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This pine has been gurdled by a<br />
hungry porcupine and will<br />
certainly die from its damage.<br />
nijthi hunting is Ix-st since tlx-y are<br />
nocturnal. Otherwise, hunt earty in ilxmorning<br />
ami at dusk, lxxik for porcupine.-.<br />
along swamp edges, in hoUow<br />
logs or ck-ckluous trees, or anywlx-rc<br />
you find recent porcupine damage.<br />
Abo, look for ck-ns. whk h are easily<br />
recognized In- ilx- prepomlerance of<br />
porcupinc- seal (about 1-inch-long pelk-tsi<br />
found around them.<br />
'Wintertime is an excellent tinx- to<br />
control porcupinc- numbers because<br />
llx-ir sign Ls very evident,' sakl<br />
Michigan IX-partnx-nt of Naiural<br />
Resources Assistant Wildlife Chief<br />
Dcxig Reeves.<br />
Porcupine tracks are- easy to find in<br />
tlx- winter. IXm't forget to look high in<br />
trees where you'll often find porkies<br />
rtxisting. Although porcupines aren't<br />
known for lx-ing very mobile. don't let<br />
llx-ir repuiaikm fcx>l ycxi. I've personally<br />
followed tracks for mer a inik- in<br />
kmx--high snow before giving up tlxpursuit.<br />
Don't just lixik for |xxcupiix->—ycxi<br />
can also listen for tlx-m.<br />
"Scxixtinx-s ycxi can Ix-ar tlx-m chattering<br />
or .x|ix-aling," sakl Dave<br />
Weaver, of Troy. Mich. "It kuxl of<br />
s< Kinds like a grating lxil>y cry."<br />
Tlieir squeals are most often related<br />
to Ixcecling. usually in Octolx-r ami<br />
November. Porcupines are voracious<br />
eaters, so listen ckisdy for scximLs of<br />
chewing, even when hunting cxlx-r<br />
game.<br />
"I've often heard tlx-m gnawing on<br />
wcxxl while I'm sitting in a trccstand<br />
deer hunting." explained Weaver.<br />
Many |xwcu|>iix- hunters k-ave tlxck-ad<br />
carcass in tlx- woods. Ilobcats.<br />
coyotes, fishers, nxxiniain Ikxvs. and<br />
wolves all eat |xxcu|xix-s, so it's<br />
PORCUPINE<br />
PREPARATION<br />
How do you sldo a porcupine? Very<br />
carefully?<br />
Start al the belly and inner left, and<br />
work your way out<br />
"Once you do that, the hide will lum<br />
itself inside-out. so you don't have lo<br />
worry about the quills." said porcupine<br />
hunter Scot! Wahr.<br />
Tenderize the meat by boilinJ or<br />
soakinj It for a few hour* in a solution<br />
of eifht parts water lo one pari vinejar.<br />
(Hen prepare il as you would other wild<br />
fame, for recipe Ideas, $o lo<br />
www.justfamerecipes.com.<br />
unlikely the meal will go to waste.<br />
I low-ever, if ycxi live by tlx- adage. "If<br />
ycxi kill ii. ycxi eat ii.* then you might<br />
find |x>rcupirx- meat lo lx- a tasty<br />
alternative lo otlx-r wild ganxv (See<br />
sidebar above.)<br />
Tor a ck*an lurvest, always try lo<br />
get a lx-;icWxx." sakl Stephen<br />
Yantasscl. project director for tlx-<br />
Internet Center for Wildlife Damage<br />
Management (wwvv.icvvdm.iy,:><br />
As wiih any species, when the populaiions<br />
are rigltt. porkk.-s are a normal<br />
part of our ecosystem. Ixit wlx-n<br />
populations get out of hand, tlxdcslmcticxt<br />
can lx- substantial<br />
Pursuing |xxkies Ls a fun rxit(kx>r<br />
activity year-round, ami with tlx-ir<br />
slow-moving ways, they are a grcal<br />
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