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Got a badger in Ballinger this week #1849540 11/20/10 02:45 AM
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[img:center]http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sPaotcEbAxD1Xgnua2-TnQ?feat=directlink[/img]

Came out before dark and too close to my tripod.

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Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: trophycalls] #1849730 11/20/10 03:48 AM
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Cool. Didn't know they had those around there.


Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: TxYoteHunter] #1849892 11/20/10 04:47 AM
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Cool, I have a lease in Callahan county, see badger diggings on it sometimes fresh ones but have yet to actually see one around there.



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Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: kmon11] #1849902 11/20/10 04:52 AM
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Nice!


Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: kmon11] #1849920 11/20/10 05:00 AM
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I killed one in northern McCulloch county around 30 years ago. My dad came home from work and told me he saw one on the side of the road a few miles back. I took a 20 gauge shotgun with me just in case. I got out of the truck and he didn't seem to be concerned about me at all. Have always read they can kill dogs because they will roll on their backs and just rip their bellies out. So I convinced myself that he wanted to go home with me. Plus I figured my friends wouldn't believe me unless they saw it! lol

Also saw someone that had one as a pet years ago at the world famous Elm Grove rodeo. They had the dang thing on lease and harness.


Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: kmon11] #1849933 11/20/10 05:07 AM
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That's awesome. We used to have them around our ranch but haven't seen one in over a decade, the videos of them working with coyotes to get food underground is pretty cool.

Get yourself a couple of ill-tempered dachshunds like below and they'll tear those things apart, or at least that was what they were bred for. We lost this one for over 2 hours before we found her several feet into ground in a skunk's den. They are fearless.











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Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: BLUERIBBONS] #1849936 11/20/10 05:09 AM
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I saw one dead just south of Abilene before the 83/84 split 6 months ago. Last one alive I saw was a good 7 years ago running across a country road by the highway. LOVE to get one in person. I know there are SOME around, just far & few.


Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: MaggieMTx] #1849954 11/20/10 05:26 AM
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we don't need any stinking badgers!!

very cool!! didn't think we had many this far south.



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Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: JDavis7873] #1850184 11/20/10 02:00 PM
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Badgers make beautiful mounts. Check some of them out on our website in the gallery under lifesizes.

Mccown your little Dachshund is cute. Yes they are fearless and the German word dachshund literally translates into badgerdog.

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Originally Posted By: MikeBillington
Badgers make beautiful mounts. Check some of them out on our website in the gallery under lifesizes.

Mccown your little Dachshund is cute. Yes they are fearless and the German word dachshund literally translates into badgerdog.

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Nice looking work I really like some of your Bobcats


Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: SapperTitan] #1850952 11/20/10 10:01 PM
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Thanks sappertitan. We are only 35 minutes from Killeen in Andice. If you're ever in the area stop by and take a look at our work in our shop. We also pick up at Cospers on W.S.Young.



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Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: trophycalls] #1850963 11/20/10 10:09 PM
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Nice!

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Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: Bobby B] #1851224 11/21/10 12:49 AM
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I saw one on our place south of May about 15 years ago. I saw another dead on the road near Winchell.


Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: Old_Town] #1852247 11/21/10 05:27 PM
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I had a lease 12 miles west of ballinger 5 years ago and saw my first badger as well.


Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: trophycalls] #1852495 11/21/10 07:29 PM
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Look at the teeth on that thing!!!

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Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: LStout] #1853251 11/22/10 12:27 AM
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Do skull in felt back rug mount. They are real cool and look good on a wall or hearth.


Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: huntwest] #1855163 11/22/10 05:12 PM
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very cool, you need to get that rascal mounted



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Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: Kcowboy] #1855172 11/22/10 05:15 PM
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Really nice there.


Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: TooLow] #1855258 11/22/10 05:53 PM
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My son killed one this weekend in Aspermont. He is doing the skull only because the 30-06 blew his entire mid-section away.


Re: Got a badger in Ballinger this week [Re: trophycalls] #1855593 11/22/10 07:38 PM
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I see them fairly often, and yes, they are totally fearless.





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