up at the Big Green Wallow, it can be clearly stated that changing hunting clubs, and with it the area, was a good choice. This spot is very promising. Here we can most likely see the piglets of 2 sounders moving together (based on several sent…

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…

Lunchtime has arrived for the sounder. 2 days ago there was a brief spell of human activity here, when half a sack of acorns was brought to this feeder, as well as to the clearly visible washed-out gully depression also 25m from the stand. The sows are still cautious, distrustful, and still consider this feeder…

The "Rigging Ring" as an Alternative to the Traditional Pulley: An Analysis of a Minimalist Technical Solution Introduction In the field of load rigging and rope technique, one goal of continuous innovation is to minimize the weight, complexity, and maintenance requirements of systems while preserving reliability. Traditional deflection or mechanical-advantage pulleys, though mature technology, are…

The First Adventure – Some Scientific Reflections on the Meeting Between a Wild Piglet and the World, from the Perspective of Wildlife Biology, Forestry, and Game Management I. The Beginning – Ethological and Ecological Context The reproductive biology of the wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) follows a distinctive rhythm within the annual cycle of European…

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…