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[fishinwrench]

2 hours ago, BilletHead said:

     Where were you born Wrench? 

BilletHead

Missouri.   And so were my parents, grandparents, and great grandparents.   Further down near the base of my tree were some highland Scott's by the name of Paden who likely fly fished and hunted birds over dogs. They only came here because the climate was to their liking, the trees were taller, the churches smaller, and the property was free.  Presbyterian's don't ya know.  

[grizwilson]

3 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I've seen dead ones in St Charles County for a couple years at least.

Seen several dead in my yard before it got cold???? Lead Poisoning?/???

[Johnsfolly]

The fact that we see any after so many get killed on the roadways and Griz's or BilletHead's yards, armadillos have to be one of the most prolific breeding animals on the planet followed by opossums .

[grizwilson]

10 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

The fact that we see any after so many get killed on the roadways and Griz's or BilletHead's yards, armadillos have to be one of the most prolific breeding animals on the planet followed by opossums .

I have also noted that if given the choice the scavengers will consume the dillos before the opossums, coons, deer and skunks....must be tastey, Opossum on the half shell?

 

10 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

 

 

[vernon]

14 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I'm at work you bum

 

Hmmm. 

Hard at it too!

[snagged in outlet 3]

Must be some kind of shad kill across the street at Lake St Louis.  Eagles showed up yesterday and they only open water is at the dam.  And it's loaded with water fowl.

[dblades]

42 minutes ago, grizwilson said:

I have also noted that if given the choice the scavengers will consume the dillos before the opossums, coons, deer and skunks....must be tastey, Opossum on the half shell?

 

 

I can confirm that dillos' are much tastier then possum, just a little harder to clean. Tastes like chicken.

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, grizwilson said:

I have also noted that if given the choice the scavengers will consume the dillos before the opossums, coons, deer and skunks....must be tastey, Opossum on the half shell?

 

 

Griz - that was what we called them in Florida . Travelling south on I-95, we would see a dead one every 1/4 to 1/2 mile from Jacksonville to Miami, a 360 mile trip.

[BilletHead]

2 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Must be some kind of shad kill across the street at Lake St Louis.  Eagles showed up yesterday and they only open water is at the dam.  And it's loaded with water fowl.

          Isn't the shad, the eagles that migrate follow the waterfowl. They know what good eats the ducks and geese are as does the BilletHead's. Of course you see eagles eating road kill and dead livestock on fields, Go figure 

2 hours ago, dblades said:

I can confirm that dillos' are much tastier then possum, just a little harder to clean. Tastes like chicken.

      Even though I have thought good and hard about this they are a carrier of leprosy. Griz and I have a disclaimer. Armadillos are protected and if you kill one protecting your garden, yard, digging under buildings etc. you must report it and ask forgiveness to your local conservation agent. Discreetly dispose of the carcass so as to not alarm neighbors. You may choose to shoot, shovel and shut up too .  I once got a double one early morning in the dark with a machete. I can attest it was a bloody massacre. Even with this last cold front we had when sleeping on the porch last week I woke up to shuffling in the front yard leaves. Actually loud enough it woke us both up. I told the Mrs. It was another armadillo. Got up the next morning to find rooting right off the front screened in porch.  Normally they are nocturnal but in cold temps you can see them all day trying to find grub(s). 

  Diller hater the BilletHead

[snagged in outlet 3]

3 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

Isn't the shad, the eagles that migrate follow the waterfowl.

But the place is loaded with waterfowl all year.  Eagles only show up when it gets real cold and some years they don't show up at all.