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