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Post by boxhead on Jan 7, 2013 20:11:08 GMT -5
Dear wife was out back having a smoke when she ran in yelling "armadillo, kill 'em"! There has been one raiding her garden. I shouted upstairs to my youngest son Tony and grabbed the 22/45 and my Surefire.  |
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jan 7, 2013 20:53:03 GMT -5
Looks like Tony made short work of him.
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Post by stevemb on Jan 8, 2013 9:23:59 GMT -5
Anyone got a recipe for them varmints ? Curious. stevemb
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Post by Seasons44 on Jan 8, 2013 10:10:09 GMT -5
There was a recent armadillo recipe posted,I will find it,
Nice Shooting
It was on the sportsmans channel a show called "Dead Meat" by Scott Leysath, last week.
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Post by dmize on Jan 8, 2013 10:27:49 GMT -5
What does large caliber rifles or even a high velocity hollow point do to one of those?
With the armor I always thought there would be quite the explosion.
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Post by stevemb on Jan 9, 2013 9:07:36 GMT -5
We don't have them varmints here in NE Ohio, so just how tough is that armor ? Get a blade thru it ? Avoid shooting armor ? Or is it not a big deal to firearms ? What do they weigh ? What happens if ya hit one with one of them golf cart sized cars ? stevemb
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Post by maxcactus on Jan 12, 2013 12:50:21 GMT -5
Having never seen one in person, they sure look prehistoric! Heck, they make possums look cute and that's saying something.
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Post by paul105 on Jan 12, 2013 22:55:03 GMT -5
Great picture. Had a run in with the little armoured rats years a go in Texas -- deer hunting -- lots of noise (rustling/scratching noises) -- got my heart rate up for a bit.
Paul
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Post by buckheart on Jan 13, 2013 6:27:23 GMT -5
Was in Texas years ago and the locals i was with called them speed bumps.
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Post by jgt on Jan 19, 2013 10:05:36 GMT -5
The "armor" i.e. shell is easy to peel off the carcass. It is the skin on the belly and legs that is more difficult. Nail their hind legs to an oak tree and it can be accomplished in short order. Their fat is more like lanolin in texture rather than the nasty kind like chickens have. The meat is very white and grilled over mesquite coals is quite tasty. My grandmother used to chicken fry them for Sunday dinner.
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Post by bud on Jan 28, 2013 9:23:22 GMT -5
Yummmmy......possum on the half shell !!!!!
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Post by arokcrwlr on Jan 28, 2013 22:39:32 GMT -5
Don't 'dillos carry leprosy?
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Post by cddogfan1 on Jan 29, 2013 20:10:18 GMT -5
Don't 'dillos carry leprosy? Yea they are know as a vector for leprosy. I think I remember reading of some cases of transmissions to humans in Louisiana. |
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Post by bradshaw on Feb 9, 2013 11:53:16 GMT -5
We have 'em regular in south Louisiana. When the dogs kill an armadillo, or one meets its end on the road by the driveway, I chop it up with machete or axe or Busse knife and feed it to the turtles. A resident armadillo dug grubs around the watermelon and squash at night without damaging the vines. Very considerate, I thought. Remarkably, the dogs left it alone.
David Bradshaw
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Post by AxeHandle on Feb 9, 2013 16:28:19 GMT -5
Do I understand right that the armadillo leprosy issue comes not so much from history but from their body temperature being so close to that of humans?
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