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Post by deerhunter65347 on Apr 4, 2009 3:48:47 GMT -6
And some pics of tracks if you guys down south could get us some. Those buggers are traveling north and i need to be on the look out!
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Post by shooter06 on Apr 4, 2009 13:57:08 GMT -6
Well I don't know how far south you want them to be from but here you go! Track with tail drag mark  The culprit  |
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Post by deerhunter65347 on Apr 4, 2009 15:36:05 GMT -6
Never had to worry about them before i live north of 70 hwy and they are getting killed pretty frequently on this highway. So its just a matter of time before they will replace the possum!
If i see those tracks i will know what it is now! Thanks shooter!
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Post by shooter06 on Apr 4, 2009 16:00:41 GMT -6
Hope it helps ya. It's not the best pic but will give you an idea.
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Post by mocoontrapper on Apr 26, 2009 15:57:05 GMT -6
Peel one of them out tell your wife its a new gravy boot.
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Post by redeagle on Apr 27, 2009 13:39:27 GMT -6
Possum on the half shell.LOL Don't handle them: they have a reputation for carrying leprosy.
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Post by Goot Shooter on Aug 19, 2010 2:59:49 GMT -6
Would make A good Soup bowl, or Hard hat I guess..lmao
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Post by mocatmancb on Aug 20, 2010 1:02:08 GMT -6
i saw the first one in my county 20 years ago, killed it too. they are thick now. i been thinnin em out all i can, but they are hard to keep up with. that bad winter we had didn't phase em a bit. they will keep moving north but how far is anyone's guess. they are north of the Missouri River now. who has seen one the farthest north? i wanna know the nothernmost sighting. as far as iowa yet? how bout to the east or west? any in KS, IL? or did they all just go straight up to MO? anybody have any of that info?
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nemosoybeanboy
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Post by nemosoybeanboy on Aug 23, 2010 14:05:46 GMT -6
I seen a few in the Jefferson City area. Went to college in Linn Mo. and the first time I seen an armadillo was after I hit it in my 73 dodge charger! LOL! Seen sevral running about after that. My hometown of Memphis, missouri..havent seen any..im liveing in Minnesota now..and nope! None around here!
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Post by robertw on Aug 23, 2010 20:52:15 GMT -6
The only "KNOWN" way to catch leprosy from an armadillo is from eating the under-cooked meat of an armadillo.
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Post by trappingfarva on Apr 4, 2011 19:01:12 GMT -6
there is a good video on youtube on how to catch a bunch of armadillos evedently they dont pay much attention when they are rooting
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Post by watershedman25 on Apr 7, 2011 14:50:25 GMT -6
i saw the first one in my county 20 years ago, killed it too. they are thick now. i been thinnin em out all i can, but they are hard to keep up with. that bad winter we had didn't phase em a bit. they will keep moving north but how far is anyone's guess. they are north of the Missouri River now. who has seen one the farthest north? i wanna know the nothernmost sighting. as far as iowa yet? how bout to the east or west? any in KS, IL? or did they all just go straight up to MO? anybody have any of that info? Saw my first 3 yrs ago on our first trip to Tx.. I told the wife lets see how far we have to go to see an armadillo, HA!! 50 miles south of Nashville on I40W. Couldn't believe they were that close. |
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Post by reddog on Apr 7, 2011 20:52:37 GMT -6
plenty of them in the fort leanard wood area
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Post by johnr on May 9, 2011 20:06:05 GMT -6
"Humans can acquire a leprosy infection from armadillos by handling them or consuming armadillo meat, and are a presumed vector and natural reservoir for the disease in Texas and Louisiana." From Wikipedia. Just to be safe would use all precautions if/when handling. Have caught some in live traps, just destroyed them.
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Post by trappingfarva on May 12, 2011 21:10:25 GMT -6
ok this may sound stupid but damn these things are way faster the ol grinners i can catch one on the run but there amadillos are way to fast not sure that id want one alive in my hands but iw as gonna cross that bridge once i got that sob but no luck
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Post by ozarkmountainman on Nov 13, 2011 9:30:03 GMT -6
Why???
Dale
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Post by townsendtaxidermy on Nov 14, 2011 4:32:42 GMT -6
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Post by mathewssolocam on Dec 28, 2011 9:58:19 GMT -6
armadillo helmet..
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Post by townsendtaxidermy on Dec 28, 2011 12:58:33 GMT -6
I researched an article on armadillos a long time ago. Not sure if I have all my facts straight, but I believe I recall that it was the government that gave leprosy to armadillos. Next to humans, they are one of the few mammals that have a body temperature low enough for the bacteria to grow, so the government used them to create a vaccine. Think it was in the 50s or 60s.
Also, and I think this is pretty cool, armadillos have identical quadruplets, either all males or all females and genetically the same. So studies were more controlled when using the young in experiments.
I think I also remember learning that armadillos can delay the birth of their young. There was a female in captivity that gave birth 4 years after she was captured and she had never been around a male while in captivity. Now that's a pretty cool trick!
As for humans contracting leprosy from armadillos, I sure wouldn't mount one...wouldn't take the chance. That's one horrible disease!
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Post by pemiscotpelter on Dec 28, 2011 16:28:10 GMT -6
haha i got a funny story for yall, last spring me and a buddy of mine were at camping in cape county , we decided to go for a walk at night. We started hearing things in front if us so we shined the light and an armadillo was crossing the trail my friend grabed a rock and killed that thing dead as a door nob. I told him he needs a couple of sharp rock for deer season he was deadly with it. I called it a "lucky shot".
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