Re: Porcupine
[Re: muskrat411]
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03/09/23 12:26 PM
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mad_mike
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Pete, that is funny. I have, more than once during spring, spotted what I thought to be a bear in the emergent grass along the coast and have it turn out to be a porcupine instead.
From firsthand experience I know that they can be caught in an otter crossover set. They aren’t much fun to remove from a 330.
Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it.
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Re: Porcupine
[Re: muskrat411]
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03/09/23 01:42 PM
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alaska viking
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"Made it two years not being censored"
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Well, I also have laid down a perfect stalk on a Booner porky. More than once!
Made it almost 3 years without censor!
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Re: Porcupine
[Re: muskrat411]
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03/09/23 02:22 PM
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I was tracking a wolverine one year and spotted a dark porcupine on the far hillside. ditched the tracks and b lined for the "wolverine" Got up close and seen what it really was. I thought it was funny until I looked in the opposite direction and spotted the actual wolverine making its escape.
If you take care of the land the land will take care of you
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Re: Porcupine
[Re: muskrat411]
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03/10/23 12:42 PM
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drasselt
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works both ways. A guy came to the hide and horn sale the other day. He was moose hunting with his young son and spotted a porky in the brush. Soon enough the porky was mauling him. The bear then turned on the screaming kid and the dad then killed it.
you can vote your way into socialism, but you will have to shoot your way out.
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Re: Porcupine
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03/10/23 01:07 PM
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Oh Snap
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Does eating one count? Eaters anonymous.
I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!
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Re: Porcupine
[Re: Pete in Frbks]
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03/11/23 04:07 PM
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One time, after a quick look, I stalked a pretty "blonde grizzly" for about 45 minutes before realizing that it was a porcupine.
Sure glad I did not have a guided hunter with me for that deal. That sort of stunt is not real good for a guide's reputation!
Pete So I'm not the only one. We spotted a "blonde grizzly" once from a Super Cub, and nearly had a "moose stall" while checking it out before we realized what it was.
"My life is better than your vacation"
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Re: Porcupine
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03/30/23 11:13 PM
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I will definitely remember this thread when I am bear hunting this spring . Thanks for the education
You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .
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