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: Armadillo's
: Iflyrc April 13, 2008, 07:11:36 AM
Anyone had any luck with armadillo hunting? If so what did you use? My TF99 just bounces of their shells  and a head shot is near impossible, they turn and run when the light hits them.
 Thanks
     Dave
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: kirby999 April 13, 2008, 07:23:03 AM
I got one last year . A friend and I walked up on it during day light while squirrel hunting . I put a .177 JSB 8.4 between his eyes , at about 20 yards and it rolled into a ball and then rolled down a hill for at least 50 yards with us chasing it. When we got to it , it was kicking it's last kicks . My friend was surprised by what the Air Arms 12fpe carbine would do. kirby
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: Gene_SC April 13, 2008, 01:17:42 PM
For sure a magnum springer would do the job with JSB Preditors. Those pellets break bone and a head shot should bring excellent results. I would use my TF-89 .22 springer with those preditors for sure. The TF-89 .22 is my most powerful springer at this time. Shoots in the low 800 fps range.

Gene
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: shadow April 13, 2008, 01:21:12 PM
There real tough critter's but as Gene said go for a headshot with a Predator to get inside the fusebox. Ed
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: LPC April 13, 2008, 05:58:32 PM
try gamo rockets. my tuned big cat puts them through steel drums like as if shooting paper.
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: longislandhunter April 14, 2008, 02:13:23 AM


Just curious,,,,, are armadillos edible????



Jeff

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: Splash April 14, 2008, 02:33:59 AM
Mmmmm, Possum on the half shell, I'm sure they are, but I think I'll pass.
Mike
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: longislandhunter April 14, 2008, 02:38:26 AM


I was just wondering :)



Jeff

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: kirby999 April 14, 2008, 02:39:25 AM
Jeff, here's a quote taken from the Armadillo fact page

5. Do people really eat armadillos?

    

Yes. In many areas of Central and South America, armadillo meat is often used as part of an average diet. I have heard that some peoples of South America keep small varieties of armadillos as edible housepets. During the Depression, armadillos were often eaten by hungry people. They were called “Hoover hogs” by people angry with then-President Herbert Hoover’s broken promise of a chicken in every pot. The meat is said to taste like fine-grained, high-quality pork. But I'll pass on the Armadillo . Here's a link to some more facts , including the one I've always heard about them being disease carriers. http://www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/faq.html . They are considered to be pests here in Georgia. kirby

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: longislandhunter April 14, 2008, 03:12:02 AM


thanks,,, I enjoyed that info... Now I just gotta find some armadillos hanging around New York :)



Jeff

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: Big_Bill April 14, 2008, 05:08:06 AM


Hey Guys,



I have eaten Armadillo, I thought it tasted like sweet chicken (my best comparison), but it was very good.



I can never understand those that turn up there noses at wild food, as most of these animals are cleaner than Chickens and Pigs ! And make a tasty meal.



Remember, There is a place in this world for all Gods animals, right next to the mashed potatoes !



Bill :-)



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: shadow April 14, 2008, 07:01:09 AM
I''l take a plate of the sweetdillo with some cornbread and blackeye peas.:) Ed
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: PeakChick April 14, 2008, 07:50:18 AM
I could mail y'all some grackles.....................
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: NMCA_Ron April 14, 2008, 08:24:15 AM
PeakChick - 4/14/2008  2:50 PM

I could mail y'all some grackles.....................



Now that's funny, right there!  LOL!!!!!


Ron
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: longislandhunter April 14, 2008, 08:44:44 AM


Stephanie,,,,, would that be "overnight" shipping????? :)



Jeff

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: Jaymo April 14, 2008, 01:04:24 PM
Big_Bill - 4/14/2008  1:08 PM



Hey Guys,



I have eaten Armadillo, I thought it tasted like sweet chicken (my best comparison), but it was very good.



I can never understand those that turn up there noses at wild food, as most of these animals are cleaner than Chickens and Pigs ! And make a tasty meal.



Remember, There is a place in this world for all Gods animals, right next to the mashed potatoes !



Bill :-)



 



And gravy. Don't forget the gravy.

I'd eat it as long as it's cooked properly.
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: Jaymo April 14, 2008, 01:06:31 PM
No thanks, I'd rather have rock dove. They're meatier than grackles. Although robin was a popular food bird at one time.
Beaver's good to eat. Makes a good BBQ.
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: Gene_SC April 14, 2008, 02:33:45 PM
Ditto that Bill... :D  :D

Gene
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: Gil April 22, 2008, 01:55:30 PM
Anyone ever eaten a snake before? My friend and I came up on one a while back, but we didnt have our guns and it just so happened to be a rattle snake about 5 coils high. Those people that say not to run from snakes are idiots. What else were we supposed to do?
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: Big_Bill April 22, 2008, 02:17:29 PM


Hey Gil,



I have eaten a GREAT variety of wild animals, except Grackles.



I have had fried rattler, pickled rattler, and raw rattler, all tasted good, the raw rattler was sweet ! and I still have his skinas my hat band !



Wild Bill

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: shadow April 22, 2008, 02:35:47 PM
Snake is good stuff, campfire viddles for sure. Ed
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: Archon April 22, 2008, 10:39:13 PM
Gil - 4/22/2008  8:55 PM

Anyone ever eaten a snake before? My friend and I came up on one a while back, but we didnt have our guns and it just so happened to be a rattle snake about 5 coils high. Those people that say not to run from snakes are idiots. What else were we supposed to do?


Indeed, anyone who says NOT to run from a snake is an idiot.  They are generally VERY easy to grab if you are not scared, and time it right, but why mess with a venomous one?  Now, if someone is saying "don't make sudden movements if you realize you are standing OVER a snake" well, that makes more sense...

But yeah, Rattlesnake, I wouldn't stand there and try to negotiate.  Unless you happen to be Jimmy Carter and have experience with that kind of thing, in that case BY ALL MEANS, PROCEED
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: Gil April 23, 2008, 02:58:42 PM
Who is Jimmy Carter? Is he like some kind of negotiator or snake wrangler? I do remember Ace Ventura wrestle an alligator down a waterfall...
And venom in my bloodstream is not good. Also I have always wondered if I could eat somebody if I had to. When they were already dead of course. I dont know though, for some reason I think human is salty.