My boys came in to tell me a porcupine was in the garage.
So they selected the weapon, I dispatched him with a Steven's 25 rimfire - because, reasons.....
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My boys came in to tell me a porcupine was in the garage.
So they selected the weapon, I dispatched him with a Steven's 25 rimfire - because, reasons.....
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Wonder what he was doing in your garage?
porcupines are good to get rid of. And that’s an elegant machine you used for the job.
They're good eatin!
I'm jealous...........
And they come with their own toothpicks!
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I’ve dispatched a lot of porkies in my day, but never thought about eating one. Pulled a lot of quills out of my coonhounds nose back in the day. Boy that dog hated them, you would think once was enough.
How would you fix them up to eat , just wondering . Do not have them where I am .Originally Posted by smithnframe
Life Member of NRA,NTA,DAV ,ITA. Also member of FTA,CBA
I skinned one VERY CAREFULLY. The carcass smelled like turpentine from our evergreen surroundings. I did not cook it due to the smell. Might smell or taste better in hardwood forests.
All I can tell you is GREASY. Even on green willows, the amount of grease and taste is reminiscent of a fall bear that has done really well putting his winter fat on. Skinning one is pretty easy, I wear a leather glove on my left hand and skin away.
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That was probably the ONLY quill pig killed with a .25 Stevens that day - in the world! Cool.
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I'd say, very carefully....
I imagine it would be like eating a big rat with spines no thank you
Those who would trade freedom for safety deserves neither and will lose both
A squirrel is just a tree rat. Mighty tasty too.
They taste like nothing else. Maybe a cross between pork and lamb? Skinning is like casing a fox / coyote / etc. No quills on the belly at all. Hang them from a hind leg, cut down each leg, sever the tail and pull the hide off like a t-shirt. I've heard of folks putting the whole darn critter on the coals to burn quills off - you'd have to be pretty hungry to eat something that smells like burning hair and hide!! I've heard people talk about them being dry - must have been overcooked by a long ways!! Gut as normal after skinning. I've had them roasted and fried and in stew. It's good! Just GREASY like mutton (i.e. sticks to the roof of your mouth). It was mostly started as a youth coming up with 'what if.." scenarios. I believe they are actually illegal to kill in some states and provinces because it's one of the few things a man in the woods can kill without a firearm. I can't say that I would have company over for porcupine, but I would eat it again.
p.s. did not eat this one.
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And rabbits are ground rats with short fluffy tails and longer ears. A rodent is a rodent. Difference between a squirrel and a Norway or brown rat is a fluffy tail and better PR.
I was thinking this century instead of day.
I really wish the ammo companies would make the old rimfire rounds on a regular schedule, and not that nasty crud from Brazil either.
Most of the old centerfire rounds can be loaded with a bit of effort, RF not so much.
Robert
Rabbits are not rodents.
They are lagomorphs.
Fairly sure a couple of extra upper incisors and a few minor skeletal variations won't affect taste.
Perhaps we are splitting hares?
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Walking to and from camp while hunting in NM we would pass the tree with a porcupine we named "George". Last evening of the hunt, one of the guys had supper waiting for us. Yeah it was "George" the porcupine and it was the worst thing I ever put in my mouth. Pine tree sap by itself would have been better, it seems. Everyone that took a bite of it almost upchucked. I don't like possum either. Don' want any armadillo (possum on the half shell) Hey I'm off to elk camp bowhunting Sept. 29 NM
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