I had never seen tap water come out in chunks.
My Armadillo Escapade
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OP
I've swam in Mill Creek in the early 70's when it was a florescent green color.
Young and dumb!
When I lived in Reading, the ball fields at Koenig Park were right next to Mill Creek. If a ball went in it stayed in.
So you are bragging on a well populated forum that you intentionally wound an animal to die an agonizing drawn out death. This goes against everything I have been taught as a hunter and sportsman and others use of sticky traps and poisons doesn't absolve you of this.
For God's sake, just kill the thing quickly...
For God's sake, just kill the thing quickly...
OP
I'd say I got a good quick kill shot on him. Wouldn't you?
Did the best I could under the circumstances that night.
austintexas
Member
Recently 4 young ones have taken up residence near my back yard. Boy, are they young and dumb. I walk slowly out in the yard and they work their way over and start to check out my shoes. I just reach down and pick one up and carry it over and put it in a garbage can. Put the lid on it and they calm down. later that evening I take them for a ride out of town. It is against the law to shoot anything in Austin, not even BB guns.
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Speaking of chunky water, When I was at Wheelus Field, Lybia, I had married friends that lived off base and they had pieces of nylon stocking around the water faucets to catch the algae and polliwogs that came out when you turned the water on.
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Speaking of chunky water, When I was at Wheelus Field, Lybia, I had married friends that lived off base and they had pieces of nylon stocking around the water faucets to catch the algae and polliwogs that came out when you turned the water on.
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You can clearly tell by the posts here those who have dealt with an armadillo infestation and those who haven’t. They are nearly as destructive as wild hogs. I completely understand the good hunters mindset of a quick kill. But after you have loaded a few truck loads of headshot wild hogs, that dropped in their tracks, one can understand the mentality of those wanting to gut shoot them, and let them run off and die, and the vultures take care of the problem from there.
The same is true with armadillos—no one want to handle them— dead or alive—because of all the diseases. I don’t know a game or fish officer or county sheriff that would give you anything but a medal for shooting the damn things on sight.
They are an invasive, highly destructive, non-native animal, not a game animal.
The same is true with armadillos—no one want to handle them— dead or alive—because of all the diseases. I don’t know a game or fish officer or county sheriff that would give you anything but a medal for shooting the damn things on sight.
They are an invasive, highly destructive, non-native animal, not a game animal.
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I've shot great multitudes of armadillos. Worst thing that ever happened in the past was them going in the culvert pipe to die under my driveway. I made a armadillo hook for this very reason.
Went out on my screened in patio last night around 1:30 and saw the dreaded beast. Went back in the house to fetch my trusty armadillo gun and snuck out my side garage door to do battle.
It was gone, so I walked around a little and spied it in the ditch by the road. I had to move branches out of my way to get a good shot.
I usually shoot them in their behind so they'll run off somewhere to die, but this one was far enough away for what I thought would be a kill shot.
Got a good hit on it, and it charge right at me. Those things are lightning fast. I don't know if it was coming after me or trying to get under my shed that was behind me. It ran right between my legs and slammed against my right shin with mass force!
I looked down and it had sprayed my right leg from the knee down with mass blood. Ran in the garage where I always keep paper towels and alcohol and scrubbed the **** out of my leg. Now I'm worried about getting leprosy from it's blood getting on my scarped leg.
Wash it in multitudes with alcohol, then with hot water and soap and bandaged it with mass anti infection stuff. Just hope for the best now.
I'll wear boots next time.
Lucky it died right by the edge of my shed so it was easy to remove. Carried it in a shovel across the street and left it for the buzzards.
My shooting spot.
Where the hit took place.
From the dreaded attack!
Aftermath.
Special armadillo weapon.
This is what I am referring, hope you change your ways, you're better than that.
Catwrangler
Member
That is one REALY Nice 10-22, I've had one since '67. I'm really envious of that one, but could never afford the required GS charges to chop and thread the barrel or the TAX stamps for the SBR or the can. Perfect urban armadillo solution. ARMDILLOs rank only second to hawgs for excavation skills. Both are only surpassed to a D-9 Cat.
I have two 'dillo experiences. Several years ago I was doing some field work in San Antonio and had to drive to El Paso to get a few more sources. While driving on the Interstate between, late at night, I was way past warp speed trying to make up time. I was passing an 18 wheeler and we both had our high beams on when I spotted a flipping huge 'dillo crossing the road in front of the 18 wheeler. Well, it just rolled up into a ball, leaped into the air and was center punched by the truck. It splattered all over my car with 'dillo stuff. Truck too. Stunk to high heaven. That was an interesting explanation to the DM in El Paso.
The second was last year. Another forum member (and retired LEO) and and our families were vacationing in the boonies of TN. During the day we saw all kinds of critters to include what I thought were bob cats or mountain lions. One night I was taking my Labrador Retriever for its nightly walk on a leash - after dark - and saw two eyes staring at me. The Lab went wild. She began to growl, bark, and wrap my legs in the leash as she circled. The eyes charged me and I pulled my 45 and tried to use a hand held flashlight to see the eyes. Well, it kept coming and I recognized it as a large 'dillo. The dog kept circling. I fired off several rounds. My buddy heard the noise and shots and came charging out of the house to cover me. The 'dillo was gone. It swerved at the last second. Since it was dark we went back inside. We searched the next day and found nothing. I know I hit that sucker point blank. Later he sent me an armadillo target for practice.
I hate those suckers.
The second was last year. Another forum member (and retired LEO) and and our families were vacationing in the boonies of TN. During the day we saw all kinds of critters to include what I thought were bob cats or mountain lions. One night I was taking my Labrador Retriever for its nightly walk on a leash - after dark - and saw two eyes staring at me. The Lab went wild. She began to growl, bark, and wrap my legs in the leash as she circled. The eyes charged me and I pulled my 45 and tried to use a hand held flashlight to see the eyes. Well, it kept coming and I recognized it as a large 'dillo. The dog kept circling. I fired off several rounds. My buddy heard the noise and shots and came charging out of the house to cover me. The 'dillo was gone. It swerved at the last second. Since it was dark we went back inside. We searched the next day and found nothing. I know I hit that sucker point blank. Later he sent me an armadillo target for practice.
I hate those suckers.
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OP
Thank you sir!
I paid a local machine shop $50 to cut and rethread the barrel. It was originally a 16" threaded Yankee Hill Machine barrel.
I hate those tax stamps, but I'm sending another one off this Friday.
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
I can tell you that a .30-30 broadside at 20 yards doesn't leave much to clean up.
Armadillos are always near the top of my "swerve to kill" list. Destructive little buggers-almost as bad as pigs.
As far as puting them in chili all I can say is that if you can tell what kind of meat you are eating, there ain't enough seasoning in the chili. That's the whole point of why chili was invented in the first place, to get the kids to eat the javelina
Armadillos are always near the top of my "swerve to kill" list. Destructive little buggers-almost as bad as pigs.
As far as puting them in chili all I can say is that if you can tell what kind of meat you are eating, there ain't enough seasoning in the chili. That's the whole point of why chili was invented in the first place, to get the kids to eat the javelina
