Post by: riflehunter on September 25, 2020, 08:42:58 PM
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Post by: Milkman on September 26, 2020, 08:36:00 AM
Post by: Pegasus on September 26, 2020, 09:28:45 AM
Post by: Tiger1358 on September 26, 2020, 10:25:24 AM
Post by: Pegasus on September 26, 2020, 10:42:01 AM
Been trying to find porcupines on the west side for years, but never seen one. They taste really good.
If you like eating leather boots you will love porkys.
Post by: Platensek-po on September 26, 2020, 11:05:48 AM
Post by: Pegasus on September 26, 2020, 11:32:17 AM
Is it legal to hunt them?
Only if you strangle them by hand.
It is legal, joking aside. Many do not kill them because they are a easy source of food if you are stranded and starving.
Post by: Birdguy on September 26, 2020, 02:33:06 PM
Post by: yorketransport on September 26, 2020, 03:03:43 PM
Been trying to find porcupines on the west side for years, but never seen one. They taste really good.
I’ve shot more porcupines in western WA than some folks will see in a lifetime. Walk old logging roads in the evenings and watch for them grazing in the grass or blackberries along the sides. I’ve had good luck walking through the alders with a set of electronic muffs or plugs in and listening for them too. They make a pretty distinctive sound as they shuffle along the ground.
You’re probably the first person I’ve heard who’s said they taste good through! They’re not bad, but definitely not something I crave. :chuckle:
Post by: Tiger1358 on September 26, 2020, 06:40:37 PM
Been trying to find porcupines on the west side for years, but never seen one. They taste really good.
I’ve shot more porcupines in western WA than some folks will see in a lifetime. Walk old logging roads in the evenings and watch for them grazing in the grass or blackberries along the sides. I’ve had good luck walking through the alders with a set of electronic muffs or plugs in and listening for them too. They make a pretty distinctive sound as they shuffle along the ground.
You’re probably the first person I’ve heard who’s said they taste good through! They’re not bad, but definitely not something I crave. :chuckle:
I don't know how they taste here, but most countries in Eastern/Central Europe have "Indian Crest Porcupines", hunters mainly trap them in areas where the woods have wild fruit trees. They taste really good, but I haven't shot, nor seen one here yet.
Post by: duckmen1 on September 26, 2020, 08:57:36 PM
Post by: salt n sage90 on September 30, 2020, 07:26:03 PM
A tip: when pulling quills have a bucket of water next to you, every time you pull quills out dunk the pliers in the water, the quill float off the pliers. Saves time.
Lastly, the quill in the roof of the mouth are the most dangerous, rather than festering out they can fester up and end up in the dogs sinus.
You will find quills a week or two after.
Post by: SGTDuffman on September 30, 2020, 07:39:51 PM
Been trying to find porcupines on the west side for years, but never seen one. They taste really good.
They’re all over the place in the SW corner of the state. There’s was a stretch 2-3 years ago when I saw 3 or 4 a day walking around down there, not unusual to see at all, and they don’t seem terribly concerned with people either. Me and a fat fella walked towards ea other till I could have bent down and stabbed him w an arrow. They’re in short grass along the logging roads at dusk and dawn, I see more of them on roads closed to motorized access.
Post by: lokidog on September 30, 2020, 08:06:45 PM
Been trying to find porcupines on the west side for years, but never seen one. They taste really good.
If you like eating leather boots you will love porkys.
Not true at all if you know how to cook anything but Top Ramen.... :dunno:
Post by: Ridgerunner on September 30, 2020, 09:06:00 PM
Post by: Tiger1358 on September 30, 2020, 11:35:37 PM
Been trying to find porcupines on the west side for years, but never seen one. They taste really good.
If you like eating leather boots you will love porkys.
It's not the meat, you need to know how to cook it
Post by: Henrydog on October 06, 2020, 08:43:49 AM
Post by: Sandberm on October 06, 2020, 09:11:13 AM
I haven't noticed to look in awhile, but when driving down Hwy 240 through Kennewick along Columbia park, look toward the river and the Russian Olive trees that grow amongst where the old campground used to be at the west end of the park. A lot of these trees have noticeable areas where the bark has been eaten off.
Interesting https://www.mspca.org/animal_protection/about-porcupines/ (https://www.mspca.org/animal_protection/about-porcupines/)
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...Porcupines are primarily nocturnal animals who rest during the day in hollow trees and logs, underground burrows or in crevices found in rocky areas. They are most commonly found in coniferous or evergreen forests but have also been found in deciduous woodlands and among Creosote in North American deserts.
Porcupines are strict herbivores and virtually all species of trees found within a porcupine’s range are eaten. During warm months, porcupines eat leaves, buds, nuts, fruit, twigs, and green plants. During the winter, they chew through the outer tree bark to eat the tissue-like inner bark. Porcupines have been known to strip or “girdle” tree bark from both the trunk and upper limbs with their two front teeth, which can sometimes kill the tree...
...Due to a diet low in sodium, porcupines may try to satisfy their dietary need for salt by chewing on wooden structures, tools, and other materials used in outdoor work or recreation. They are attracted to almost any object that has been handled by humans because of the salt found in human sweat. Porcupines are also attracted to the glue used to bond plywood on wooden structures. Car tires and hoses may also be chewed on for their mineral content or road salt coating...