Having a real Bad(ger) day!!!

[wundudnee]

Anyone that has had badgers work in theur hayfield will know how to get him loose, a .22 rifle. Those varmints rival a bulldozer for damage. I was mowing a terrace once, when my tractor fell into a badger den. It bottomed out on the underbelly. I have seen hay left in the windrow overnight totally scattered.

Once, I had a guy plowing one of my fields and he treed a badger in a low tree. He told me he thought he would just take the hammer off the tractor and kill the badger, beings it wasn't to high in the tree. He said that he walked up to the tree, looked at the badger, looked at the hammer, then crawled back on the tractor and let the badger live.

I lived and farmed that place for 11 years, there were badgers there when I started and when I left. Mean little devils.

 

[Wheelgunner840]

Originally posted by Bob R:

Looks dead

I have to agree.

The positioning of the bale twine would make it nearly impossible for him to breathe.

bob

I thought the same thing when I saw the pictures. The e-mail I got said it was still alive, so I passed along the info as I got it. Either way, it makes for good conversation trying to figure out how one would free it without getting your face chewed off! I think that Jack flash had the safest way to set it free if it were salvageable.

Of course, walking up to it with a 12 gauge would be more humane IMO.

WG840

 

[truckemup97]

Originally posted by CAJUNLAWYER:
Badgers????? Did someone say Badgers?????

http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/

Dang it, Caj, don't make Lee slap your hands again!

 

[Eagle Guns]

Did you say Badger? That's my job I'll get him.

 

[ambassador]

You can't let him starve to death,if you aint a gunna eat it ya gots ta let er go ya think?.

 

[Jeb Stonewall]

Hard to believe he's alive.Seems like he wouldn't be able to breath.
I think I would have killed him before I took the picture.

 

[Roose Hurro]

Shoot him in the rear with a knock-out dart, then, once unconsciousness has been confirmed, only then do you cut him loose, check him out for injuries, and either put down or let wake up, to go on his way...


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[Eagle Guns]

What's the problem ,just go to the other side of the bail cut him loose and run.

 

[Community]

Whoahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

 

[walt317]

Probably too late now - whatever was going to happen has already, but why not use one of those long-pole tree-trimmer doohickeys from the back of a pickup to cut the bindings? Or is that baling wire too tough?

 

[nicky4968]

Anesthetize him. Treat his wounds and bring him to full recovery. Take to nearest PETA office and release in their foyer.