Armadillos in Terre Haute?

[bwframe]

Armadillo found on the side of the road in Terre Haute

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Hard-shell possum.

 

[patience0830]

Choot 'em, Elizabeth!

 

[gregr]

There are RINO`s in Indianapolis!

 

[KellyinAvon]

Armadillo #56 in Indiana? Who'd a thunk it?

 

[patience0830]

There are RINO`s in Indianapolis!

I stand by my previous statement.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I could see 1. Ive seen them singularly in southern IN as roadkill.

But 4 at once seems really odd.

 

[DadSmith]

Are they hitching a ride from Texas? Or have they actually migrated here?

 

[BigRed]

Are they hitching a ride from Texas? Or have they actually migrated here?

Just don't call them aliens.

 

[DadSmith]

Just don't call them aliens.

Lol.

I would not think they could handle our winters with below 0 tempature. Have they adapted, improvised, and overcome the weather conditions here in Indiana?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Lol.

I would not think they could handle our winters with below 0 tempature. Have they adapted, improvised, and overcome the weather conditions here in Indiana?

Apparently our winters have been mild enough in recent years that they're able to survive now.

 

[SAILORGOLF46]

At my brothers farm in south Tenn. they were very distructive. He predicted they would make it to Indiana.

 

[DadSmith]

Apparently our winters have been mild enough in recent years that they're able to survive now.

I was in San Antonio many years ago January and February. It was in the 50's and sometimes 60's. I was running around in my T-shirt and people were asking if I was cold or needed a jacket. I told them in Indiana 50's was T-shirt weather. I find it hard to believe that an armadillo can handle subzero weather. It must dig in pretty deep to stay warm.

 

[two70]

I was in San Antonio many years ago January and February. It was in the 50's and sometimes 60's. I was running around in my T-shirt and people were asking if I was cold or needed a jacket. I told them in Indiana 50's was T-shirt weather. I find it hard to believe that an armadillo can handle subzero weather. It must dig in pretty deep to stay warm.

I wouldn't think the cold would be as much of a problem as extended cold. While their burrows can probably protect them from pretty cold temps, I would think the number of days they can stay in them is pretty limited.

From my experience hunting in Texas, it seems they disappear as soon as the temps dip into the low 40's but are everywhere the first warm, sunny day following such cold spells.

 

[DRAIN SURGEON]

Old saying when I lived in Florida that armadillos were born beside the road dead.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Lol.

I would not think they could handle our winters with below 0 tempature. Have they adapted, improvised, and overcome the weather conditions here in Indiana?

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/weather/2018/12/03/what-counts-as-sweater-weather-in-dallas/ if the picture isn't working

 

[ghuns]

Hard-shell possum.

Or, possum in it's own pot.

 

[AtTheMurph]

Armadillo Expansion

Information on the spread of armadillos in the United States.

armadillo-online.org

 

[ghuns]

Armadillo Expansion

Information on the spread of armadillos in the United States.

armadillo-online.org

Maybe we'll see them make an appearance in the 2025 or 2026 edition of the Official Gratuitous Grilling/BBQ/Cooking Thread.

 

[patience0830]

Called 'em Hoover Hogs during the depression.