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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: bowNarrow on July 17, 2016, 11:00:15 PM

Title: Badger
Post by: bowNarrow on July 17, 2016, 11:00:15 PM: First one i have ever seen in the woods
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Post by: denali on July 17, 2016, 11:05:11 PM: Nice capture
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Post by: bowhunterforever on July 18, 2016, 01:09:58 AM: Nice pic :tup:
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Post by: JakeLand on July 18, 2016, 05:49:45 AM: :tup: badgers are a pain on your property but I put them in the same
Cool category as a wolverine!
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Post by: Rainier10 on July 18, 2016, 12:20:22 PM: Quote from: JakeLand on July 18, 2016, 05:49:45 AM
:tup: badgers are a pain on your property but I put them in the same
Cool category as a wolverine!
Why are they a pain on your property?

I am curious because we have property in Snag Canyon. After the fire we have a ton of Marmots/rockchucks. We also now have badgers, I guess they like to eat rockchucks.

The ecosystem has greatly changed since the fire and I am wondering what the drawbacks of some of these new critters are.

I know the rockchucks defecate all over my excavator, dozer and dump truck. >:(
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Post by: JakeLand on July 18, 2016, 01:04:44 PM: They DIG under the sprinkler wheels and excavate the $&@& outta alfalfa fields trying to get ground squirrels it's easier on the fields if you just shoot the squirrels! We never shot the Badgers even though they were a pain but we would cuss them out pretty good. One time we watched a badger keep 3 coyotes at bay off of a road kill whitetail doe pretty impressive
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Post by: Rainier10 on July 18, 2016, 01:18:51 PM: Got it, I have forestland so no sprinklers.

Can you shoot badgers or only trap them?
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Post by: JakeLand on July 18, 2016, 01:25:58 PM: Not sure ???
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Post by: wannabhntr on July 18, 2016, 01:33:09 PM: Only trap
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Post by: JakeLand on July 18, 2016, 03:04:28 PM: Good luck getting one to go in a cage trap !
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Post by: bhawley76 on July 18, 2016, 03:20:51 PM: I hate to ask but where abouts did you see him?
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Post by: Rainier10 on July 18, 2016, 03:34:34 PM: I was spraying thistles on my property, saw the dog jump up and a grey object jump up as well, called the dog off and went over to find the badger in a standoff. Property is just north of Ellensburg in Snag Canyon, between Wilson Creek road and Robins Road. Badger was within 100 yards of where the snag canyon fire started.
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Post by: bowNarrow on July 18, 2016, 04:20:20 PM: This one was in the nile unit
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 18, 2016, 04:38:07 PM: Those are real trophies if you can shoot one in another state and get it made into a rug or full mount.
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Post by: Bango skank on July 18, 2016, 05:10:36 PM: Quote from: CAMPMEAT on July 18, 2016, 04:38:07 PM
Those are real trophies if you can shoot one in another state and get it made into a rug or full mount.

A badger trip to idaho is on my bucket list. Would love to have a badger mount in the house
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 18, 2016, 05:23:59 PM: Quote from: Bango skank on July 18, 2016, 05:10:36 PM
Quote from: CAMPMEAT on July 18, 2016, 04:38:07 PM
Those are real trophies if you can shoot one in another state and get it made into a rug or full mount.

A badger trip to idaho is on my bucket list. Would love to have a badger mount in the house
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Too me, that's more of a trophy than an elk..
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Post by: Naches Sportsman on July 18, 2016, 05:26:57 PM: Quote from: bowNarrow on July 18, 2016, 04:20:20 PM
This one was in the nile unit
This one this morning was as well after it crossed the road.
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Post by: Rainier10 on September 06, 2016, 03:21:47 PM: This guy was not too concerned with me.
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Post by: 7mmfan on September 06, 2016, 03:56:01 PM: Quote from: Naches Sportsman on July 18, 2016, 05:26:57 PM
Quote from: bowNarrow on July 18, 2016, 04:20:20 PM
This one was in the nile unit
This one this morning was as well after it crossed the road.

Spent a lot of time right where that badger is heading. Makes some of the holes I've found on that hillside make sense now.
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Post by: Gringo31 on September 15, 2016, 01:19:30 PM: When I was talking to the bio getting my ram pinned. The bio mentioned they were very curious on badger whereabouts etc....

Didn't think anyone cared about badgers as there seem to be no shortage of them around here....

But...found it interesting and thought I'd share.