Porcupine Hunting

[PolarBear]

I will send my kid out to see if it is still there and will check with the neighbor if it is okay for you to get it.  I'm sure that he would want it gone because it is in one of his pastures and we both have had to deal with pulling quills from our cows noses.  I will let you know what we come up with.

[Tiger1358]

I will send my kid out to see if it is still there and will check with the neighbor if it is okay for you to get it.  I'm sure that he would want it gone because it is in one of his pastures and we both have had to deal with pulling quills from our cows noses.  I will let you know what we come up with.

Alright ,thanks a lot!

[PolarBear]

Sent the kids out there yesterday evening.  They couldn't tell if it is still there or not.  I had surgery on my knee on Friday so I am not able to get out there.  It is a pretty deep den so my guess is that it is tucked back in there.  I will have the kids keep checking and if we come up with something I will let you know.  I bet that a smoke bomb thrown down there would flush it out.

[Tiger1358]

Sent the kids out there yesterday evening.  They couldn't tell if it is still there or not.  I had surgery on my knee on Friday so I am not able to get out there.  It is a pretty deep den so my guess is that it is tucked back in there.  I will have the kids keep checking and if we come up with something I will let you know.  I bet that a smoke bomb thrown down there would flush it out.

Thanks a lot for checking. Where are you located in Thurston county? I heard that there are a lotta porcupines in Capitol forest. I've never been there before , I always hunt in King and Snohomish counties.

[PolarBear]

Rainier

[yorketransport]

The fine are of porcupine hunting!

You'll have the best luck just walking logging roads which pass through 20-30 year old timber. Watch the grass along the side of the road about 2 hours before sunset. They come out and graze in the evenings. Look for dead end spurs with brush piles just off of the landings. You'll often find trails going into the brush piles from the lower side. You'll have pretty good luck if you can just sit and listen for a while. I'll actually wear a pair of electronic muffs while I'm hunting.

I've cut back on my porcupine hunting after making a pretty noticeable dent in the population down in the Ryderwood unit. They're all over in north Thurston county in the Yelm, Tenino area. You'll see more on the side of the road than in the woods though!

Andrew

[DeerThug]

I have only cooked 2 porcupines.  1st one tasted good but was so tough you could not chew it.  dog food.  the second one was tender and excellent  thing is they are just too easy to shoot - i have way too much meat anyway and when I see one it is just enjoying its day and I can bring myself to shoot the darn thing.   but i bet that it would be really good cooked slow on a treager....

[PolarBear]

Tiger1358 We haven't seen any action from the porky in a while so I sent 3 kids down there this evening.  It looks like a coyote or something got to it.  The hole was torn up and there were "dog" tracks inside the hole and small quills everywhere.  The kids picked up the quills and took them to youth group tonight to make stuff out of them.  If I see another one I will send you a PM.  I hate having them around because it usually means that I will be pulling quills out of my cows noses and legs.

[Tiger1358]

Tiger1358 We haven't seen any action from the porky in a while so I sent 3 kids down there this evening.  It looks like a coyote or something got to it.  The hole was torn up and there were "dog" tracks inside the hole and small quills everywhere.  The kids picked up the quills and took them to youth group tonight to make stuff out of them.  If I see another one I will send you a PM.  I hate having them around because it usually means that I will be pulling quills out of my cows noses and legs.

Again,thanks a lot for checking. I don't think coyotes can kill porcupines. Probably someone was hunting them with terriers. PM me if you see any porkies in your property. Help me and I will help you back.

[PolarBear]

The only reason that I am thinking coyotes is because I am the only person allowed on that land to hunt.      I have seen a fox kill a small porcupine a few years ago but it was a little porky.  I won't know for sure without seeing it myself and that aint going to happen at least for another week.  i'll keep my eyes out for you. Usually when my neighbor either fertilizes or hays his fields is when we see them during the day.  I know a bunch of farmers, Ill ask some of them to keep a look out as well.

[jasnt]

Very well could have been a fisher.  Porkys are one of their natural preys. 

[Hawgdawg]

I don't know if its true of old sour dough legend but when I lived in Alaska it was a unwritten rule you never messed with them. If lost and starving it's one of the only critters you can kill with a stick.  When I ran with the hounds men we would get a few to many in the dogs faces. My new boss has a full mount in the office. Kind of cool!

[Tiger1358]

I don't know if its true of old sour dough legend but when I lived in Alaska it was a unwritten rule you never messed with them. If lost and starving it's one of the only critters you can kill with a stick.  When I ran with the hounds men we would get a few to many in the dogs faces. My new boss has a full mount in the office. Kind of cool!

Actually ,when I used to live in Europe , I knew a few people that have killed big 20 lbs porcupines with sticks in their properties ,they can't run fast and their body is really soft. One good hit in the head will just simply kill him.

[grundy53]

The only reason that I am thinking coyotes is because I am the only person allowed on that land to hunt.      I have seen a fox kill a small porcupine a few years ago but it was a little porky.  I won't know for sure without seeing it myself and that aint going to happen at least for another week.  i'll keep my eyes out for you. Usually when my neighbor either fertilizes or hays his fields is when we see them during the day.  I know a bunch of farmers, Ill ask some of them to keep a look out as well.

Cougars like to kill Porcupines.

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[grundy53]

I don't know if its true of old sour dough legend but when I lived in Alaska it was a unwritten rule you never messed with them. If lost and starving it's one of the only critters you can kill with a stick.  When I ran with the hounds men we would get a few to many in the dogs faces. My new boss has a full mount in the office. Kind of cool!

This is true. But around here these days it's pretty much unnecessary.

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