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« on: August 22, 2012, 11:42:14 AM »
so ive looked all over the wdfw webpage and cannot find any mention of porcupines.  can anybody post a link to something that will tell me if there are any restrictions on them?

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2012, 11:49:32 AM »
No restrictions I believe.
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2012, 11:50:09 AM »
No restrictions.  Take'm out.

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2012, 11:56:52 AM »
Yes, shoot 'em all.  The quills and hair can be worth some money.  I remember someone posting on here to buy them some time ago.  Try searching the site.
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2012, 12:00:03 PM »
yeah ive looked everywhere on the site.  i know theyre not listed under protected species in the regs, so i guess that will have to be good enough huh?  saw a big one a while back on the edge of a field and was thinking what a cool mount it would make.  just didnt want to take one into a taxidermist and be told i f****d up

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2012, 12:41:14 PM »
After a couple runins with my dogs SHOOT UM ALL  :tup:
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2012, 04:51:29 PM »
Got this one during deer season two years ago. only one ive seen since then. but he was a big one


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Re: porcupines
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2012, 05:04:58 PM »
One of my friends killed 13 last year while bird hunting
After the first shot the rest are just noise.

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2012, 06:52:37 PM »
no restrictions.... look for the bark stripped off the trees. Morning and dust are best or spotlight them in trees..... good luck... my dogs get in them every year...

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2012, 06:55:07 PM »
Cant seem to track down the law now, but any animal not protected or listed as a game animal or furbearer can be hunted year round with no limit with a valid hunting license.

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2012, 06:55:35 PM »
Pulled quills a few weeks ago from over 60 head of heifers from a damn porky.  Found him a few days later with the mower. 

NOT a porky fan....
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2012, 07:17:46 PM »
I kill the piss out of them a few weeks back we went out and got 6 in 3 trips. I kill a ton of them every year. I also target them and know how to find them.
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2012, 01:15:34 PM »
---But of course... you do not "wantanly waste" them right?
Cause, the law states it's ok to harvest them, but if you're caught throwing away, or wasting the animal, VERY stiff fines could follow, including loss of hunting privilages, FOREVER!

Basically, like your dad allways said, don't kill want you don't intend to eat.
B.T.W. Porcupines are delicious, or so I hear.  ;O)
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2012, 06:03:14 PM »
---But of course... you do not "wantanly waste" them right?
Cause, the law states it's ok to harvest them, but if you're caught throwing away, or wasting the animal, VERY stiff fines could follow, including loss of hunting privilages, FOREVER!

Basically, like your dad allways said, don't kill want you don't intend to eat.
B.T.W. Porcupines are delicious, or so I hear.  ;O)

I have a book that says they taste disgusting. Same book says Raccoon is a delicacy.  :dunno:

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2012, 07:59:53 AM »
well... yeah, disgusting if not clean properly. they have a huge bladder and musk gland near their anus....
"Better tasting than beaver" says my grandfather.
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2012, 08:35:54 AM »
The couple porcupine I've eaten were very similar to rabbit.  I didn't do anything special to avoid any glands.  They are a bit of a hassle to skin but just cook the same way you would rabbit.

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2012, 04:28:39 PM »
Never skinned one..... Had one small and very fast one attack me on Darland Mt @ 7 years ago.... He met a .50 PB after leaving 14 quills in my leg as well as being scared for life about a 4 pound creature owning you..... Not cool.... The next one was 5 years later while duck hunting..... A little before shooting light.... On the opposite bank of a slough.... He shadowed my every move.... I went left.... He follwed.... I go into water.... So does he... I back up.... Beats me to shore.... I puff up with a huff and put my arms in the air holding the Mossberg.... He stands up on his hind legs and is close to 5' tall.... I damn near *censored* myself and put 2 3" #2 Remington steel loads into him at 4 yards..... I hate them...... Usually have to pull quills outta my GSP every year.... Chased one down in a friends car once..... Tire was flat in the am.....   :chuckle:  Damn things... Usually shoot everyone I see if not on any deer or elk at the moment....

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2012, 04:51:49 PM »
Really......cause I like the way a good beaver taste's!

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #18 on: August 24, 2012, 05:14:56 PM »
They are as bad or worse then bears at killing or damaging trees.......take em out.
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #19 on: August 24, 2012, 05:42:35 PM »
In addition to eating porkies, you can also sell the quills, guard hairs, and skulls. I know a couple of guys on here who buy the quills and guard hairs. I buy the raw skulls.

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #20 on: August 24, 2012, 06:08:06 PM »
Never skinned one..... Had one small and very fast one attack me on Darland Mt @ 7 years ago.... He met a .50 PB after leaving 14 quills in my leg as well as being scared for life about a 4 pound creature owning you..... Not cool.... The next one was 5 years later while duck hunting..... A little before shooting light.... On the opposite bank of a slough.... He shadowed my every move.... I went left.... He follwed.... I go into water.... So does he... I back up.... Beats me to shore.... I puff up with a huff and put my arms in the air holding the Mossberg.... He stands up on his hind legs and is close to 5' tall.... I damn near *censored* myself and put 2 3" #2 Remington steel loads into him at 4 yards..... I hate them...... Usually have to pull quills outta my GSP every year.... Chased one down in a friends car once..... Tire was flat in the am.....   :chuckle:  Damn things... Usually shoot everyone I see if not on any deer or elk at the moment....
Has anyone else seen a large porcupine?  Deer season 1989 I was hunting the Phinney Peak area near Darrington and this huge porcupine gets spooked by my hunting partner and I.  He was finishing his BS in wildlife biology and he was furiously searching for his camera in his pack but we lost it in the brush.  He said it probably went 30-45lbs.  I had no idea they got that big.  Looked like one of my pigs I raised with a bunch of quills sticking out. 
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #21 on: August 25, 2012, 12:40:54 PM »
I cant stand these critters! They eat my corn and apples and kill tons of the small trees. I shoot every one I come across. Turner is not joking, porcupines really do a number on saplings. You can tell by the look on the deers face she don't take kindly either.
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #22 on: August 25, 2012, 12:44:31 PM »
does  :dunno:

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #23 on: August 25, 2012, 01:01:17 PM »
No sebek, not the doe! Look closer, the porkie in the tree

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #24 on: August 27, 2012, 06:39:33 PM »
I've sen more quill pig damaged trees this year than trees damaged by bears  whack em all!!!

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« Reply #25 on: August 28, 2012, 05:23:35 PM »
sorry saw the doe and my stomach started taking over... :drool: backstrap....

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #26 on: September 07, 2012, 09:48:52 PM »
I had my brother skin the last one I shot and the smell was horrible. Was it just me or just this one? Or do they all smell that bad.
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #27 on: September 07, 2012, 10:24:11 PM »
They smell that bad :chuckle: Now everytime you get down wind of one, you will know it! I kill a lot of them that way. Hell I have killed 3 in the last week. Would have been 4 but I did not want to break a arrow out elk hunting. I about threw out my arm trying to knock him out of a tree about 30 yards up. A few body shot but I could not get a mellon shot. So he lives tell another day.
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #28 on: September 08, 2012, 10:25:53 AM »
I shot one last weekend... First one I have seen in a few years...  Used to kill the heck out of them as a kid, just don't see as many as I used to...

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #29 on: September 08, 2012, 10:43:58 AM »
Not sure what mans fascination is with killing everything.   Don't kill it unless you intend to eat it or its bothering you or your property. :dunno:

and is it the porcupines fault your dog is dumb enough to try to chew on him. :chuckle:

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« Reply #30 on: September 08, 2012, 10:45:34 AM »
This sonofagun came too close to my stand :bdid:

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Re: porcupines
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Re: porcupines
« Reply #33 on: September 08, 2012, 11:02:51 AM »
The business end


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« Reply #34 on: September 08, 2012, 11:24:42 AM »
Beautiful pictures Boneaddict!  I love the blonde color on particular porcupine. It's a lot like the one in my profile picture.

I don't shoot more than 2 porcupines per year. They are the terrorists of the forest, but they're also a lot of fun to watch. They make a pretty good stew/chili. They just have to be handled properly to prevent the very strong musky flavor from taking over.

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #35 on: September 08, 2012, 11:28:30 AM »
Thanks Yorke.   Thats a good sized one in your profile picture.   They are a pain to skin, at least you have to pay attention.

You really want to see something cool, watch how a cat kills one and then eats it.   Both bobcats and cougars are experts at it.

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« Reply #36 on: September 08, 2012, 12:24:43 PM »
The one in that picture is one of the smaller porcupines I've shot. She was also one of the better tasting ones. The biggest was just over 30#!

Every once in a while I'll find basically a "shell" of one which was eaten from the belly. I figure that's how the cats are eating them.

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #37 on: September 09, 2012, 12:20:13 AM »
Not sure what mans fascination is with killing everything.   Don't kill it unless you intend to eat it or its bothering you or your property. :dunno:

and is it the porcupines fault your dog is dumb enough to try to chew on him. :chuckle:

I agree doug 100%!!! I have spent many hrs gathering cattle to pull quills. Not to mention the thousands I have lost in tree's they have killed. We just killed one the other day that has now killed 30-40 tree's that we planted as bird cover. They do mess with my way of life and do harm to my property. That is the reason I kill them. Same as for killing yotes, lost to many calves and love to help the game bird and big game populations.
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« Reply #38 on: September 09, 2012, 07:49:57 AM »
Very sensible.  I would too

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Re: porcupines
« Reply #39 on: September 16, 2012, 04:57:56 PM »
Not sure what mans fascination is with killing everything.   Don't kill it unless you intend to eat it or its bothering you or your property. :dunno:

and is it the porcupines fault your dog is dumb enough to try to chew on him. :chuckle:
Not the dogs fault,More like the owner for realeasing the dogs on a blind point and the rest is history once the little critters poke my dogs in the nose it's GAME ON :dunno:
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