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Offline gramps

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Re: Calling Badgers?
« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2020, 10:55:33 AM »
I have tried several time without success to get a Badger into a cage.

Hopefully, someone can offer a tip or two.

calling comment above was predicated on the OP's location
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Re: Calling Badgers?
« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2020, 11:19:01 AM »
I think foothold traps in Montana are still legal. Get some and find their burrows. Don't place them in an area frequented by loose pets.

http://www.montanatrappers.org/management/traps-today.htm


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Re: Calling Badgers?
« Reply #17 on: May 28, 2020, 11:52:01 AM »
Reinforce your cage, these are not your Brit badgers nor do they give a hoot about your will being

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Re: Calling Badgers?
« Reply #18 on: May 28, 2020, 09:36:13 PM »
Humptulips and Rainer 10,  I proudly and sorrowfully can claim I no longer live in King Inslee Kingdom.  Where Washington has been my home for the past 61 years. In just 32 days and counting I will officially be a Montana Resident.  Out here Badgers are considered a pest and can be trapped and hunted year round.  I have some new activity on my property so this evening I plan on convincing them that this is not a good place to reside.

Congrats on the move and glad to hear it is legal there.  I was surprised and disappointed to hear it was illegal here when I looked into it.  I am overrun with badgers on my property.  A new batch of babies just showed up.  Three more little guys to look for a home to tunnel out.

Best of luck getting rid of yours.

Sounds like a good reason to take the online trappers course. So you can get a cage trap and see if you can catch them. Study for a bit then take it, maybe takes a hr / hr and a half.
Just took the test and passed. Thanks for the tip.
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I didn't say it would be easy, I said it would be worth it.

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Re: Calling Badgers?
« Reply #19 on: May 28, 2020, 10:58:01 PM »
Quote from: carpsniperg2
Sounds like a good reason to take the online trappers course. So you can get a cage trap and see if you can catch them.
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Badger's have a beautiful coat of Fur. With some luck you may even score a Double.  :tup:
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Re: Calling Badgers?
« Reply #20 on: May 28, 2020, 11:14:43 PM »
In my experience with badgers, you could get out and yell “hey badger!”, and it would come to whoop your @$%.

 :yeah:

Hard a pair charging/chasing me in 12” stubble  :chuckle: could barely see them except when they’d hit the tire tracks. Three guys running zig zag trying to make it back to the pickup.

 


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