Porcupines...

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We recently acquired a piece of land which I was excited to target shoot / hunt on.

Went down for a visit today with our Jack Russel and he sniffed out a Porcupine.


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That porcupine just earned himself a bounty on his head.

This is in Ontario and according to the MNR:
Yes, in general you may hunt any animal year round...
This would include such animals as, porcupines and groundhogs.http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Enforcement/2ColumnSubPage/198399.html
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Therefore, what is proper technique for a successful hunt of a porcupine?

I'm thinking that I may have to set up and wait at dusk / dawn and watch his hole till he pokes his head up... its a big hole.

Also, does anybody have a favourite recipe to suggest :D :stirthepot2:

Marinated Porcupine Chops

Amount Measure Ingredient Preparation Method
6 Porcupine chops
3 Fingers coltsfoot salt
1 qt Maple sap
2 sm Wild onions
4 Wild leeks

Pour the sap in a birch bark container or other non-metallic
container. Cut up the onions into small pieces and add to the sap.
Place the porcupine chops one at a time into the solution, placing
one wild leek between the chops. Let stand overnight in a cool
place. In the morning grease the stone griddle with fat and remove
the chops from the marinade and fry on the griddle. Serve on hot
cornmeal cakes.

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New England Broiled Porcupine Liver

Amount Measure Ingredient Preparation Method
Porcupine liver(s)
Bacon slices

Soak the whole liver in salted water for 15 minutes. Remove,
drain, and wipe dry. Cut liver into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Drop
slices into boiling water for 1 minute. Remove, drain, and cool.
Remove thin membrane fron edges and all gristle and tubes. Wrap
each slice with a slice of bacon and broil for 5 minutes.

Comments: Since the porky is a sedentary animal, the liver is
relatively large. The liver is very sweet and is considered one of
the finest of game livers. http://ushotstuff.com/wg/PorcupineSmp.htm
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My Jack never got in to one, but got close. We had problems with them climbing poplar trees and eating away rings of bark, eventually killing the tree and a few fell pretty close to the cottage. Needless to say, they were erradicated if seen, whether it be by shovel or 22. I remember one time my Jack treed one, so I got out the 22. What did my dad say? "Make sure to shoot him so he doesn't fall on the outhouse."....I can only control so much!

Hope your little fella is doing ok.
 
The Dog Doc says there may be 1 or 2 quills still in there that will work out naturally.... but he's doing relatively well. He got a dose of morphine and some other drugs so hes not hurting as far as I can tell... but he sure looks drunk.

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I will report on Porky at a later time.
 
Looks like your dog got away without too many quills.

Up at the cottage our dogs have learned their lesson with porcupines. Skunks unfortunately are a different story. f:P:

Check out this unlucky bastard. Gotta give him credit for bravery/stupidity though. Poor guy.

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rhino519 said:
male uses a funnel ;)

hear that to pull them out all you got to do is clip the end and they become noodle like and easy to pull out
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No, unfortunately that's not the case, simply an old wives tale. I've pulled hundreds of quills, and and have found all that clipping them does is make them shorter. I've owned a die hard porcupine killer, expensive dogs to own, he had a hate on for porcies like nothing else. My current pup, a Pudelpointer has only had two run ins with them so far, and after a little aversion therapy he's broken of them...I hope.
 
Actually they mate hanging belly to belly holding the same limb with their front paws.I seen it down the bead of my O+U.No I didn't let them finish...........here in AB they are pests and can be shot on sight year round.............Harold
 
Porks are dumb, or at the least the ones I have seen. I've had them walk up to me as I am sitting against a tree and I had to grab a stick to give em a poke to go away, but these two porks just kept coming back to me.

My buddy shot a deer years ago that had a few quills in its nose, guess she was just trying to make friends. :D
 
Kill every porcupine you see. I do. On your own land in Ontario it falls under the protection of property provisions in the Fish and Wildlife Act and when it comes to porkies destruction of property is pretty much all the do.
 
I just cringe when I see that. I haven't seen any porcupines where I let my two stupids run but I figure our luck will run out sooner or later.
 
Claybuster said:
Kill every porcupine you see. I do. On your own land in Ontario it falls under the protection of property provisions in the Fish and Wildlife Act and when it comes to porkies destruction of property is pretty much all the do.
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Same policy here.

Had a jack ( male donkey ) get into one about 6 years ago. Got about 20 quills in the mouth area and his front legs.

Tied him to a stanchion in the barn. Talk about an unpleasant hour or so!
 
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