Finally cutting int armadillo population

[Tdog]

My live trap has not produced any results yet, but my 16-gage did. One benefit of my wife not being able to sleep is that she spotted this guy dining in our front yard - - so she got me up.
Earlier, during the day, I dug up a small oak - - so I had a ready-made hole to dump him in.
Are there likely to be more of his family around? Or are they territorial & solitary?

 

[YanmarFever]

Have you ever tried armadillo stew, or soup ?

Have your wife cook some up, you will love it !

 

[waynokakid]

Around here we call them possum on the half shell. Never tried eating one, guess if I got desperate enough......

 

[Bird]

I used to have an employee who would bring barbecued armadillo and raccoon to work; both quite tasty.

 

[texasjohn]

Where there is one, there are more.
When they are born, there are always four... all identical twins... all the same sex.
They don't run in herds.... but I wouldn't be surprised if you get several more over the next several nights... assuming your wife remains sleepless and vigilant

Unless you are trying to do your own version of "survivor" I wouldn't recommend eating it.

 

[BTDT]

I used to have an employee who would bring barbecued armadillo and raccoon to work; both quite tasty.

Back when I was single, our singles group at church won a chili cookoff with a recipe that used armadillo meat (our secret recipe).

 

[Bird]

With chili, you can just use any meat you can find. I'll never forget my wife telling me one Saturday morning while I was mowing the yard that one of us needed to go to the grocery store and one of the things she mentioned that we needed was ground beef or hamburger. That night we had homemade chili for supper, and later while watching TV, I remembered her saying she was out of ground beef, so I asked if she had gone to the store. Nope, so I said, "I thought you said you were out of ground beef." She says, "We are." So I said, "Well, what did you make that chili with?" and she said, "Half moose and half bear." One of my brothers had recently come to visit from Alaska and had brought us some moose and bear ground meat, as well as some steaks and roasts.

 

[MossRoad]

What's for dinner honey?

Moose bear chili!


MMMmmm!!!



Bird, you've had a most interesting life!

 

[jinman]

My live trap has not produced any results yet, but my 16-gage did.

'Dillo in a 'bota bucket. That's the first time I ever saw that method. I always use a square bladed shovel.

 

[Georgia Boy]

Armadillo is good cooked on the grill. During the Hoover days folks called them a POOR MANS PIG.