I'd Rather Have Squirrels ?

[Zucker Lager]

I know squirrels are a pain to deal with but this really sucks. I've got porcupines eating my trees! Now what can I do about that ????? Jay

19858 19859 19860

[Bruce L]

Shoot them,bigger target than squirrels

[Bucket Head]

Wow. I didn't know they could do that. Some sort of porcupine abatement program needs to be started, and soon. That's terrible.
What the program consists of is up to you...
Maybe consult a specialist or a game relocating/trapper person?
Good luck!

[ennismaple]

They are always shot on sight in our woods!

[tcross]

same here. shot on site, with whatever is closest by. I got a GSP bird dog 9 years ago, and taking him to the vet to get the quills out was way more expensive and painful than a $0.25 20ga shell. good thing he learned after the 2nd time.

[doocat]

I’ve shot 10-12 of them chewing on my house in the middle of the night over the last few years, log home. Relocating is not an option.

[BAP]

Relocating them to “The Afterlife” is your best option.

[Bucket Head]

Yeah, chewing on a tree is one thing, chewing on your home is another. They gotta go at that point!

[Russell Lampron]

I know squirrels are a pain to deal with but this really sucks. I've got porcupines eating my trees! Now what can I do about that ????? Jay

19858 19859 19860

Wow! They really stripped that tree. The only fix I know of is to shoot them. I've had them chew patches of bark on some of my trees, but they've never stripped them clean like yours.

[bj's sugaring]

I have one large sugar maple that has similar damage, but it goes higher into the canopy as well, beyond what I would think a porcupine could access. Bark stripped right off like that though. I have no definititive answers yet.

[Zucker Lager]

If I do have to shoot them I wonder if they will taste mapley ?? Jay

[TapTapTap]

Ask my dog - she'd rather have porcupines, they're easier to catch! There's something about dogs and porcupines where the dogs never seem to learn to leave them be.

[Chickenman]

If I do have to shoot them I wonder if they will taste mapley ?? Jay

The only one I ever had tasted like salt pork.