I watched this come in from about 200 yards out. It moved somewhat fast and erratically. Stopping and digging occasionally and came towards me following the fence line towards the barn. I don't shoot unless I know what animal it is I'm shooting at.
I've been putting a hurting on coons here recently taking 15 in two days, and when I was out there I was confident it was a coon. I made a solid hit on my first shot and third shot. I think my second shot was a little high. First hit was at 50 yards and the second hit in the third video was at 85 yards. I assumed I dropped it in its tracks after that third shot and went down to grab it. There was nothing there. I looked around for about 30 min lastnight and went back out looking this morning for another 30 mins or so and found nothing. I haven't baled yet so the grass is 4' high and hard to see through.
The first shot was a direct head or neck hit and the third shot was a solid upper body shot.
Wife thinks it was an armadillo by the way it moved, how fast it was, and how long its face and ears were when she watched the videos. The ears looked bigger than a coon in the second video and this thing was tough to take two solid vital shots and keep moving. In the second video, the far left gong is 4", the center gong is 8" and the third gong is 8". It stopped right below that set of targets to give you an idea of its size and for its ears.
Ammo was CCI 40gr hp. I've never had a coon or any pest for that matter take hits like that and keep moving. Now I'm second guessing myself on what exactly this was.
So coon or armadillo? Or something else?
June 8, 2024