I caught the prick

[Richard Cranium]

....that's been eating up our trees. Now to relocate it.

 

[Photon440]

 

[Rick@Laysons]

Judging from the size of your prick.......

.....I'll bet there's a whole lot of other little pricks runnin around

 

[Cranky]

Judging from the size of your prick.......

.....I'll bet there's a whole lot of other little pricks runnin around

Good one!!

 

[Cranky]

....that's been eating up our trees. Now to relocate it.


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Didn't realize they got that big but seems they can get bigger! I have a similar cage but smaller and caught a racoon once and that bugger got out of it. It about destroyed the cage doing it!

 

[AR67GTX]

A porcupine - damn, that’s one of the few things I’ve not had stumble into my live trap - fortunately. I think I would treat him with the same respect as a skunk.

 

[vman01]

A skunk dug under my front concrete stairs and on occasion would spray that area which filtered into the house. about 4 years ago it was happening often enough where I purchased a trap and skunk was in season. I baited the trap with peanut butter on bread. In 4 weeks I caught 12 skunks, 1 racoon, 9 squirrels, 1 ground hog and 1 very angry cat. Never anything like that though. He seems pretty relaxed.

 

[moparwacko]

Planning a trip to Martha's Vineyard?
He'd fit right in there.

 

[Richard Cranium]

A porcupine - damn, that’s one of the few things I’ve not had stumble into my live trap - fortunately. I think I would treat him with the same respect as a skunk.

You're not kidding. As I walk closer to the cage, the quills start standing straight up.

 

[dadsbee]

Mine usually fall out of the trees with a THUD !

 

[Richard Cranium]

Mine usually fall out of the trees with a THUD !

Lead poisoning?

 

[Mopar Hunter]

Send it to North Shores, Delaware.

 

[vman01]

As I walk closer to the cage, the quills start standing straight up.

I have one of those quilted moving blankets I picked up from Harbor Frieght. I fold it in half and hold it up in front of me as I approach the trap and ease it over the top. If a skunk can't see you he won't waste a shot on you or just doesn'rt recognize the blanket as a threat. Never had one spray yet from in the trap. Imagine it works the same for that critter as well.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I have one of those quilted moving blankets I picked up from Harbor Frieght. I fold it in half and hold it up in front of me as I approach the trap and ease it over the top. If a skunk can't see you he won't waste a shot on you or just doesn'rt recognize the blanket as a threat. Never had one spray yet from in the trap. Imagine it works the same for that critter as well.

I covered the cage with a couple towels when I moved it into the truck. It didn't like that.

 

[Budnicks]

You're a good man RC
to take the time, to trap & relocate it/him or her

 

[kiwigtx]

Nice catch RC....what did you use for bait?

 

[Richard Cranium]

Nice catch RC....what did you use for bait?

A half an apple with salt sprinkled on it.

 

[moparedtn]

What sort of trees do porcupines eat?

 

[dadsbee]

What sort of trees do porcupines eat?

All deciduous.. they'll strip them from top to bottom of leaves and bark.

 

[dadsbee]

The MNR introduced these to deal with the overpopulation up here some years ago.... the Fisher. The Porcupines only predator. The Fisher runs up the trees and chases the Porcupine out a limb until it falls to the ground, then runs back down the tree and zips the belly of the Porcupine open and eats it all up. These bastards are one step below a Wolverine... don't go near one..