ttt for Iowa Badger

Glad you guys asked. I live in of all places, The Badger State. Why we are the badger state I have no idea. ( Well at least we have more badgers than the Wolverine State has wolverines ) I have actually caught a half dozen badgers but please don't ask me how many I caught on purpose. I can tell you this; the next badger I catch since I've been in the ADC business ( 25 years ) will be the first.

I didnt know what these holes were in a fenceline and I set 2 1.5coils and was really surprised like three days later drove up on the fourwheeler and seen this white thing didnt know whAT it was at first. Then after i shot i saw he was only halfway in one trap and my 3 foot stake in the middle was barely in the ground! i plan to catch a few this winter seen LOTS of sign!!

this the time of year when you see alot of digging in our area,seems to coincide with the chipmunks denning up for the winter.one of them can sure dig up the joint...my first trap check today

Nice pale badger !

Caught one last night in the mountains, in a marten set, by one toe.

I caught this 1 a few days ago.

So how do you dispatch them then?

My trouble with badgers is that we don't have them in MD. But I have family in Montana. One of these days...

They keep getting in my coon set








They keep getting in my coon sets and coyote sets!!!!

I wish someone would come up with badger repellant! I have caught six already. I don't care if they are worth more than bobcats. I never kill them, I think I have the only ranch in Wyoming with no prairie dogs. When I first got the place it was one giant colony of prairie dogs. Ten years of not killing badgers and I don't have any. yippee!!!

Clear out your box LT.

I read through the archives and didnt find much on badgers. I recently got access to 2000 acres of farm land and the farmer is puttin a nice bounty on any badger I get. So I guess I'll start with if I use 18 inch cable stakes what would be a good chain length and how many swivels? And I read through this post and saw someone mentioned exposed sets. Could someone explain how to go about makin a good exposed set and placement for it? If anyone has pictures that would help a lot. Thanks.

I use rebar stakes 20" long with about 20-24" of chain. Never had one dig up my stake.

Thanks, what's the best size trap?

Here are the two I caught this year with MB550's.

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North Dakota has some of the prettiest badgers I've seen.

In northeastern MT we used to catch them all the time in fox and coyote sets (dirtholes). We just caught them by the neck with a cable catch pole and then got up on the tailgate and let them go. They are all attitude and thick skull but not that big. When released they would routinely trot off a ways and snarl at you as if to say " I ain't skeert of you".

A large late season pale NE Montana (same as ND) badger is not all that common but it is GORGEOUS. Actually, probably my fave.

Oh, and don't ever think they can't move.

That's what I like to see!

Notice the worn, chiseled teeth, old male

Biggest badger I've caught

His feet were huge!

Can you say pale?

SoDaker that's an amazing looking badger! is that a 220? and how did you set them so that when they fired they functioned properly and caught the critter?