Cute as these animals are, considering their invasive status, I expect culling efforts.
They are adorable, murderous little bastards.
I do know they enjoy eating eggs from birds nests and other small animals are on the menu. But murderous?
I wonder if there’s any good eating on them.
People eat badgers in my country… stupid people will eat anything.
What’s wrong with eating badger?
I’m going to be eating horse tonight.
Although eating large herbivores is seen as “more normal” than eating small omnivores. But I bet the badger’s diet makes the meat… interesting, to say the least.
Nothing wrong, per se, just non sensical.
The animal does not have much to eat, the meat is though and very fatty and heavily scented. Also, unless it is “fat”, it is not edible, leading to badgers in the area becoming leaner and more muscular.
Allso, it’s a protected species.
It’s protected in the UK, I believe, but it’s classified as “least concern” on the IUCN Red List.
I don’t recall ever seeing one in the wild myself but there is a hunting season for them in Finland. Or rather it’s classified as a game animal and there’s a time during which hunting it is not allowed. No hunting season, per se. Oh and apparently there’s a risk of trichinosis, so it’s mainly killed for the pelt and for fear of it harming small game and birds. (Is what I read just now, not my opinion.)
I don’t mind fatty, necessarily. Especially when it comes to game, as they’re often really lean. I’d be every interested to know the scent and flavour it has.
I tried lamb a few months ago and eugh, it has a flavour I just actively dislike. Even when I tried dousing it in garlic and other spices. Perhaps it’s the cruelty tasting through, idk. Horse, reindeer, moose and deer are all pretty great, but they’re all medium to large herbivores, so, rather similar-ish.
Was that lamb properly cleaned? Sheep and goat have glands throughout the body that need to be removed in order to make the meat more palatable; it’s still edible, just unpleaseant and smelly.
I personally prefer adult sheep or goat. The meat is very though and oily but slowly roasted, with strong herbs, it breaks down and becomes tender. The fat in the meat is superb to cook root vegetables in.
Nothing against horse; unusual nowadays but it helped a relative of mine to ward off a serious malnutrition, leading to low blood iron levels. Game meats are game meats. I personally enjoy boar but not being a hunter makes it hard to source such meats.
When eating carnivorous animals there is a high risk of prions, worms and other diseases to be passed on. Raccoons are well-known carriers for rabies (I don’t know much about badgers). RFK Jr got his brainworm from eating carnivorous game.
My wife is from Mississippi. Her family’s handed down self written cookbook has “cooked coon” in it. There is no doubt eating on them - if it’s good is a whole other question though.
Hmm.
Thrash diet probably doesn’t make them too tasty. Someone mentioned badger and now I’m wondering what they’re like, given they can eat hundreds of Earthworms a day.
YOU LEAVE THOSE LITTLE GUYS ALONE 🥺🥺🥺
"To help with population control, at least one butcher has even started making sausages and meatballs from their meat.
“I’ve never had anyone say it is disgusting or that you can’t eat it. Honestly, everyone likes it,” he told CNN in 2024."
I am not sure I could bring myself to try it.
I remember once hearing strange noises in the yard. As i was flashing my phone light at the noise there was three raccoons climbing the old brick-wall to the neighboring building. With the black around the eyes they really looked like a group of burglars breaking in.
Unfortunately they are very proficient at getting everywhere.
I wish them well, nothing invasive about a trash panda.
In the US? Nope, not invasive. In Europe very much so.
