If shot placement is correct.........


it dies.......:wink:

 

So true. Hit him in the "wrankles" (that's wrinkles) as we call them in Alabama, and he's toast. Hit him a little high on the shell and your arrow will deflect and end up in never never land. Hypothetically speaking, of course. :wink:

 

My experience is..........

On most shots you won't get a pass thru 'cause your arrow will be stopped by the ground. The 'dillo is going to run and either your arrow will pull out, get lost, or more likely damaged.

Never shot one with a corbon arrow, but I've ruined dozens of wood shafts.

Hard little suckers to trap too!

Do you know where he's denning? That's where he'll go to die. My neighbor shot one that wound up under his porch. Seems like they never quit stinking, so we had to rip the plywood floor out to get out all the maggots and such.

Think twice!!!

 

On most shots you won't get a pass thru 'cause your arrow will be stopped by the ground. The 'dillo is going to run and either your arrow will pull out, get lost, or more likely damaged.

Never shot one with a corbon arrow, but I've ruined dozens of wood shafts.

Hard little suckers to trap too!

Do you know where he's denning? That's where he'll go to die. My neighbor shot one that wound up under his porch. Seems like they never quit stinking, so we had to rip the plywood floor out to get out all the maggots and such.

Think twice!!!

In that case...Do you have a rifle or shotgun on hand and are out of the city?

 

shoot it in the head with a blunt, itll be lights out, or a montec would do it too lol

 

I dont know anything about these critters. I do know that they are slowly making their way to my part of the country. What is the purpose of shooting one? Are you overrun with them, do they taste good or what? I havent heard anyone refer to them as a nuicance but they could be when in numbers I guess, like anything else.

 

If it is not causing any damage I would leave it go about its business. If you shoot it with your bow I would think there would be a chance that you would lose your arrow but I am not sure.

 

I've shot them with a bow before and if you don't get a pass thru there pretty hard on your arrows. If you do shoot it, be carefull handling it!!! Its said there known to carry Leprosy!!! No joke!!

 

Reason for shooting

Do they damage property?
Being a Yankee I know anything about their to do-ins' or their reason for hanging around.

 

They run

I've shot 2 of these nasty little animals with arrows. I used a judo point on them and they both ran along ways with my arows in them(into the neighbors yards). I'll use a broadhead next time.

They do a lot of damage to yards and gardens.

 

No Joke,

If you can get a shot from above them is best. That way you can pin them to the ground and shoot them again if needed. I have had them spin heads off the arrows but that is another story. It was a fishing arrow.

AKMATT

 

Armadillos can be pesky lil' critters in large #s. As a child, my family owned cattle and I would shoot them all the time. In large numbers they're like gophers and make numerous holes, which can cause injury to cattle.(i.e., broken legs and such) And yes, if you don't kill them right away, they will make every effort to return to their burrow to die. And as I found by mistake, they can jump dang near 4 feet high. So just make sure the critter's a lil' bit away from ya when ya smack it.:wink:

 

They usually jump about 5 feet in the air.

 

Everyone that I've ever shot has jumped around like a fish out of water.
All have been shot with a gun.

 

I shot a couple yesterday while pig hunting. I was in a tree stand and it pinned them to the ground. I was using broadheads and they expired fast.

 

I've had to shoot em 3 or 4 times with a 22 before. Them dudes is tough! I'd be careful shooting them with a bow.

 

they arent that hard to sneek up on, come on guys.. lol. I would sneak up behind it and shoot it at the base of its head/neck (right at the edge of the shell) and pin it to the ground. My experiance with this method is 7/7 with none running or breaking my arrows. I always used a feild tip with an addar point behind it.. good luck

 

If you shoot them with a 30-06 they explode like someone put a stick of dynamite in them.

 

run it off with the garden hose. you dont need to kill everything.

 

And it will go destroy yet other properties.

 

My parent have them by there house in fla. they do tons of damage to the veg garden, flowers and dig holes everywhere. At first my mom was wanting to let them be, cause they were different from what she had been used to seeing being from the north. Within a year I had went down there, bought my father a bow from a pawn shop, taught him how to shoot (only out to 15 yards) and now he has something to do. Plus it keeps my mom happy- he's out of her hair and there are no more armidillos

 

I am not much on killing things cause they 'might' do a lot of damage.

What I will offer is that if you de-bone the meat from the rear legs they are excellent table fare.

Sneaking up on them and pinning them to the ground is probably the best way to do em in.

IMHO

 

Don't eat armadillo. There is an association between people who have eaten armadillo and people who have gotten leprosy. It is a slowly progressing disease, so it's hard to prove cause and effect.

 

Don't know about the link between armadillo meat and leprosy but this town eats it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtlpedgTl3Y&feature=related

 

Usually they don't run very far.
:wink:

Not too bad for a 35 yard shot.

 

And I thought our opossums were ugly ukey:

 

like other pests, kill them all.

 

archery talk needs another category. this isnt either bowhunting OR bowhunting showcase. we need a "killing" section.


i am out.

 

The forum you are looking for can be found on PETAs forum. You can always go there if you need.

 

You cut the shell/hide off wash them real good and put them on the smoker...

 

Go for it