Yellowstone's badgers

Report details
Reporter:	Dave Egan
Date taken:	04-28-2016
Date posted:	05-02-2016
Caption:	Within 100' of road
Notes:	The badger was just snooping around, nose to the ground, when it spotted me. It then tried to hide in a burrow hole, but immediately popped its head up -- I stayed at a distance of approximately 70-100 feet. It came out of its hiding place within a minute and lay flat on its belly, facing me, gaze fixed on me, and remained stationery. I backed away and removed myself from its line of sight. It then ambled approximately 50 feet away and when I went back to my original position, the badger again froze, this time in a standing position, facing me, and did not take its sight off me. It did not move again until I once again retreated, this time for good.