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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/26/17 02:25 AM
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scalebuster
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I never met one I didn't kill.
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Re: porcupines
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02/26/17 02:50 AM
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Have a couple massive ones in bandera county I've killed a few in Bandera County. And regardless of rumors, they are not good to eat. Those quills are not protecting a beautiful light meat delicacy. Just tough greasy meat.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/26/17 03:15 AM
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Sneaky
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I used to be a Porcupine.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/26/17 04:20 AM
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krmitchell
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We've seen them in burnet county.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/26/17 05:18 AM
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copperhead
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See them on a regular basis in Llano/Burnet counties.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: Sneaky]
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02/26/17 02:22 PM
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Nogalus Prairie
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I used to be a Porcupine. Do tell.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: porcupines
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02/26/17 03:54 PM
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I was born and raised in the Nacogdoches/Rusk/Houston county area. Have hunted there all my life (52 years.)Thousands and thousands of hours in the woods, day and night. Multiply that by all my friends, family, and everyone else I have come in contact with, because I have never seen a porcupine there and never heard of anyone who has - at least in those three counties. Not saying they are not there but, if they are, they must be exceedingly rare. Or ghosts. Porcupines are big foots main food source However High fences have made them easier to catch and therefore they are getting scarcer
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/26/17 06:34 PM
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Never seen one or even heard of one in S Texas, from Victoria to the border. I've never seen one in real life.
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Re: porcupines
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02/26/17 06:38 PM
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Sneaky
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I used to be a Porcupine. Do tell. It was our school mascot.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/26/17 06:39 PM
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Had some in San Saba county.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/26/17 06:48 PM
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Here's a map of their range from 2015. My dad has them on his land in Wichita Falls. His dog got ahold of one last winter. Bad deal for the dog.
Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: Sneaky]
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02/26/17 08:11 PM
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Nogalus Prairie
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I used to be a Porcupine. Do tell. It was our school mascot.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: txtrophy85]
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02/26/17 08:12 PM
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Nogalus Prairie
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I was born and raised in the Nacogdoches/Rusk/Houston county area. Have hunted there all my life (52 years.)Thousands and thousands of hours in the woods, day and night. Multiply that by all my friends, family, and everyone else I have come in contact with, because I have never seen a porcupine there and never heard of anyone who has - at least in those three counties. Not saying they are not there but, if they are, they must be exceedingly rare. Or ghosts. Porcupines are big foots main food source However High fences have made them easier to catch and therefore they are getting scarcer
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: Sneaky]
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02/26/17 11:45 PM
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I used to be a Porcupine. Springtown?
Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: TEXASLEFTY]
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02/27/17 12:46 AM
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Sneaky
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I used to be a Porcupine. Springtown? Yes. I believe we're the only ones in the state. Maybe anywhere.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/27/17 06:53 PM
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Mr T
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apparently they have been seen in Chaparral WMA south of Cotulla acc'd to the Rangers
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/27/17 10:31 PM
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my nephew's dog got into one in western Burnet county 5-6 years ago, I saw one in northern Burnet county during deer season the fall of 2013, that kinda surprised me!
"everyone that lives dies but not everyone who dies lived..."
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/27/17 10:38 PM
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Rancher on a lease I was on in Terrell County a few years ago was given a GSP by one of the other hunters. She would not quit going after porcupines. On about the fifth muzzle and throat full of quills, he put her down. Sad.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: porcupines
[Re: txtrophy85]
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02/28/17 04:34 PM
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None in east TX - always assumed it was an east/west thing. used to see them all the time at our lease in Walker County Used to run dogs on prison land, chasing hogs, and one time one of my bay dogs came back with a face full. First time I had ever heard of them in East Texas.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/28/17 05:28 PM
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rex47
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In the late 60's my buddy's airedale came in with face full. Everyone said must have been a bird brought in piece of hide, must have been big hide to have that many quills. This was in Tilman co. OK
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when the going gets really tough, I sit down and rest
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/28/17 05:43 PM
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For a while there were 5 hitting a feeder every night in Eastland county. I had no idea they would eat corn, but they will
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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02/28/17 05:48 PM
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MS1454
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Never seen one, hope it stays that way. Seems dog encounter with those are worse than skunks.
I'll take a Black Female every time.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: blackcoal]
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02/28/17 06:19 PM
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Txhuntr2
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Are the quills any good for anything other than decorative purposes? Yes. My grandfather used them as fishing corks when cat fishing with a cane pole. He used chicken blood on a treble hook with a small spilt shot above. The quills are bouyant and really indicate the slightest nibbles. Hadn't thought about that in a while.
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Re: porcupines
[Re: Txhuntr2]
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02/28/17 11:17 PM
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rex47
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Are the quills any good for anything other than decorative purposes? Yes. My grandfather used them as fishing corks when cat fishing with a cane pole. He used chicken blood on a treble hook with a small spilt shot above. The quills are bouyant and really indicate the slightest nibbles. Hadn't thought about that in a while. I maybe wrong, but i think he probably used the quills from African porcupines much larger 4-5 inches long
when the going gets really tough, I sit down and rest
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Re: porcupines
[Re: rex47]
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03/01/17 04:16 AM
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Txhuntr2
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You may be right. They were 10-12 inches long and looks like this.
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