Congrats on your first badger. There are lots of badgers in so. west Idaho and we have an annual badger tournament. I've killed them with .22 l.r., .204 Ruger, .21 Bee, .222 and .22/.250. They are fun to hunt and can be called with a rabbit distress sound. I think they have about the nicest looking pelt of any varmint. Hope you get many more.