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Don't know if these Armadillos are considered "Varmints" or "Pests".
We have them all over in this part of GA and our YARD.
Probably shot 3 dozen over the past years around 3-4 AM. I would be going on a business trip and leaving early and these suckers would be running around when I would turn on the outside lights and go to my vehicle. I would sometimes shoot them with my CCW. The next day (or at the time) I would have a neighbors from 1/3 mile away call and say "Len are you shooting Yotes or hogs in your yard in the middle of the night" or you OK. Seems like someone always knows who is shooting or shots fired. We had some home invasions about 5-6 miles away and we had an incident here so everyone checks on everyone.
Been seeing the yard all dug up lately. Jill was just outside and several of these buggers scared her when she was going to the Garbage can. Well you know the rest. Jill yelled at me to get rid of them. I grabbed the 223 SBR with light & Laser and went out. Saw two next to a big brush pile. Shot one flipped him up and then shot the second going into the brush pile. Will go out tomorrow and see if there is carcasses before the Yotes get them. Don't want to walk around in the woods at this time of the night.-
 
We don't have those around us. If they damage stuff and don't have a season they are a pest. Heck some things with a season are a pest and need constant "mitigation management" every chance you get. I think it would be a blast rolling them at 3am...heck anytime you see one. If the most effective time is 3am....well I'm getting up early for a cup of coffee on the back porch. Thin them down to manageable level as needed.
 
When shooting in proximity of Karen & Ken, or noise-sensitive neighbors, or when my first shot might miss and I'd like a second shot —
I prefer airguns....


🔹In the last 5 years the engineers of adult airguns put us all in hyperdrive, and they are cranking out some incredible precise and powerful airguns. ➔ Red Rider? Yeah! Just compare a spear to a hellfire missile to get the idea.


🔹For example: One of the better .25cal could easily produce 60FPE (25gr with 950fps; can be jacked up to 80FPE+).
And with a silencer (that doesn't require any permit or extortious fee whatsoever), you're near mousefart quiet.

The gun likely shoots 1" groups at 100y most of the day, weighs around 6lbs, and is under 29" short (bullpup).


Go get them 'dillos! 👍🏼

Matthias
 
JungleShooter said:
When shooting in proximity of Karen & Ken, or noise-sensitive neighbors, or when my first shot might miss and I'd like a second shot —
I prefer airguns....


🔹In the last 5 years the engineers of adult airguns put us all in hyperdrive, and they are cranking out some incredible precise and powerful airguns. ➔ Red Rider? Yeah! Just compare a spear to a hellfire missile to get the idea.


🔹For example: One of the better .25cal could easily produce 60FPE (25gr with 950fps; can be jacked up to 80FPE+).
And with a silencer (that doesn't require any permit or extortious fee whatsoever), you're near mousefart quiet.

The gun likely shoots 1" groups at 100y most of the day, weighs around 6lbs, and is under 29" short (bullpup).


Go get them 'dillos! 👍🏼

Matthias
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I do have two .223s being suppressed. One is a Yote Rifle and one SBR for CPP also have a 17HMR but even suppressed it is loud.
People pay attention around here even though we live a distance apart. If we hear shots first are you firing at an intruder and we need to get to your location. Second is you shooting a hog then maybe the next few night we may get one. if it was a YOTE we all get out the next few night and hunt them down. These yoytes kill our pupipes, small dogs. Lucky When have Samson 150 lbs and he has killed a few Yotues. Our new Great Pyrenes if growing expendably she is 28lbz at 9 weeks old. Going to be a REAT Stock Dog and not afraid of a pack if Sason is backing her, It is a long time off but I think she will hit 120LBS+++ lbs.JUST LIKE SAMSOM TO PROTECT & SERVER ALL OUR ANIMALS
 
JungleShooter said:
When shooting in proximity of Karen & Ken, or noise-sensitive neighbors, or when my first shot might miss and I'd like a second shot —
I prefer airguns....
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This ^^^^^^ when it comes to being quiet for sure. Be warned this^^^^^rabbit hole runs as deep and dark as the centerfire hole. I use a decent one (Benjamin 22 Marauder), and it will shoot its best pellet 14.3gr at 850fps. Shoots .5" 5 shot groups all day long, and has the power to head shoot kill four legged animals (so far up to about 30lbs). Will blow up a feather popper off a dove at 75 yards and one shot body a crow at 90yds.
 
Coyote Shadow Tracker said:
Don't know if these Armadillos are considered "Varmints" or "Pests".
We have them all over in this part of GA and our YARD.
Probably shot 3 dozen over the past years around 3-4 AM. I would be going on a business trip and leaving early and these suckers would be running around when I would turn on the outside lights and go to my vehicle. I would sometimes shoot them with my CCW. The next day (or at the time) I would have a neighbors from 1/3 mile away call and say "Len are you shooting Yotes or hogs in your yard in the middle of the night" or you OK. Seems like someone always knows who is shooting or shots fired. We had some home invasions about 5-6 miles away and we had an incident here so everyone checks on everyone.
Been seeing the yard all dug up lately. Jill was just outside and several of these buggers scared her when she was going to the Garbage can. Well you know the rest. Jill yelled at me to get rid of them. I grabbed the 223 SBR with light & Laser and went out. Saw two next to a big brush pile. Shot one flipped him up and then shot the second going into the brush pile. Will go out tomorrow and see if there is carcasses before the Yotes get them. Don't want to walk around in the woods at this time of the night.-
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"Armoured Possums"......I don't have 'em but I hate 'em!
(Sounds like you have good neighbors)👍
 
Here in our ranch in Texas, we do not have a problem with armadillos. Our Rhodesian Ridgeback, "Scooby," uses them for hunting practice. Given that his breed was designed to hunt lions, it is a good compromise. This picture was taken when he was just a puppy. He is much bigger now (100+ pounds). One other thing, you do have to be careful with armadillos since they often carry leprosy.
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I'm definitely not a fan of Armadillos. They can dig up your yard and around your foundation. One our beloved Labradors chased and caught one. The dog received a nasty puncture wound and went down hill really quickly after that injury. I've shot a couple off our back deck with a 22LR. No complaints from the neighbors, but I don't want to create a problem in the middle of night. I haven't jumped into the air rifle rabbit hole yet, but a friend jumped in head first. The rifles and equipment is a big investment. The compressor alone was very expensive. It's like anything else that I would get involved in. A never ending hole where all your money goes. I'll shoot any armadillo I see.
 
Mark and Reelamin have sounded warnings about the dangerous width and the shocking depth of the airgunning HOLE.


When I got started with airguns a few short years back I had no idea there even was a HOLE to mind....

Now, when I look up (from deep inside the HOLE), I can only see a very small blue disk above me (if the sky outside happens to be blue at the moment, that is).

Here's a photograph of the HOLE...! 😉

Matthias
 

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Fortunately in my part of Georgia, Karen's are about as common as Ivory Billed Woodpeckers, and the majority of women under 99 are packing.
Firearms don't give armadillos a sporting chance. They are slow, virtually blind, and don't hear all that well. I prefer to revert to the skill set used by my cave-dwelling ancestors- a stick. I keep a cut off shovel handle handy. I practice my stalking skills and unleash hell's fury on them when I get within a few feet. For an almost 59 year old, I still move pretty well and very seldom have an escapee. .
 

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