O/T Armadillo Range

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Fergienewbee

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• Aug 12, 2013

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We just returned from Oklahoma via I-44. We saw close to a dozen road-killed armadillos as far north as close to Rolla, Mo. How far have these things expanded their range? Do you have them by you, Old?

Larry

 

jm.

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Dover TN

• Aug 12, 2013

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I am within 10 miles of the Kentucky border , Northern Tenn. and they have showed up here pretty strong this year.

 

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David G

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• Aug 12, 2013

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I saw one about 60 miles from Iowa border.

 

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Kerry50

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• Aug 12, 2013

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10 miles east of Rolla here on I-44. Dang things have been around here for probably 5 years. Taking round bales of hay out of my barn a couple of years ago, under the bales were mounds of dirt. Dang things. A couple of weeks ago I was cleaning up a brush pile. Saw one, thot I would sure get him with the crawler. Tried to get him with the bucket a couple of times, he jumped and away he went. To fast for a 953 crawler, lol.

 

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Fergienewbee

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• Aug 12, 2013

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Old will have to get armor piercing rounds. LOL!! Must be harder to kill than opossums.

Larry

 

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old

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Camdenton Missouri

• Aug 12, 2013

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I have killed a good many of them. Last year they where real bad but this year it seems all this rain has washed them away. As for the round well lets just say I collect ammo that will pretty much do any thing I want or need it to and a simple 22 round will stop on of them Texas speed bumps. The rounds that are fun to shoot are the tracer rounds at night

 

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timbernt

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• Aug 12, 2013

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I am 65 miles SE of KC, MO. Have seen them for 3 years.

 

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WAYNE-N-TX

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• Aug 12, 2013

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Our contribution to all y'all North of I-20.

A side note, they taste pretty good. Not sure if it's worth the trouble though, some seems to think they're of a carrier of some problem. We ate them in the '50's, ain't nothing happen yet, duh, ain't nothing wrong here lately. :-(

Just kidding!!!

 

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JDNewbie

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• Aug 12, 2013

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I saw one out hunting near Kanopolis Lake in Central Kansas a few years ago. Just saw two on I-135 dead on the side of the road north of Wichita this weekend.

 

T in NE

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Cambridge, Nebraska

• Aug 12, 2013

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Leprosy.

 

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2x4

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• Aug 12, 2013

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dozens killed here every night near Nashville TN. Must be more prolific than possums.

 

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C.R.

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• Aug 13, 2013

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heard of some kids vacationing in Fla. a few years ago that picked up a bunch of roadkill armadillos and after they got back north a ways tossed the deceased critters out onto highways as a joke maybe some of em werent quite dead?

 

BAnNC

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Western North Carolina

• Aug 13, 2013

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Seen some as far northeast as middle to upper SC. I-26 near Clinton.

 

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charlespretzer Ks.

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• Aug 13, 2013

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Got alot of them near Emporia Ks. East, central Ks.

 

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SteveinMo

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• Aug 13, 2013

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I am in Warrenton Mo. which is centeral and a little east. We have been seeing them 3 years now,not many but some.

 

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Nancy Howell

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• Aug 13, 2013

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Leave them alone. 5% of them carry leprosy.

 

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Nancy Howell

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• Aug 13, 2013

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We used to have a lot of them around the farm.

About two years ago started seeing carcasses. Something learned how to make a meal of them. I haven't seen a live one for quite some time.

 

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sotxbill

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• Aug 13, 2013

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(quoted from post at 20:26:12 08/12/13) We just returned from Oklahoma via I-44. We saw close to a dozen road-killed armadillos as far north as close to Rolla, Mo. How far have these things expanded their range? Do you have them by you, Old?

Larry

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I think it has something to do with external_link care and voting rights. They are moving fast. Especially out of Arizona.

 

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lemroy

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• Aug 13, 2013

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I have been told that an armadillo is nothing but a hardshell opposum. Roy

 

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da.bees

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• Aug 13, 2013

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(quoted from post at 20:18:51 08/13/13) I have been told that an armadillo is nothing but a hardshell opposum. Roy

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More like possum on the half-shell.

 

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Dr. Walt

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• Aug 15, 2013

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Don't have any here in Nevada. I'll trade you some Jack Rabbits for some Armadillos. LOL