Re: Michigan Badger
[Re: Gulo]
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11/11/22 01:13 PM
11/11/22 01:13 PM
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Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 3,446 Houghton Lake, MI
strike2x
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I plan on one or the other, cost is a big factor. I know I can skin it and have it tanned for way less. Mounts seem to get neglected around my home since I am the only one who likes them.
Wish I had more time to trap....
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Re: Michigan Badger
[Re: strike2x]
#7714922
11/11/22 01:21 PM
11/11/22 01:21 PM
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 45,545 james bay frontierOnt.
Boco
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First of any trapped species is great-you will always remember the firsts. I would get it tanned complete.You can always get it rugged later or made into a nice hat.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Michigan Badger
[Re: Boco]
#7715050
11/11/22 04:22 PM
11/11/22 04:22 PM
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Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 3,446 Houghton Lake, MI
strike2x
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First of any trapped species is great-you will always remember the firsts. I would get it tanned complete.You can always get it rugged later or made into a nice hat. Tanning is where I am gonna start. It was very cool to come up on it. I will always remember the catch circle. I at first thought I lost something then it dawned on me that I was in a badger area. She was hiding in a hole. If it wasn't for big tree roots it would have been more I am sure.
Wish I had more time to trap....
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Re: Michigan Badger
[Re: Wanna Be]
#7715053
11/11/22 04:24 PM
11/11/22 04:24 PM
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Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 3,446 Houghton Lake, MI
strike2x
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Saw my first and only badger while turkey hunting in Kansas many years ago. I quickly learned it wasn’t a critter you could just shoo away, lol. He got the right of way and I took a detour! A feisty critter for sure, couldn’t imagine one’s disposition in a trap. I was very surprised how docile it was in the trap. Let me get a catch all around its neck and pull it out of the hole. One tap on the nose with my trowel and it was lights out.
Wish I had more time to trap....
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Re: Michigan Badger
[Re: strike2x]
#7715055
11/11/22 04:29 PM
11/11/22 04:29 PM
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Joined: May 2018
Posts: 10,966 SW Georgia
Wanna Be
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Saw my first and only badger while turkey hunting in Kansas many years ago. I quickly learned it wasn’t a critter you could just shoo away, lol. He got the right of way and I took a detour! A feisty critter for sure, couldn’t imagine one’s disposition in a trap. I was very surprised how docile it was in the trap. Let me get a catch all around its neck and pull it out of the hole. One tap on the nose with my trowel and it was lights out. Haha! I was heading to a gobbling bird and had a tree picked out I was trying to get to before calling again. He wanted that same tree and let me know it was HIS tree. I don’t pay attention if there was a den around or not, but he got that tree and I circled around.
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Re: Michigan Badger
[Re: Guss]
#7715089
11/11/22 05:30 PM
11/11/22 05:30 PM
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Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 4,040 ND
grumley701
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I thought they were protected in Wis. I don't believe Houghton Lake MI is in Wisconsin...
Pure Blood
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Re: Michigan Badger
[Re: grumley701]
#7715551
11/12/22 08:51 AM
11/12/22 08:51 AM
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Joined: Apr 2022
Posts: 3,818 Wisconsin
Guss
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I thought they were protected in Wis. I don't believe Houghton Lake MI is in Wisconsin... I read it wrong
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Re: Michigan Badger
[Re: grumley701]
#7715554
11/12/22 08:59 AM
11/12/22 08:59 AM
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Joined: Dec 2020
Posts: 1,733 Wisconsin
Scott__aR
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I thought they were protected in Wis. I don't believe Houghton Lake MI is in Wisconsin... And they are protected here in the badger state
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