i live in the n.y. catskill mtns.nope no badgers ,we do have fishers though ,to tell the truth i never thought of them though, they are pretty nasty. i was kind of thinking bear or cougar . but who knows , i think a cougar would have finished him off. he was in real bad shape.had to carry him out to go to the bathroom. after his meds. kicked in he started comming around . he is doing much better now ! thanks