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    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

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    Shoot them,bigger target than squirrels
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    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?
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    They are always shot on sight in our woods!
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    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.
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    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.

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    Relocating them to “The Afterlife” is your best option.
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    Yeah, chewing on a tree is one thing, chewing on your home is another. They gotta go at that point!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zucker Lager View Post
    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

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    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.
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    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.
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