Armadillo’s

[44 mag]

They have been coming out of the woodwork. I have killed 8 in the last week. 5 of them today while finishing up getting ready for juvenile. But it got me to thinking.

Do they raid turkey nest and eat the eggs or just tear up food plots?

Also my son asked me if they were an invasive species and my first thought was yes they are but they are not introduced but migrated naturally so I am not sure what that is called. I know they don't belong and are not native. What's your thoughts

 

[backyardtndeer]

Yes they are invasive. And yes they eat eggs.

 

[Carlos Viagra]

I've wondered about that myself.

 

[DCA-DEER]

I've seen and killed more this year than ever seems like every bean field we cut is full of them

 

[44 mag]

I've seen and killed more this year than ever seems like every bean field we cut is full of them

I am in the same boat. I do not have bean fields but when I go to the hunting property they are in every food plot and in the middle of the road. I have killed more in the last week than I usually kill all year.

 

[Big Pop]

They have been coming out of the woodwork. I have killed 8 in the last week. 5 of them today while finishing up getting ready for juvenile. But it got me to thinking.

Do they raid turkey nest and eat the eggs or just tear up food plots?

Also my son asked me if they were an invasive species and my first thought was yes they are but they are not introduced but migrated naturally so I am not sure what that is called. I know they don't belong and are not native. What's your thoughts

They are actually considered illegal alien invaders, but not by the current administration.

 

[Duck dogn]

They have been coming out of the woodwork. I have killed 8 in the last week. 5 of them today while finishing up getting ready for juvenile. But it got me to thinking.

Do they raid turkey nest and eat the eggs or just tear up food plots?

Also my son asked me if they were an invasive species and my first thought was yes they are but they are not introduced but migrated naturally so I am not sure what that is called. I know they don't belong and are not native. What's your thoughts

No kidding we had killed 40 plus in three days now we killed 30 in less than 24 hrs have videos too lol I have noticed my turkey poults have increased sincei started trapping last year then this invasion of opposums and half shells.

 

[TnKen]

I never saw any until this year, and I've shot 3 in my yard.

 

[44 mag]

No kidding we had killed 40 plus in three days now we killed 30 in less than 24 hrs have videos too lol I have noticed my turkey poults have increased sincei started trapping last year then this invasion of opposums and half shells.

Holy crap. That's a lot of armadillos

 

[hayden01]

Killed 10 plus here as well. They are everywhere

 

[Racknquack]

Do coyotes eat them?

 

[TJS209]

Exploded on our farm. We've killed a bunch the last two weekends

 

[All about my grandkids]

Turkey population down armadillo population up go figure

 

[Rakkin6]

Saw about 8 of them on Sunday during an afternoon hunt. Would have shot them but not risking a $20.00 arrow and a $15.00 broadhead.

 

[huntncoach]

Yikes! I saw 5 of them on my lease in Rhea Co a few weeks ago after I got out of the stand and was checking a camera.

 

[Omega]

They are now in my area, haven't see a live one, but one dead right by my driveway in the street, and two more just a few hundred yards down the road. I am now on the look out, these guys can root up an area pretty quickly.

 

[FTG-05]

Killed one with my RTV the other day, a first for me. I forgot to go see if his carcass was still there today or if the yotes got it.

 

[DeerMan66]

They are everywhere in the woods on our lease. Every ridge I go on I see one or where they have been in the leaves. Never seen this many.

 

[BSK]

What is up with them? Suddenly seeing them everywhere in daylight.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

My cousin killed 4 and missed one on Sunday. I saw 2 within 30 yards of my stand I got in Friday afternoon. Didn't have a gun on me though

 

[Devin2009]

Same for me, I have declared war on them stinking, ugly things. I have killed 4 in my yard in the last couple weeks. Until a few weeks ago I have never seen one or even sign of any.

 

[rem270]

Seen more this year than I ever have. I have seen just as many this year living back home as I did in Arkansas when I lived there.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I think they are getting desperate for food (bugs and worms) with this drought. They are having to move around more. Worms and grubs are having to go deeper into the soil - I have seen armadillos dig holes for at least 20 years and the holes I'm seeing lately are 3 times deeper and wider than I have ever seen. They are just having to move more, which is indicative of more sightings for everyone.

 

[Heath423]

Seen a few dead in my parts on the road. I have yet to see one alive out roaming.

 

[Creek bottoms]

Killed 40 on my farm in the last week. The eagles and buzzards are fattening up.

 

[DeerCamp]

I snuck up on one the other day about 3 feet away, and he looked up at me for a second like I imagine TNtreeman would look at me, and then went back to eating grass. So I yelled at him and he ignored me.

I think he greenstriped me.

 

[BSK]

...and he looked up at me for a second like I imagine TNtreeman would look at me, and then went back to eating grass.

Dang, that's scary!

 

[Dully]

Might need to carry a 22 when you go hunting,deer hunt,armadillo hunt at same time

 

[RockMcL]

Do coyotes eat them?

Seems to me most things leave them to the buzzards. I can smell one right now that made it into the brush above my house before dying. Buzzards cant get to it and apparently the normal "cleaners" are leaving them. Had that happen quite a bit this year.

 

[RockMcL]

I watched one vacuuming up persimmons yesterday or the day before while sitting between acorns and persimmon. I am not sticking my arrows in them...
Was killing a couple a day for awhile but not seeing too many right now. This year has been a banner year for Rabbits, Chipmunks, Armadillos, Coyotes, and Bobcats round here.