Re: The trouble with Badgers !
[Re: LT GREY]
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02/03/13 11:57 PM
02/03/13 11:57 PM
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found what I believe to be a fresh hole and left a 220 over the hole for two weeks,either he wasn't in there or he didn't want to come out.
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks--John Muir
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Re: The trouble with Badgers !
[Re: LT GREY]
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02/04/13 12:10 AM
02/04/13 12:10 AM
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trapper les
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I'de like to trap a badger,this isn't badger country around here,but they are occasional occurances of them.I see badger sign around very sparsley.This country is froze up and badgers hole up like skunks,I think.I've been watching the last 2 places I saw a fresh hole get dug and they are all under 2 feet of snow in the side of roadbeds.I'll keep watching.
"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
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Re: The trouble with Badgers !
[Re: LT GREY]
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02/06/13 10:51 PM
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trapper les
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we are gonna be in the high teens and low 20s for a few days now.I wonder if badgers will tunnel up through the snow to take a peek when it warms up every once in while?
"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
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Re: The trouble with Badgers !
[Re: LT GREY]
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02/07/13 08:46 PM
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trapper les
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Ah yes,I could'nt figure out what this sign was for the last few years around here,and I know it's badger.The farmland area I trap is just a little above lake level and I'ts all been or is being tiled these days.All my life you could dig a post hole,and come up with water.Thats why I thought we had so few badgers.But it is getting dry now.
"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
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Re: The trouble with Badgers !
[Re: LT GREY]
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03/29/13 10:32 PM
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trapper les
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and of course seasons over in MN but I'me still watching for signs of spring out.
"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
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Re: The trouble with Badgers !
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04/24/13 01:27 PM
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trapper les
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all my badger sign is still froze up with snow on top and the ground is froze,beaver pond ice hasnt started to lift yet.Do badgers even come out when they cant dig Yet?rather,do they scavenge in early spring for while?
Last edited by trapper les; 04/24/13 02:38 PM.
"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
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Re: The trouble with Badgers !
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07/14/13 01:36 AM
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Catch a lot of them on my exposed cat sets.I use Bridger 3modifieds .But any badger in a trap is exciting.I was really diss appointed at what they brought at auction.9.00 when I was expecting like 100.00lol .I guess there fur isn't really in demand .
Hope this year is better than the last!make each trap set count!!!!
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Re: The trouble with Badgers !
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08/27/13 02:17 PM
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Catch a lot of them on my exposed cat sets.I use Bridger 3modifieds .But any badger in a trap is exciting.I was really diss appointed at what they brought at auction.9.00 when I was expecting like 100.00lol .I guess there fur isn't really in demand . Well, badgers are LATE primers, so early badgers won't be worth much. 'Hair' badgers aren't worth skinning, unless you know someone who ties flies for fishing. Now PRIME silver tipped badgers are worth darn good money, both on the fur market and taxidermy trade. One should, just like every fur bearer, learn proper fur put up, as a lot of money can be lost if not handled properly. Don't shoot badgers in the head as that skull is worth another $10. or so. ( Never kill a female badger ! )
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Re: The trouble with Badgers !
[Re: trapper les]
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08/31/13 11:05 PM
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all my badger sign is still froze up with snow on top and the ground is froze,beaver pond ice hasnt started to lift yet.Do badgers even come out when they cant dig Yet?rather,do they scavenge in early spring for while? Frozen ground won't stop them from digging. They are active around here when it is frozen. Dang things will dig a hole in the middle of a frozen gravel road in January. They likely hole up due to lack of food and to conserve energy when it is freezing.
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