I personally would rahter try andshoot him. Yes Badgers are great to skin. But if your going to do that, the best thing to do is probably trap him, or shoot him with a varmint caliber like a .223 ackley, .204 ruger, .220 swift, .17 rem. Your best bet would be to use either the .223 ackley or the .220 swift against a badger. BE VERY CAREFUL. Those things are very, very, very, very aggresive.So when you go to pick him up be sure he aint getting up. If you were going to trap himI would use a bear trap or some type of heavy duty trap. Wouldnt think of live trapping him. lol

Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!