THE BADGER 



them, as, though I shoot over a great deal 

 of ground, I have never seen one out in 

 daytime, but their trail is everywhere." — 

 H. J. W. " The badger is by no means 

 rare in the west of Clare, where I have 

 trapped several." — A. H. G. " I beg to in- 

 form ' Lepus Hibernicus' that badgers are 

 by no means scarce in this place." — A. R. 

 Warren, Warren's Court, Lisarda, Cork. 

 " The badger in this part of the Co. Cork is 

 certainly not rare — Owen, Sheehy, Coosane, 

 and Goulacullen mountains, with the adjoin- 

 ing ranges, afford shelter to a goodly number. 

 Farm hands occasionally capture unwary 

 ones, and offer them for sale as pets, or to 

 test the mettle of the national terrier, or to 

 be converted into bacon. A badger's ham 

 is often seen suspended from the rafter of a 

 farmer's kitchen." — J. Wagner (Dunmanway, 

 Co. Cork). 



The counties in which I have had most 

 acquaintance with the badger have been 

 Radnorshire, Yorkshire, Herefordshire, Glou- 

 cestershire, and Cornwall, but perhaps most 

 of my experience has been gained in the 



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