How Do I Get Rid of These Armadillos?!!

[TNJAKE]

Basically rats with a hard shell? Didn't get past the Ohio River when I lived in lower Indiana.


Electric fence is a great deterrent. My garden in MN is protected from the suburban residents.

They are new to middle Tennessee as well. Saw them a ton when we lived in Texas and Mississippi. Also fire ants. Creeping up into our area

 

[clifish]

They are new to middle Tennessee as well. Saw them a ton when we lived in Texas and Mississippi. Also fire ants. Creeping up into our area

and you want me to come down there...lol Thinking a little farther south like SC in a few years....but who knows. Daughter is graduating college in 2 weeks so we need to see where that goes.

 

[JIMSMOKES]

Oh yeah, they're edible and supposedly tasty.
Anyone have a Smoked Dillo recipe?

Possum on the half shell. Butter and hot sauce on the side.

 

[indaswamp]

Possum on the half shell.....

 

[SmokinEdge]

Wait until the Cicadas hatch and start screaming, That will run them off. Lol

 

[dons2346]

Dillers (aka Texas speed bumps) can inflict a nasty slap with their tails if cornered and you get close enough. They will emit a nasty smell when scared.
To get rid of their food source in the yard, you can use regular weed and feed and water it in. Also will keep moles out of the yard

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

 

[tallbm]

I'm expecting to see some of these from you soon :D

 

[912smoker]

Possum on the half shell. Butter and hot sauce on the side.

Beat me to it Jim

We thinned the herd pretty good last summer but I'm seeing evidence of their return. Good thing the granddaughters need target practice I have plenty of .22 short ammo

Keith

 

[seenred]

I appreciate all the tips guys...I know I gotta do something soon cuz the little varmints are destroying my yard!

Red

 

[JLeonard]

We will get together, have a bbq, get drunk and murder stuff

I have a lot of pent up anger..... JLinza swing by and pick me up on the way to Jakes!

Jim

 

[TNJAKE]

I appreciate all the tips guys...I know I gotta do something soon cuz the little varmints are destroying my yard!

Red

I realize everyone doesn’t live in a place where you can just shoot guns lol. So if that’s you, you could live trap them and relocate them to a more rural area where you can safely and legally shoot them lol

 

[texomakid]

I've heard a rumor they like drinking Lone Star beer?

 

[seenred]

I realize everyone doesn’t live in a place where you can just shoot guns lol. So if that’s you, you could live trap them and relocate them to a more rural area where you can safely and legally shoot them lol

I've got nearby houses on 3 sides of my place...so the .22 is not a safe option. I'm leaning toward trapping them.

Red

 

[JckDanls 07]

I've not found anything that works in the live trap to coax them into it...

Yup... Ridding the yard of what they are digging up is pretty much the only way....

 

[Nefarious]

Even if you could trap them, more will continue to come. You have to remove the food source.

 

[Buckeyedude]

These are a little tricky to set, but very effective against anything or anyone that is not wanted....

 

[Hijack73]

I’m in the sit up and blow their heads off camp

I load shorts into my 10/22 for stuff like this. Turns it into a single shot but it's just right - doesn't zip through out the other side as fast. It's my possum popper. Armadillos haven't made it here yet, but I'm sure the Possum Special would work. If not, I have a various assortment of CCI, Federal, Remington, and Aguila in longs.

I'm with Jake.

 

[bigfurmn]

Have you ever seen Caddyshack??? Just a thought.

 

[JLinza]

Have you ever seen Caddyshack??? Just a thought.