Haute couture for hunting armadillo

[dennishoddy]

The armadillos have been destroying my yard recently. Killed one two days ago and another tonight.
Was in my people of Walmart clothing tonight grilling wings after dark with the headlamp when another of the nasty bastiges showed up.
Had to run in, grab a pistol and hand light. It got chased under the deck by the dog. Which is the reason for the headlamp.
Wife was laughing and said a pic was in order. [emoji30]

Henry .22 mag on the first pic, .22 LR Ruger Mark III Hunter in the second.

 

[MacFromOK]

Had to run in, grab a pistol and hand light.

You go outside at night unarmed?

Congrats on the 'diller.

 

[MR.T.]

Dang, I like that Ruger mk III.

Sprinkle some marshmallows on the ground during the day & spotlight that area later that night.
Armadillo should be easy pickens.

 

[dennishoddy]

Dang, I like that Ruger mk III.

Sprinkle some marshmallows on the ground during the day & spotlight that area later that night.
Armadillo should be easy pickens.

LOL, don't want to attract them!

 

[MacFromOK]

LOL, don't want to attract them!

"Use an effective castor oil-based repellent to drive armadillos out and to prevent them from digging for food on your property. Castor oil is an all-natural oil that penetrates the ground, and repels armadillos in two ways: spoils the food sources (insects, grubs, etc.) underground, making them unpleasant to eat."

This and more tips here:
http://www.havahart.com/how-to-get-rid-of-armadillos

Or just keep shootin' 'em...

 

[dennishoddy]

"Use an effective castor oil-based repellent to drive armadillos out and to prevent them from digging for food on your property. Castor oil is an all-natural oil that penetrates the ground, and repels armadillos in two ways: spoils the food sources (insects, grubs, etc.) underground, making them unpleasant to eat."

This and more tips here:
http://www.havahart.com/how-to-get-rid-of-armadillos

Or just keep shootin' 'em...

Our yard is a tad over 3 acres In the middle of thousands of uninhabited acres. The cost would be prohibitive. We can only control, never do away with.

 

[MacFromOK]

Hmmm... I wonder if planting castor beans and just letting the crop mature and fall to the ground would work.

Still, I'm guessin' ya don't necessarily want a bean-crop yard...

 

[dennishoddy]

Hmmm... I wonder if planting castor beans and just letting the crop mature and fall to the ground would work.

Still, I'm guessin' ya don't necessarily want a bean-crop yard...

Nope. I have over 40 trees in the yard and we don't want to kill any of them.

 

[swampratt]

Grilling wings.
Let me figure this out.... Big guy outside with headlamp on his head lives on acreage not enough money to afford good lighting I suppose.
Probably why he is grilling the tiny part of birds.
That is mostly bone and skin..
A nice sized critter comes up to the property ..WOW! There is a lot of meat on that and I should not waste any of it .
Get the .22!!!!
POW!
Get me a sharp knife so I can clean this critter.
We be eatin' good tonight honey!!


That's the way I see it going down.

 

[trickydick]

They are supposedly edible but some folks claim they carry leprosy, so I'll pass on the diller taco's.