A magnificent nightly spectacle - In the woods with deer caller Tasso Wolzenburg
More rustling, and a large stag appears in the forest clearing. He eyes us up with curiosity and is probably asking himself what we are doing here in his forest. Then he shows us quite clearly who is boss. He bellows – deep and loud. The dominant stag defending his territory. His voice carried far and wide, impressing more than just the female deer. We respect him too and are glad the expert Tasso Wolzenburg is with us. Up close, such a proud red deer stag is very big and his mighty antlers look really impressive too.

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Tasso Wolzenburg is one of the best deer callers in Germany, has won the German deer calling championship several times and has also participated in championships throughout Europe. He has also appeared on radio and television on numerous occasions. His love of nature and respect for animals, plants and the environment are clear to see with every word. He enjoys taking visitors into the forest and guides us to beautiful, enchanted places, showing us the nature surroundings. We are impressed, because Tasso Wolzenburg clearly knows what he is talking about. He inspires, informs and fascinates his audience – old or young, everyone gladly listens to him.

Deer: A fully-grown red deer is an imposing sight. Only the males have antlers, which they shed every spring. A completely new set of antlers grows in about 130 days – including rubbing. The antlers, which grow until the beginning of August, are bigger than the previous pair. The antlers are initially covered by perfused, hairy skin called velvet. At the end of the growing period, the stag scrapes off this skin by rubbing his antlers against branches and tree trunks. Hunters and wildlife biologists call this rubbing. The colour of the antlers comes from the colours of nature, so if the deer mainly rubs his antlers against spruce trees, they are very dark and sometimes almost black. If he lives among willow and birch trees, the sap tends to turn the antlers a lighter colour.

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