How to catch armadillos

That time of year to start removing armadillos from flower beds and yards. #yawtyawt #armadillos

[@samhouston2000]

There are so many youtubers I watch the videos of but you are the only person who makes me happy when I see you. You and I would have been very good friends if you and I knew each other. You are a very good soul. May God guide you to the straight path and keep you healthy wealthy and wise.

[@andrewvincent1166]

I had a live trap trying to catch a Houdini raccoon but he kept jumping the trigger and eating the bait. Solution was to set a mouse trap inside with peanut butter and when it smacked his nose he jumped and hit the trigger, got him! FYI trappers

[@rosetucker9049]

I can tell how not to catch one... Lol. We had a smoke house(old)behind the house at the farm. Good friend and I saw a dillo go under it one night. He ran to the truck and got a hoe. Long handled. We were standing on the same corner on opposite sides. He decided to take that hoe handle and ran it under the smokehouse. That thing came out on my side and went up my leg to my waist, I kid you not! Now I'm a country girl so I can handle most things but I screamed like a banshee it scared me so bad. I was NOT expecting that. My friend fell over literally on the ground and laughed FOREVER. 😂 I laughed too but not as much as he did.... Lol God rest his soul. The Lord called him home about 3 years ago. We had lots of fun at that farm. Sorry such a long post.

[@joeimj6203]

Between the armadillo and the moles, i may as well give up. Its like waking on a songe in my yard. Holes everywhere! Completely Ruined. Cant even mow the damn thing.

[@dalecaves2882]

I think you can use a piece of asphalt (black Top in Jasper County, Ms) as bait. They bound to eat that as many as you see on the road.

[@nancyfahey7518]

Bad joke

[@kens.3729]

The Trapper of ALL Trades. We see Armadillos up here in the Midwest along the Highways. They travel on the Roads like the rest of us. 😬👍

[@billmartz4290]

My dad has us building box traps 60 years ago. Simple and cheap. We trapped rabbits, skunks and rats in those things. Cheers!

[@greggrondin3034]

Wood box is the way to go! Caught hundreds with wood box and 2x4 funnel leading them right into it!

[@christopher1459]

Where do I get one of those traps

[@nancyfahey7518]

@@christopher1459 my feed store carries the wire ones.

[@judithdandavis2206]

i was wondering if mashed up worms would be good bait?

[@bambibarnett6052]

Hi. Enjoyed your video. Armadillos are driving me crazy digging up my yard! I didn’t know opossums dug holes like a dillo does. What do I use to secure boards if I don’t have wire stakes? Btw, I caught an opossum in it but let it go bcuz they help create anti-venoms for snakes & scorpions

[@DuckDuck-iu7dz]

I get a good education every time I whatch you thanks that's the way we learn ........ come on

[@msgajhimelret9496]

Earth worms, mash some up and put them in a small tin can where the lid is attached at one spot, close the lid all the way down where the attached side is even... pointed toward the entrance... BANG!

[@lesliefer9549]

How sensitive are armadillos to human scent ? Is it necessary to wear rubber boots, gloves etc. when setting and /or checking traps ? Thanks, Les

[@FisherCatProductions]

They are not at all put off by human scent.

[@TimothyMcVay]

David , if u see this.. what do u recommend for me... I got raccoons, possums, and cats , I need to kill the armadillos, but I don't stay up late enough for go out and shoot um. Should I just guide them into my metal trap? Maybe around the torn up yard? I don't know what to bait it with bc of the coons, possums, and cats that I don't want to catch... but I just need one to use ur cardboard method.. should I guide it in & hope for the best ?

[@juanitaziegler7016]

Love this, very educational. Thanks

[@lukedog7028]

Man you gonna get that leprechaun disease and your fingers going to fall off from touching those things.

[@jimschaefer9290]

You mean leprosy?

[@lukedog7028]

@@jimschaefer9290 yea that lepordsee

[@jbragg2493]

How much do you charge a golf course per armadillo you catch? I may have found my winter job…

[@pocopico7409]

Are you saying using bait (mealworms, sardines, eggs, fruit, spoiled meat) is a waste of time? Are you saying the only thing that makes them go in the trap is if it has the scent of armadillo? Most of us don't have scented cages, so cages would be a waste of time for most of us. Also, what do you thing about repellants? Do they work or are they a waste of time? I've read castor oil, cayenne pepper and vinegar are best for repelling them. What say you? Also, do you know if an air (BB) gun with a CO2 cartridge is enough to kill an armadillo or pierce its armor?

[@davidpacker117]

By the looks of that house you should start a painting business too.😁 Very interesting video.

[@wnmech6495]

I’ve caught many armadillos in my wire trap by using that guide method when they have dug under my fence. They make one heck of a mess digging up grub worms. I’ve released several of them away from everyone at my local lake. Catch and release.

[@208stroker1]

we have Bandicoots here in australia...they do the same thing.

[@Isaiah30v21]

If they carry leprosy, do you really want to handle the boxes without gloves?

[@DavidEllisYawtYawt]

I don’t fear all that.

[@gort400]

2 Questions?? 1. What do you do with the armadillo after you catch it? 2. What about the leprosy they carry?

[@DavidEllisYawtYawt]

I know Jesus

[@epifaniomendez1447]

What does that mean?

[@davidlong2048]

shoot it

[@kevinevans4367]

Where could buy one of those wood box traps? I like the looks of those and how they work.

[@FisherCatProductions]

Don't know if anyone sells wooden ones, but you can google the plans. The biggest tool you would need to build one is a circular saw. If you can build a 12 x 12 x 40 inch box, you can build this trap.

[@elliekennedy2952]

They dig under the house here in Florida, sleep all day and dig my yard at night.

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

What BRAND is that wire cage you have?? I DON'T like how I have to open the Havahart ones I have

[@cjenkins95]

Duke

[@WillieStubbs]

I'd be bleaching the crap out of any trap I put my hands in or wear a hazmat suit handling those boxes since half of armadillos carry leprosy.

[@WillieStubbs]

@@MFaith777 I dunno but leprosy is supposed to be caught by touching an infected person, not taking chances nor eating one.

[@chadanddyson6200]

Great video brother!!!

[@GerardoIantosca]

Look at the opening near the trap at bottom of house. They might get more animals living there.

[@tannercrumpton991]

Where do you buy these wood box traps?

[@FisherCatProductions]

Build them. One sheet of plywood made into a box. Google plans.

[@nancyfahey7518]

My armadillo woes brought me to you. See, there is a reason for everything. I'll watch a couple of videos before I go spewing questions. I've got alot of them.

[@reneebarquest2559]

What is the best way to catch ground hogs?

[@luckycutie8745]

I need your help man!! I got armadillo problem 😕 I'm trying to catch him

[@ottisthomas2490]

You can use sardines for bait!

[@dannyguy1170]

22 works great to just loose sleep waiting 😂🤷‍♂️

[@pearlluber5849]

Are armadillos a menace like the hogs?

[@DavidEllisYawtYawt]

Yea

[@sheag6200]

You're fantastic brother I look forward to meeting you and your family One Day in heaven cook me up some barbecue when we get there😀

[@brad_neal]

I have been trapping rabbits - I am getting one every day. Little B@stards are destroying my lawn.

[@clarkwheeler8764]

Hey Professor Yawt, don't ask how I know, but those Armadillos are HARD to catch with your bare hands!!!

[@lenrhymes]

My dad could catch them.

[@hankfacer7098]

Another fine lesson, this time on Amadillo ????

[@judishaffer9654]

What about skunks they tear up the yard too

[@steveavant9727]

I tried a have a heart trap, the diller got out of it three times. They’re strong critters, the trap wouldn’t hold him. I may try building a plywood trap.

[@noahsmith8988]

Put a 330 conibar there he won't get out of that

[@D-earlybird]

We bait armadillo's with potato peelings

[@hazel555]

In my northeastern wi yard, i get small-med sized holes (not tunnels or rooting) all over my back yard, particularly in the fall. People tell me it's skunks but i seldom smell 'em so i tend to think it's ground hogs.

[@noahsmith8988]

I would say it's chipmunks or we call them ground squirrels

[@FisherCatProductions]

Def NOT ground hogs!

[@purplecatcandles5872]

You do know they can have leprosy, right? I would never touch one without gloves on.

[@wayneisbell]

I heard Sardines works as bait. Try it.

[@bradydoolin6329]

Damn hand slow down cocaine is a hell of a drug

[@karendorminey8493]

I out up a armadillo electric fence & not 1 hole for 4'yrs. Traps nope, I tried everything out there.

[@FLpatriotLady]

Can you drown an armadillo?

[@richardpoland7398]

HELLOOOOO Brother God bless you!!

[@richardmejia1697]

Yawt yawt get em.

[@noahsmith8988]

I have caught 26 armadillos around my place in 330s in the last 2 years by finding den holes just out of my yard I have woods all around my place they root like miniature hogs

[@DavidEllisYawtYawt]

Oh wow.

[@nhwnhw02]

I was gonna mention that. Not every burrow is occupied but when they are, that 330 set across the opening is ready and waiting.

[@noahsmith8988]

@@nhwnhw02 I have caught 9 in the same hole this year they seem to smell where others have used sometimes they will be weeks between catches

[@nhwnhw02]

@noahsmith8988 Many years ago, armadillos had burrowed under a structure that contained all the water and waste plumbing of a house we used as a hunting camp. It was under a house built up off the ground. Decided the armadillos had to go or all the gravel used as insulation was gonna spill out. Put plywood over all their holes but one. Put a hose in the last hole. Turned on the hose and waited. Took a lot longer than I expected for the first one to appear. Shot him in the head at point blank range with a 1911. Then the next, and the next and then they were lifting up some of the plywood and coming out. What evolved in those few minutes is still described as the great armadillo shootout. Even though shot in the head, they still bounce around. Kicking those away and shooting the next one.

[@noahsmith8988]

@@nhwnhw02 I have a small I call my junk house in my back yard next to the woods I have caught armadillos ,fox ,raccoons all going in one hole under the building right now they is a 330 waiting in the hole

[@rainman7992]

you walk up behind them real kwiet like and say " BOO ! " real loud...they fall over and ball up....that is how you catch them.

[@mandiegarrett1706]

LOLOLOL

[@welderman6969]

I think you’re thinking about a possum ?? Armadillos seem to jump straight up in the air when startled, well here at Table Rock Lake.

[@anthonygambitta6220]

Darn that is what my yard looks like. I managed to trap about 10 critters with the same wooden trap, but more of them keep coming. It is a non-stop process from spring to autumn, trapping and releasing armadillos.

[@kevinevans4367]

Don’t release, exterminate them.

[@ron-km4oo]

I have 2 wire cage traps and if an armadillo gets in and is left very long they will just about destroy it they will bend it up so much that you have to practically have to reshape it

[@csmith3807]

Great point. They will destroy it if left in there too long

[@ron-km4oo]

I also have had 2 wire cage traps that they have bent up almost to the point that they are unusable

[@welderman6969]

Yeah , those suckers get that wedged nose of there’s down there and they can bulldoze it open. I had one trying to do that and had to hit the trap door with a 4x4 (in back of my truck) and luckily had a broken broomstick that I put in the holes .😅 STRONG animal

[@coltonbrown9734]

Try a slice of watermelon and thank me later.

[@HueNguyen-vg4fz]

Can you tell which subcommittee of wich contry. are you ,,,,thanks

[@christinorton4313]

Great video!! Just fyi … remind your friends if they wouldn’t mind when watching the videos to watch until the very end and leave a comment and how much it helps your and your YawtYawt!!! Just a thought !! Some may not know .. I didn’t know til about a month ago

[@wandacason1792]

Might be time to try my hand at trapping an armidillo.

[@darsey47]

Why not set up a camera and show us you catching one?

[@DavidEllisYawtYawt]

Most times people don’t want a camera at their house. Do you want me watching you ?

[@robertschultz366]

Caught by the Yawt👍

[@jasondepriest5272]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dennislafluer257]

Armadillos are just armored opossums

[@lenrhymes]

Possum on a half shell!

[@dennislafluer257]

@@lenrhymes yup

[@bobmat53]

Now on this one here with the armadillo my spirit Head Leap Because I grew up making my own home Is trap What a great flashback For me flashback Talk to you later more about the pig different subject Have a great day and keep laughing and keep your joy

[@HueNguyen-vg4fz]

You hunt pigs ,,,i like your charming smile

[@nanukbigwithe]

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[@darrellpatterson8955]

Lol...you kill me wth that noise you be doin....wht is that man

[@cgbdfb52]

Turkey call

[@georgesmith8113]

👍👍😎

[@claiborneeastjr4129]

Also known as "poor man's pork"...........

[@jonathanfox3285]

Yup! Yup! I wondered.

[@iandtexarkana4549]

Be careful when handling armadillos, since they can carry leprosy.

[@HueNguyen-vg4fz]

What Your Name ,,

[@chadanddyson6200]

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[@charlenethomas9966]

👋😇😀💙💙

[@judyhoffer7976]

You can eat them grind up the meat makes best chili you ever eat .and no they don't carry any diseases.

[@steveavant9727]

Seriously? I’ll let you have that.

[@lucyfryer6783]

That’s mean! Just leave wildlife alone can’t you? No wonder the Earth is going to hell in a handcart! Try growing some tomatoes instead

[@DavidEllisYawtYawt]

Sit down woman.

[@lucyfryer6783]

@@DavidEllisYawtYawt Just seen some of your videos YawtYawt. I am appalled. I was told that Americans killed anything that moved and I didn't believe them. Well I do now. Don't you know that you are building up the most terrible karma for yourself?

[@LindaCitty]

They burrow under our concrete foundation!! They can ruin the foundation!! U can play nice all u want to but until u have them digging up your nicely maintained yard and putting holes all in it and most of all digging under your concrete foundation, u just might change your mind. I've done research on them burrowing under your foundation and that does include my foundation, and their entrances can be 7 - 8 feet wide and can go up under your foundation 15 feet or longer!! I'm all for getting rid of them! , As we have them by the dozens because we have an empty wooded lot beside us but they like my yd and concrete foundation the best. My husband caught some in a trap using the procedure with a 2 X 4, they have to go by feel because they can't see very well. But they followed the 2 X 4 right into the trap. I despise them!!!!

[@theres975]

Comon

[@Dunlap-uj5zl]

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