aksheephuntress Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 ....Well....I did once, when we lived up north out of Fairbanks.... : You take a rolled up towel, and -ZAP!-Quick- SPANK one ...(gently, of course...)..and -voilla...you've got a bunch of his quills to work with...-make crafts with,etc.- Well...LAST night...on the way out from the brown bear encounter...-we came accross the same porcupine, along the trail, feeding...- THIS video clip I caught just seemed to crack me up...-they seem to create their own reality! -Towards the end of the clip...I'm teasing Terry...-he starts making these little faint "Meeeeeeow- meeeeeeoeeew-meeeoeeww..." noises... -He said that's the sounds he has heard them make... -I love that porcupine's expression he gives the camera... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 That's awesome Kathleen. I love it when the porcupine notices being watched, stops, and slowly looks up,. Then he seems to pretend, he never saw you, and browses as he turns to scoot...LOL Tell Terry, the last Porky he heard, must have been the neighbour's cat full of quills...LOL :D ............................. 2 Different Porcupine sound clips: click on sound clip: "Hear the sound of the Porcupine" http://www.hww.ca/media.asp?id=100&cid=0 http://goosie.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/harry/bio/zoo/porcucan.wav Porcupines are very vocal animals and make a variety of noises, ranging from high-pitched whistles to whines, grunts and snuffles, as they wander around well-worn paths. These noises may be made for no apparent reason, but porcupines make a chattering noise with their incisor teeth by grinding the top and bottom pair together, which seems to be a sign of recognition and a challenge between males. As porcupines are nocturnal, they make most of their audible sounds at night. Obviously, if they are threatened by day, they will make sounds then, as well. All Old porcupines (except the long-tailed porcupine) rattle their spines when moving around and may stamp their feet when alarmed. Crested porcupines make piping calls and a pig-like grunt. They shuffle along noisily. A porcupine grunts a lot and rattles its quills when it shuffles around at night. It may stamp its feet if disturbed. The African porcupine rattles the battery of hollow, open-ended quills on its short tail when annoyed. The Cape porcupine communicates using quill-rattles, piping squeaks and grunts. A threatened crested porcupine wags its tail to produce a rattling sound. It stamps with its feet and squeaks and grumbles to try to scare off an enemy. New World porcupines. Prehensile-tailed porcupines make deep growls and plaintive cries. I haven't heard any cat meows yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 they kill lots of trees, get in the ranchers cattle, and generally cause problems here in wyoming. we just shoot them and move on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 They are NOT too high on my list of good or great critters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddpipkin Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Anybody ever tried cleaning and eating a porky? It just seems to me that, being rodents, and having a clean diet, that they would taste pretty good. But considering the trouble to clean one, maybe it wouldn't be worth it. Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Anybody ever tried cleaning and eating a porky? It just seems to me that, being rodents, and having a clean diet, that they would taste pretty good. But considering the trouble to clean one, maybe it wouldn't be worth it. Just wondering. I'll pass on this one , then again, you'd have a good supply of toothpicks on hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Porcupine Recipes http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?=&q=+porcupine+meat+balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 The ones we have around here are a lot lighter colored. My old lab I used to have would get a muzzle full of quills almost every year during dove season. He never did learn that you just can't retrieve a porcupine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrswtnhunt Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Porcupine Recipes http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?=&q=+porcupine+meat+balls eewwwww gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I've never even SEEN a porcupine, much less spanked one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Cool clip Kathleen, I got a good laugh when he slowly looked up at the camera when he noticed you. I smoked one in my truck at about 70mph about a month ago, he must have barrel rolled for 100 feet! LOL, left me about 100 quills to pluck out of my tire too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 never seen one, but its nice to know that if i were hungery, Realy hungery, i could atleast make meatballs out of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Cool clip:) and...no I have never spanked one. Seen one deer hunting, that it . Boy...someones getting good use out of that camera huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Thats a cool clip Kathleen....we have a lot of porcupines around here. Oh Kathleen your slipping,,,,didn't you need some porcupine quills for some of your special enema remedies ?? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 true fact: the indians would never kill one normally. but, if it was cold and you were hungry, then they would eat them. they were slow, easy to kill, and you could do it with no tools... just a club. i've tasted them. like a pork roast. not bad, but only if i'm hungry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.