Wasting Away
by Ian Curtress
I am having a
problem with a badger, he seems to have the idea
my garden is an archaeological dig. Has obviously
heard about all the Romans that settled here in
lovely Gloucestershire and wants to get in on the
act.
I gather the perks of the job are a regular
supply of worms and finding mosaics is well down
on his list of priorities.
I have tried to discourage him but he is
obviously aware he’s a protected species.
Thought I found where he was breaking through and
put two very heavy Cotswold stones to block it
but he just pushed them to one side.
Amazing strength.
I set an IR trail camera up at nights thinking
the flash might put him off but he’s not
camera shy, in fact he has begun to pose, picking
his good side.
I searched every site which had the word badger
in it hoping for a possible solution and finally
struck lucky.
It appears they don’t like the smell of
humans, well I’m not too fussy about a whiff
of badger if I’m being honest but It has
been noted by foresters they give a wide berth to
trees which have been used as screens by the odd
desperate motorist aiming to make himself comfy
for the rest of the journey.
With this in mind I decided to give it a whirl,
possibly not a delicate description of the
procedure but after all, the product is going to
waste if you see what I mean.
A watering can was allocated to the task and a
routine quickly developed where a suitable spray
of this, now valuable, product was deposited
alongside the fence which he seems to favour
After a week his visits were reduced and flushed
with success I increased the quantity.
It has been a month now and Brock has got the
message.
No visits and holes filled in.
Put my experience on YouTube thinking it might
become a little earner but only a trickle of
interest.
Called over the fence today to tell my neighbour
about my success and he said they were aware of
the treatment and he had a bit of news for me.
They have decided to move. The house is sold and
they found a lovely detached property just a few
miles away.
I said they were lucky to find what they wanted
so quickly.
He said yes, as his wife remarked.
Heaven Scent!
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