Any ideas if this is a badger den?
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Yeah, they were acting really odd around it but Riggins will go ballistic if he sees any wild animal, this time he was aggressive though and Brutus, despite pushing 200 lb is a coward and his tail was tucked between his legs. Not big enough for a coyote den really and the only other burrowing predator I know of around here is a bagder. Maybe it was a skunk but I didn’t smell anything. Thanks guys, I will put on a pair of hexarmour NXT gloves and go noodling!
Jonathon I would lean towards a skunk but it could be a badger the holes look pretty similar. I have noticed that badgers tend to throw dirt further than skunks but that’s not always a quarentee. Is it near any water or in the middle of nowhere?
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Know all about Badgers up this way!
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If there are signs of fresh digging, I would guess a badger and the opening size is about right. Badger’s are pretty aggressive diggers.
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At least here in wisconsin coyote and wolves are digging dens to have pumps. A coyote den is similar in size to badgers. Put some loose sand outside the hole and check back for tracks
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So, I learned that Kansas has badgers and I was wondering if anyone knew what a badger den looked like? Dogs did NOT want to leave this area and Brutus was acting like a he was.nervous and Wiggins was being unusually aggressive while we were near it. Can’t think of any other small den animals that would have them acting like that? Probably just bunnies and I have weird.dogs.
Jonathon it could be one of many critters already mentioned in this post, including a ground hog. Sounds like a job for a trail camera. Let us know when you find out.
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what about a rabbit or a gopher ?
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Sasquatch!
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Best way to find out is to stick you arm in there, wiggle your fingers and wait for the bite. Once it’s latched on, pull your arm out and see what it is.
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Yeah, they were acting really odd around it but Riggins will go ballistic if he sees any wild animal, this time he was aggressive though and Brutus, despite pushing 200 lb is a coward and his tail was tucked between his legs. Not big enough for a coyote den really and the only other burrowing predator I know of around here is a bagder. Maybe it was a skunk but I didn’t smell anything. Thanks guys, I will put on a pair of hexarmour NXT gloves and go noodling!
Jonathon I think either a badger or an armadillo. The dens look very similar. Drive a t post and put up a trail camera then we’ll all know.
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So, I learned that Kansas has badgers and I was wondering if anyone knew what a badger den looked like? Dogs did NOT want to leave this area and Brutus was acting like a he was.nervous and Wiggins was being unusually aggressive while we were near it. Can’t think of any other small den animals that would have them acting like that? Probably just bunnies and I have weird.dogs.
Jonathon I have never been in the States, but I seen on film some and was wondering, could it be a
Prairie dog? -
magician176 Could be but Ive never seen them around where I live. I do see armadillos though so that is probably what it is. Well, I see them dead on the side of the road, still havent seen one alive around here.
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Prairie dogs are community open grassland animals, there would probably be more holes
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magician176 Could be but Ive never seen them around where I live. I do see armadillos though so that is probably what it is. Well, I see them dead on the side of the road, still havent seen one alive around here.
Jonathon I can send some armadillos your way. We have plenty here in Southern Oklahoma.
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Jonathon I have never been in the States, but I seen on film some and was wondering, could it be a
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Prairie dog holes have dirt around hole going nearly straight down first couple of feet and there will be more than just one
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So, I learned that Kansas has badgers and I was wondering if anyone knew what a badger den looked like? Dogs did NOT want to leave this area and Brutus was acting like a he was.nervous and Wiggins was being unusually aggressive while we were near it. Can’t think of any other small den animals that would have them acting like that? Probably just bunnies and I have weird.dogs.
Jonathon was this mystery ever figured out?
Noodlin’ for badgers!
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