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Get yourself two sticks about 3/4" diameter and 10" long, real smooth ones, but don't go to the lumber store and buy dowels, they don't work. Closet rod material is way too big. Carve them out of some kind of hardwood. I like dried, aged walnut.

Carve 6 or 7 notches in each one about 1/2" wide and 1/8" deep, 5/8" apart, near one end of the sticks. Toward the middle of each stick on the opposite side as the carved notches, screw in a brass hook. You need to go to the hardware store for that! Now you can hold the sticks hooking your index finger in the brass hooks with the notches pointed inwards, towards each other. You can drill a hole in each one and tie them together with a string if you're afraid of losing them. Make the string 18-20" long.

Position yourself about 20' from a badger hole, but not upwind. Badgers have an excellent sense of smell. Slowly rub the sticks together, creating a soft clicking noise. Vary the speed up and down, creating excitement with the tempo as it goes up and down. The idea is to get the badger to think there's a prey species right outside his den. Repeat this for about 20 minutes. You need to stop and rest periodically, allowing the badgers natural curiosity to work on him. If he gets curious enough he will poke his head out to have a look around. When he does, let him have it.

After 20 minutes, if this hasn't worked, don't lose heart, you can still get the badger. At this point just throw the sticks on the ground, they never work anyway. I'd go with a road flare.

FB, get real,

Most of the fellas here would rather hunt cougars.........not badgers.

Give them a scheme for that.

Some of them are losers and need help.

Geno

Use 12" sticks for cougars. Otherwise the same. I'm not sure what happens when you throw a road flare down a cougar hole. I've never tried it, but it should work. I wonder what happens if multiples come out? Maybe buckshot would work. Or a club.

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270 will work just fine.

Depends on the original post. If the poster asks a question there is no need to read any further. If the subject doesn't seem interesting move on. If the person makes a statement, one might read others' opinions before posting.

I hear honey badgers love hard bumpy sticks.

And the younger the wood the better.

Just don't azz shoot a bear while roller skating in a buffalo herd.

The bane of my existence.

Yup,that's why I only use super glue to repair my hair plugs.

French toast. Tuesday.

Exactly,and that is true for all cats.

You mean the assertion that 13 pancakes won't cover a doghouse?
I concur.

The rest of the posts, I totally disagree!

Only if you use H-4831 and a magnum primer.

"Balls"! Said the Queen, "If I had two I'd be King." The King laughed, cause he had two.

That only happens when you jerk the trigger.

77 posts, and not one talking dog joke?

Hey! Leave that horse alone.