Porcupine report

[Dieselrider]

I have (what I consider) good news to report. I have stopped three porcupine from doing any more damage. All caught trying to enter or exit that huge brush pile den I had posted about earlier. I will try to keep you posted. Thanks to you folks here for suggestions.

DR

[Burlkraft]

We been lookin' fer some Porky pics.... ;D ;D ;D

[Dave Shepard]

I see porcupines in the road every  now and then. They tend to waddle along slowly with an air of confidence that only a prickly varmint would have. Apparently they aren't aware that  cars worry little about getting quilled. I wouldn't hit one, but I've seen them smooshed on the side of the road.


Dave

[Dieselrider]

We been lookin' fer some Porky pics.... ;D ;D ;D

That's what my wife is telling me. I told her there are some dead ones over the hill to look at but, that just doesn't seem to satisfy her much. I won't promise any pics. Maybe a pic of a dead one. Lol.

[Dieselrider]

I see porcupines in the road every  now and then. They tend to waddle along slowly with an air of confidence that only a prickly varmint would have. Apparently they aren't aware that  cars worry little about getting quilled. I wouldn't hit one, but I've seen them smooshed on the side of the road.


Dave

I wouldn't mind hitting them with the punkin of the vehicle or something hard but, I wouldn't want to hit one with a tire. I had one full of quills on the side wall once from a near miss.

[Sprucegum]

    So - how are they getting dead?  ???

[Warbird]

    So - how are they getting dead?  ???

[Dieselrider]

    So - how are they getting dead?  ???

If I answer that question, I would be violating my fifth amendment rights because pieces of cable that tighten around the animal are not actually allowed here above ground. They do allow snares under water here though. So, I had better not answer that, ok?  I have had to dispatch two of the three with a .22 The other was dead when I got to it. smiley_horserider.   Gettin outa town before the pose shows up!

[Robert Long]

Hey Dieselrider!

This reminds me of my years back while cooking at a resort on Lake Kashkawakawingamoug in Ontario, Canada. On my day off I would go to the lodge dump and shoot porkies with my 22 and bring them back to the lodge for the native people to pick up, they would use the quills to make bead art.  I think I still have some of their work in a trunk.  It was payment for the porkies and nice work it was!

Robert ;D

[Dieselrider]

Hey Dieselrider!

This reminds me of my years back while cooking at a resort on Lake Kashkawakawingamoug in Ontario, Canada. On my day off I would go to the lodge dump and shoot porkies with my 22 and bring them back to the lodge for the native people to pick up, they would use the quills to make bead art.  I think I still have some of their work in a trunk.  It was payment for the porkies and nice work it was!

Robert ;D

Now that would be great to see. I have read where the indians used the quills but I haven't seen the finished product.

[Robert Long]

After posting the story my wife claims she gave the native art work to our daughter, so a pic would be difficult at the moment but perhaps others out there can post or explain this art more.

In the mean time I will talk to my daughter.

Robert

[katie-did]

Here is a link to a awsome web site. There are pictures of quillwork and some links to how it is done. It pretty much look just like bead work.
http://www.crazycrow.com/crafts/quillwork.php
I have been going to try it but just never found the time.

[Paschale]

his reminds me of my years back while cooking at a resort on Lake Kashkawakawingamoug in Ontario, Canada.

Man...say that name five times fast!   ;D

[breederman]

I had a hard time saying it once slowly!

[Dieselrider]

I had a hard time saying it once slowly!

I haven't even got it said once!

[Dave Shepard]

That's one of those trick names, it's pronounce Lake Smith, the Kashkawakawingamoug part is silent. ;D


Dave

[Robert Long]

Lake 'Smith' :D is near the small town of Haliburton, Ont.

Katie-dee.....That's a great web site and shows the work I am talking about.
It's amazing what they can do with the porky quills,  I wonder if now they use plastic?

Robert

[Furby]

his reminds me of my years back while cooking at a resort on Lake Kashkawakawingamoug in Ontario, Canada.

Man...say that name five times fast!   ;D

I thought that WAS 5 times fast! :D