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Porcupines #3190734
06/18/12 09:43 AM
06/18/12 09:43 AM
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Glenwood Springs Colorado
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Hey guys I need a little help with trapping a porcupine I have trapped them before but I was curious if you guys had any techniques I could try to get these jobs done a little faster then a month. Thanks guys


Joe Herrman
Paramount Wildlife Management
Glenwood Springs
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Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3190764
06/18/12 10:20 AM
06/18/12 10:20 AM
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somewhere in the middle of MT
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It's always a waiting game but I have had some first night catches. I always tell my clients to give the project at least two weeks because porkies don't stay in one area very long. Generally it seems to take 7-10 days for them to make a circuit through their territory. Stop and think, if they stayed in one small area they would strip and kill every tree around them, kind of like what a pine beetle forest looks like. Set your traps along the game trails, they are lazy and like an easy path and check the culverts it's one of their favorite hide outs.

Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3190770
06/18/12 10:23 AM
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Glenwood Springs Colorado
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This porcupine isn't eating the trees he is chewing on the log house I don't know if it's something in the stain they like or what I have a few property's like this. What do you use for bait or trailing scent Dave


Joe Herrman
Paramount Wildlife Management
Glenwood Springs
(970)309-0865
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Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3190817
06/18/12 11:12 AM
06/18/12 11:12 AM
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PM sent.

Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3190827
06/18/12 11:29 AM
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south east michigan
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This box is porky killing machine , just add molasses and apples http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELrnVu-B1E4&feature=youtube_gdata_player


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Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3190847
06/18/12 11:52 AM
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I catch them by soaking a rag in really salty water
And just take it out and put it in back of cage! Works good
They love salt!



Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3190891
06/18/12 12:52 PM
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im doin a porky job right now too that is P'n me off... fencing and salted apples.. but he sure does love that deck better than my bait... yes i do have the trails coming to it covered to. darn quill-pigs!!!

Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3191530
06/18/12 08:47 PM
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They like to chew on them plywood box for some reason . It's a strange animal . They really like my fox sets to for some reason


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Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3191866
06/18/12 11:36 PM
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Glenwood Springs Colorado
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Hey thanks guys for all the info I have about a half a dozen traps out for this thing and I will let you know what happens thanks again guys


Joe Herrman
Paramount Wildlife Management
Glenwood Springs
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Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3192159
06/19/12 09:34 AM
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Carver County, Minnesota
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If none of the excellent advice above works, borrow your neighbors hunting dog and take it on several reconnaissance trips. If you have a hunting dog of your own leave it in its kennel and continue with the previous advice.


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Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3192628
06/19/12 04:13 PM
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finally got that quill-pig today... i hope this is the only one.

Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3192629
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see my bait in the cage? whistle

Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3192632
06/19/12 04:16 PM
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How many nights did it take? And it could be the only one, population densities aren't anywhere near what the damage indicates. The most I ever caught on one job was four in three nights and that was because the woods next to my client got cut down to make a new road and bridge which drove them to their property.

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Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3192648
06/19/12 04:31 PM
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it took me 5 nights to get him. i did a job a month ago that i took 3 out of it. they were eating the cedar siding. fencing and salt got them.

Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3192652
06/19/12 04:35 PM
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I sometimes use salt but I think you need to be spot on with your set, I just don't see the smell of salt wafting across the woods. Salt is probably that last selling point that makes them enter the cage.

Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3192760
06/19/12 05:37 PM
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what i did with this one.. is trailed small (dime sized) salted apples into the cage from about 2 foot out. in the back of the cage i hung a white wash cloth (cut in half) soaked in salt water. i think once he ate an apple with the salt and saw the white thing hanging in the cage.. it was all over.

Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3192793
06/19/12 05:52 PM
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and use a Duke??????


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Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3192864
06/19/12 06:59 PM
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you got that right!!! its the only HUGE traps i have... they wont go into a small "coon" size trap. whistle

Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3193396
06/20/12 12:08 AM
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Don't tell LT,,,,,,,, I use the Havacraps with sig buts for lure,,,,,,,,,,



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Re: Porcupines [Re: nighthunter2] #3193398
06/20/12 12:11 AM
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Sometimes a longer ladder is better then a bigger cage,,, whistle ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,



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