Travel Bug Dog Tag Bucky Badger Bug

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Owner:
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Released:
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
Origin:
California, United States
Recently Spotted:
In Root Beer

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Bucky needs to return to Madison, Wisconsin – specifically the Memorial Union Terrace for some beer and pretzels. Please take a photo of Bucky if you have the chance.

About This Item

Q: Where did Bucky come from?

A: Bucky's ancestors started gracing the Wisconsin state seal one sesquicentennial ago -- in 1848, a badger was put atop the state seal, where it still resides today.

When the University of Wisconsin began playing intercollegiate football about 41 years later, a badger quickly became the mascot and appeared at home football games, traveling either in a cage or on a chain. Those visits ended after the badger broke free and started snapping at fans and cheerleaders. Cited for delay of game, the badger stayed home on subsequent game days.

In 1940, commercial artist Arthur C. Evans drew the first cartoon of the "traditional" Bucky as we've come to know him. And the 1941 Badger yearbook was the first to feature the upright, personified Bucky. The athletic- looking badger came next, wearing a black sweater and carrying, what else, a football.

The "life-size" Bucky made his first appearance on the steps of Memorial Union at a pep rally in 1949, where he was introduced as "Buckingham U. Badger." And Bucky's life has never been the same -- or better -- since.

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    Tracking History (9089.5mi) View Map

    Write note 3/27/2004 Le Moog posted a note for it   Visit Log

    The cache where was last seen this TB was discovered empty and destroyed today. No surviving seen around the site. I am sincerly sorry for your TB, maybe with the ice and snow gone some research around the site will be possible.

    Moogzoom
    Dropped Off 10/1/2003 plutik placed it in Root Beer Québec, Canada - 103.94 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 7/22/2003 plutik retrieved it from Hill Mill Ruin Ontario, Canada   Visit Log

    I found it! at
    N 45° 30.328 W 073° 35.160 (WGS84)

    • Bucky Badger Bug playing with Filimon
    Dropped Off 7/13/2003 splodge placed it in Hill Mill Ruin Ontario, Canada - 3,265.67 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 4/6/2003 splodge retrieved it from DellQuay Portkey United Kingdom   Visit Log

    Apologies for the delay logging our finding Bucky Badger! We will try to help Bucky on his way back to the US. Hope to move him on as soon as possible!

    • Bucky at Dell Quay Bucky and a new friend at Dell Quay
    Retrieve It from a Cache 3/15/2003 Gary & Jane retrieved it from Ringstead Bay View United Kingdom   Visit Log
    Dropped Off 3/15/2003 The Green Wellie Brigade placed it in Ringstead Bay View United Kingdom - 67.63 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 3/8/2003 The Green Wellie Brigade retrieved it from Eggardon Hill,Dorset United Kingdom   Visit Log

    Bucky Badger joined us for a short holiday in sunny Weymouth and enjoyed his visits to see The Fleet and Portland Bill. He has also developed a taste for the local cider.
    He is now moving on to a new cache at Ringstead Bay View.

    • Chesil Beach Bucky Badger overlooking Chesil Beach, Dorset, one of the natural wonders of the World on the Devon and Dorset World Heritage Site
    Dropped Off 3/3/2003 Gary & Jane placed it in DellQuay Portkey United Kingdom - 80.14 miles  Visit Log
    Dropped Off 3/1/2003 Becca&Edd placed it in Eggardon Hill,Dorset United Kingdom - 77.89 miles  Visit Log
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