Badger Staggers!

muckyprawn · 07-10-2010 6:13pm #1

I was going out last night for a bit of a walk and I decided to bring the lamp with me for the craic...I had no gun with me, I just wanted to see what was about....I was strolling along and I gave the lamp a bit of a shine when I noticed a pair of eyes no more than 50 yards ahead of me, it turned out to be a badger! When he seen me the big fella ran off in the opposite direction and only ran about 5 yards when he dropped to the ground like a bag of spuds as if he'd been shot!

I went over for a closer inpsection and I could see that he was still alive and breathing...I kept my distance when I noticed this...he lay motionless for a minute or so and then got up. The poor beast was in a bad way as he was staggering about the place....he seem to have very little use of his back legs. I watched him for a while and he kept staggering about the place...it wasn't a pleasant sight. He eventually got a bit steadier and rambled off into the cover. I just found it very odd to see a badger in this state. I don't think the beast was injured in any way...perhaps he was poisoned?? Just wondering has anyone seen anything like it before???

buckshotbrolan · 07-10-2010 6:38pm

This often happens to me on the way home from the pub!!!!

All joking aside id say he was poisioned. Was there a road nearby, maybe took a slap off a car?