I have not been on here in quite a while but I caught a female badger on one of the farms I trap. Owner had know idea that one was around and I have only seen 2 others growing up here. This was caught in a dirt hole bridger dogless Num 2. Plus I picked up a young female coyote on my farm num2 duke dirt hole set. I plan on having the badger mounted. It took me about a half hour filling the crop circle back in with my little trapping shovel.

I caught one today in a victor #1 longspring at a skunk set. Don't tell the farmer but I turned it loose. Big old sucker but no where near prime

They sure can mess up a good coyote set .

Congrats Justin! Make sure you post pics of the mount when you get it back. That’s one thing on my list that I have never caught. Love to get one someday….

I sure will I have a friend here that does taxidermy he's going to coach me through the process.
J

I have released bobcats but i would think a badger can be a challenge getting them stretch out enough not to get bit with the short front legs

That circle was about 6foot in diameter and roughly 10inches deep I got it all shoveled back in and remade the dirthole just to see what happens. I have a pipedream about 10 foot from it as a backup. I did not realize how skunky they smell. This farm is lousy with bobcat and I finally drew a tag this year so I'm waiting patiently
J

The ones I have released have been quite docile. The one this morning was easy being a #1 longspring I just pushed the spring down with the realse pole, didn't even have to rope him. Took him about a minute after I released the spring for him to even pull his foot out

And to think I get worried about some catch circles coyotes make in fields down here, lol.

Blasphemy!!!!


It doesn’t matter what I’m hunting, if I see a badger I’m badger hunting!

If nothing else, they make good pets!

This guy wasn't in the trap very long but still did a number on the yard even if it was with one arm tied behind his back!

I’m in Montgomery county Illinois have caught 4 in my life and the last 2 on paths in 220s in 1996 , last one I saw was killed by a corn head at my buddy’s farms a couple years she it was a big dude

I see quite a bit of badger sign here. I’ve seen a few but I’ve just caught one.

We have a few around here where I trap early November, it’s high country for us,5000 feet plus. They make a mess!

Here is one in a 120 marten set, that one was a surprise.




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Hate catching those stinking things. Always a bomb crater to fill in. I have caught 13 already this year.

I want just one to mount, very few here.

Came across one in Kansas many years ago while trying to maneuver on a gobbler. This one wasn’t too friendly. We had the same cedar in mind to get to and he let me know that particular tree wasn’t for me. Cool critter!