Badger Is Back !!!

vixdname

How ya😴lads,

I posted a few photos of scratch marks and holes dug up in my garden a few weeks ago and was told it was a badger that caused them.

I hoped at that time the fecker was only passing by and decided to pay me a visit but again this morning there was more scratch marks and holes dug in the lawn.

I need to get rid of this fella and am well aware that they are protected.
So trapping is my only option.
Do any one know where I'd get a trap big enough for a badger ? Can I hire them or even better is there anyone on here within an hours drive from Waterford that may have a trap I could borrow ?

Any help very much appreciated

jap gt

vixdname wrote: »

How ya😴lads,

I posted a few photos of scratch marks and holes dug up in my garden a few weeks ago and was told it was a badger that caused them.

I hoped at that time the fecker was only passing by and decided to pay me a visit but again this morning there was more scratch marks and holes dug in the lawn.

I need to get rid of this fella and am well aware that they are protected.
So trapping is my only option.
Do any one know where I'd get a trap big enough for a badger ? Can I hire them or even better is there anyone on here within an hours drive from Waterford that may have a trap I could borrow ?

Any help very much appreciated

Im fairly sure its illegal to trap them aswell

vixdname

If thats the case then maybe theres some wild life authority I can contact perhaps to help with the removal ?

cookimonster

AFAIK, it requires a license and is done through and by the Dept of Agriculture.
As a wild animal it is illegal to have it, transportion of it etc without a license even in a welfare situation such as rehabilitation and care.

Try badger watch Ireland for advice

deeksofdoom

Electric fencing, spray some sort of anti badger stuff on the grass to deter him.

vixdname

deeksofdoom wrote: »

Electric fencing, spray some sort of anti badger stuff on the grass to deter him.

Itd cost me way too much to electric fence my site and spraying over an acre of garden with anti badger stuff wouldnt be possible.
Thanks for the options though lad!

Im thinking a call to the dept. of Agri may be a possible route.....

pedroeibar1

Wildlife ranger, any other way is illegal. If you ask him very nicely he might trap him and relocate, though it would be unusual at a private house. I've heard it done for a golf club. What I've done with success is to spray the lawn (bigger than yours) with selective weedkiller & lawnfeed mixed with a some parrafin oil. Add a good dash of washing-up liquid, shake well and the oil/water will mix, but you need to shake it periodically. Lawn fed, weeds killed, wife happy, badger gone, four jobs done that way!

deerhunter1

pedroeibar1 wrote: »

Wildlife ranger, any other way is illegal. If you ask him very nicely he might trap him and relocate, though it would be unusual at a private house. I've heard it done for a golf club. What I've done with success is to spray the lawn (bigger than yours) with selective weedkiller & lawnfeed mixed with a some parrafin oil. Add a good dash of washing-up liquid, shake well and the oil/water will mix, but you need to shake it periodically. Lawn fed, weeds killed, wife happy, badger gone, four jobs done that way!

F**K,where did you come up with that concoction:eek:

--LOS--

pedroeibar1 wrote: »

Wildlife ranger, any other way is illegal. If you ask him very nicely he might trap him and relocate, though it would be unusual at a private house. I've heard it done for a golf club. What I've done with success is to spray the lawn (bigger than yours) with selective weedkiller & lawnfeed mixed with a some parrafin oil. Add a good dash of washing-up liquid, shake well and the oil/water will mix, but you need to shake it periodically. Lawn fed, weeds killed, wife happy, badger gone, four jobs done that way!

Then I will remind you that what you're doing is also illegal!! Interfering with a badger set in any way is illegal as I'm sure you well know. My god they are a protected species with no natural predator in Ireland other than humans, think about that for a second :rolleyes:

roadsmart

Why do you need to get rid of him?

Capercaille

I don't think the Dept. of agriculture or the NPWS are going to authorise trapping a badger because of a few holes/scratches on a lawn.

Cass

Let me remind EVERYONE this is the hunting section.

So calm yer heels with the "Won't someone please think of the children", and read the forum charter.

As field sports persons we are more than aware of what is illegal and what is not, and for those that are not sure of the difference, this forum is the place to ask. The OP asked, and got his answer. Now he is being advised as to his options.


No one is condoning or advocating shooting or killing the animal. As no action has been taken no illegality has taken place. Any accusations towards other posters of such will result in deletion of posts, and/or infractions issued.

John_Rambo

roadsmart wrote: »

Why do you need to get rid of him?

My inlaws have a broc neighbour (lots of room, big garden), they sort of like him, so do I, big bruiser, but very shy. Could you not live with him being there OP? I have a set about two hundred metres from me too, not exactly in my garden, but I see him every now and then. Just wish he'd eat more slugs!

Chiparus

My parents house in Rathmines in Dublin has a badger as an infrequent visitor, as well as foxes. Really great to see ( even when the fox peed on the herb garden!)



I would just put up with the visits , or perhaps a motion sensor light?

robertpatterson

I don't think anyone was saying to interfere with the sett but to spray his own lawn with the concoction
A wildlife ranger would be your best bet if you wanted to go down the legal route and not leave yourself open to any court dates
Theyre protected up the jacksie so you would want to be careful how you approach your problem

laoch na mona

go official or leave it be, as they are protected you may have to get used to him

Cass

laoch na mona wrote: »

go official or leave it be, as they are protected you may have to get used to him

We know this, and the OP has gotten this advice, plus more, since the start of the thread:

jap gt wrote: »

Im fairly sure its illegal to trap them aswell

vixdname wrote: »

If thats the case then maybe theres some wild life authority I can contact perhaps to help with the removal ?

cookimonster wrote: »

AFAIK, it requires a license and is done through and by the Dept of Agriculture.
As a wild animal it is illegal to have it, transportion of it etc without a license even in a welfare situation such as rehabilitation and care.

Try badger watch Ireland for advice

vixdname wrote: »

Thanks for the options though lad!

Im thinking a call to the dept. of Agri may be a possible route.....

pedroeibar1 wrote: »

Wildlife ranger, any other way is illegal.

robertpatterson wrote: »

A wildlife ranger would be your best bet if you wanted to go down the legal route and not leave yourself open to any court dates
Theyre protected up the jacksie so you would want to be careful how you approach your problem

pedroeibar1

--LOS-- wrote: »

Then I will remind you that what you're doing is also illegal!! Interfering with a badger set in any way is illegal as I'm sure you well know. My god they are a protected species with no natural predator in Ireland other than humans, think about that for a second :rolleyes:

I missed that post because I rarely look in on this board anymore due to the amount of puerile s#ite posted. The above post is a typical example of such, a meddler with an agenda who sees something that was never written. At no time did I mention interfere with a sett, I pointed out that the Wildlife Ranger was the way to go.

The badger digs up a lawn for earthworms and can turn a green sward into what looks like the Somme in 1917. Like all wildlife they can become habituated to an easy option – dig soft earth, instead of going elsewhere to grub for worms/ catch frogs, etc., their natural food. The former should be discouraged.

My ‘concoction’ (as described by another) is harmless to both badger and environment. Paraffin oil can be mixed with water and held 'in suspension' by the addition of washing-up liquid which is a surfactant. The spray dries on the grass and its smell masks the smell of earthworms, so the badger passes by and does not dig. If I’m going to spray my lawn I might as well add some lawnfeed and selective weedkiller. That is not harmful to any wildlife, I already have plenty of bee and butterfly friendly plants.

So, the above entire post is totally OT, indicates a twisted agenda and thus is nonsensical. (As I would expect from a Mod on the Vegan board who has the temerity to post on a Hunting board and outside of its own closeted environment.)

dodderangler

Is it true that the urine from a larger predator will deter other predators? Have heard of wolf urine been used to deter foxes. What's work for a badger?

Invincible

dodderangler wrote: »

Is it true that the urine from a larger predator will deter other predators? Have heard of wolf urine been used to deter foxes. What's work for a badger?

Heard urine of grizzly bear does the job :-)

emo72

Invincible wrote: »

Heard urine of grizzly bear does the job :-)

good luck getting your hands on that:pac:

Eddie B

memo wrote: »

good luck getting your hands on that:pac:

EBay! :-)