Armadillo control- what works?

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Neighbors next door, seeking safety from our Gulf Coast hurricanes, :mad: have just purchased land in rural Alabama.

Neither are farmers- the man is a retired BellSouth exec, the woman had a real estate career.

Their new property had mysterious visitors whch were immediately destroying their attempts to plant trees, shrubs and a garden. They have Armadillos. :eek: Many of them.

"Mike, should I get a 12 gauge? How can I put a light on it?", he asked. :confused:

Good People of the forum, any suggestions how to deal with these nocturnal invaders? Already, the woman has fallen into one of their burrows.:p

Any and all ideas are welcome. Lethal and non-lethal. The property is very rural. I may suggest Fu-Gas. ;)


Many thanks, Mike.
 
Mothballs, they hate them and wont go near them.

It worked in my parents garden a few years ago.
 
Tacstar Weapons Light System 2000 on a Remington 870 express pump shotgun, if the mothballs and trap don't work.
 
There appear to be a number of websites which offer suggestions. I think blasting the little varmints would provide the best entertainment value, provided it could be done safely.

Eric
 
I wrote several flippant reply's, then emailed a friend that lived in Texas. He suggested a light caliber rifle.

He actually said a 5.56, but he is known to be prejudiced against armadillos, and for rifles chambered in 5.56.
 
Kismet said:
A fence. duh.
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:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Not famular with the burrowers, eh?

BTW, they are a resevour for Hanson's Disease. Not to worry too much, the ground squirrils in California are resevour's of Black Plague. It's not like they were Deer Mice spreading death in their urine.
 
Bottles of that stuff you shoot and it blows up placed near the shrubs.

Tony Orlando and 'Show me the way to Armadillo' played at full blast.

Dig a moat.
 
I will lend them my two hell hounds. They will try and dig them out of their burrows, eventually levlelling your friends whole yard. 75lbs of pit (digging) bull will stop them rascals, or die trying. Plus, it will lower my feed bill if they succeed.

My friend from El Salvadore tells me that there is nothing better than armadillo meat. I say they should turn them into tamales!

Stevo
 
German POWs in Texas would often refer to the armadillo as "panzer swine". Sounds like a good forum name.

Maybe a Bazooka? Shotgun firing mothballs? Anacondas?

Harder than it seems. They can dig really deep to get under a fence, too.

Hellhounds would be the best show (yard destruction). These are unloved animals.

They have a reputation for digging into fresh graves to eat bodies. They DO eat roadkill, but at a human gravesite are probably after worms & stuff from the freshly turned earth.


Mike
 
Stevo beat me to it...

A couple of pit bulls...you could sell tickets and beer for the show.

Tell me when showtime is.
 
If I could make down there after I get my Kel-Tec .223 I'd say give me a week and they might be thinking twice about coming over.:D
 
Have they tried dressing up like a female armadillo with a face made up like a lady of the evening and leading the away with a sexy walk?:confused:

Worked for Bugs Bunny.

Jake
 
Please note: Jake, a younger man, is a leader of the future.








(Trouble in River City.:p )
 
Armadillos were created for target practice. They are not very bright, but they are very destructive. I use a .22 semi auto rifle on them. Sometimes you can just run them down and kick or stomp them.

A red neck bar I know serves D'iller and rice in a crock pot on Thursday pool nights. You gotta watch what you eat there.
 
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