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May 28, 2021, 09:24:34 AM »
Is way more important than seeing one of these nasty little critters roaming around the House. so around 10 pm, I let my dog out to go to the bathroom. give her a few minutes to do her business. As I let her in, I see a faint light on in my car. Odd....grab my new red Led flash light to see how it works compared to my red filter led light I've had. Stoll up to my car and yep, I have accidentally turned on a map light. click it off, start the car real quick to assess battery drain. All's good. Head back to the house. zooming the light in and out so see pattern and brightness,. Waohh, was is that?? &^^& skunk. all I see is stripe. and its between me and the door to the house. great. how to get in.
I got it ladder is up on the porch to get up to it. slip inside and and grab my Impact mk2. Mount my white led to the side picatinny scope base. Hmm... now how do I get around to the critter. cant open front door as that will spook it off. go out on the deck and scan the area.. no signs of it. Check the others side. still no sign. Grrr. come back around look and make sure I can see through the scope and things are adjusted for a quick close shot. the critter comes around the corner of the house. I hear the movement. Scan around and locate it. dang way too close. 8 yards... it starts to waddle off as the bright white light has surely spooked it. It turns at 15 yards and shows a side profile of its head. Snap. the Impact release a 34.2 gr modified bob's boat tail (tail-less variant). Thump, clean Hit and hard.
So within 5 minutes of letting my dog out and walking to the car this little beast decides to follow my dog and come right to my front door. Not a smart thing for it health. My dog had she seen it would have surely gone for it and then that would have included a trip to the vet for Quill removal. good size Porcupine at about 15 lbs.
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Good save on the vet bill.
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Good save on the canine acupuncture.
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May 28, 2021, 11:37:38 AM »
The American Porcupine was once abundant in the mountains of East Tennessee. But they have been
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eliminated. Sort of mixed emotions on this one!
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they will gnaw on tires, car hoses etc. Years ago we had a camp up outside of Plattsburgh, had an outhouse. Had to keep the seat lids down, they would gnaw on seat for salt from your body.
woke one night to scratching sounds, turned on the flood lights there was a porcupine on my lawnmower. Figured he was chewing on the tires, went to shoo him, he tried to come around behind me, cocked the gun, he waddled off, turned to look over his shoulder. Done.
He was gnawing on the T from Toro that was part of the cast aluminum deck! He had it half gone! Up there they did a lot of damage to cars and equipment.
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May 28, 2021, 03:35:02 PM »
Great shot and patience! That one seemed to be be a bit aggressive.....good thing you saw it before a mishap with your pup and a pending vet bill!
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May 29, 2021, 01:55:53 AM »
Good reacting and shooting!
I have never seen a porcupine in the wild and none of the hunters I have talked have in my club have either. I guess previous generations took care of them. I had no idea they can be so destructive chewing on cars and lawn mowers and whatever is in your yard.
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Hetchy whitchy! A traditional Rom delicacy! I had a dog that never would learn about them. After the first couple of times we stopped taking her to the vet and just yanked the quills out. She was bad about chasing rabbits into cactus thickets too.
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May 30, 2021, 09:32:21 PM »
May have been rabid. You definitely made the right choice.
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May 30, 2021, 10:25:33 PM »
That's a serious load of quills that one is carrying! I remember our dog would occasionally tangle with one, but she and her "pal" Bear (the neighbor's dog) really tried to tear one up one night. Sam had a few quills on her snout, but Bear ended up being put down by the vet--there were just too many quills to deal with.
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Whoa nice shooting and nice pooch rescue! I have never seen one shot before...
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