Friendly Badger - unless you're a mouse

[fishing4sanity]

My son was out checking irrigation water and called and told me he was watching a badger hunt. I grabbed my camera and headed out there, expecting that it would have wandered off before I got there. The badger was still sniffing around for mice and didn't seem to mind our presence. So we kept getting a little closer. I've always been impressed with the tough attitude of badgers. I had one run across a dirt road and into a hole, I stopped and growled just to see if he'd do anything, he popped right back out snarling and ready to fight the pickup. I also came across a female with kits one summer, with no hole to get to nearby, she stood her ground while the kits ran off, I gave her plenty of space and just enjoyed one of the best snarling-growling fits I've ever heard. The badger today seemed very calm, it did puff up and start blowing when I got too close, but for the most part it just concentrated on the mice. Pretty neat encounter.

 

[Jeff G]

Waaaay cool set!

 

[tirediron]

Very cool! Not an often seen animal in the wild. You were lucky.

 

[K9Kirk]

Great set, good shooting! A very cool animal to capture.

 

[Irishwhistler]

Super set.

Mike

 

[Mike Drone]

Nice pictures!

 

[otherprof]

My son was out checking irrigation water and called and told me he was watching a badger hunt. I grabbed my camera and headed out there, expecting that it would have wandered off before I got there. The badger was still sniffing around for mice and didn't seem to mind our presence. So we kept getting a little closer. I've always been impressed with the tough attitude of badgers. I had one run across a dirt road and into a hole, I stopped and growled just to see if he'd do anything, he popped right back out snarling and ready to fight the pickup. I also came across a female with kits one summer, with no hole to get to nearby, she stood her ground while the kits ran off, I gave her plenty of space and just enjoyed one of the best snarling-growling fits I've ever heard. The badger today seemed very calm, it did puff up and start blowing when I got too close, but for the most part it just concentrated on the mice. Pretty neat encounter.
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Great set!

 

[Derrel]

I have spent a fair time afield... I have seen bear, elk, deer, cougar, bobcat, fox, Beaver, nutria, coyote, but I have never seen a badger! What a great shooting opportunuty!

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Awesome sight!

 

[Jeff15]

Good set......

 

[Derrel]

I have spent a fair time afield... I have seen bear, elk, deer, cougar, bobcat, fox, beaver, otter, weasel, seal, harbor seal, porpoise, orca, sea lion, nutria, coyote, but I have never seen a badger! What a great shooting opportunuty!

 

[Photo Lady]

wow love this little guy.. beautiful set of photos...