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Texas man accidentally shoots himself in jaw trying to kill armadillo

Indus

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From: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/texan-accidentally-shoots-kill-critter-article-1.2311049

If you’re trying to shoot an armadillo, it’s probably advisable to hit the deck after squeezing the trigger.

Ask Samuel Ebert, who accidentally took a bullet to his jaw Thursday during an armadillo shooting gone awry.

The 52-year-old Texan told authorities he fired his gun three times at the armadillo around 3 a.m. in Marietta, Tex., near Highway 77.

He claimed the bullet ricocheted off the animal’s hard-shelled armor and plunked him in the head.

Sheriff Larry Rowe countered the explanation, saying the bullet more likely bounced off a rock.

“We got tough armadillos out here. But they’re not that tough,” Rowe told the Daily News.

He said Ebert walked away from the shooting accident mostly unscathed. The trigger-man was treated at Trinity Mother Frances hospital in Tyler, Tex., for a fractured jaw and released Friday.

As for the armadillo, it got away.

And, lest anyone think it’s a fluke, it marked the second shooting accident this year involving an armadillo.
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ha ha ha LMAO. Funniest stuff I've seen in a while.

What was he shooting them with? .45ACP? He's lucky that shot didn't blast his jaw wide open.
 
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East Texas Check
3 a.m. Check
38 Revolver Check
Armadillo Check
3 Rounds Check

Body Count: Armadillo 1 Humans 0

No surprise here...
Uno
 
Can't beat a friend of mine who shot himself in his thigh practicing quick draws with a classic six shooter and holster. He was all alone up in the boonies about 20 miles from the nearest hospital.

Poor bastard had to drive himself to town with his left foot and a jury-rigged screw style tourniquet regulating the bleeding on his right.

I also remember during BT, we had night firing with tracers. I was thinking how cool it all looked watching the light show when I saw a tracer round ricochet back to the firing line in a beautiful low arc. Lucky no one got tagged by it.

Funnier still, this guy I used to go spearfishing with was showing off his new bang stick. He loaded up a 44 mag. round in it and threw that carbon fiber shaft at a coconut palm trunk. It took out a nice big chunk with a nice loud bang but the shaft came flying back at him and nearly took off one his ears.
 
Subyman said:
I don't live in an area with armadillos, are they pests?
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Yes, they burrow and can destroy landscaping, gardens, and kill trees by damaging the roots. They also can be infected with leprosy which can be transmitted to a person that handles one.

As for the man, stupid is what stupid does.
 
Subyman said:
I don't live in an area with armadillos, are they pests?
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National Geographic: Armadillo

Each morning around sun up, I put my old tom cat on a leash and we go out for a walk.

Its not unusual for us to run into a varmint. Most often possums, occasionally armadillos. Supposedly, there are coyotes around -- but we've never bumped into them.

Armadillos eat bugs. And that's a good thing...

They don't seem to be very bright. But they don't bother the cat... Most often, after some initial curiosity, the cat and the armadillo just ignore each other...

If you like your lawn, armadillos can be a nuisance. They can tear up the ground cover. Leave trails where they've been...

If I wanted to get an armadillo off of my lawn, I'd swat it with a broom...

Given that the incident in the OP happened at 3 a.m. in East Texas, I suspect that what happened had more to do with alcohol than with armadillos.

Uno
 
unokitty said:
National Geographic: Armadillo

Each morning around sun up, I put my old tom cat on a leash and we go out for a walk.

Its not unusual for us to run into a varmint. Most often possums, occasionally armadillos. Supposedly, there are coyotes around -- but we've never bumped into them.

Armadillos eat bugs. And that's a good thing...

They don't seem to be very bright. But they don't bother the cat... Most often, after some initial curiosity, the cat and the armadillo just ignore each other...

If you like your lawn, armadillos can be a nuisance. They can tear up the ground cover. Leave trails where they've been...

If I wanted to get an armadillo off of my lawn, I'd swat it with a broom...

Given that the incident in the OP happened at 3 a.m. in East Texas, I suspect that what happened had more to do with alcohol than with armadillos.

Uno
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I have quite a few of them around here. When I see them I'll just run them off, but often the problem is they will dig holes to stay in near one of the sheds in the yard. I've never known one to be 'bullet proof' though lol. Alcohol definitely involved here.
 
unokitty said:
National Geographic: Armadillo

Each morning around sun up, I put my old tom cat on a leash and we go out for a walk.

Its not unusual for us to run into a varmint. Most often possums, occasionally armadillos. Supposedly, there are coyotes around -- but we've never bumped into them.

Armadillos eat bugs. And that's a good thing...

They don't seem to be very bright. But they don't bother the cat... Most often, after some initial curiosity, the cat and the armadillo just ignore each other...

If you like your lawn, armadillos can be a nuisance. They can tear up the ground cover. Leave trails where they've been...

If I wanted to get an armadillo off of my lawn, I'd swat it with a broom...

Given that the incident in the OP happened at 3 a.m. in East Texas, I suspect that what happened had more to do with alcohol than with armadillos.

Uno
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I wish my cat would take a leash. I tried to use one a few times but he would just lay down. I'd drag him around the floor a bit and he'd look at me. Oh well. I see deer grazing in my yard from time to time. Mostly possums and raccoons, but I do see foxes and coyotes rarely. Supposedly the bobcat is making a come back. Would be cool to see an armadillo in my yard 🙂
 
He should have just hopped in his vehicle. In my experience, armadillos are all too happy to commit suicide by car.
 
JackBurton said:
If an armadillo can ricochet a .45 bullet, I'm making a bullet proof armadillo vest. The guy hit a freakin' rock. That bullet would have gone through the armadillo like a hot knife through butter.
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Yeah too bad the article didn't say what it was..

That's why I'm also curious.. what caliber would you need at a very minimum so that the round fired would ricochet backward 180 degrees off a rock.

He shot it from the shoulder and got hit in the jaw so it apparently came straight back, not ricochet to another direction.
 
Indus said:
Yeah too bad the article didn't say what it was..

That's why I'm also curious.. what caliber would you need at a very minimum so that the round fired would ricochet backward 180 degrees off a rock.

He shot it from the shoulder and got hit in the jaw so it apparently came straight back, not ricochet to another direction.
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I've had .22 pellet ricochet back at me from 40 ft. Dumb ass me and friends put up a target against a concrete wall down at the end of an alley shooting a really good Crosman (for that time period anyway).

Also had a .300 WSM round ricochet off a cliff face shooting at goat and came back at us from 250 yds. out.

Not so funny when we were chasing a couple of poachers off my friends property and they fired a round kind'a close overhead to keep us off of them. The distinct sound of that round zinging overhead took me right back to the good 'ol days I spent back in 'Nam.
 
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