calling badgers out of their hole?

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AR-MAN

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Can anyone give me some advice on how to call a badger out of his den? I would love to get a badger but never see them out but do find holes that I assume belong to a badger. Any help you can give me would be appreciated. I use the bandit electronic caller so if you have a suggestion on what type of sound to use that would be great.
Thanks, Mike
 
I talked to somebody the other day that popped one with a high performance air rifle. He said he lip squeaked it out of it's hole and busted it (well busted "at it") at close range.

I read an article in Varmint Hunting mag. or similar but can't remember the good dope on it.

Hope somebody with the goods chimes in.

Three 44s
 
I have had good luck with a coyote pup distress or ki yi. I never have tried calling blind though. I will usually see them run down a hole then I set up 100-200 yds away and call. They scramble out looking for a little pup meat and get a dose of lead. They could just be coming out again, but I get the impression by the way they come out to the call. They will actually start coming my way.

He learned the trick from another hunter. Seems to work.
 
The way i do it is too kill a rabbit, set it outside their hole near dusk, and wait for them to come out. When i killed mine we were potgut hunting and he was just coming in from his morning hunt.
 
Try this.... Heeeerrrrreeeeee kitty kitty kitty....heeeeerrrrreeeee kitty kitty kitty...... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif

No idea.

But a buddy and I were spotlighting coyotes in northeastern Colorado a few years ago and we came up over this hill with the lights shining and there was a coyote and a badger off the dirt road about 75 yards. The coyote took off pretty quick but the badger just stayed there eyes shining at us. My buddy took him with a 25.06. Dont know if we broke up a stand off or what....
 
I have a friend who almost turned his tractor over in a badger hole, and decided enough was enough. He got like 37 badgers that year.

His method was a 220 swift (long range) and hunting early, as in daybreak. He would look for fresh diggings, either in a field or up on the hillside near a field, then target it the next day or so, early in the morning. Of course, being a farmer, he knew everybody in the county and had their hearty appreciation for getting rid of the furry little backhoes. You and I probably need to get permission. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

He would catch them out in the field, set up his shooting sticks, and take 'em out. Made me glad I didn't turn his tractor over.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Daybreak
 
Ranchers hate badgers,I still remember riding in the truck with my Grandfather as a kid and every time we hit a big hole he would mutter"go damned badgers!"Me and my Dad/uncles still say it and laugh when we are out huntin.
 
One of my wife's great uncles in Oregon and her drove up on a pair of badgers fighting one day.

The two were so engrossed in their battle that they paid him no mind. He calmly grabbed his irrigation shovel and in quick succession whacked number one ..... number two.

DOA!!!!!

Got back into the truck and said, "Well, that was a good days work"!

Pioneer Spirit!!

Three 44s
 
I have only called in three, I didn’t do anything different than I normally do, I was after coyotes, the badgers just showed up. This guy ran across a two track while we were driving and into this hole. A few cries on my call brought him out to see what was up. He would hear us talking and and duck back down. We played peek-a-boo for a while until my wife couldn’t take it anymore and got out her 223. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Here is a link to a picture.

http://www.coldnosed.com/IMG_0985_2_1.JPG
 


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