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Most are caught by a .22 or a Ram 2500 but have live trapped a few with guide rails laid out creating a funnel. The best bait is another dillo! Honestly, they follow few rules but will investigate another dillo or the scent of??
Still learning
That would be a sight to see . Honey did you see that guy rubbing that dead armadillo on the side of the road
TheLBLman
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How bad are armadillos at raiding nests?
Seems like for every coon we trap, we get two new armadillos!
Seems like for every coon we trap, we get two new armadillos!
I'd love to do some of that but being an hour and a half from hunting property doesn't work.
Shanman
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That's probably the #1 issue for most of us. I had planned on taking a week off just to trap our lease, just didn't happen. Those of you that are retired make me jealous when time away from work is a factor.
Ed Cude
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What does coons have to do with turkeys
Raid their nest! Smell the nest , get the eggs.
One of the younger guys runs our traps on weekends & I do it during the week.
They eat every egg they can so does every other varmit and predatory bird out there! No poults = no turkeys
TheLBLman
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Coons may be the most proficient "nest raiders".
Sometimes they also kill the the hen turkey which is hesitant to leave her nest.
Whether they're as deadly to nests & hens as coyotes almost becomes a non-issue considering the sheer overwhelming numbers of coons in most places now.
TheLBLman
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But what about armadillos?
What is their impact to nesting turkeys?
What is their impact to nesting turkeys?
i make my rounds every night about 11pm. I have a camera on a few that once I get a picture of coons in the trap I walk out the back door and into the woods and deal with it and reset the trap. Some nights I've got up to 3 in the same trap throughout the night.
I have not witnessed it but have been told by several folks I consider smarter than I that dillo do indeed destroy the nests of all ground nesters
TheLBLman
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If they do, they are a growing problem.
Last year, believe in February, we had several consecutive extremely cold days. I figured maybe just enough to kill most armadillos. Nope. Saw more in the summer of 2022 than ever before.
We have been exterminating them at an ever increasing rate
I have 8-10 dog proofs. Fixin to put them out now that deer season is closed.
AT Hiker
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I assume most of us fall into this category. Or have limited access to private ground.
