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Title: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: powwowoutfitterstaxi 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.
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: carrot13ify 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?
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: ducks55 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?
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on January 10, 2011, 03:42:08 PM: You guys might want to E-mail him.
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Post by: Gobble Gobble 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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Post by: ducks55 on January 10, 2011, 05:19:16 PM: They love little ditches.
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 10, 2011, 05:20:06 PM: How do you shave them? Other than "carefully". :chuckle:
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: Humptulips 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.
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: one more 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.
Diane
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: billythekidrock on January 11, 2011, 04:56:50 AM: Great info you guys. Thanks.
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: powwowoutfitterstaxi 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.
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: powwowoutfitterstaxi 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.
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: bearpaw 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:
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: boneaddict on September 13, 2011, 03:44:27 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2FAntler%2520Images%2FbadhairdayII.jpg&hash=2e386c423d7d043944c67007288b470bf74aca1b)
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Post by: firefighter4607 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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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 13, 2011, 03:56:39 PM: Thanks for the referance picture Doug. I needed that. :tup:
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: runamuk on September 13, 2011, 03:58:14 PM: that porky is too frickin cute.....he has the best expression ever he is rockin the tousled and confused look :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: bearpaw on September 13, 2011, 04:05:44 PM: great now we will have "Save The Porkies", all due to your picture bone.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: boneaddict on September 13, 2011, 06:29:49 PM: Gotta admit he is kinda cute.

If you need more Michelle I got lots.
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: powwowoutfitterstaxi on September 27, 2011, 12:35:24 PM: That time of year, Who has some ?
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Post by: turnloose on September 28, 2011, 10:01:32 PM: Fort Lewis Wa, is chalk full, how much is one worth.
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: powwowoutfitterstaxi on October 05, 2011, 09:28:42 PM: The hair on 1 porky can be worth between 10.00-25.00 depending on how much it has.
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: sebek556 on October 05, 2011, 09:40:13 PM: guess I shoulda stopped to see how beat up that roadkill one I drove past today was lol :chuckle:
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: runningboard on October 05, 2011, 09:46:44 PM: Quote from: sebek556 on October 05, 2011, 09:40:13 PM
guess I shoulda stopped to see how beat up that roadkill one I drove past today was lol :chuckle:
that is actually how I get most of the hair I need for the same reason I'd guess that the guy wants it.
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: Co on October 05, 2011, 09:53:34 PM: Cant say I see a alot of ethics shooting a poor lil porkie :bs: :'(, Now if you man up and kill it bare hands I will give you some credit. :bow:
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Post by: longrangekiller on October 05, 2011, 10:11:16 PM: is it legal to shoot porcupines in washington?
Title: Re: Looking for porcupine hair
Post by: boneaddict on October 06, 2011, 06:39:30 AM: I used to consider them a giant rodent and thought of all the tree damage they were doing......then the spruce bug worm and pine beetle came along and it seems kind of insignifigant. They are cool critters. I won't kill them anymore unless there is a need. I wanted to taxidermy one.