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Somewhere between the wellness influencers, the forest bathing advocates, the mindfulness coaches, and the entire outdoor recreation industry, a consensus emerged. Get back to nature. Disconnect from screens. Breathe fresh air. Ground yourself in the natural world. Reconnect with the earth beneath your feet and the sky above your head and the ancient rhythms of the living wilderness that surrounds us all. Excellent advice. Nature, however, was not consulted on this arrangement. Specifically, the badger was not consulted. For those unfamiliar with the North American badger — a compact, muscular, borderline indestructible member of the weasel family with the temperament of a tiny furious freight train and the grip strength of someone who has absolutely nothing to lose — getting back to nature occasionally means nature gets back to you first. With extreme prejudice. And impressive commitment to the bit. This boldly illustrated design captures our hero — sunburned, tattered, hiking pole in hand, personal mosquito cloud faithfully orbiting his head — in full sprint, dragging approximately fifteen pounds of furious badger attached to his boot with no apparent intention of letting go. The badger is winning. The badger was always going to win. Get back to nature. Nature is ready for you. Perfect for hikers, campers, wildlife enthusiasts, outdoors people who know better but go anyway, and anyone who has ever had an unexpectedly personal encounter with a wild animal and lived to tell the story. A perfect gift for the nature lover in your life, the friend who insists the outdoors is perfectly safe, the coworker who just announced they're going on a wilderness retreat, or anyone who has ever Googled "are badgers dangerous" after the fact. Out_of_Whack — For those who ask for forgiveness... Eventually.