cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) Hi everyone, just out of curiosity, how many badger setts are within your general area? I know of nine active setts within three miles radius of my house. There may be more. Would this be an above or below average amount of setts for a normal rural area in Ireland or UK? Edited September 28, 2011 by cúagusgiorraí Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxing machine 144 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jocky 198 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) i shoot and ferret 10 places within 2 mile of me, and there is badgers sets on all of them. can walk wright up to them at night when shooting, to with in 10 yards. one of the farmers said they have see 23 in the field all together playing , they just no there safe at moment. still think there can spread mixy from farm to farm. Edited September 27, 2011 by jocky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 oh dear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
superfurryanimal 91 Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 to answer your post, to many, don't know why there's not more control of these pests ! they need management and culling like any other wild animal ! instead the goverment and all those f*cking things, (animal rights things ) should take a good look at them selfs ! the amount of pedigree cattle that as been slaughtered is disguisting !T.B. the be all and the end all of all this, badgers need to be controled and kept in check like any other pest ! P.S i'm off out with the lamp, ! a.t.b sfa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dpb82uk 138 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 the most potected animal in europe like a lot of species thay are protested against be ing taken killed or injured a by sec 1 of the act and thay are protetced against anyone attempting to kill injure or take them so you are presumed to be guilty unless u can show you are innocent bit f****d up that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinytiger 822 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Hi everyone, just out of curiosity, how many badger setts are within your general area? I know of nine active setts within three miles radius of my house. There may be more. Would this be an above or below average amount of setts for a normal rural area in Ireland or UK? id say thats about normal for ireland Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 id say thats about normal for ireland Thanks tinytiger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Hi everyone, just out of curiosity, how many badger setts are within your general area? I know of nine active setts within three miles radius of my house. There may be more. Would this be an above or below average amount of setts for a normal rural area in Ireland or UK? Lots here, probably 4 or 5 times the number you've got there.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moonlighter 1,160 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 When I'm lamping I will probally see more badgers than foxes. One night whilst lamping on foot (so only covered a few fields) I see 9 different badgers. I didn't see that many rabbits lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
long dogs 580 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 dont no dont go looking for them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob190364 2,593 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 I was training my dog to walk to heel why lamping so I didn't have to use a slip, but I come across badgers so regularly on one farm that I have to use a slip. They don't even run until you're right on top of them!! I know where the set it and it's absolutely massive, and there's another set about 300 yards away. The first one must be about 30 + entrances though, it's in a small wood in the middle of a farmers field and the whole wood is taken up by this set! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenny14 656 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 (edited) When I'm lamping I will probally see more badgers than foxes. One night whilst lamping on foot (so only covered a few fields) I see 9 different badgers. I didn't see that many rabbits lol! Same here, It amazes me how some people can actually believe they're rare!! Edited September 28, 2011 by kenny14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 I live in South Wales. . . . you can't walk ten yards without falling down a bloody badger hole. It's getting silly now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 the farm we hunt on has more than 25 active setts at the moment. they are every where. even now as i am typeing this i am looking at two out my kitchen across the field. j. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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