 Bull & a Badger
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10/25/2017 1:55 AM
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Today was the last day of the early bull hunt & a local kid happened to get "sick" & missed school & took off on an elk hunt all by himself. Good kid, I see him quite often & he got a dandy! A few days ago a local rancher got in touch with me & said he was having a real war with badgers, said they were tearing up the area around his barns & sheds & wanted to know if I would look into it for him. I told him I would love to Well, I got out there, located the hidden key & drove into a remote area where few people ever go. Indeed he did have a badger problem, there were holes everywhere. What I found was he had a family of badgers that had taken up residence on his place, the 2 badgers I saw were about the same size, not big but nice, well furred badgers. I got one of them & I'll go back for the others if an elk doesn't get in the way. I was going to give this one away like I always do but it's a bit small, although the claws were nice. I'll see if I can't get a bigger one in the coming days. My weapon of choice was my 8 shot Blackhawk 327 maggie using a 113 gr HP with 13 grs of H110. These are powder coated & are nasty when they whack something, badgers hate them. As usual the holster is my wonderful Barranti crossdraw.   Dick
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Re: Bull & a Badger
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10/25/2017 2:19 AM
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Congratulations to you both! Two nice trophies
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Re: Bull & a Badger
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10/25/2017 2:19 AM
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That is great use for a sick day. Id give him a doctors note. Nice badger btw.
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Re: Bull & a Badger
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10/25/2017 2:48 AM
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Very nice bull! Congrats on the badger too!
Experience is the best teacher, hunger good sauce.
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10/25/2017 2:59 AM
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Chance Weldon
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Good shooting! How do you like the 327 Magnum?
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10/25/2017 6:58 AM
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I love it & it gets shot all year. When the weather gets cold I use it on Jackrabbits & that HP is like shooting a pillow when it smacks a big Jack. In warm weather it's a beast on ground squirrels, rock chucks, skunks, etc.
Dick
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Re: Bull & a Badger
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10/25/2017 11:34 AM
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Randy M
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Very nice. Congrats on both.
The meat won't fry if the lead don't fly.
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10/25/2017 12:01 PM
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Congrats to both of you! Both of those critters are on my bucket list!
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10/25/2017 2:04 PM
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That's a dandy bull! Those .327's are 'deadly'. Congrats on the badger.
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10/25/2017 3:41 PM
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Mark Hampton
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Congrats all around! Well done!
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Re: Bull & a Badger
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10/26/2017 1:53 AM
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Well done guys!!!!!!!!!!!!
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10/26/2017 3:47 AM
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Very well done. That is an awesome elk. Badgers make neat rugs.
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10/26/2017 1:59 PM
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wow.........................
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11/06/2017 8:21 PM
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Nice, congratulations to both of you.
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Re: Bull & a Badger
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11/08/2017 2:31 PM
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Awesome Bull! What weapon did the young man use?
Nice badger!
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Re: Bull & a Badger
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11/09/2017 3:04 AM
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John, he used a 6.5/06 Imp. I can't remember the load but I think it was a 140 gr slug. We got 2 badgers that week, both about the same size, I should have kept the front claws, they were nice & long & worth about $5 each for the front one's. The Indians will buy them. The farmer has at least 3 more working over his place.
Dick
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Re: Bull & a Badger
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11/10/2017 12:43 AM
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Gregg Richter
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Nice job Dick.
Great bull young man.
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Re: Bull & a Badger
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11/10/2017 12:44 PM
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John, he used a 6.5/06 Imp. I can't remember the load but I think it was a 140 gr slug. We got 2 badgers that week, both about the same size, I should have kept the front claws, they were nice & long & worth about $5 each for the front one's. The Indians will buy them. The farmer has at least 3 more working over his place.
Dick That 6.5/06 is a flat shooter for sure.
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