Are they good to eat?
This is quite a thread resurrection btw...
They smell somewhat like a skunk, so...................I've trapped lot's of them, not high on the want to eat list.
They smell somewhat like a skunk, so...................I've trapped lot's of them, not high on the want to eat list.
Ah, good to know. Wouldn't be high on my eatin' list either.
If you ever get one, I hear the skull done in a european mount is really mean looking.
I’ve only encountered one on my place, and I intended to leave him alone until he charged me while trying to fill a feeder. Let’s just say it didn’t end well for him.....
I’ve only encountered one on my place, and I intended to leave him alone until he charged me while trying to fill a feeder. Let’s just say it didn’t end well for him.....
There is one living in a sandy area of a creek I ride the horses thru for exercise, and I too decided to live & let live. It's not afraid of a horse with a person on it. I've stopped taking the healer dog on my rides which is a shame cause he loves to go, because I'm afraid he'll see the thing and give chase or worse it will see him and chase him down. He's a big ole weenie, and I fear he wouldn't fare well in a battle with a badger. Whats the legality on shooting one of these things? I'm hopeful it will just move on, but I don't know that much about them.
They're covered under "Furbearer/Predator" section. Season dates December 1st through Feb. 28. No limit. If you've got a hunting license ... shoot away.
Or one of these...
In all my years stomping around the woods, I've only seen two and it was just a couple weeks apart.
My bird dog came up on one. I called her off but didn't need to. She had already realized it wasn't
something she wanted to tangle with!
My bird dog came up on one. I called her off but didn't need to. She had already realized it wasn't
something she wanted to tangle with!
I happened upon one quite a few years back. I was walking a terrace in the middle of a quarter of wheat near Garber in late March, while the wheat was short. He popped out of a hole in the terrace and started walking my way. I moved out of his way and he passed by, growling and grumbling like a grumpy old man. I didn’t know how fast they were, but I was prepared to give him a chase if he turned my way. Fortunately, he went about his business and I went about mine.
Similar threads
