Paul in Nevada
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Well I guess it would serve you right for "shooting them in their behind so they'll run off somewhere to die" or for shooting towards your neighbors house.
My Armadillo Escapade
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I agree with jimmyj, .45-70. I've only seen them off I-40 while driving thru Oklahoma back in 2004.
This get my award for "callous statement of the day"
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Does this award include prize money?
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We can only hope so.....But you can donate it towards his leprosy treatment.
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LoboGunLeather
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Interesting. On our recent road trip including Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri I noted a lot of armadillos decorating the roadside, and followed up with a web-search.
It seems that armadillos are expanding their range considerably over recent years. Areas that never saw armadillos are now overrun with the ugly critters. Destructive little beasts, tearing up peoples' lawns digging for grubs and worms, digging under outbuildings and house foundations. And then there is the leprosy thing to consider.
It seems that armadillos are expanding their range considerably over recent years. Areas that never saw armadillos are now overrun with the ugly critters. Destructive little beasts, tearing up peoples' lawns digging for grubs and worms, digging under outbuildings and house foundations. And then there is the leprosy thing to consider.
bearman49709
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You never heard of Mr Richard O. Shay before?
I lived in the panhandle of Florida for 13 years and the critters were a big problem. They could tear up your property in just one night.
Several neighbors and myself would shoot them on sight. They were pretty bold. Even stealing beer out of your cooler on the back porch.
Several neighbors and myself would shoot them on sight. They were pretty bold. Even stealing beer out of your cooler on the back porch.
I have to agree, I would never take a shot with a home visible in the background. Honestly, if I were that neighbor and I was aware that you were shooting in the direction of my home, we would have to have a serious conversation.
prairieviper
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We do not have armadillos here in cornfields and cows country since the winters are way too cold for them to survive. I don't have any close neighbors to concern myself with either. No armadillos and no neighbors. It doesn't get any better than that! 
Shooting an animal in a way that will make it die slowly on purpose is about as low as a man can sink.
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And yet those sticky mouse and rat traps are still popular.
Wonder how long it takes them to starve to death.
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I guess none of you bleeding hearts ever put out mouse or rat poison either?
"When rodents consume rat poison, their blood-clotting ability begins to fail, and they slowly die from internal bleeding, or they become more susceptible to severe consequences and even death from minor injuries like cuts and bruises. It can take as long as 10 days for a rodent to die after consuming rodenticides."
"When rodents consume rat poison, their blood-clotting ability begins to fail, and they slowly die from internal bleeding, or they become more susceptible to severe consequences and even death from minor injuries like cuts and bruises. It can take as long as 10 days for a rodent to die after consuming rodenticides."
So, I've learned a couple things: 1st, SAW in military terms means special armadillo weapon. 2nd, armadillos carry leprosy, among other things I don't know, which is why I will die a Yankee, in Yankeeville. 3rd, even though armadillos carry these horrible diseases, and people in armadillo territory know it, they still EAT the stupid things?! I know there are schools down South, as a few have made the news in a bad way lately. Now, up here above the M-D Line, in grade school, from Kindergarten on up, they taught us a few common-sense things like how to cross the street so you don't end up like a possum, stay away from strangers, don't play with dad's guns, don't swear (at least so loud that an adult can hear you), don't hit girls, etc. Now, if we had armadillos up here and knew they carried worse diseases than rats, I'm pretty sure we'd have been told don't EAT the darned things!
On HeeHaw, the "what's for dinner, Grandpa?" weekly skit, I don't ever recall him saying "Leprosy-riddled armadillo on the half shell." Yum, Yum!
On HeeHaw, the "what's for dinner, Grandpa?" weekly skit, I don't ever recall him saying "Leprosy-riddled armadillo on the half shell." Yum, Yum!
Not to be a dud, but discharging a firearm in a city, especially within a neighborhood is a felony in most jurisdictions. In CA it's a violation of 246.3 PC - Negligent Discharge of a Firearm.
That said, I understand the frustration they cause. I've always wanted a stuffed Armadillo for my man cave.
That said, I understand the frustration they cause. I've always wanted a stuffed Armadillo for my man cave.
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I lived my first 40 years in Cincinnati. I learned the same things you did.
Can't believe people eat them.
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Plus we use to water ski in the Ohio and Miami river every weekend the weather permitted. You'd feel like you were covered in oil.
Was my job to scrub the black oily stains off the hull.
