Photo Phriday 67
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Gulo
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In the mid-1970s, I had the great fortune to do a bunch of capture work on a badger study in southwestern Idaho. I've been dealing with badgers ever since, except while in Alaska (no badgers in Alaska). Hard to believe that was nearly 50 years ago. I currently don't set specifically for badgers, but it seems I pick up a couple in fox/coyote sets every year. Their face markings are unique. Here's a family I caught one night. Yellow eartags were put on youngsters, adults got red eartags. I had a pet coyote during that time. He couldn't resist "nudging" the drugged badgers.
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Re: Photo Phriday 67
[Re: Gulo]
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11/11/22 11:01 AM
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decoy
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A lot of those din-o--mite critters just south of you Jack. Back in the early 80's gett'n off work in the dark runn'n trap line on the way home had one more set to look at and it was a little bit of a hike to it, no flashlight had just my homemade catch pole and seen big catch circle but no critter. Picked up my chain to pull trap and ended up with a God awful noise about 12" from my hand and arm and was eyeball to eyeball with mouthful of teeth wanting to beat and chew me into ground up human bait pile. Mean suckers I tell you.
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Re: Photo Phriday 67
[Re: Gulo]
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11/11/22 11:56 AM
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Badgers, mini wolverines... Ive been wanting to illustrate more of these , so far Ive only done one, long ago. At a trap set with sheep wool attractant. I find it interesting how different they look , from here, to Africa, England, etc. The American version seems to be the most sassy. Really like the apricot fur tones amidst the blacks and whites . Good share, Jack.
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Re: Photo Phriday 67
[Re: Gulo]
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11/11/22 12:14 PM
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Boco
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Great pics. From what I understand they prime up later than a lot of other furbearers. None here,so never have trapped or skinned any,but I have worked with tanned badger pelts . Nice fur,(variable character)and durable leather.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Photo Phriday 67
[Re: Gulo]
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11/11/22 12:14 PM
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I used to target them in the early spring when working for Delta Waterfowl. They are a lot harder on ground nesting bird nests than most think. They are easy to catch if you find where one is hanging out.
"Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."
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Re: Photo Phriday 67
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11/11/22 12:25 PM
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I remember when some samples were taken in to look at the internal parasites and there was one from the Common toad in the gut system . I believe Prof Walsh Uof Manitoba was the researcher What kind of parasites do toads have?
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Photo Phriday 67
[Re: Gulo]
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11/11/22 07:29 PM
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Gulo
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Boco -
Yeah. Very late priming in badgers. Best ones I've seen over the years are in late February and March.
N of 50 -
Ticks very common. Hair mites fairly common. Fleas extremely common, and with Yersinia pestis. Plague (Black Death) still very prevalent in Idaho badgers with blood titers off the charts (high) in badgers with bubonic plague.
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Re: Photo Phriday 67
[Re: Gulo]
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11/11/22 08:45 PM
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I think they prime up late due the amount of time they spend under ground below the frost line. It is surprising how long they can stay holed up.
"Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."
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Re: Photo Phriday 67
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11/12/22 03:33 AM
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That group picture of badgers was surprising to me. I always thought of badgers as being fairly solitary critters.
Thanks for sharing that.
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Re: Photo Phriday 67
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11/12/22 01:57 PM
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Great pics. From what I understand they prime up later than a lot of other furbearers. None here,so never have trapped or skinned any,but I have worked with tanned badger pelts . Nice fur,(variable character)and durable leather. They sure do prime late. In my part of Michigan the season for trapping them ends in 2 days, on the 14th of November. Downstate they can trap them through February and those that I have trapped here during our area's season are absolutely no comparison to those zone 3 Badgers I mounted for customers that were taken mid-winter. The hair and fur is much thicker and longer on those winter Badger.
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