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Post by RiverRat on Jun 16, 2009 12:46:24 GMT -6
I got a momma badger that apparently knows more about trapping than I do, caught her entire litter but she refuses my sets and bulldozes dirt over any trap or snare in her way ignoring dirthole an flat sets. Any advice on calling her out would be much appreciated. I even tried the mighty rontenator and it failed. She had killed over way over a grand in waterfowl and game birds now and needs to be done in as of yesterday.
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Post by lb on Jun 16, 2009 13:59:21 GMT -6
Good luck on actually "calling" a badger. Rarely, you might think that because a badger is heading your way that he is responding to a call, but in my experience, it's wishful thinking.
The best way to kill a badger is with a light at night while playing rodent squeals. They will look at you and you can shoot them in the head. They bob up and back down a hole and are not very interested, but generally speaking they will not come in like any other predator.
Of course, every time I say that, somebody who has killed three badgers will dispute my opinion, which is fair, but it doesn't change anything.
Badgers are not very "callable" but they will look at a light long enough to get the crosshairs on them. That should be all you need....but be careful and make sure of your target. LB
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Post by renny1 on Jun 17, 2009 8:40:29 GMT -6
I read on this forum that Odon Corr used to park his pickup outside a badger hole and run the radio fairly loud. I think he even let the pickup run for vibration, but not sure on that. So I asked him if it was true and he said it was. He thought they wanted to see what was making all the racket. He just sat behind the wheel with his rifle resting on the mirror or window and waited for a head shot. A head shot is about all you will get, but at 30 feet that should be enough. Would be very helpful if you knew the badger was in the hole. I don't know what the success rate is but it might be worth a shot. 10 yard shots are tricky, you might want to use a shotgun.
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Post by bobwendt on Aug 4, 2009 5:45:46 GMT -6
I see quite a few sitting in or on their holes while denning fox/coyotes in the spring, bouncing across the prairie. usually heading their way because I see a big dirt pile and cking it for a fox or coyote den. they duck down and I just rol lthe window down and wait a minute or squeek with my mouth. they always pop back up and just look. easy shot if you want them done in. usually flop back in and down if it`s a decent hole and not just digging, but guess most are dead. If I had one did a grand of damage and trapping wasn`t working too good I`d just get a lawn chair and rifle and a lemonaide and take a knap in it`s area and open an eye once in awhile. boom boom. didn`t know they ever got trap shy or wise.
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