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Post by: Straight Shooter on May 20, 2009, 09:47:21 AM
I've heard they "stick to your ribs". :P
:DOH:
Post by: saylean on May 20, 2009, 09:50:22 AM
They didnt seem to mind it.
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Post by: billythekidrock on May 20, 2009, 02:44:07 PM
I grew up in Montana and we always tried to leave them alone. The reason was that they where one of the slowest and easy animals to kill and if someone was lost or wounded it may save their lives. That was just what i was taught. :)
Same here, but if you find an area with a ton of porky damage I can understand how some might want them all killed.
Post by: Houndhunter on May 20, 2009, 03:37:34 PM
Post by: Bofire on May 20, 2009, 06:12:52 PM
WE went shooting, he had ARs, 44 mags ivory grips etc. We stop to Pee in the woods, this sorry porkypine walks down the hill, Ole Glenn grabs his AR slams a 20 round in and starts blasting, PQP keeps walking, comes down the hill right directly under the Jeep, Glen reloads, when PQP comes out he starts again. Hal and I are on the ground now, laughing and scared :yike:.
PQP heads on down the hill. crosses over into some rocks and disappears. no blood, nothing! Glen explianed that the PQP was really dead and would bleed out, thats the way the ammo works because its better to wound then kill, PQPs :chuckle: I guess!!
So keep yer eye open for a wounded PQP.
Carl
Post by: CastleRocker on May 21, 2009, 12:30:08 PM
I grew up in Montana and we always tried to leave them alone. The reason was that they where one of the slowest and easy animals to kill and if someone was lost or wounded it may save their lives. That was just what i was taught. :)
Yep, that's the way I was raised also. I have shot a few when I was young and we did eat one. I remember it tasted strong and greasy like some high country bears do.
Post by: tlbradford on May 21, 2009, 12:55:55 PM
Glen explianed that the PQP was really dead and would bleed out, thats the way the ammo works because its better to wound then kill, PQPs :chuckle: I guess!!
That is funny stuff. I can just picture him being as serious as all get out. :chuckle:
Post by: Huntbear on May 21, 2009, 01:04:56 PM
I grew up in Montana and we always tried to leave them alone. The reason was that they where one of the slowest and easy animals to kill and if someone was lost or wounded it may save their lives. That was just what i was taught. :)
Yep, that's the way I was raised also. I have shot a few when I was young and we did eat one. I remember it tasted strong and greasy like some high country bears do.
I grew up in Montana as well, and we were always taught to go after "fools hens" as a food item if we were lost or holed up somewhere. They are stupid and will let you knock them in the head with a stick.
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Post by: yorketransport on May 24, 2009, 05:49:13 PM
My advice, if you want to try and eat them only make head shots. I won't eat one if there's quills in the meat. It's not worth getting one of those quills in your stomach. The problem is that a head shot ruins the skull so you can't really do anything with it. My next porcupine is getting done up in a full body mount even if that means I won't be eating him.
Here are pics of the last two that I got.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi162.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft260%2Fcollegekidandy%2F100_0135.jpg&hash=ed1376385832dbbde410ef75dd19d5e345e20d93)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi162.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft260%2Fcollegekidandy%2FP1010022-1.jpg&hash=fc00db90fb482f5cf5b1ba3199f540699378df50)
Post by: littlebuf on May 24, 2009, 07:34:06 PM
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Post by: Rhinoron247 on May 27, 2009, 08:39:55 PM
She has now made some pretty coold hat bands and other jewelery so i guess it was worth the pain. :dunno: