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<blockquote data-quote="broper" data-source="post: 1225858" data-attributes="member: 34841"><p>I don't post very often, I'm mostly a lurker. But I thought comment on the badgers this year. Here in south west Idaho we've had a really good season for them. Seemed to be more this year than in the recent past. My hunting buddy Gary, I call him "the ol' varmint", and I have shot 25 between us this summer. We just go out once a week and prowl the deserts looking for them. I got three with my .218 Bee loaded with 40 gr. V-Max or Varmageddons and 14 gr. of lil' gun and I got eight with my .204 loaded with 40 gr. V-Max and 30 gr. BL-C (2). My buddy has shot 14 all with his 6 m/m Rem. loaded with 75 gr. Hornady HP's. That bullet is super accurate in his 6 m/m and really puts the smack down on the badgers. But Hornady has discontinued that bullet and has no plans to ever make it again. So he's experimenting with Speer and Sierra 75 gr. HP's. The badgers weighed from about 11 lbs. to almost 25 lbs. That 25 pounder I shot with my .218 at 110 yds. It went in his right ear and out his left ear. He was a BIG badger, looked like he didn't have any neck, just head and shoulders. His feet were huge with very long claws. We shot them anywhere from 30 yds to 400 yds. Gary shot that one at 400 yds. with his 6 m/m as it was running from us, didn't quite make it back too his hole!. The prime time for badgers here is winding down now. Were not seeing as many as we were. We've shot several jack rabbits too. There hasn't been any to speak of for several years but they seem to be making a come back. Hope so. It has been lots of fun shooting the badgers but it's just about time to start hunting and shooting coyotes now. That will keep us busy through the winter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="broper, post: 1225858, member: 34841"] I don't post very often, I'm mostly a lurker. But I thought comment on the badgers this year. Here in south west Idaho we've had a really good season for them. Seemed to be more this year than in the recent past. My hunting buddy Gary, I call him "the ol' varmint", and I have shot 25 between us this summer. We just go out once a week and prowl the deserts looking for them. I got three with my .218 Bee loaded with 40 gr. V-Max or Varmageddons and 14 gr. of lil' gun and I got eight with my .204 loaded with 40 gr. V-Max and 30 gr. BL-C (2). My buddy has shot 14 all with his 6 m/m Rem. loaded with 75 gr. Hornady HP's. That bullet is super accurate in his 6 m/m and really puts the smack down on the badgers. But Hornady has discontinued that bullet and has no plans to ever make it again. So he's experimenting with Speer and Sierra 75 gr. HP's. The badgers weighed from about 11 lbs. to almost 25 lbs. That 25 pounder I shot with my .218 at 110 yds. It went in his right ear and out his left ear. He was a BIG badger, looked like he didn't have any neck, just head and shoulders. His feet were huge with very long claws. We shot them anywhere from 30 yds to 400 yds. Gary shot that one at 400 yds. with his 6 m/m as it was running from us, didn't quite make it back too his hole!. The prime time for badgers here is winding down now. Were not seeing as many as we were. We've shot several jack rabbits too. There hasn't been any to speak of for several years but they seem to be making a come back. Hope so. It has been lots of fun shooting the badgers but it's just about time to start hunting and shooting coyotes now. That will keep us busy through the winter. [/QUOTE]
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