porcupines

[whitetailslyr]

This sonofagun came too close to my stand

[boneaddict]

[boneaddict]

[boneaddict]

The business end

[yorketransport]

Beautiful pictures Boneaddict!  I love the blonde color on particular porcupine. It's a lot like the one in my profile picture.

I don't shoot more than 2 porcupines per year. They are the terrorists of the forest, but they're also a lot of fun to watch. They make a pretty good stew/chili. They just have to be handled properly to prevent the very strong musky flavor from taking over.

Andrew

[boneaddict]

Thanks Yorke.   Thats a good sized one in your profile picture.   They are a pain to skin, at least you have to pay attention.

You really want to see something cool, watch how a cat kills one and then eats it.   Both bobcats and cougars are experts at it.

[yorketransport]

The one in that picture is one of the smaller porcupines I've shot. She was also one of the better tasting ones. The biggest was just over 30#!

Every once in a while I'll find basically a "shell" of one which was eaten from the belly. I figure that's how the cats are eating them.

Andrew

[carpsniperg2]

Not sure what mans fascination is with killing everything.   Don't kill it unless you intend to eat it or its bothering you or your property.

and is it the porcupines fault your dog is dumb enough to try to chew on him.

I agree doug 100%!!! I have spent many hrs gathering cattle to pull quills. Not to mention the thousands I have lost in tree's they have killed. We just killed one the other day that has now killed 30-40 tree's that we planted as bird cover. They do mess with my way of life and do harm to my property. That is the reason I kill them. Same as for killing yotes, lost to many calves and love to help the game bird and big game populations.

[boneaddict]

Very sensible.  I would too

[flinger]

Not sure what mans fascination is with killing everything.   Don't kill it unless you intend to eat it or its bothering you or your property.

and is it the porcupines fault your dog is dumb enough to try to chew on him.

Not the dogs fault,More like the owner for realeasing the dogs on a blind point and the rest is history once the little critters poke my dogs in the nose it's GAME ON