Henry vs Armadillo

[T.R.]

These southern USA pests are very destructive to lawns and landscaping. But its armor plating was no match for my 22LR hollow tip bullet. TR

 

[Rack Daniels]

Shot one with a .243 at 40 yards once.
It was pretty cool….

 

[SaskHunter]

The real question here is: are they any good to eat and can you wear the shell as a hat?

 

[Dave N]

 

[Rack Daniels]

The real question here is: are they any good to eat and can you wear the shell as a hat?

Carry the disease that causes leprosy… yucky critters.

 

[buckbull]

I had one show up last year. First time ever. I was in the middle of swapping scopes around and the only rifle I had that was sighted in was a .30-06. Took a free handed shot at 75 yards but missed. Never saw it again.

 

[SaskHunter]

 

[Southern Elk]

I used to work with a Mexican guy who ate them. Watched him go into a pile of leaves after one. I liked to hear him say Armadeeyo.

 

[rmyoung1]

We have them all over down here in San Antonio, TX. Nature’s aerators.

 

[T.R.]

Killing this rascal took two shots. First one through the chest and second up close through the back. No exit holes were observed. TR

 

[TrapperJ]

Only ever shot one armadillo in the yard, most of them are in the cage

 

[Laelkhunter]

The real question here is: are they any good to eat.....?

We refer to them as possum on the halfshell here in South La. but much like Nutria, not really popular at tailgating and cookouts anymore.

 

[Steiny77]

I'll bet those critters can do some damage if hit on the highway with a low clearance car.
Starting to see a few on the roads in southern IL.

 

[T.R.]

ARMADILLOS ARE REPORTED TO CARRY LEPROSY. I don't know of any southerners who eat these destructive pests. I carry the corpse to a power line cut and drop it off for the buzzards and carrion eaters. TR

 

[D_Walt]

There was an infestation of them at my grandparents place when I was a kid; if you saw grandma running through the field with a big rock you knew she was after one…she never shot a gun in her life but she stoned many an armadillo. I killed a great many with my .22 as a kid.

 

[JV842]

 

[Huntnut60]

Only ever shot one armadillo in the yard, most of them are in the cage
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What do you use for bait? Always seem to be at least one tearing up my mother’s yard in central Tx.

 

[Huntnut60]

When we were kids, with low poundage recurves, we shot a bunch of them. The arrow never passed through and you could on breaking/losing at least one arrow before the creature made it to it’s den.

 

[David58]

I love the old German name (settlers in Texas): Panzerschwein.

 

[pabearhunter]

Only ever shot one armadillo in the yard, most of them are in the cage
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That AR looks pretty familiar. Did it follow you home ??