Killing native species of animals because they have the potential to harm your introduced livestock or for merely being in the proximity of your house seems ecologically unsound...
At what point can your killing of a native species out of convenience be seen as contributing to habitat destruction?
What is the difference between this mentailty and the Malaysian palm oil producers that attack orangutans with machetes after cutting down the orangutan's forest habitat to plant palms....
@SmokeyTee Bravo!!!!! I'm in complete agreement! I see so many people who've moved to the "country" to be near nature, only to call in the reinforcements if anything other than a deer shows up in their backyards!
Thanks for the reply, JMF. I grew up on a farm, riding horses, and hunt and own a lot of guns...but I can't justify decimating an animal because it might cause a horse a problem. (FYI- neither I, nor any of my equestrian friends have ever suffered an equine broken leg.) Lots of animals dig holes - do they all need to die? Or just the ones on your gp's ranch? And seriously - has your family) ever really, honestly lost a horse to a badger hole? Might be worth thinkin' about....FHG
nice!!!! I love badgers they are my favorite animal and I would rather see a horse killed before a badger, (I like horses too though except once I was bitten by one for no reason) thanks for the upload!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@freeheelgirl I used to work on a ranch and we did have a pregnant mare who subluxated her fetlock joint by getting her foot stuck in a ground squirrel hole. The only reason she wasn't euthanized immediately was so that we could save her foal. All I could do for her was keep her as comfortable as possible. So I understand my boss' attempts to control the ground squirrel population on the ranch, but I don't feel bad that she failed either.
@lola26granola - aw, sorry about the mare, that's a shame. But I go back to my original statement - should we kill every burrowing animal that might cause harm to someone's livestock, no matter how rare the incidence of such harm? Seems super-silly and wasteful to me....and in all my years on a farm, I've seen horses and cows have lots of stupid accidents, but none of them involved stepping in a gopher hole. It's pretty rare, don't you think?
@freeheelgirl I have mixed feelings about it. Roaches infest my home and few people are going to call it silly for for me to call an exterminator. I don't know anyone who's been injured or killed by roaches, but killing them off is socially acceptable. I agree that injuries due to burrowing animals are rare; I'm not championing wiping out species, but keeping a common animal's population on my property to a minimum is, in my opinion, reasonable if it helps protect my horses and my livelihood.
@lola26granola - LG, I'll certainly admit to killing rattlesnakes on my porch....we all have our territory, and a certain right to stake it out, I guess. (And yeah, there is not now, nor will there likely ever be, a shortage of roaches!) But that being said, there are other species that have been shot to near extinction for no good reason - black footed ferrets, badgers, and the Idaho ground squirrel among them. I just argue for giving "varmints" some space of their own. Thanks. LG! -FHG
@freeheelgirl I fully agree, I do believe that animals and all living things have value regardless of whether they have some direct, easily quantifiable benefit to us and should be treated with respect. I used to catch and relocate the snakes I found at the ranch because the guys would kill them if they found them regardless of species. we only had gophers and kings.
Ha - tough call! They sure don't inhabit the same environments or eat the same foods, so I doubt it would ever come to that....but wolverines are bigger, so I'd put my money on the bearcat. :-)
Thank you, DMS, for the apology - definitely accepted! I wasn't offended, just a little surprised. For the record, the baby badger did attack our truck tire - it was completely unafraid! Amazingly fierce, if not too bright. Good thing his mom was there...
So, btw - the internet IS public, and someone will read it eventually....best to be cautious, yeah? Thanks again for the thoughtful reply - FHG
Because badgers are cool - why would you consider killing one? More importantly, why would you even SAY something like this in public? Explain, please...
Anyway, I was up at night bored as hell so I decided to be a troll. I apoligize, my actions were immature and I didn't take the time to think out your reaction. Sorry If I offended you.
Anyways, someone earlier said something about how he was surprised the Badger didnt attack, and I sorta agree, those guys a fearse little buggers! Cool footage though, and once again sorry.
Your a moron, first of all your user name is Saddam, one of the worlds worst tyrants, so I dont think I need to take any advise from an idiot who would choose such a inappropriate username.
Thank you for letting me know Saddam Hussain was one of the worlds worst tyrants as if I didnt know you fucking prick. Thats why I spent 6 months in Iraq trying to kill him or his followers. As for a moron I have a first class degree from a good university and have a handle on grammar which clearly you do not. At least you do not have the worlds worst tyrant leading the USA anymore. Doom metal gay kid eat my dogs shit!
I dont give a shit about your credentials, seriously, I just dont. They dont mean anything to me, as for you, chiming in on a random arguement which ended about 2 weeks ago seems pretty stupid to me.
u know... if u use ur imaginajun, it look like the badger ate its baby after draggin it off and killin it in the busjes. sorry english isnt my first language.
wow...i love the badger and to see a mother not attack the car and save her baby is one of the coolest things ever. She seemed very angry though...lol...thank you so much for posting this!
Last year on x-mas eve I went downstairs to go to the bathroom but i saw a bloody evil red-eyed santa staring at me I died that night, If you don't copy and past this to 10 vidios b4 the clock strikes 12:00 A.M. you will see an evil santa killing a little girl in the same room as u!
What a cute little yellow puff ball!!! Dang it, I want a badger!!! I name it Dutchess. ^^ The wild ones are cranky, but most wild life are because they have to be. There are tame badgers who aren't so bad, but I don't recommend getting one unless you know how to raise on. Gosh I want one so bad! But I'll settle for a Welsh Corgi. :)
HAHA! Mom was like "KID! Stop it right now or you are grounded!" American badgers are so cranky... I wonder if it's because the badger cubs drive them insane.
Bold? I'll say! What you can't see in the video is that the little guy was toddling over to ATTACK our truck tire, which fully occupied him for at least a minute until his mom yelped at him, told him to quit, and finally came over to drag him off. Wish I could have gotten all that on tape, but seriously...would YOU get out of a car with an angry badger underfoot?
And just out of curiousity...are European badgers any different?
I'm sure they could do some serious damage to someone if they wanted to, but they're pretty retiring although stubborn, and their main diet is worms and fruit.
They're gregarious, which may account for a few reports of their growing tolerant (even vaguely accepting) of particular humans (e.g. Chris Ferris's The Darkness Is Light Enough).
Their setts can last for decades with continuous occupancy, and communities of a dozen badgers aren't rare.
That's interesting - really, I don't know much about badgers, but I've some encounters with them here in Idaho. They're fierce defenders of their homes! They're also smart...a friend once saw a badger across a large stream from his hunting camp. Being an ass, he threw a rock & COMPLETELY enraged it - it was hissing, snarling, obviously wanting to tear him apart. The guy shrugged, left to hunt, & returned later to find that the badger had crossed the stream and destroyed his tent and gear.
ROFL. :) "Rolling On the Floor Laughing". :) You were VERY lucky to catch it on tape! I lived in Idaho for 3 years, and spent much of it on roads like that. At best I saw antelope. We were lucky enough to find a mom with 2 newborn babies. But never a badger or babies at that!
Euro badgers (Meles meles) are much more sociable. The ones that settle next to human dwellings will walk right up and eat out of peoples' hands. They are no less surly to other animals though, especially in Britain, where they are the largest indigenous predators.
strict parent.
jarandel100 3 months ago
be happy, mommy didnt attacked you :)
Fire17y 6 months ago
Ard dey gud tu eet?
andmaketherain 8 months ago
BUT MOM THAT TIRE STARTED IT
Xistanceowner 8 months ago 2
"Donhonki" "First ever crown court BANNED uk rap-poet" (2009-2014) #SuperInjunction
donhonki1 8 months ago
I ran across a baby like this several years ago in Colorado and the Momma wanted to tear my butt up. She was hot...puffed up and ready to fight.
MotorsbyShooter 9 months ago
@MotorsbyShooter I tried to read that without masturbating but it was hard
raveakidd 3 months ago
@raveakidd get your mommie to show you how
MotorsbyShooter 3 months ago
badger badger badger badger badger...
miroslAvoo 11 months ago
fuck off this is mine now just back off
s1005957 1 year ago
Good mommy! this was so cute!
michirrus 1 year ago 2
so cute,
vlad1915 1 year ago
Hahah!
Young Badger: Chaarge!
Mommy: Whaat?! Oh no you don't.
Young Badger: Mommy, mommy noo! This is lame.
Mommy: Im going to beat the crap out of you. Cya humans.
pROTPANDA 1 year ago 5
Killing native species of animals because they have the potential to harm your introduced livestock or for merely being in the proximity of your house seems ecologically unsound...
At what point can your killing of a native species out of convenience be seen as contributing to habitat destruction?
What is the difference between this mentailty and the Malaysian palm oil producers that attack orangutans with machetes after cutting down the orangutan's forest habitat to plant palms....
SmokeyTee 1 year ago 2
@SmokeyTee Bravo!!!!! I'm in complete agreement! I see so many people who've moved to the "country" to be near nature, only to call in the reinforcements if anything other than a deer shows up in their backyards!
sinneadfert 1 year ago
I remember watching "Little Bear". Badger in the show is so different
ashieboy1995 1 year ago
ITS A BAWD-JA! :D
TheForsakenPrincess 1 year ago
That's it, I'm gonna try to hug one >:)
Spoolooni 1 year ago
Too cute, that is one spunky little baby! What a treat to get to see it!
lola26granola 1 year ago
HE'S IN TROUBLE!
BACK TO YOUR ROOM!
YOU'RE GROUNDED! lol
MW2Hacks22 1 year ago
mom badger "what the hell do you think you're doing?! get over here
I love badgers :D
KAN0NAT0R 1 year ago
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BOOOOOOOOOM! i woulda blew out its brains!!!!
1994JMF 1 year ago
Oh, come on, dude - why would you say something like this, and why especially would you say it on a public forum like YouTube?
Badgers are really neat creatures - I can't imagine someone actually wanting to kill one for fun. Please, explain why you said this.
freeheelgirl 1 year ago
@freeheelgirl i only say this, because my grandparents have a ranch and they dig hole and horses break their legs thats why
1994JMF 1 year ago
Thanks for the reply, JMF. I grew up on a farm, riding horses, and hunt and own a lot of guns...but I can't justify decimating an animal because it might cause a horse a problem. (FYI- neither I, nor any of my equestrian friends have ever suffered an equine broken leg.) Lots of animals dig holes - do they all need to die? Or just the ones on your gp's ranch? And seriously - has your family) ever really, honestly lost a horse to a badger hole? Might be worth thinkin' about....FHG
freeheelgirl 1 year ago
@freeheelgirl
nice!!!! I love badgers they are my favorite animal and I would rather see a horse killed before a badger, (I like horses too though except once I was bitten by one for no reason) thanks for the upload!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
planes3333 1 year ago
@planes3333
Thanks, planes3333. :-)
freeheelgirl 1 year ago
@freeheelgirl
my pleasure!
planes3333 1 year ago
@freeheelgirl I used to work on a ranch and we did have a pregnant mare who subluxated her fetlock joint by getting her foot stuck in a ground squirrel hole. The only reason she wasn't euthanized immediately was so that we could save her foal. All I could do for her was keep her as comfortable as possible. So I understand my boss' attempts to control the ground squirrel population on the ranch, but I don't feel bad that she failed either.
lola26granola 1 year ago
@lola26granola - aw, sorry about the mare, that's a shame. But I go back to my original statement - should we kill every burrowing animal that might cause harm to someone's livestock, no matter how rare the incidence of such harm? Seems super-silly and wasteful to me....and in all my years on a farm, I've seen horses and cows have lots of stupid accidents, but none of them involved stepping in a gopher hole. It's pretty rare, don't you think?
freeheelgirl 1 year ago
@freeheelgirl I have mixed feelings about it. Roaches infest my home and few people are going to call it silly for for me to call an exterminator. I don't know anyone who's been injured or killed by roaches, but killing them off is socially acceptable. I agree that injuries due to burrowing animals are rare; I'm not championing wiping out species, but keeping a common animal's population on my property to a minimum is, in my opinion, reasonable if it helps protect my horses and my livelihood.
lola26granola 1 year ago
@lola26granola - LG, I'll certainly admit to killing rattlesnakes on my porch....we all have our territory, and a certain right to stake it out, I guess. (And yeah, there is not now, nor will there likely ever be, a shortage of roaches!) But that being said, there are other species that have been shot to near extinction for no good reason - black footed ferrets, badgers, and the Idaho ground squirrel among them. I just argue for giving "varmints" some space of their own. Thanks. LG! -FHG
freeheelgirl 1 year ago
@freeheelgirl I fully agree, I do believe that animals and all living things have value regardless of whether they have some direct, easily quantifiable benefit to us and should be treated with respect. I used to catch and relocate the snakes I found at the ranch because the guys would kill them if they found them regardless of species. we only had gophers and kings.
lola26granola 1 year ago
@lola26granola its a shame we even have to defend animals, when they re put on this planet by god,
vlad1915 1 year ago
@freeheelgirl
1994jmf is a harsh redneck!! I said why would u want to kill it, how much of a red neck are you!!
planes3333 1 year ago
@1994JMF
why ??? how red neck are you??
planes3333 1 year ago
She's taking good care of her baby!
CelebratingWildlife 2 years ago
Looks like mom's boss.
hornetpalooza 2 years ago
Too funny, a little fuzzball attacking a tire!
dharmaseed 2 years ago
I wonder who would win in a fight: A badger VS. a Wolverine. But yeah, the baby badger was cute, and definitely fearless.
Amari412 2 years ago
Ha - tough call! They sure don't inhabit the same environments or eat the same foods, so I doubt it would ever come to that....but wolverines are bigger, so I'd put my money on the bearcat. :-)
freeheelgirl 1 year ago
Yeah...but Badgers are actually more agrgessive. But still...good thing mama came in and saved the day...
Amari412 1 year ago
@freeheelgirl wolverines are just too damn big
edtri19 1 year ago
Where was this shot?
strangeman509 2 years ago
In the desert south of Mountain Home, Idaho.
freeheelgirl 2 years ago
The badger mother is like "Oh no you don't young man, get your but over here.....wait until we get home!!!"
uh04 2 years ago
Was it a Honey Badgers because those don't run from anything, it will attack anything bigger or smaller then itself.
obedientSpartan 2 years ago
Honey badgers are black with white/silver on top. There are a bunch of videos of them on YouTube. :)
freestyleshaman 2 years ago
Thank you, DMS, for the apology - definitely accepted! I wasn't offended, just a little surprised. For the record, the baby badger did attack our truck tire - it was completely unafraid! Amazingly fierce, if not too bright. Good thing his mom was there...
So, btw - the internet IS public, and someone will read it eventually....best to be cautious, yeah? Thanks again for the thoughtful reply - FHG
freeheelgirl 2 years ago
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DoomMetalSludge 2 years ago
Because badgers are cool - why would you consider killing one? More importantly, why would you even SAY something like this in public? Explain, please...
freeheelgirl 2 years ago
This isnt public, its the internet!
Anyway, I was up at night bored as hell so I decided to be a troll. I apoligize, my actions were immature and I didn't take the time to think out your reaction. Sorry If I offended you.
Anyways, someone earlier said something about how he was surprised the Badger didnt attack, and I sorta agree, those guys a fearse little buggers! Cool footage though, and once again sorry.
DoomMetalSludge 2 years ago
Come round my place wanting to shoot animals for fun I will stick a 9mm up your red neck ass
saddamsalaugh 2 years ago
Your a moron, first of all your user name is Saddam, one of the worlds worst tyrants, so I dont think I need to take any advise from an idiot who would choose such a inappropriate username.
DoomMetalSludge 2 years ago
Thank you for letting me know Saddam Hussain was one of the worlds worst tyrants as if I didnt know you fucking prick. Thats why I spent 6 months in Iraq trying to kill him or his followers. As for a moron I have a first class degree from a good university and have a handle on grammar which clearly you do not. At least you do not have the worlds worst tyrant leading the USA anymore. Doom metal gay kid eat my dogs shit!
saddamsalaugh 2 years ago
I dont give a shit about your credentials, seriously, I just dont. They dont mean anything to me, as for you, chiming in on a random arguement which ended about 2 weeks ago seems pretty stupid to me.
DoomMetalSludge 2 years ago
What I'm doing is stupid I guess, but just pointing out that the guy's name is "saddam's a laugh" so...
freestyleshaman 2 years ago
Um and you are?
DoomMetalSludge 2 years ago
Just another citizen of Gaia (the planet, not the game). :3
freestyleshaman 2 years ago
Nope, your of the game.
DoomMetalSludge 2 years ago
No, I actually despise it. Just figured you might not know the original meaning of the word.
freestyleshaman 2 years ago
You love golf game gopher badgers.
DoomMetalSludge 2 years ago
lol wat
freestyleshaman 2 years ago
all for the lulz :p
DoomMetalSludge 2 years ago
/b/ut of course
freestyleshaman 2 years ago
Well , that looked uncomfortable! Bet he didn't try THAT again anytime soon!
BaadRam 2 years ago
That is a big baby!
alicechaos 2 years ago
Now mommas like "great, my kid's a dipshit"
justplainmovies 2 years ago
u know... if u use ur imaginajun, it look like the badger ate its baby after draggin it off and killin it in the busjes. sorry english isnt my first language.
how cut =)
Serekunj 2 years ago
hahaha baby badger is in so much trouble.
yotan46 2 years ago
wow...i love the badger and to see a mother not attack the car and save her baby is one of the coolest things ever. She seemed very angry though...lol...thank you so much for posting this!
larsa0210 2 years ago 4
Badgers can be vicious. I'm surprised she didn't attack you.
talkasec 3 years ago
"C'MERE YA FUZZY LITTLE SHIT."
So cute.
GronkofSatan 3 years ago 37
ROFLMAO!
BaadRam 2 years ago
For an amature cameraman to capture a mom carrying her baby away, its priceless. Truely Awesome.
BushidoBen 3 years ago 3
No kidding! We spend a LOT of time outside looking at wildlife, but even so, we got lucky.
freeheelgirl 3 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Last year on x-mas eve I went downstairs to go to the bathroom but i saw a bloody evil red-eyed santa staring at me I died that night, If you don't copy and past this to 10 vidios b4 the clock strikes 12:00 A.M. you will see an evil santa killing a little girl in the same room as u!
badgerlover980 3 years ago
Mom looks PISSED!! LOL she just drags the baby away and she's probably like "I looked away for ONE MINUTE!! That's it, you're grounded!!"
Chantique1986 3 years ago 35
What a cute little yellow puff ball!!! Dang it, I want a badger!!! I name it Dutchess. ^^ The wild ones are cranky, but most wild life are because they have to be. There are tame badgers who aren't so bad, but I don't recommend getting one unless you know how to raise on. Gosh I want one so bad! But I'll settle for a Welsh Corgi. :)
Silvia1826 3 years ago
fucking aweosme i want one as a pet so badly
urthide 3 years ago
Theodore Roosevelt had one as a pet. Knowing how Badgers can be violent when they want too, it gives you a new found respect for this president.
SatanicCod 3 years ago
HAHA! Mom was like "KID! Stop it right now or you are grounded!" American badgers are so cranky... I wonder if it's because the badger cubs drive them insane.
piratekit 3 years ago
Heehee. Too funny, the way she dragged him off. American badgers are so bold!
sleekweasel 3 years ago
Bold? I'll say! What you can't see in the video is that the little guy was toddling over to ATTACK our truck tire, which fully occupied him for at least a minute until his mom yelped at him, told him to quit, and finally came over to drag him off. Wish I could have gotten all that on tape, but seriously...would YOU get out of a car with an angry badger underfoot?
And just out of curiousity...are European badgers any different?
freeheelgirl 3 years ago
I'm sure they could do some serious damage to someone if they wanted to, but they're pretty retiring although stubborn, and their main diet is worms and fruit.
They're gregarious, which may account for a few reports of their growing tolerant (even vaguely accepting) of particular humans (e.g. Chris Ferris's The Darkness Is Light Enough).
Their setts can last for decades with continuous occupancy, and communities of a dozen badgers aren't rare.
sleekweasel 3 years ago
That's interesting - really, I don't know much about badgers, but I've some encounters with them here in Idaho. They're fierce defenders of their homes! They're also smart...a friend once saw a badger across a large stream from his hunting camp. Being an ass, he threw a rock & COMPLETELY enraged it - it was hissing, snarling, obviously wanting to tear him apart. The guy shrugged, left to hunt, & returned later to find that the badger had crossed the stream and destroyed his tent and gear.
freeheelgirl 3 years ago
lol
fl350r 3 years ago
ROFL. Awsome
shnookey1979 3 years ago
"ROFL"? What's that mean? Glad you liked the video, though - we were lucky to catch it on tape.
freeheelgirl 3 years ago
ROFL. :) "Rolling On the Floor Laughing". :) You were VERY lucky to catch it on tape! I lived in Idaho for 3 years, and spent much of it on roads like that. At best I saw antelope. We were lucky enough to find a mom with 2 newborn babies. But never a badger or babies at that!
shnookey1979 3 years ago 3
it stands for "rolling on the floor, laughing"
vintagepunk101 2 years ago
owned
nostaljae 2 years ago 2
Euro badgers (Meles meles) are much more sociable. The ones that settle next to human dwellings will walk right up and eat out of peoples' hands. They are no less surly to other animals though, especially in Britain, where they are the largest indigenous predators.
Badgerjohn27 3 years ago
cute
stefano18801 3 years ago