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NebraskaLand Magazine/Nebraska Game
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Biology

1. Nocturnal

2. Ground predator, digging for ground squirrels and pocket gophers.

Signs  

• Tracks are turned inward toward each other with the hind-print narrower than the fore-prints. Stride between tracks is 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm).
• Claw marks often show in badger and other members of the weasel family.
• Toe Pad Marks on Hind Feet five-toed front and hind feet
• Front Feet  2"x2"

Damage

• diggings in gardens, agricultural crops, rangelands;
• killing of small livestock and poultry

Photos

Photo by Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dorsal view of a badger skull.

Photo by Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln.  Lateral view of badger skull.

Photo by Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln.  Badger with prairie dog prey.

Solutions

Habitat Modification

• Removal of prey species, such as pocket gophers, ground squirrels and prairie dogs, can help mitigate badger damage.

Repellents

• None proven to be effective

Toxicants

• None

Trapping

• Difficult to trap directly. Badgers are normally caught while trapping another animal unless you know where the den is.
• 1.5 coil springs
• 220 sized body-grip traps

Shooting

• .22 caliber or shotgun is effective.

Living with Badgers

Publications

Badger--Texas A &M

Badgers in the News