Armadillos question

[Knothead]

These things are so destructive. Anyone ever shoot them? If so, what caliber rifle is sufficient to penetrate their armored plates? .22 LR or larger? And shot placement? Behind the shoulder (unless you can get a head shot)? They are tearing up my yard and it's illegal in TN to trap and relocate.

 

[Creek bottoms]

Up close, broadside with a .22.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Killed a few with .223, don't see why a .22 wouldn't kill them within reasonable distance.

it's illegal in TN to trap and relocate.

No one else wants them either, trap and kill them.

 

[ZachMarkus]

I've killed hundreds with a .22

 

[timberjack86]

I'm just gonna leave this here.

Armadillo: Possum on the Half Shell - Eat The Weeds and other things, too

Array

www.eattheweeds.com

 

[Wonderland]

I've killed a lot with a .22. Head shot or broadside will work.

 

[Gravey]

17hmr has worked for me.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Killed hundreds with a .17 - basically aim and shoot in the middle of the body. Complete destruction

 

[hgcox]

I've made hundreds of traps for those things and had great success in fact I've got 3 ready to go now and in the process of building 12 more pm me if interested. btw I've shot lots of them also .22mag is my weapon of choice located in Waverly Tn

 

[Carlos]

I've seen a few on I40 in Cumberland county. There's a lot more just west of here in Putnam county.
I can't believe they're here, don't really understand why.

 

[Savage]

I've seen a few on I40 in Cumberland county. There's a lot more just west of here in Putnam county.
I can't believe they're here, don't really understand why.

I nearly got ran over by 3 while spraying round up early one morning a few months ago. This was back behind the airport in Crossville.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I've seen a few on I40 in Cumberland county. There's a lot more just west of here in Putnam county.
I can't believe they're here, don't really understand why.

We said that about 17 years ago in Hickman

 

[GumbyGuy]

Shot one with a 300 win mag nothing but hull left!

 

[TIGGREM2]

Shot one with a 300 win mag nothing but hull left!

That must have been a sight !

 

[GumbyGuy]

That must have been a sight !

Yes it was, like a stick of dynamite going off

 

[DoubleRidge]

12ga with extra full turkey choke and bird shot from 5 yards is effective. (Late at night and dog wouldnt stop barking at the thing and I snapped).

 

[Knothead]

I'm just gonna leave this here.

Armadillo: Possum on the Half Shell - Eat The Weeds and other things, too

Array

www.eattheweeds.com

 

[Knothead]

I've made hundreds of traps for those things and had great success in fact I've got 3 ready to go now and in the process of building 12 more pm me if interested. btw I've shot lots of them also .22mag is my weapon of choice located in Waverly Tn

I made this one last week and will give it a try.

 

[Methane]

A couple of good whacks with a shovel works great. Not a great long range option, though.

 

[themanpcl]

These things are so destructive. Anyone ever shoot them? If so, what caliber rifle is sufficient to penetrate their armored plates? .22 LR or larger? And shot placement? Behind the shoulder (unless you can get a head shot)? They are tearing up my yard and it's illegal in TN to trap and relocate.

I unloaded an entire mag of 9mm from my stand and SOB didn't even flinch...distance was about 20'. Saw where the bullet impacted (looked like a red mark bruise) but no hole, no blood. I was going to unload the .300 but was hunting at the time...