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I am having a hell of a problem with armadillos at my house. I have set snares but they pull out of the snare. Any ideas? | ||
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I thought you had a crossbow......... Target practice. | |||
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This is what I did when I lived in Pensacola and the 'dillos kept digging up my ward. | |||
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I don't know if there is anyway of keeping armadillos away from anything. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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It is easy to kill them if I see them. There are 3 places where they dug underneath my foundation. I have set snares. I got them in the snare each time. Unfortunately, the wire slipped off the hard shell. | |||
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220 conibear | |||
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If they are traveling along your foundation get about a 12' 2X6 along with a box type trap. Set the trap next to the foundation. Use the board as a guide. Like a V shape with the trap at the bottom of the V. Stake the board down and it will guide them right into the trap. No bait needed. | |||
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Wow. I didn't realize they were such tough little toots to control. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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I'd try the repellent first: http://www.liquidfence.com/Pro...dillo-Repellent.aspx . | |||
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Electric fence about 2 to 3 inches off the ground so they would have to crawl over it? | |||
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My wife is from Abilene and they used to bury a plastic trash can and let them fall in. They can not climb out because of the slick sides. I do not remember what they used for bait. Larry "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading" -- Thomas Jefferson | |||
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As hard as it may seem, we have these critters on Lookout Mt. in NE Ala. Why they would bother to climb up a mountain is beyond me. Being it was not born and raised here the locals were amazed at their presence and the destruction one by itself can do in a garden. Those around here are not nocturnal which is another oddity. I shot three up close with Min Mags and have not had any to return. | |||
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My Neighbor catches a lot of them with cat food. We live on the edge of town and people dump cats. They and the skunks get in to her cat food. She just baits a regular box trap with cat food, catches for dillos than cats!!! | |||
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I've heard people eating them as well. | |||
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I have eaten them. It was okay. Texture was a but odd but they tasted fine. | |||
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Rather deal with 'dillo holes than aardvaark holes. Nearly lost my front teeth when our Landcruiser hit one in Namibia.  There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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I have eaten quite a few. They have a greasy, chewy meat and the taste is commensurate with the aroma of wool socks burning on a campfire. . | |||
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I was served some at a wild game dinner. I thought it was chicken. I guess the leprosy was killed in the cooking process. NRA Life Member, Band of Bubbas Charter Member, PGCA, DRSS. Shoot & hunt with vintage classics. | |||
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I wouldn't eat anything that carries leprosy. | |||
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Put some food out for them and a dish of anti freeze to drink. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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I'm a FL native and have been fighting these little boogers for 71 years now. Bait is useless! They eat mainly earthworms and grubs which is why you find all the holes in your yard. Trap them with a racoon/cat size trap and use a couple of 2x6 boards to funnel them into the trap. You don't need to make a hog proof funnel; I just use a couple pieces of rebar to hold the boards up. The armadillos just wander along the boards and right into the trap. Once you catch them do not release them back into the wild; they'll end up in someone else's yard or back in yours. A .22 Short is your friend! | |||
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BTW, in FL they are a non-native species and you can kill all of them!  | |||
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A7drvr pretty much summed it up. You can use tenax silt fence in place of boards. On big yards it is faster, easier and cheaper to use than boards for guide fence. All We Know Is All We Are | |||
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Long experience with them too. Agree with the baitless traps. They can carry leprosy. Handle with care. | |||
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Thanks all. The interesting thing is that I managed to get a snare on them every time. Unfortunately, the snare slips on the hard shell every single time. I have packed the dirt in the holes. I placed chicken wire over the area then covered it with rocks. I then poured Clorox all over the are. Hopefully this keeps them away. | |||
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We use a simple 22 rimfire.  | |||
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This may seem a bit extreme but my dad had a large dog that killed over 50 dillas , we used to keep track of the numbers on a board. The dog always bit them once across the shoulders and put them in the same spot in the yard. He was a legend around here. He would only eat them after aging the meat for 3-4days the smell was awful ,we tried to remove the carcasses before this time.He was a German Shepard and a great Dog. | |||
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Yes sir my armadillo control specialist is a black Lab named Tennessee. He is a cold-blooded armadillo termination machine. | |||
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Have you tried hooking the snare to a 220V AC line?  I would suggest 480V, but most residential areas don't have it.  Andy B We Band of Bubbas N.R.A Life Member TDR Cummins Power All The Way Certified member of the Whompers Club | |||
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Guns and dogs are out of the question. I live in the city limits and we have leash laws. | |||
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Can't you just spray the lawn with something to kill the grubs ? Anyone use ammonia to keep them away ?That works on many animals . | |||
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I don't think eating in the yard is the problem. They are digging dens underneath my foundation as well as my next door neighbors. I would think ammonia would kill the grass not to mention with our wet environment here, I wonder how long it would last? | |||
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use the low fence to funnel them into a trap. I doubt they can swim to the top of a garbage can full of water while still in the trap. | |||
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I shoot every one of the miserable bastards I see with anything from a 22 to a 45 to a 470 Nitro. A shotgun works quite well. I will swerve in the road to kill them with my truck if needed.  | |||
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Larry, the subsonic rounds out of a rifle male no more noise than a pellet gun. I live in the sticks a bit, but have shot 4 or 5 in the last year or so. Hit 'em in the head...if they get away and get under the house they stink REAL bad...I know...had to go under my deck to get a rotten one. Good luck! Gary | |||
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Larry; I shoot a dozen or so out of the yard every summer. A friend swears by a loosely hung tangle net across the yard. Says the neighbor cat was not fun to get out! mike | |||
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As mentioned, I'd use a .22 subsonic first. Otherwise a crossbow, even a cheap one would work. The range will be in feet. Just like bigger game, hit then in the forward third of their body. They are almost blind, you can easily sneak up on one and kill them with a baseball bat. Just move when they are digging. I dunno about all the traps, sounds like a lot of work to me when a flashlight and a weapon are more like hunting. xxxxxxxxxx When considering US based operations of guides/outfitters, check and see if they are NRA members. If not, why support someone who doesn't support us? Consider spending your money elsewhere. NEVER, EVER book a hunt with BLAIR WORLDWIDE HUNTING or JEFF BLAIR. I have come to understand that in hunting, the goal is not the goal but the process. | |||
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MikeBurke - Robert Earl Keen wrote a song about swerving for 'dillos. Don't follow the armadillo jackal's fate!!  | |||
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