Armadillos…

[TNBrent]

Hey all, new to Tennessee and have an armadillo question. You can hunt these year round with no bag limit. I guess my question is why? Does anyone hunt these and for what purpose? Wouldn't think you would want to eat one but like I said…. New down here. I see them pretty often from a deer stand- they seem pretty slow and dopey without a lot of value from a harvest standpoint. Just curious. Thanks.

 

[eyeseeker]

Possum on the half shell.

 

[MickThompson]

Nuisance control. They can tear things up pretty good with their rooting

 

[Apostolic Outdoors]

 

[wcw280]

I shoot every single one I can

 

[wcw280]

Broke ankles from stepping in holes and dug up food plots. I hate em.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

We shoot every one we see. Like @MickThompson said - they are a nuisance and very destructive. Think of them as mini hogs in a food plot. They just dig, dig, dig.

 

[.243 Deer]

I shoot every one I see and so do my neighbors. They make huge holes in the ground where it's easy for horses, cows, and people to easily break a leg in. Not to mention, they drive native animals out like possums and they root up and damage the ground.

Shoot every single one you see. They are nothing but invasive pests.

 

[RS]

A few weeks ago, they got really active around my house. I guess they knew the cooler weather was coming. They started digging my yard up pretty bad, and one even started digging a hole down beside my house. I killed 12 out of my yard in less than two weeks.

There's one small food plot at my farm that they seem to really love. I have a hard time growing anything because they keep it so dug up looking for grubs and worms. They are like mini rototillers.

 

[themanpcl]

Possum on the half shell.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say someone on TN Deer has a recipe.....lol

 

[TNBrent]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say someone on TN Deer has a recipe.....lol

Ha. I think I'll pass there. Thanks for the clarity everyone. Makes sense why they're disliked but I'll probably just give let them walk as I hunt public.

 

[FTG-05]

Kill with extreme prejudice.