bout with porcupine

[3dvapor]

Last morning of our four day trip.  I was working some very very thick cattails getting a lot of quail in singles, doubles and triples out of when my dog seemed very excited to get into a pushed up wall of cattails.  She was having trouble getting into the frozen wall so i pryed apart a small opening in the top portion and shoved her in thinking it was more quail or a pheasant.  This was what I got back.  I felt terrible I kept telling her to getem thinking it was birds holdin tight.  This was my fourth time dealing with this with my setters and 2nd time with ava my drahthaar.  I honestly didnt know what to do so I cleared them around her eyes first and after a half hour realized it was hopeless without a vet.  They were too thick in her mouth and she was pressing them into her roof and cheeks further everytime she opened her mouth.  It looked like a flower blooming.  Luckily I was able to carry her out and get her to a vet fairly quickly.  Years ago I had to use my teeth when I was younger and less prepared with my setter.  These days I try to have a leatherman and dog bag in the truck with basic first aid items.  Great weekend with dogs and friends and thankfully ava seems ok.  Fingers crossed.

[carpsniperg2]

Can't stand them and love shooting them. I have pulled quills out of to many cows and dogs. Plus they are really hard on all of our restoration projects.

[3dvapor]

Here we are after I pulled what I could out.

[sled]

  My God!   Poor Dog!

[Greenhorn]

I hate porcupines, my dog has been into them 4 times.   However just filled a porky tag today!

[carpsniperg2]

I need to get that way and thin them down again for you greenhorn

[Bmcox86]

That's one of my worst nightmares for my setter, that and going off a cliff Chuckar hunting

Glad he's ok

[lokidog]

Poky tastes a lot like rabbit.   

3dvap, are you sure you weren't hunting with a walrus?     Poor puppy.

I sent my dog into a really thick spot when I was a kid, the dog didn't want to go in but I told him to, he came out with his face to the ground smelling like a skunk.  I felt pretty bad about that.

[Stilly bay]

POOR DOG!

[bowhunterforever]

Dang she got a mouth full

[AspenBud]

German dogs love porkies.

[Heredoggydoggy]

My Setter went down into a thicket and I heard a "yipe!" and she came out with quills in her nose.  Not nearly as many as the dog in the picture.  I think she went up to it to see what it was and got whapped.  I sat her on the tailgate and pulled out the quills, and I don't think she ever went near a porky again!  Some dogs learn, and others get mad and keep going back for more....

[pianoman9701]

Happened to one of ours years ago. Horrible to be part of.

[AspenBud]

I hate porcupines, my dog has been into them 4 times.   However just filled a porky tag today!

Make sure you guys bury them when you shoot them. Nothing worse than being out hunting only to find your dog rolling on a dead one.

[jackson7]

I did the same thing when my dog was younger. not quite as bad and managed to pull them out with a leatherman. luckily a friend was with me and could hold her still. She was hunting 20 minutes later as if nothing happened. funny thing was later that afternoon I had the same scenario under a brush pile. as I walked up could see the porcupine and she is ready to go again. I pulled her away and walked a ways away before I released her.
I don't shoot them but have friends that do.