badgers

[kelcher]

Have any of you had to deal with badgers? My parents have seen one behind their house and we would like to get rid of it for the sake of the dog. Any suggestions?

 

[flugge]

hi-power....or slugs...I aint joking either...I had one in a foot trap one time, and shot it 3 times in the head with a .22 and it still didnt die...there are stubborn and mean...I would suggest anything you do, I would imply safety first...Maybe try to trap him, but use some large traps...just my idea...pry not the right one either

 

[Shredder]

I aggree with flugge. My yellow lab has a scar on his lip from a badger chewing on him. I killed it with a mag light, I have the skull to prove it as seen below. Nasty Nasty Nasty little critters. Despite what the regs are, if you want to trap him, find his hole and set a 3-30 Conibear. This will at least slow him down so you can get air support from the air national guard. If you are crazy enough to try and live trap it, video tape it and post it in the video section of the photo gallery. Good luck!!!!!!!

 

[Limb Chicken]

If they live in Cedar Rapids call animal control to come get him...

Riiight...

But I am guessing they live elsewhere and I would also suggest a big gun they are nasty! Or be like Keith Beam on the DB Archery videos and "slow em down with an arrow and kill'em with a BIG STICK!"

Show pics when you get him.

 

[Rudd]

When my setter was just under a year he pointed a badger. He would not break point so I walked over to see what exactly it was..........I shocked the dog to get the hell out of there. Those animals are vicious and when he skirted and snarled at me I knew it was time to run like a girl. I carried a pistol after that....never did see him. Shredder, you have bigger cahunnas than I do.....They don't make a Mag Lite large enough for me to kill a badger. I have never seen one since......and that is fine with me.

 

[moosehunter]

you boys sure hit a cord with me. I can't stand those badgers.

I have to work with them everyday in Wisconsin. Their almost as bad as those Packer backers.

I hit em over the head almost everyday with those big maglights and it don't seem to faze em.

I think I'm gonna start carryin' a pipe wrench.

 

[Husker]

Oh man I can see it now... I have the theme music from CaddyShack running thru my head!!

Just let us know when and where and I will help set up bleachers for the badger bashing show..

Oh and moosehunter here's to ya

 

[Limb Chicken]

Easy on the Packer Backers moose!

 

[moosehunter]

 

[Shredder]

Hey Rudd, its not that I really wanted to nail him with a maglight, it was an element of suprise. Here is the story, it was about 11pm, I was out sitting in the lawn chair having a midnight snack, (beer) when I saw a silhouette of an animal near the bank of the lake where I lived. My two labs had also noticed it and started to growl really low. Being slightly impaired, I figured a coon was in the yard again.(see my gallery, pest I caught near trash)Being labs and liking to hunt, I uttered the words "huntem up". Both took off into the darkness in pursuit of the coon. I assumed he would tree but when the growling and commotion turned to dogs wimpering and screaming in pain, I got really concerned. I ran to my truck, grabbed the 5 d cell maglight, and started toward the lake with only shorts on. The yellow lab ran past me toward the house with blood all over his face and the black one was in the water. I could see two beady eyes staring at me thru the grass so I hollared, still thinking it was a coon. As he came thru the tall garss, I kept the light on him until he was a few feet then smacked the crap out of him nearly a dozen times. As he laid there seizuring for the diffuse skull fracture I turned the light back onto my victim only to find a 25 pound male badger. I have his skin in my freezer and need to get it tanned. This was my first encounter with one and realized what a pain in the butt they can be

 

[kelcher]

Thanks Shredder, I'll talk to my Dad and see if he is up to having a few beers out back with the mag lights this weekend. I'll let you guys know how it goes. Just kiddin', I'll see if I can find a den and go from there.

 

[Liv4Rut]

my uncle had a badger problem, when he would drive by with the lawnmower they would come out and try to attack it, he should of just parked the mower over the hole and turned it on but never did, instead he dumped water in the hole until the badger came up then shot it in the head twice with a 22 , reached down in the whole and pulled him out talk about crazy. i would think a trap would be best unless, you can get a shot at them. whats the minimum score on a pope and young badger anyways? good luck getting them

 

[okla hawkeye]

Kelcher, I trapped badgers for many years. I can give tell you how I went about it if you want to email me. I can relate to a couple of the stories above,especially the one about shooting them in the head and not dying.Almost lost a finger to that one.

 

[Maggs]

My first lab and I were walking down a farm lane getting ready to take a hike thru the woods. Surprised a badger in the lane which was pretty steep downhill slope. Dog sees badger and takes off running downhill. I yelled but to no avail so I grabbed a rock the size of a softball and took off. When the badger stopped running and turned to face the dog the dog overran the badger. From about 20-25 feet I heaved the rock at the badger in an attempt to save my dog. Rock hit the badger square in the head and he flops over on his back and does the death dance. Ever smell badger pee? It's got to be almost as bad as when a skunk sprays. After about two minutes of flopping around he was dead.Then my dog really thought he was tough. I often wonder what would have happened if I would have missed with that rock???

Maggs