OK! Dillers aren't that hard to catch by hand and we have turned it into a sport. This is what our club does at our lease.
It is a year long, mostly off season, sport. Each camp will load up a bunch of kids, wives, girlfriends, etc. and start off in different directions after dark. Each camp has their own fluorescent color spray paint. The object is to catch as many Dillers as they can (and this can be a riot so take a video camera) and spray paint the shells, take digital picture and turn them loose. Whichever camp catches and paints the most wins the first round. Extra points for repainting another groups Diller. The next night or weekend, same deal except each group must catch as many of the other groups Dillers and take a digital pic. Whichever group catches the most # of different colors (cannot count their own color) wins.
TIPS: Armadillos can smell you somewhat up close but cannot see squat. Get close, then stand real still and they may even walk between your legs. Grab them by the tail and get them off the ground fast. Hold them away from your body because their claws are sharp. Surrounding a Armadillo and then everone pouncing at once is a good tactic. If he breaks away, he is undoubtedly headed for a nearby hole. They are easy to confuse and divert by throwing your whole body in their path. If they make it to the hole just as you grab the tail, get at least 4 people and pull like crazy. If the first person gets pulled in to the hole, everone else should let go and go find a backhoe or a cocker spaniel that likes to dig. Video tape everything for Americas Funniest Videos. Taking a guest to the property can be interesting when he spots his first fluorescent, lime green Armadillo.
We usually organize a Diller shoot about a month before bow season and thin them out. Then we start fresh in the spring and summer months but we don't usually get them all.
