Fox den vs badger set

springer90

Just a quick one,, how would you know the differance between the two. I know with most badger sets will have there nesting material out side them. Other than this I dont realy know the differance from looking at them.
If any one knows would be appreciated.

ferrete

badgers do clean out the bedding and leave it laying around the opening of the sets, the usually have scrapein near by (hookin done by noses) the smell usually the first sign as you can smell foxes before you see
them

greengrasscork

Badger set holes tend be a lot bigger than the fox holes also you would see marking on ground or grass nearby where a badger would be rooting the ground

cookimonster

Look for 'latterns' round holes a few inches across and a few inches deep. The excrement can be black and shapeless or turd like with grains or seeds in them. Only badgers dig latterns, while fox scat will be out in the open, around or on top of rocks or logs and will have pointed / twisted ends.

Grizzly 45

Oddly enough you can find both badgers living in fox dens and foxes in badgers setts.Which is quite unique as a fox by and large is a filthy animal,and the badger is one of the cleanest animals going.
Does give new meaning to the "odd couple".:p

snipe02

badgers will generally have more entrances larger holes and bedding outside and a pot where they sh;te outside but as said foxes will be found in sets and badgers will widen out fox earths also check wire and briars around the hole which will often have fur caught on it this will also give an indication to whats inside also sometimes around badger sets the trees will be scraped to bits by badgers claws

dodderangler

I've noticed that aswell badger sets real clean on outside we're as with fox dens there does be dirt and odd remains of a carcass or two

Id avoid ferretin near either one Aswell
Found that out the hard way 2 year ago

garv123

Stick your hand in and see which one locks onto it

dodderangler

garv123 wrote: »

Stick your hand in and see which one locks onto it

Are u mad? That's stupid
Put your face in so you can see What's in it first
Then put your hand in

fallowbuck

If it is fox diggin ur at its very hard to obay the law 100% no matter what you do. Once your terrier goes to ground its a real possiblity that sooner or later ur terrier will meet old brock and by god he ll no it and so will you. Get ur terrier out and get away from that location as quick as posible cause we all no what the antis will do if they see you. You'll be labeled a Badger Baither and that your scum of the earth.

springer90

greengrasscork wrote: »

Badger set holes tend be a lot bigger than the fox holes also you would see marking on ground or grass nearby where a badger would be rooting the ground

Thanks for the replys lads, its just a lad asked me n I wasnt 100% on the differance, im shooting all my life, hunt foxes with springers through cover and with hounds on foot but never dawned on me how you know ur nt goin 2 send ur terrier into a badget set just by looking at it.
just another thing, I was of the imprrssion that foxes didnt dig earths just used disused badger ones is this true?

dodderangler

springer90 wrote: »

greengrasscork wrote: »

Badger set holes tend be a lot bigger than the fox holes also you would see marking on ground or grass nearby where a badger would be rooting the ground

Thanks for the replys lads, its just a lad asked me n I wasnt 100% on the differance, im shooting all my life, hunt foxes with springers through cover and with hounds on foot but never dawned on me how you know ur nt goin 2 send ur terrier into a badget set just by looking at it.
just another thing, I was of the imprrssion that foxes didnt dig earths just used disused badger ones is this true?

Are you the lad that has that video on YouTube shootin pheasants and foxes with the springer using side by side and you shot a fox and the springer retrieved the fox?
If so you've a great springer

patdahat

springer90 wrote: »

Thanks for the replys lads, its just a lad asked me n I wasnt 100% on the differance, im shooting all my life, hunt foxes with springers through cover and with hounds on foot but never dawned on me how you know ur nt goin 2 send ur terrier into a badget set just by looking at it.
just another thing, I was of the imprrssion that foxes didnt dig earths just used disused badger ones is this true?

they do dig thier own burrow's but also use old badger set's.

Eddie B

Fox's often dig out rabbit holes more so than use badger den's!! Apart from the size of the den, the amount of entrances, and old straw and grass left outside a badger den, the ground is usually well beaten down with well defined pathway's around the den's!

vincentf

fox dens stink to the high heavens, badger leaves his bedding at the entrance as they keep it clean