Porcupines are costing me a fortune !!

• Apr 20, 2014

• #1

ktm rider

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I live above Frostburg out in the sticks. on a farm. My two outside farm dogs run free. Their job is to keep other animals and things away from the house. They do a great job of this. But lately these damn Porcupines are costing me a fortune in vet bills !
3-4 weeks ago my younger dog got into one and we were lucky enough to get the quills out of him. Last monday my other dog go into them big time ! cost me $200 vet bill this time and $250 last year. This was the 4th time he has been in them in 4 years.
Now, today BOTH the dogs show up with quills all over them !
What the hell is going on with these porcupines? we never had them here AT ALL before about 4 years ago , now the vet says he sees 3-4 cases a week just at his office.

 

• Apr 20, 2014

• #2

Safetech

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May 28, 2011

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You'd think the dogs would know better than to mess with them after a coupe of times. (If not the first.)

 

• Apr 20, 2014

• #3

rseymorejr

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The porcupines are tying to train your dogs to leave them alone.
Your dogs are slow learners!

 

• Apr 20, 2014

• #4

Mooseman

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Rotten pricks.

 

• Apr 20, 2014

• #5

JPG

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Try one of these.
www.bing.com/images/search?q=dog+armor&qpvt=dog+armor&FORM=IGRE

My problem is with skunks

www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=147740

 

• Apr 20, 2014

• #6

Safetech

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Old joke:

Q: What's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW?


A: With a porcupine, the pricks are on the outside.

 

• Apr 20, 2014

• #7

rseymorejr

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Safetech said:

Old joke:

Q: What's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW?


A: With a porcupine, the pricks are on the outside.

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My Brother bought a BMW 2 years ago. I've probably told him that joke 100 times since then. It never gets old (for me!)

 

• Apr 20, 2014

• #8

Inigoes

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Your dogs seem to be slow learners.

Its only a matter of a curious critter getting to close to a porcupine.

 

• Apr 20, 2014

• #9

Fishguy

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The only logical answer I can come up with is to shoot the dogs.

 

• Apr 20, 2014

• #10

Safetech

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Fishguy said:

The only logical answer I can come up with is to shoot the dogs.

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Call the cops.


(Sorry. Couldn't resist.)

 

• Apr 20, 2014

• #11

coopermania

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You must have bought yourself dogs that were born in the flatlands.
Get yourself a dog that was born above 800 ft.

 

• Apr 20, 2014

• #12

tony b

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Porcupines are a fine meal

 

• Apr 23, 2014

• #13

ktm rider

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$319 bucks this week. Last week was $210. This is becoming on expensive Porcupine.. Anyone have any ideas how to trap this thing? I have two live traps but don't want to use foot traps because I know I would just trap my dogs.

And I know you guys are thinking, "Why don't you just pen the dogs up" I would do that but I live WAY back in the sticks and without the dogs out and about my property becomes a bear haven and those things REALLY do some damage to my apples trees, vehicles and outbuildings.

 

• Apr 23, 2014

• #14

wilcam47

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tony b said:

Porcupines are a fine meal

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ktm rider said:

$319 bucks this week. Last week was $210. This is becoming on expensive Porcupine.. Anyone have any ideas how to trap this thing? I have two live traps but don't want to use foot traps because I know I would just trap my dogs.

And I know you guys are thinking, "Why don't you just pen the dogs up" I would do that but I live WAY back in the sticks and without the dogs out and about my property becomes a bear haven and those things REALLY do some damage to my apples trees, vehicles and outbuildings.

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if its a big live trap put an apple or pear in it for bait. Set them close to your apple trees...once caught SSS..

 

• Apr 23, 2014

• #15

budman93

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get smarter dogs?

 

• Apr 23, 2014

• #16

R

remrug

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I didnt know that porkys even lived in Md.What are the rules on killing them?

 

• Apr 24, 2014

• #17

Safetech

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remrug said:

I didnt know that porkys even lived in Md.What are the rules on killing them?

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#1: Don't try to do it with your bare hands.

 

• Apr 24, 2014

• #18

Pushrod

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Don't let those things drop down into WV, we got enough nuisance critters down here.

Where are the pinbacks coming from. I didn't know there were any in the mid-east states.

 

• Apr 24, 2014

• #19

Objee

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remrug said:

I didnt know that porkys even lived in Md.What are the rules on killing them?

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Protected in MD, but landowners can kill them to protect their property.

 

• Apr 24, 2014

• #20

wilcam47

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Objee said:

Protected in MD, but landowners can kill them to protect their property.

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dogs are property right