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SW Mississippi Armadillos
Posted on 1/4/25 at 6:54 am
Posted on 1/4/25 at 6:54 am
Has anyone noticed a drastic population decline of armadillos in SW Miss? We hunt a pretty large piece of property. We usually see 10-20 a day. Bastards are everywhere. However, this season I have only seen 1 armadillo.
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Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:16 am to OhFace55
Yep, I haven’t seen any this season. It’s really odd.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:18 am to OhFace55
That's odd. Seems like this time last year we were talking about them being everywhere. Maybe a population boom led to disease.
eta: 12/18/23 OB armadillo topic
eta: 12/18/23 OB armadillo topic
This post was edited on 1/4/25 at 8:37 am
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:22 am to Turnblad85
I was just thinking about this yesterday. Last year I saw multiple armadillo every time I hunted. This year I haven't seen a single one. This is in St Helena parish.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:31 am to jgthunt
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Last year I saw multiple armadillo every time I hunted. This year I haven't seen a single one.
Same for me.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:52 am to Red Stick Rambler
My daughter always watches them while we hunt and takes pictures and videos so we are very aware of their presence. I started asking around and everyone I talked to realized they haven't seen any seen either once I brought it to their attention. I've tried searching for reports on this and came up empty. It's quite baffling.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:31 am to OhFace55
Very interesting observation.
I don't hunt, but live on the edge of some wooded area.
Last year, assumingly because of the drought, they were constantly in our yard and flowerbeds. We shot several.
None in our yard this year, but assumed it was because they were finding plenty of food in the woods.
We need somebody smart to jump in here with the answer!
I don't hunt, but live on the edge of some wooded area.
Last year, assumingly because of the drought, they were constantly in our yard and flowerbeds. We shot several.
None in our yard this year, but assumed it was because they were finding plenty of food in the woods.
We need somebody smart to jump in here with the answer!
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:35 am to OhFace55
Just curious.
Do they offer any benefit to wild life?
Or are they the dry land nutria.
Do they offer any benefit to wild life?
Or are they the dry land nutria.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:42 am to dstone12
They're good for overall environment health. Eat a lot of insects/ pests. Nature's natural aeration system. They'll make your food plot look like shite but they help in the long run.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:48 am to OhFace55
Got a few here in southern Rapides Parish I will gladly send your way.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:52 am to duckblind56
I declared war on them bastards last year. Our home backs up to a large wooded area and the drought had them in our yard and flower beds.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:55 am to OhFace55
They go through a population cycle. Every 5 to 7 years they seem to die off and then build numbers for 5 or 6 years.
I have heard several reasons for this, maybe a disease that kicks in when the populations get denser?
They are known to carry leprosy, maybe that’s it?
I have heard several reasons for this, maybe a disease that kicks in when the populations get denser?
They are known to carry leprosy, maybe that’s it?
Posted on 1/4/25 at 9:36 am to OhFace55
They must have all come to to TN, I have seen more this year than ever.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 9:51 am to calcotron
Where in Tennessee? I have property in West TN and have not seen any since last spring.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 10:02 am to OhFace55
“They’re good for overall,environmental health”
Forester,that helped me with my property says the same.
I can’t help myself,I shoot everyone I see.Like others said I’ve had very few this past year.
Also have very few raccoons this year maybe they got distemper.
Forester,that helped me with my property says the same.
I can’t help myself,I shoot everyone I see.Like others said I’ve had very few this past year.
Also have very few raccoons this year maybe they got distemper.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 10:32 am to meltingman
Middle, where I hunt in Maury county.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 5:58 pm to jgthunt
If you're a turkey hunter, be thankful. Armadillos absolutely wreck turkey nests and eggs.
This post was edited on 1/4/25 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 1/4/25 at 6:04 pm to OhFace55
It’s funny because my last trip to south Texas we saw them everywhere. So much so that everyone commented on how many we saw them. The deer weren’t moving at all the entire trip but Armadillos sure were!
Posted on 1/4/25 at 7:13 pm to OhFace55
Yep. They were everywhere last year in the parts of Claiborne cty I frequent. Counted something like 30 in a 5 mile stretch of the Trace one Saturday. Not seeing any this year.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:02 pm to turkish
Maaaaan I been thinking about this. Here’s my theory, last year with the drought I had never seen so many all throughout the day looking for rootable ground. I think a lot died or got killed by predators due to being out and vulnerable.
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