Free: Contests & Raffles.
Once upon a time... (before I knew that you couldn't shoot them)During the second week of Early Archery Elk up in the Manastash, I was walking around a patch of "Dog-Hair" and saw something moving along the edge, after getting closer I saw it was a badger sticking his nose into all the holes in and around the bottom of stumps (looking for squirrels)I thought I would take a whack at him, drew my bow and released at his head......He picked that moment to stick his head into a hole and my arrow thumped harmlessly into stump (only the arrow was harmed)...IMMEDIATELY THAT BADGER THREW HIS HIND LEGS IN THE AIR, TURNED TOWARDS ME AND RAN AS FAST AS HE COULD (still with his rear straight up in the air)RUNNING AT ME HISSING AND SNARLING ( did I mention he was running on his front legs only?) I suddenly found myself about 30 yards away and increasing my lead, don't even remember turning around and running realizing I was the dominant (well maybe not this time) predator, I put on the brakes, grabbed another arrow, but before I needed to defend myself, the badger decided I was too fast (or smelly) for him to catch and eat, and broke off his attack, and returned to the patch of dog-hair, leaving me to continue searching for the less aggressive Elk.......I now know that I am not allowed to shoot them, but still wonder if it would be legal in self defense, after all ANY animal that would attack me (6'4" and 280#) and think that they would show off in the process by doing it while on their front legs ONLY just to make it a challenge, deserves my respect....