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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: jdb on September 26, 2008, 06:11:13 PM

Title: pocupine
Post by: jdb on September 26, 2008, 06:11:13 PM: anyone ever trap any porcupine's? I have permission to coyote hunt a area but the land owner wants the porcupine's ELIMINATED! any idea's? JB
Title: Re: pocupine
Post by: saylean on September 26, 2008, 11:02:41 PM: wear gloves!
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Post by: Ray on September 26, 2008, 11:07:44 PM: I've nailed em with a shotgun before. I heard they taste good but I figured skinning it at the time would have been painful.
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Post by: Machias on September 26, 2008, 11:08:46 PM: :) I had a female bluetick coonhound that would find any porky on the place and kill everyone she ever ran across.

Cage trapping them near fresh gnawings with fresh lettuce and apples works well.
Title: Re: pocupine
Post by: catwithboost on September 27, 2008, 08:15:13 AM: I have years ago. I used leg traps. They like salt so what I use to do was build a log cover to put the salt under so other animals like deer could not get to it but the porcupines could and place my leg trap under there with it.
Title: Re: pocupine
Post by: bullchaser on September 30, 2008, 02:26:36 PM: Is it legal to shoot a porki I have allways wanted to skin one. I have had people say shoot them they kill to many trees is it legal does anyone know?
Title: Re: pocupine
Post by: bucklucky on September 30, 2008, 02:29:04 PM: I hate pullin quills :bash:
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Post by: Gutpile on September 30, 2008, 02:37:43 PM: They're too fast for me!! :hunt2:
Title: Re: pocupine
Post by: Machias on September 30, 2008, 03:03:08 PM: I think it is state law you must pull over and kill every one you see!!!!!!! :)

Yes it is legal to kill porky pines, year round and there is no bag limit.