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Armadillos in Tennessee? #7128027 01/09/21 07:45 AM 01/09/21 07:45 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	I'm pretty sure I saw a roadkilled armadillo somewhere around Chattanooga. Are they common there? I guess there's no reason there wouldn't be. Also saw a ton of roadkilled coyotes all thru TN, KY, IL. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7128057 01/09/21 08:50 AM 01/09/21 08:50 AM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 112 TN R Remington700 trapper
Remington700 trapper R Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 112 TN	Yes, we have armadillos here. I am in the western part of the state. Seems like they came right behind the fire ants.

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7128067 01/09/21 09:21 AM 01/09/21 09:21 AM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 309 AR B bigfoottrapper trapper
bigfoottrapper trapper B Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 309 AR	I am in the Ozarks they are everywhere, anybody know how to lower the population?

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7128083 01/09/21 09:43 AM 01/09/21 09:43 AM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,588 NC, Orange Co. QuietButDeadly trapper
QuietButDeadly trapper Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,588 NC, Orange Co.	We have them in the southern part of NC as well. Life Member: NCTA, VTA, NTA, TTFHA, MFTI Member: FTA NRA NWTF

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: bigfoottrapper] #7128087 01/09/21 09:48 AM 01/09/21 09:48 AM
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J Staton Unregistered J	Originally Posted by bigfoottrapper I am in the Ozarks they are everywhere, anybody know how to lower the population? We have roadrunner here in the Ouachitas. Y'all got them in the Ozarks?

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7128109 01/09/21 10:19 AM 01/09/21 10:19 AM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,849 Nashville, TN 27 y/o J JoeyHalk trapper
JoeyHalk trapper J Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,849 Nashville, TN 27 y/o	They are all over Middle Tennessee. Frequently catch them in double door cage traps set up as blind sets. once you go trap, you never come back www.halkerswildlifecontrol.com

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: bigfoottrapper] #7128110 01/09/21 10:19 AM 01/09/21 10:19 AM
Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 200 GA P PSPH17 trapper
PSPH17 trapper P Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 200 GA	Originally Posted by bigfoottrapper I am in the Ozarks they are everywhere, anybody know how to lower the population? A spotlight and a .22 is what I use. Right after dark around the farm I can usually do good.

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7128115 01/09/21 10:29 AM 01/09/21 10:29 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,878 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,878 Central, SD	Buddy just moved to MO and is seeing them there now I hunted that area years ago never heard of one around central MO then. Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7128129 01/09/21 10:44 AM 01/09/21 10:44 AM
Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 135 Ozark Mtns, AR J JD Hornet trapper
JD Hornet trapper J Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 135 Ozark Mtns, AR	J Staton yes Farm Hard

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7128144 01/09/21 10:54 AM 01/09/21 10:54 AM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,240 West Michigan G Getting There trapper
Getting There trapper G Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,240 West Michigan	I have not seen or heard of any in Michigan yet. To Old U.S. Army 60-63 SGT.

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7128147 01/09/21 10:56 AM 01/09/21 10:56 AM
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 175 GA K Kmax8 trapper
Kmax8 trapper K Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 175 GA	They been there. My father inlaw lives South of Nashville. He kills a few every year.

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: ] #7128169 01/09/21 11:21 AM 01/09/21 11:21 AM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 309 AR B bigfoottrapper trapper
bigfoottrapper trapper B Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 309 AR	Originally Posted by J Staton Originally Posted by bigfoottrapper I am in the Ozarks they are everywhere, anybody know how to lower the population? We have roadrunner here in the Ouachitas. Y'all got them in the Ozarks? yes, I see them frequently

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7128172 01/09/21 11:23 AM 01/09/21 11:23 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 16,150 Tennessee Scuba1 "color blind Kraut"
Scuba1 "color blind Kraut" Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 16,150 Tennessee	I have not seen one here north of Knoxville. Let's go Brandon "Shall not comply" with morons who don't understand "shall not infringe."

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Scuba1] #7128446 01/09/21 04:56 PM 01/09/21 04:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 28 Kentucky/Lake Cumberland D dunit trapper
dunit trapper D Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 28 Kentucky/Lake Cumberland	Starting to see a few in southern KY..saw first one as road kill couple years back. Seeing sign of them occasionally.

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7128453 01/09/21 05:08 PM 01/09/21 05:08 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,181 Golconda, IL nramemb trapper
nramemb trapper Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,181 Golconda, IL	there in southern IL

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: nramemb] #7128458 01/09/21 05:18 PM 01/09/21 05:18 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,240 West Michigan G Getting There trapper
Getting There trapper G Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,240 West Michigan	Originally Posted by nramemb there in southern IL I am glad IL. is a long State. To Old U.S. Army 60-63 SGT.

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7129018 01/09/21 10:12 PM 01/09/21 10:12 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 10,826 Asheville, NC C charles trapper
charles trapper C Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 10,826 Asheville, NC	Our wildlife department says me we have a few In Western NC. Never seen one here. I read a year ago that their northern migration might reach PA. Limited only by frozen ground.

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7129168 01/09/21 11:19 PM 01/09/21 11:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,194 MN M Mark K trapper
Mark K trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,194 MN	I saw one in IA this summer.

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: PSPH17] #7129383 01/10/21 02:50 AM 01/10/21 02:50 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,049 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,049 Minnesota	Originally Posted by PSPH17 Originally Posted by bigfoottrapper I am in the Ozarks they are everywhere, anybody know how to lower the population? A spotlight and a .22 is what I use. Right after dark around the farm I can usually do good. NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Armadillos in Tennessee? [Re: Gary Benson] #7129486 01/10/21 08:36 AM 01/10/21 08:36 AM
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,869 meadowview, Virginia E EdP trapper
EdP trapper E Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,869 meadowview, Virginia	They were in western Ky for a few years before I moved from there in 2015. At least 5 years prior to that I saw them on the side of the road just south of St Louis Mo. It is definitely a period of expansion for the species.

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