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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Tiger1358 on October 30, 2013, 12:41:40 PM

Title: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: Tiger1358 on October 30, 2013, 12:41:40 PM: Is porcupine hunting legal in WA state, if so what kind of a license do I need for it??? Does anybody know good places where I can find them??? Any info would be helpful!
Title: Re: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: Curly on October 30, 2013, 12:54:56 PM: They are legal to shoot. I don't know what license you need............I assume just about any license.

Good luck finding a porcupine when you are trying to find one. I can't imagine actually finding one when I wanted to. My guess would be to just drive logging roads and hope to find a porky walking along....... :dunno:

I had one a few feet from me last weekend while deer hunting. I was trying to get a doe to grow antlers and I had a porky walk into the brush pile I was resting my rifle on.
Title: Re: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: The100Road on October 30, 2013, 12:56:05 PM: I think i heard They are non-classified. :dunno: which would mean hunt-on.
Title: Re: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: Forrestrover.02 on October 30, 2013, 01:14:53 PM: Hunt them. They seem to live in the same habitat as upland birds. My buddy's dog got a face & mouth full of quills last weekend in the cattails.
Title: Re: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: Tiger1358 on October 30, 2013, 01:17:12 PM: Quote from: Forrestrover.02 on October 30, 2013, 01:14:53 PM
Hunt them. They seem to live in the same habitat as upland birds. My buddy's dog got a face & mouth full of quills last weekend in the cattails.

Where was it ???? I'm trying to find a place where I can hunt them..but I haven't seen them here..
Title: Re: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: Tiger1358 on October 30, 2013, 01:17:37 PM: Quote from: Curly on October 30, 2013, 12:54:56 PM
They are legal to shoot. I don't know what license you need............I assume just about any license.

Good luck finding a porcupine when you are trying to find one. I can't imagine actually finding one when I wanted to. My guess would be to just drive logging roads and hope to find a porky walking along....... :dunno:

I had one a few feet from me last weekend while deer hunting. I was trying to get a doe to grow antlers and I had a porky walk into the brush pile I was resting my rifle on.

Where was it????I'm trying to find a place where I can hunt them..but I haven't seen them here..
Title: Re: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: Forrestrover.02 on October 30, 2013, 01:21:41 PM: Crab Creek Willife area. Or anyplace like that in E. WA. I've seen them in the woods around Snoqualmie Pass, too.
Title: Re: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: Curly on October 30, 2013, 01:28:23 PM: Quote from: Tiger1358 on October 30, 2013, 01:17:37 PM
Quote from: Curly on October 30, 2013, 12:54:56 PM
They are legal to shoot. I don't know what license you need............I assume just about any license.

Good luck finding a porcupine when you are trying to find one. I can't imagine actually finding one when I wanted to. My guess would be to just drive logging roads and hope to find a porky walking along....... :dunno:

I had one a few feet from me last weekend while deer hunting. I was trying to get a doe to grow antlers and I had a porky walk into the brush pile I was resting my rifle on.

Where was it????I'm trying to find a place where I can hunt them..but I haven't seen them here..

It was in Capitol Forest. But I've seen them just about everywhere in the State. I've seen them in sagebrush and in evergreen forest..........But infrequently. I don't know how you'd actually find one when you set out to find one.

I had one just on the other side of the fence in my yard several years ago. My lab had a nack for finding them. But he also wasn't smart enough to keep his face out of them even after the first one filled him full of quills. :o

Maybe just get out and go coyote hunting or grouse hunting and keep your eye out for porkies. :dunno:
Title: Re: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: Tiger1358 on October 30, 2013, 02:01:25 PM: Thanks a lot for the info guys ...I appreciate that
Title: Re: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: CMG on October 30, 2013, 02:07:02 PM: Quote
My buddy's dog got a face & mouth full of quills last weekend in the cattails
:yeah:

Retribution for the Dog, is the only time I have killed one. :chuckle:

Take your dog out bird hunting.
Title: Re: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: CHUCK S on October 30, 2013, 02:15:19 PM: I saw 3 dead on the side of the road at different locations coming from Davenport to I-90 through Harrington straight down last year coming back from deer hunting......
Title: Re: Porcupine Hunting?
Post by: porcupine on October 30, 2013, 05:23:21 PM: Small game license required to hunt all small game, except grouse an coyotes, which can be hunted with either a big game or small game license. :twocents: