Here in Michigan on my land, there are a good amount of those fellas. And let me tell you, they are one bada$$ animal! My neighbor had younger rotwieler(sp?) and he let it outside in the backyard. I heard yelping and i look out my back window and i see a badger takin this 80-90 pound dog! Needless to say, the dogs wounds were so bad it had to be put down