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Looking for porcupine hair
« on: December 10, 2010, 06:49:31 AM »
We buy 50-100 pounds of guard hair a year.
16.00-35.00 per ounce, alot better money that most other animals.
If you have any for sale Pm me.
I dont check the forums that often.
« Last Edit: September 27, 2011, 12:34:43 PM by powwowoutfitterstaxi »

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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2011, 02:19:49 PM »
I see porcupines all the time where i hunt coyotes i could get a few for you...what are they worth?

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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2011, 03:35:28 PM »
Youre kidding me? We have shot two this year that were pretty torn up or we would have tried to skin them. What do you get per Porcupine on average?

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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2011, 03:42:08 PM »
You guys might want to E-mail him. 

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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2011, 03:43:27 PM »
Man I has a cute little one holed up in a culvert just last week.
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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2011, 05:19:16 PM »
They love little ditches.

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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2011, 05:20:06 PM »
How do you shave them? Other than "carefully".  :chuckle:




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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2011, 06:07:54 PM »
OK, I've never done it. Not many porkys here. I have however watched a few guys give demos on it though. The guard hair is pulled out by hand, needs to be straightened and only the long guard hair is saleable. They also buy the quills and it is pulled also but you cannot crush the quill or it is worthless. There also some who will buy the hide stretched and dried. I think Moscow hide and Fur does this but you would be better to check. I've been told an average porky is worth about $20.
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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2011, 11:27:28 PM »
Yes, very carefully with a cut up the belly.  Don't try to eat the meat in the winter unless you are starving!  They have been eating evergreens.  When you cook them the house smells like there's about 50 Christmas trees weeping sap in your house,  the taste is even worse.  I don't know about a summer porkey.
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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2011, 04:56:50 AM »
Great info you guys. Thanks.




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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2011, 02:15:39 PM »
Been in Alaska for a few weeks but now I'm back.
I'm still looking for porcupine hair so if you have some let me know.

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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2011, 08:46:08 PM »
Looking for some people that want to make some good money selling porcupine hair. If you have any or can get some pm me.

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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2011, 03:34:30 PM »
We tried eating porky when I was a kid, it was greasy and gross tasting, sell the hair and quills, use the rest for coyote bait.  :twocents:
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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
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Re: Looking for porcupine hair
« Reply #14 on: September 13, 2011, 03:51:28 PM »
I will have to keep this in mind next time I shoot a porcupine.

 


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