Well today was the day. The first time I have ever encountered a badger, a ferocious one at that. I knew this day would come and was eagerly awaiting it but, yet fearfully wanting to postpone it. But, today as I was training just outside of Greenfield, WI, I spotted a badger just off the road. I have had many false encounters with animals and objects impersonating badgers in the past. Animals such as squirrels, ground hogs, beavers, possums, small dogs and big cats, large rodents as well as things like wood, branches and stuffed animals. But, today I tangled with a Badger and am proud to say I won, as you can see by the picture.






This dude was easily like 40-50 lbs with teeth like a shark and claws like a wolverine (not the animal, the dude in those movies). I wasn’t even wearing gloves. He ain’t dead in this picture, just knocked out. After I took the picture I woke him up with a good spray to the face with my energy drink and he went wimpering off. Teach him to mess with me! He bent up my frame pump a bit but, it still works.