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Caught my very first.... #6364054
11/03/18 02:11 PM
11/03/18 02:11 PM
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Badger! And boy, was she upset about it! Feisty little critter. The set was a scent post with a punch hole (made with my stake driver). I had Lennon's Coyote super range all call on the post, a small dab of Lennon's weasel lure on a small stick next to the post and Wiesers horse meat bait in the punch hole. This was set for a coyote. I had no idea that there was a badger anywhere in the area. She was caught in a MB 550 2-coil offset. You can see in the picture that I got lucky with the toe catch! I had to check sets with my daughter this morning, so this is HER first catch!



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Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364064
11/03/18 02:22 PM
11/03/18 02:22 PM
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Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
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Nice catch, DD.

Jim


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Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364071
11/03/18 02:30 PM
11/03/18 02:30 PM
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Good for you! I love that picture with your little helper. LOL


Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364081
11/03/18 03:02 PM
11/03/18 03:02 PM
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Michigan
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If only I could get her to do the put up!


When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.
Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364097
11/03/18 03:45 PM
11/03/18 03:45 PM
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Southwest Michigan
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Originally Posted By: Ditchdiver
If only I could get her to do the put up!


She'll be old enough to do put up sooner than you think, enjoy her as a child because one day you wake up and they are 30 and some cute little kid is calling her momma


Congrates on the badger.


Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!

If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364130
11/03/18 04:40 PM
11/03/18 04:40 PM
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Congrats!! Nice color to that digger! You might have to do a wall hanger with that one and show your daughter the hide when she gets old enough to really know what's going on.


"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground".
Genesis 1:26
Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364151
11/03/18 05:09 PM
11/03/18 05:09 PM
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Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364170
11/03/18 05:31 PM
11/03/18 05:31 PM
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Central, SD
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They do make a unmistakable mess don't they!


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364284
11/03/18 08:17 PM
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NonPC- I plan to do just that. I'm gonna have a "rug" made out of it to hang on the wall. I'm also going to blow up and frame the picture with her in it and have it hang next to the rug. I hope she will cherish it as much as I will.


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Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364286
11/03/18 08:18 PM
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And yes, Law Dog, I didn't expect to walk up on a crater!


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Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364291
11/03/18 08:21 PM
11/03/18 08:21 PM
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Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364332
11/03/18 08:48 PM
11/03/18 08:48 PM
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Took my daughter a lot, she's long on her own now

Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364334
11/03/18 08:48 PM
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I would love to have a badger skin.

Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364344
11/03/18 08:53 PM
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Quote:
hey do make a unmistakable mess don't they!


Yes, they do. One of the better digs that I've had.



"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground".
Genesis 1:26
Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364348
11/03/18 08:58 PM
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Congrats!

Mike


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Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364399
11/03/18 09:27 PM
11/03/18 09:27 PM
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Thanks everyone. Here is a question for you all- the one I caught was a female. What are the chances of me catching another badger in that area? As in a male. Do they keep mates in the area, or are they roamers? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I know nothing about badgers (kind of rare around here).


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Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364594
11/04/18 07:37 AM
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wtg ditchdiver laugh

Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364616
11/04/18 08:13 AM
11/04/18 08:13 AM
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Broome NY . not the city
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No Badger out this way unfortunately but I do have a question. How do you guys anchor your traps deep enough so that the badger does not dig that up

Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364667
11/04/18 09:05 AM
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Most are only anchored with whatever you normally use for coyote.


Wish I had more time to trap....
Re: Caught my very first.... [Re: Ditchdiver] #6364696
11/04/18 10:13 AM
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Nice Catch


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