I do a lot of badger hunting, last season Ikilled 19 badgers. You can keep the pelt if you want to, it is pretty nice actually. I use my dogs, or just plain hunting from a stand,badgers likecereal grains and are easy to lure with aordinary feeder. I use my 22lr ruger single six when I go dog hunting. When I hunt from a stand I use either a 12 gauge rem 870 ora browning 30-06, both will do the job.