Scratch one off the hit list.

[Hummer]

Very neat, that will make a nice mount. I once had a road-kill weasel mounted. Weasels and badgers are related, both in the mustela family. The weasel mount deteriorated after about 20 years. I should have treated it every few years with borax or Raid.

I encounter badgers occasionally in the mountain parks and meadows around the Flat Tops, up to 10,000'. A couple years ago my wife spotted one on our farm outside Palisade--more desert prairie. I think they may be responsible for sudden drops in the prairie dog numbers in the small colony on the farm.

[sampson]

Never seen a badger out in the wild till this past summer. Saw two of the together while camping in pike national forest. Solitary huh?

[newracer]

I see them a lot while prairie dog shooting and dove hunting out east, I just leave them alone, personally I don't like to hunt predators except for coyotes.

One time I shot a prairie dog and while he was flopping around a big badger ran over, grabbed the prairie dog and took it to its hole. Pretty cool to see.

[rondog]

I was picking up brass one night at BLGC with a flashlight, and two of those things came towards me snapping their jaws. They had a den in the side berm of one of the ranges. Rather pissy, they were, about me being in their yard. I just got in the truck and left, it was time to go anyway. I had no reason to shoot them, they weren't hurting me and weren't close enough to.

[BladesNBarrels]

I was picking up brass one night at BLGC with a flashlight, and two of those things came towards me snapping their jaws. They had a den in the side berm of one of the ranges. Rather pissy, they were, about me being in their yard. I just got in the truck and left, it was time to go anyway. I had no reason to shoot them, they weren't hurting me and weren't close enough to.

Now, they are a couple of tough cookies.
Livin' on the edge - in more ways than one.

[buffalobo]

Never seen a badger out in the wild till this past summer. Saw two of the together while camping in pike national forest. Solitary huh?

Gotta mate sometime.

[buffalobo]

I was picking up brass one night at BLGC with a flashlight, and two of those things came towards me snapping their jaws. They had a den in the side berm of one of the ranges. Rather pissy, they were, about me being in their yard. I just got in the truck and left, it was time to go anyway. I had no reason to shoot them, they weren't hurting me and weren't close enough to.

Probably had a litter in the den.

[asystejs]

Is that a JP rifle ?

[MarkCO]

Very cool. I have only ever seen two in the open. I shot one and one of my Dad's friends shot the other. Both out near Wild Horse.

[brutal]

I was picking up brass one night at BLGC with a flashlight, and two of those things came towards me snapping their jaws. They had a den in the side berm of one of the ranges. Rather pissy, they were, about me being in their yard. I just got in the truck and left, it was time to go anyway. I had no reason to shoot them, they weren't hurting me and weren't close enough to.

Recently?

Did you let Bill or anyone else know?

P.S. I'm sure you're aware, but for anyone lurking, BLGC club rules don't allow the shooting of any critters on the property. Certainly, if you're being attacked, you can defend yourself.