spade 224 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 At about 1.30 this afternoon just driving down a quiet road, went round a bend to see a well grown badger running down the middle of the road towards me. I stopped and it came to within about 5 yards of my truck before hopping over the verge and away through a field. I know juvenile badgers can sometimes get kicked out of their setts and become a bit disorientated but this was a mature adult. Anybody have any ideas what might have caused it to be running down a road at that time of day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coney 3 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Never seen one in over a year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fn19 0 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 theres nothing unusual about seein a badger in the day around here!! theres hundreds of them!! probably just lost or something :wacko: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WILF Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Never seen one in over a year. Have you been housebound?..............they are crawling out of every fecking hedgerow. Good to see them, very nice animals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sounder 9 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 don't know if this is true but a lad from here said that if they have tb they do be out by day to eat as they get weak and can't eat there fill at nite ,maybe so who cares sounder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,265 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Who lives in a house like thiiiiis? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garyw 0 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 At about 1.30 this afternoon just driving down a quiet road, went round a bend to see a well grown badger running down the middle of the road towards me. I stopped and it came to within about 5 yards of my truck before hopping over the verge and away through a field. I know juvenile badgers can sometimes get kicked out of their setts and become a bit disorientated but this was a mature adult. Anybody have any ideas what might have caused it to be running down a road at that time of day could have been trying out its new nike trainers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotty 0 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 We always se a few when exercising the hounds in the mornings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebolt 4 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 iv only ever seen 1 out in the daytime but that was in a feild Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAN3513 7 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 mating season.................if hes got the urge hes got the urge.........no what i mean????!! common around here ............hundreds of the buggers......day and night Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oldskool Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Never seen one in over a year. i'm the same mate... other than a few flat ones at the side of the road... used to spot them regular on the lamp but i havent seen one this season at all... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,265 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 mating season.................if hes got the urge hes got the urge.........no what i mean????!! Mating season finished a long time ago round here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,265 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 iv only ever seen 1 out in the daytime but that was in a feild Ive seen a few in their natural habitat, all daytime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spade 224 Posted May 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 iv only ever seen 1 out in the daytime but that was in a feild Hi Barney, it was on the road near to that pond hole where we went ratting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dev 227 Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 (edited) mating season.................if hes got the urge hes got the urge.........no what i mean????!! Mating season finished a long time ago round here. badgers mate all year round,the female stores the semen untill she is ready to conceive,around late winter to ensure that the cubs are born in february as spring is starting, this way a female can give birth to a litter of cubs that can be sired by different boars, this ensures genetic diversity and they dont become too inbred Edited May 3, 2008 by dev Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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