Badger vaccination!

[sikadog]

Badger inocculation does not work, 25% of Badgers have TB, that is a fact from the goverment, everyone that is culled is tested.
When badgers are caught to inocculate them you only get 25% if you are lucky.
So 25% of 25% is all you get that, is if you manage to cath the ones who have TB,
So can someone tell me how the inocculation is going to work.

The farmer whose land i shoot on and the local wildlife group tried to inocculate the three badger sets on his land.

They think one set has 10 animals they managed to catch three 2 on the first night the fed traps were set, on the second night they caught 2 again but one of them was one from the first night, and after that the badgers just dug under the traps to get at the peanuts.

The second set they think has six animals, they managed to trap one.

The third set they think has eight animals they caught the same one six times, it looks as if he is not afraid of traps and if someone wants to feed him he was up for it.

SO inocculation will really work as you can see.

Also the goverment says they are going to inocculate cows if so they need a new vaccine as the one they have at the moment shows up posite on the BTB test so cant be used.

GO FOR IT MEN

 

[hunter243]

- I can't see old brock being happy to sit still in a trap while it's inoculated).

Yet the trapped ones I've seen on the news where they've been showing the masses just how easy it is to trap and vaccinate, have all shown as much distress as an old Dog laid in front of the fire. Not even flinching when the syringe has gone in!
Hand reared from cubs?......

 

[enfieldspares]

Badgers, magpies, zebras...black and white vandals all three and the British countryside better off without their presence...

 

[opticron1]

Zebras.....zebras..... must be a nightmare dealing with them, not many here in Ayrshire, but if they follow the Muntjac up the M6 I'll let you know! Bit of a bu*ger stalking them at night, there's one....no it's not...oh yeah there it is...……
PS having seen badgers fighting each other in the wild, nope wouldn't be volunteering to inoculate them hunter 243

 

[sikadog]

It's ok Opticron1 it's only a 35lb weasel

 

[sikadog]

And they only eat worms and peanuts.

 

[Freeforester]

Yet another reason why town based folk best stick to town based issues, assuming of course they know anything about that, they clearly know nothing about the countryside - no skin in the game, only opinions as to how others should subsist at their bidding...

 

[James0586]

Perhaps they will vaccinate them by shooting them with a dart? I cannot see someone getting to grips with one and then jabbing it in the scruff. Their angry little ****ers.

Surely they are causing undue stress to the animal by trapping them etc?

 

[foxdropper]

Badger inocculation does not work, 25% of Badgers have TB, that is a fact from the goverment, everyone that is culled is tested.
When badgers are caught to inocculate them you only get 25% if you are lucky.
So 25% of 25% is all you get that, is if you manage to cath the ones who have TB,
So can someone tell me how the inocculation is going to work.

 

[foxdropper]

They do not and have not ever tested 100% of carcasses mate ,guaranteed .
The vaccine will never be used on the remaining badger population as trapping is too hit and miss .

 

[plonker]

Perhaps they will vaccinate them by shooting them with a dart? I cannot see someone getting to grips with one and then jabbing it in the scruff. Their angry little ****ers.

Surely they are causing undue stress to the animal by trapping them etc?

Lead dart!

 

[enfieldspares]

On the Radio 4 today. Nottingham Trent University are investigating why hedgehogs are dying out. Blaming it on the roads! Wow! Someone should tell them that it's badgers that are responsible. Not only do badgers kill hedgehogs but they compete for a lot of the same food. It ain't rocket science is it why Mrs Tiggywinkle is in danger of becoming extinct apparently they said in some UK counties.

 

[WH308]

I think these people got to see the true colours of Brock.

 

[User00035]

I think these people got to see the true colours of Brock.

I was out one night scanning for rabbits with NV and realised I was standing on a badger run with a big boar heading my way. I was down wind and standing still so I watched it through the NV scope to see how close it would get and what it would do..
It got to within 6 feet of me before it detected something in it's path. Then it stopped, barked and lunged forward snarling. I reckon it would have sunk its teeth into me if I hadn't made a noise, or maybe it got so close it caught wind of me and worked out what I was because suddenly it thought better of it and turned tail. But it's telling that its first instinct on a sudden encounter was not flight but aggression and attack.

 

[starr shot]

Or is it the farmers right to do what he wants on his land and not get railroaded into a cull he dosnt want .
The cull never distinguished between clean or dirty badgers .
I fully endorse the cull to reduce badgers where they are a problem but a blanket near extinction dosnt sit well with me .
An open season would allow farmers with a problem to address it whilst places such as arable could if wished so ,leave them alone .Of course this would lead to restocks but just like foxing ,those keen enough will just step up to the mark .

But that’s one of the problems we don’t have a season for badgers we only have six weeks or so to step up to the mark.That usually includes two full moons and lots of inclement weather as well.

 

[old keeper]

But that’s one of the problems we don’t have a season for badgers we only have six weeks or so to step up to the mark.That usually includes two full moons and lots of inclement weather as well.

I think you'll find that's changing.

 

[User00035]

But that’s one of the problems we don’t have a season for badgers we only have six weeks or so to step up to the mark.That usually includes two full moons and lots of inclement weather as well.

And it makes life very easy for the criminal saboteurs.

 

[finnbear270]

But that’s one of the problems we don’t have a season for badgers we only have six weeks or so to step up to the mark.That usually includes two full moons and lots of inclement weather as well.

And two feet deep machine ruts full of lovely cold rainwater.

 

[foxdropper]

Our area depot had a real job to incinerate them fast enough .

I was out one night scanning for rabbits with NV and realised I was standing on a badger run with a big boar heading my way. I was down wind and standing still so I watched it through the NV scope to see how close it would get and what it would do..
It got to within 6 feet of me before it detected something in it's path. Then it stopped, barked and lunged forward snarling. I reckon it would have sunk its teeth into me if I hadn't made a noise, or maybe it got so close it caught wind of me and worked out what I was because suddenly it thought better of it and turned tail. But it's telling that its first instinct on a sudden encounter was not flight but aggression and attack.

I have a clip on the thermal of my son pushing one away with shooting sticks that came up to our feet and huffed .
It started dragging grass back and came forward 3 times until my son had enough and jabbed him with the sticks .
Lot of respect for old brock to be honest .Mate has a vid of one tearing up a wasps nest in daylight ,getting stung and going back for more .

 

[foxdropper]

Not got the hang of this post thing yet ,apologies lol.