Badger
Taxidea taxus
- Fur-Bearing Animal
- huntable
About Badger
Badgers are stocky, powerfully built members of the weasel family, and the only living species in their genus — burrowers through and through, found across open grassland, prairie, and shrub-steppe of central and western North America. A white stripe running from the nose over the top of the head is the clearest field mark, but the real giveaway is speed: a threatened badger can disappear straight into the ground in a matter of seconds. Mostly nocturnal and solitary, they feed heavily on ground squirrels, pocket gophers, and other burrowing rodents, dug out directly from the source.
Where you can hunt it (16 properties, 28 hunt windows)
| Property | County | Season | Dates | Bag | Who |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Creek WMA | Trinity County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Aug 31 | — | Adult |
| Alabama Creek WMA, continued | Trinity County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Dates not published | — | Adult |
| Alazan Bayou WMABlount Tract | Angelina County, Nacogdoches County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Nov 1 | — | Adult |
| Alazan Bayou WMA, continuedBlount Tract, continued | Angelina County, Nacogdoches County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Nov 24 – Jan 3 | — | Adult |
| Alazan Bayou WMA, continuedBlount Tract, continued | Angelina County, Nacogdoches County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Jan 18 – Aug 31 | — | Adult |
| Alazan Bayou WMA, continuedOld River Tract | Angelina County, Nacogdoches County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Aug 31 | — | Adult |
| Alazan Bayou WMA, continuedOld River Tract, continued | Angelina County, Nacogdoches County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Dates not published | — | Adult |
| Angelina-Neches/Dam B WMA | Jasper County, Tyler County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Aug 31 | — | Adult |
| Angelina-Neches/Dam B WMA, continued | Jasper County, Tyler County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Dates not published | — | Adult |
| Bannister WMA | San Augustine County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Aug 31 | — | Adult |
| Bannister WMA, continued | San Augustine County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Dates not published | — | Adult |
| Granger PHL | Williamson County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Aug 31 | — | Adult |
| Gus Engeling WMA | Anderson County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Feb 5 – Feb 14 | Unlimited FurbearersThe limit is one combined total for the Furbearers group — every species in it together, not each on its own. | Adult |
| Gus Engeling WMA, continued | Anderson County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Feb 19 – Feb 28 | Unlimited FurbearersThe limit is one combined total for the Furbearers group — every species in it together, not each on its own. | Adult |
| Gus Engeling WMA, continued | Anderson County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Mar 5 – Mar 14 | Unlimited FurbearersThe limit is one combined total for the Furbearers group — every species in it together, not each on its own. | Adult |
| Luminant Texas | Robertson County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Dates not published | — | Adult |
| Marlin Lake Park | Falls County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Aug 31 | No limitThe limit is one combined total for the Furbearers group — every species in it together, not each on its own. | Adult |
| Moore Plantation WMA | Jasper County, Sabine County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Aug 31 | — | Adult |
| North Toledo Bend WMA | Shelby County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Aug 31 | — | Adult |
| Richland Creek WMASouth Unit | Freestone County, Navarro County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Feb 5 – Feb 28 | Unlimited FurbearersThe limit is one combined total for the Furbearers group — every species in it together, not each on its own. | Adult |
| Richland Creek WMA, continuedSouth Unit, continued | Freestone County, Navarro County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Mar 5 – Mar 28 | Unlimited FurbearersThe limit is one combined total for the Furbearers group — every species in it together, not each on its own. | Adult |
| Sabine River Authority Unit 630 | Panola County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Dates not published | — | Adult |
| Sam Houston National Forest WMA | Montgomery County, San Jacinto County, Walker County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Aug 31 | — | Adult |
| Sam Houston National Forest WMA, continued | Montgomery County, San Jacinto County, Walker County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Dates not published | — | Adult |
| Tony Houseman/Blue Elbow Swamp WMA | Orange County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Aug 31 | 1 per dayThe limit is one combined total for the Furbearers group — every species in it together, not each on its own. | Adult |
| Twin Buttes PHL | Tom Green County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Jan 1 – Feb 21 | — | Adult |
| Twin Buttes PHL, continued | Tom Green County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | through Feb 21 · Daylight hours only. Concurrent while hunting White-tailed Deer with hunting to end Feb. 21 (no bag limit). | No limitThe limit is one combined total for the Furbearers group — every species in it together, not each on its own. | Adult |
| White Oak Creek WMA | Morris County | huntinglisted as Furbearers | Sep 1 – Feb 28 | No limitThe limit is one combined total for the Furbearers group — every species in it together, not each on its own. | Adult |
Season dates and bag limits change. Always check the current Texas Parks & Wildlife regulations before you hunt.