Wisconsin is the Badger State and one would assume that we have badgers all over southeastern Wisconsin, but that’s not the case. We have had a few badger sightings, but all and all it is pretty rare to find badgers in this part of the state. Badgers are mostly nocturnal and are an extremely elusive animal. Badgers weigh about 12-30 lbs.
A male badger is called a boar, a female is a sow and the young are called cubs. The breeding occurs from late July through August. Litter sizes range from 1 to 5 and are generally born in late March or early April.
Badgers are mostly carnivores and prey on small animals. Badgers will eat several hundred earthworms every night, but also love insects and even elder berries.
There are eight different species of badger. Badgers are very clean-living and will not defecate inside their setts (homes).
Advanced Wildlife Control methods for Badger Removal:
In most cases we set live traps for badgers. Customers should not try and catch badgers on their own, because it is very difficult and will make it almost impossible for us to do. Even if you catch the badger it is very unlikely that you will be able to keep the badger in the cage as they are extremely strong animal.