Badger problems

[chrish]

I've got a big badger problem on one of my shoots, they are killing lambs at an alarming rate and the farmer saw three of them trying to take down a horse last week. I quickly gave up on my air rifle and I've started using a 12G with Express 50g no.3 shot but even those are not killing them cleanly and it makes me feel bad. Some of my mates have recommended a gas burrow blasting tool http://www.rodentblaster.com/, they reckon it's great for scorching them and burying them alive. It looks good but it's pricey. I was thinking a cheaper alternative may be to fill the set with diesel and set fire to it. What do you guys use for killing badgers ? Any advice much appreciated.

[CharlieT]

Where do you live ?

[Baldrick]

The usual 1 April wind-up.

 

But for the record, I prefer to use RDX blasting charges instead of Rodenators.

[Bleeh]

The usual 1 April wind-up.

 

But for the record, I prefer to use RDX blasting charges instead of Rodenators.

 

 

Try apples with paracetamol in them.

 

 

Oh...

 

 

 

 

*runs off*

Edited April 1, 2009 by Bleeh

[JohnGalway]

Landmines baited with a small tub of worms on top, it's the only real answer

[pob]

There's no substitute for fieldcraft son. You can't buy success and that rodentblaster is just a penis extension, in my opinion, all fire and no effect. Keep your hard earned in your pocket and spend some time learning about your quarry, legal or not, before stepping out into the field. Too many newbies come on here asking to run before they can walk and it makes me sick.

 

They say thatit's not guns that kill, it's ammo. My advice is to make your own slugs. Put some 36g carts (any shot size) in the microwave for 5 minutes on full power, six at a time and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Don't be tempted to peer in though, they sometimes go off and molten lead isn't funny. Make sure that you don't use the microwave to heat food for at least an hour afterwards, unless you want silvery teeth and no hair.

 

The best thing to do is decoy them. The problem with badgers is that, being such a powerful beast they don't go short of food, so bait won't work. You need to use sex. Luckily badgers have relatively poor eyesight. Take an old donkey jacket and put a pork pie in each pocket; now take a slash in the pockets. I find this works best if I have been on the Guinness. Roll it up and paint a couple of white stripes on one end. Bingo. You've got the badger equivalent of Kylie or Clooney.

 

Shakespeare said "If music be the food of love, play on and give me excess" and he famously knew a thing or two about badger hunting. He would have used a lute, but I've found nothing better than a good blast of Barbara Streisand.

 

Good luck mate. Let me know how you get on.

[MC]

 

PRICELESS

[Baldrick]

Pob, I never knew you were a Jedi Master of badger decoying. What excellent advice!

[Edward]

There's no substitute for fieldcraft son. You can't buy success and that rodentblaster is just a penis extension, in my opinion, all fire and no effect. Keep your hard earned in your pocket and spend some time learning about your quarry, legal or not, before stepping out into the field. Too many newbies come on here asking to run before they can walk and it makes me sick.

 

They say thatit's not guns that kill, it's ammo. My advice is to make your own slugs. Put some 36g carts (any shot size) in the microwave for 5 minutes on full power, six at a time and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Don't be tempted to peer in though, they sometimes go off and molten lead isn't funny. Make sure that you don't use the microwave to heat food for at least an hour afterwards, unless you want silvery teeth and no hair.

 

The best thing to do is decoy them. The problem with badgers is that, being such a powerful beast they don't go short of food, so bait won't work. You need to use sex. Luckily badgers have relatively poor eyesight. Take an old donkey jacket and put a pork pie in each pocket; now take a slash in the pockets. I find this works best if I have been on the Guinness. Roll it up and paint a couple of white stripes on one end. Bingo. You've got the badger equivalent of Kylie or Clooney.

 

Shakespeare said "If music be the food of love, play on and give me excess" and he famously knew a thing or two about badger hunting. He would have used a lute, but I've found nothing better than a good blast of Barbara Streisand.

 

Good luck mate. Let me know how you get on.

 

Not unless you shove it up its ****