oneshot Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Armadillos can wind a person. I had one in the woods, wind shifted towards it, got its nose in the air, winded me and was gone. oneshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Dillo's aren't that hard to kill if out in the daylight with the wind in your face. Have wacked several with stick or canoe paddle. Hard at night w/o bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old plug Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 IF they are out in the daylight. Rarely does that happen they do the majority of there damage in the dark. I just put out a game a camera to time when they are coming through ( they are very punctual ) then just shoot them with a 410 slug. Gavin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I've shot a lot of dillos in the daytime with my 9mm carbine. Like shooting sitting ducks. Still waiting on the hogs to show up. Have them on trail cam, but not on the property when they come through. "you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post" There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsfolly Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Armadillos are the least observant animals on the planet and that include opossums. I was on the bank of the Current a few winters ago and had an armadillo rooting around within 9 feet of me (touched it on the head with my 9' fly rod) and coming closer. I just stood there as it came towards me. Started rooting around under my wading boots then sat down on my foot. I lifted my foot about 10 inches off of the ground before it realized that it was being lifted into the air. It was the funniest thing, because once it startled it fell into the river. They can swim, but looked more like it was trying to hop from the bottom as it headed back towards the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOPanfisher Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 They certainly are not the brightest animals in the wild. I have walked up to them and grabbed them when they are digging for grubs, (deceptively heavy rascals), bashed them with clubs, shot them with arrows, etc. A 48" 3/4 steel pipe with a street L on the end will work wonderfully for "dillo-wacking". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old plug Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 There is a reason for that they are vertually blind and deaf. They sure feel vibrations in the ground though. One of the ways they trap them is buy placing long board in a V and locating the trap at the end of it. Only tried it a couple times then seen a Dillon climb up a step and lost all faith in it. They carry a lot of disease. Leprosy being fairly common in them. When I set up to shot one Turn on the yard lights. A constant light does not seem to bother them but flash a flashlight on them and you will see they are a pretty fast critter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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