Baled Badger

[GaryM]

Not a camper, but definitely not happy either! [img]/forums/images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[roho627]

KInda reminds me of ME & progress! I bet YOU can guess which ones me & which ones progress! " I just stopped for a sec to get my breath!"

[Pat]

Gee thanks for the PM threatening to turn me in to PETA!! I really needed that!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe baling IS ethical treatment of badgers...

Pat

[roho627]

Knowing Almost nothin aBout Badgers, Pat was that up in u'r part of the country! Do ya'll have badger up there in Oklahoma! ??

[Pat]

Badgers are quite robust and have lousy dispositions (in my opinion) You don't want to mess with one unprovoked much less baled.

I did not take the picture, it was sent to me by a friend near KC, Missouri.

In the United States, the American badger can be found from the west coast to Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. It is also found in southern Canada in British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan.


Pat

[Bird]

Pat, I understand that Badgers can be found in all the places (states) you mentioned, but I think they're relatively rare in some of those places. In fact, I've lived in Texas and Oklahome most of my life and the ONLY badgers I've ever seen outside a zoo has been on trips to Alaska, a few states northwest of Texas and Oklahoma. [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[roho627]

Not to skip subjects, But River Otters was another rare critter that I'd never seen till a GREAT RAINY PERIOD, ya'll remember those times "DON'T YOU!" brought some out of the river bottoms of the BIG THICKET area of TeJas. I've seen several now!

[Pat]

Bird, In the more (human) populated ares of their range they are not treated too well and are often shot at or otherwise made unwelcome. The resident populations sharing range with humans in higher densities are more reclusive if not more nocturnal and tend to not be noticed even when present.

The roadkill population density estimation method may not apply very well to them. Coons, possum, armadillos and such can have their resident populations estimated by the frequency and number of roadkill. This even works with some owls in additioin to deer and some snakes but for whatever reason badger seem to be underrepresented by roadkill. I don't know why. A good question for the state dept of wildlife or the state biologist.

Pat

[jml755]

Pat,
I was thinking of passing the photo on to my daughters who attend the University of Michigan. They would probably pass it around when U of M plays the University of Wisconsin (guess what their nickname/mascot is) in football. I figured it would just add to the "trash talk" that goes on during collegiate football season. [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img] However, after seeing your reply, maybe I should reconsider as I would not want the additional publicity to cause PETA show up at your place demonstrating and spray painting all the badgers and cows on your property as a way of protecting them from you. Then that might lead them to check on the fish in all your ponds to make sure you're not using "cruel" methods of catching them, like with a hook. [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

[Pat]

JML, Use as you will. I do not personally fear PETA as I have always been a strong supporter of the ethical treatment of animals which includes, with appropriate species, humane killing, proper preparation, and consumption.

Pat