Badgers!

sleeperblues

9 years ago

Saw these scary guys on our walk

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sleeperblues
Original Author
9 years ago
Should have added that these guys were the babies. Mama ran off after snarling at us, and when the babies didn't follow her she came running back with teeth bared. Needless to say, we ran! Glad she didn't come after us.
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
9 years ago
Ooh, where do you live, sleeperblues?
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murraysmom Zone 6a OH
9 years ago
Holy moly!! It's like Wild Kingdom around here today!!

That would be exciting to see, but scary if any of them starting coming toward you!!

Aren't they afraid of people?
sleeperblues
Original Author
9 years ago
Rhizo, I live in Wisconsin. Bucky Badger is our sweet lovable mascot at UW, but in reality Badgers are pretty nasty. I see plenty of badger holes, but have never seen a real live one. A friend told me they are so mean they will chase after cars. It probably helped that we had 3 dogs with us, but I think the dogs were scared too.
iowagirl2006
9 years ago
Oh wow! I have never seen a badger up close, but we did have one that ESCAPED our live trap. It bent the wires so it could crawl out. DH was amazed at the strength it took to do that!
kayjones
9 years ago
When I lived in Hutchinson, Minnesota, we had a pair living in our back yard. They raised their young and were often seen in the evening, but we didn't get near them and they didn't bother us. We sat on our balcony and watched them eat and play - beautiful animals.

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