Hunting Badger

Probably everyone knows the useful properties of badger fat, which is successfully used to treat tuberculosis and other diseases. But Badger fat still needs to be able to get. In this regard, hunting for badgers is popular. Before considering options for capturing this beast, it is important to know what the badger is like, what it looks like, what it feeds, what habits it has. It is interesting that this beast, clumsy and squat, not at all like marten, nevertheless belongs to the family of cunies. Appearance of this animal and color are quite original.

Badger - the owner of a wide back and a fairly well developed musculature. Along the line of the back, starting from the head, along the white fur pass dark strips, the fur itself has a shade from reddish to dark brown. The beast, possessing excellent hearing and smell, is somewhat short-sighted. In length, the marsupial badger reaches one meter, while males can weigh up to 35 kg, females - slightly smaller, up to 20 kg. They feed on badgers as small representatives of the animal world (rodents, moles, shrews, chicks, rabbits, frogs, insects and their larvae) and plants (potatoes, mushrooms, berries, acorns, nuts). Before hibernation badgers accumulate a very large amount of fat, so they can not even run away. That's when, in September-October, hunting for badgers begins. At this time, one beast can contain up to 6 kg of healing fat.

Badgers live underground, have a lot of holes and barrels, and such a size that they can accommodate a person. The badger feels free in the burrow. There were times when the beast, running away from the dogs, had time to dig in behind the entrance to the burrow. I must say that the burrows can be three-storied.

Usually, hunters already know the locations of badger burrows. They can be determined by the presence in 10-15 meters from the home of the beast special "restroom" - a place where the badger goes to defecate. Usually, a trail leads to it.

Hunting for a badger is usually done in several ways. The animals are hunted with normal dogs, for example, with dachshunds or fox terriers, as well as with huskies. The meaning of the action is that the dachshund or fox terrier runs into the animal's hole and expels it outside, where the beast meets a hunter with a gun or a rifle. It is not bad for a hunter to bring a shovel with him, which, if necessary, it will be possible to dig an animal hole. Laikis also seek out the beast at night, the moment when he came out of the hole, while the hunter closes all the entrances under the ground, so that the badger could not hide there. It is important to know that a badger is a serious opponent for a dog, so the hunter must help her to cope with the beast as soon as possible.

Hunting for a badger can occur without the help of dogs, from ambush, which is better to equip in 15-20 steps from the burrow on the leeward side, so that the animal can not smell the smell of man. And still it is possible to equip an ambush on a tree, it even the best variant as from a tree the output from a hole is well visible. With the onset of twilight, the beast gently emerges to the surface. At this time, the hunter must be ready, but it is not necessary to shoot at once, but only after making sure that the badger has moved a considerable distance from his shelter.

Hunting for a badger is sometimes carried out with the help of traps, which are installed either directly at the entrance to the burrow or on a path trampled by a badger to the "restroom". In this case the traps are carefully masked with leaves and tied to a chain to a large stick so that the badger can not drag them into the hole. It is important to know that the trap should be strong enough, two-spring or frame, at number five. It is better to arrange a few traps on a badger path to catch the beast for sure. Knowing the animal's love for meat, it is possible to arrange a meat bait for the traps.

To catch the beast, a self-tightening loop and a cage or net are also used. Catching a badger with a trap is the oldest of all the ways of hunting. It is important to remember that a badger is very resistant to wounds, and if he is injured, the force of his rage can be compared with the strength of the fury of a fighting dog, so beat the beast carefully, but quickly and for sure.