Porcupine in my tree

[SwampRabbit]

That's pretty cool. We have a ladder stand/area named after one of those things on our lease because of the very same type of story. I haven't seen one personally though.

[Tony Pic]

I shoot them on sight. They are far from harmless and love to eat plywood, plus they are no friends to dogs who always investigate it and wind up with a face/nose full of quills.
See what they did to one of my best ground blinds?
NCM_0382 by Tony Pic, on Flickr
KIMG0478 by Tony Pic, on Flickr

All repaired with sheet metal bottom now.
KIMG0394 by Tony Pic, on Flickr

[Da' Hitman]

I have never seen one and definitely never imagined they climb trees!

[Bowtech32]

They can scare the crap when you crawl in a tree stand pitch dark and realize you are sharing the same limb

[chuckw]

i used to think they were harmless. now i shoot them without thinking twice! when the "ring" a tree by eating the bark all the way around the trunk, that tree is going to die. we have far too few up here to let the porcupines have their way with them!

[dustoffer]

Not just dogs that they get after--

[kmon]

I have had as many as 6 at one feeder eating corn. There are a few dead trees around there as well. The land owner said to leave them alone so I did. She now has dogs and after a $350 vet bill for quill removal from one she said shoot them all. I have killed 3 since then and will shoot them on sight, gotta try to keep the landowner happy

[TheHammer]

I had the same thing happen to me this past weekend. Climbed up a few trees over from me. I thought it was coons until I got down and went to look

[Acameron52]

I may sound stupid but I honestly didn't know they climbed like that. I shoot everyone I see anyway, I had one get after my dog once and it wasn't pretty.

[kmon]

A big part of their diet is tree inner bark, so yes they will climb

[Bowhuntnman]

I've always wanted to have one mounted.

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[coker737]

I would like to shoot one with my bow they make great looking mounts. They can be heck with working dogs, them quills can be tough to get out of a very disgruntled dog.

Hit one with my truck down at my Ranch and took a picture and sent it to my Taxidermist to ask how much to mount. His reply: "DO NOT BRING ME A PORCUPINE" LOL

[texan16]

I've always wanted to have one mounted.

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First thing Junior said when I told him was, "Ya should have shot it and had it mounted" ????????? Dont know how many taxidermist would want to mess with a dang porcupine.

[eradicator]

They are heck on livestock

[cap50948]

I have a sweet deal with a landowner to hunt coyotes, only requirement for me is to shoot every porcupine i see no exceptions. Apparently his calves always seem to get a little to curious every year and 2 or 3 end up getting popped by one of them.