It might lead to unintended encounters.

CLARE, Mich. — A man hunting for porcupine was attacked by a black bear in Clare County.

The Department of Natural Resources says the 46-year-old was treated for minor injuries Thursday night. The hunter told authorities that the bear knocked him over from behind.

The bear dashed after the hunter stabbed it with a knife. The attack occurred in Clare County’s Greenwood Township, 110 miles north of Lansing.

The DNR has set a trap to catch the injured bear.

Michigan has as many as 10,000 black bears, with 90 percent of them in the Upper Peninsula.

I have never tasted porcupine. I'll have to put it in my bucket list.

Does that kind of tree grow on the west coast?

more bear stuff, that's just great.

quote kanoes: "more bear stuff, that's just great."

I am glad you enjoy it wonderful

quote Jeriatric: "I have never tasted porcupine. I'll have to put it in my bucket list.

Does that kind of tree grow on the west coast?"

I haven't ever eaten one but the damage they do to my woodlands and hunting cabin. They are shot on sight.

Ok, I promise I won't hunt porcupines in the BW this year. The collective sigh of relief from the resident porcupine population was the breeze you just felt through the pines...

quote Jeriatric: "I have never tasted porcupine. I'll have to put it in my bucket list.


Does that kind of tree grow on the west coast?"

That is what like explorers-woodsmen would eat many times when hunting is poor. I guess they have a lot of fat on them talking to people who have ate them.

I once hit a porcupine with a broom when I found it in a bin on a porch of a cabin was was visiting. It ran off very slowly lol

quote Canoearoo: "I once hit a porcupine with a broom when I found it in a bin on a porch of a cabin was was visiting. It ran off very slowly lol"

My dog tried to bite one one time. He ended getting quills in his tongue and mouth. Had to make a evening trip to the Vet. Also know people who got a flat tire from the quills.

porcupine is fun to fondue

use the quills as the stick

Actually it is pretty good eating. My dog tried chasing this one out of the cabin yard. Fortunately he got only a dozen quills. The next day we grilled it. A light colored meat and tasted a lot like pork. Skinning it was a trick though.

Best Porcupine Recipe I've tried:

Ingredients:
1 whole porcupine(about 3 to 3-1/2 pounds)
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons melted margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
1 1?2 tablespoons lemon juice (can use more lemon juice if desired)
1 1?2 tablespoons seasoning salt (or use as much as desired)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1?2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1?8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
1 whole lemon (poked all over with holes using a fork, can use 2 small lemons, if you don't have any lemons an onio)

-Skinning the porcupine isn't as difficult as it may seem. Lay the animal on its back and start from the belly pulling the hide back and you go from the inside to avoid the quills.

-Rinse the porcupine inside and out well under cold water, then pat dry using a paper towel.

-In a small bowl mix the lemon juice with oil and melted butter until blended, then rub all over the porcupine.

-Using clean hands rub the inside and outside of the porcupine with seasoned salt, garlic powder, black pepper and cayenne.

-Place the lemon/s inside the cavity.

-Place the porcupine into a baking dish (you can place the porcupine onto a small roasting rack if desired and you may want to add in a little water to the pan to prevent smoking).
Using cotton string tie the legs together tightly.

-At this point you may cover and refrigerate for up to 6 hours (not more than that or the acid in the lemon juice will start to "cook" the porcupine).

-Set oven to 450 degrees F.

-Roast the porcupine at 450 degrees for 20 minutes, then reduce the heat to 400 degrees and continue roasting for about 40 minutes (or until the internal temperature reaches about 175 to 180 degrees F. about 1 hour or a little less).
Cover with foil and let sit for 15 minutes before slicing (do not slice before that time or the juices will flow out!).

-Before serving throw the whole thing in the garbage and order piza instead. Trust me.


I was always taught to leave the porcupine(s?) alone since they are one thing that's easy to kill if you are lost and starving in the wild. One of the guys we hunt with decided to try it one year and even after you got past the smell the taste was pretty gnarly. About what you'd expect from something that chews on wood all its life, but maybe he just didn't know how to cook it.

Porkies are such sloths in the spring. They sunbathe on our access road. Never thought of eating one.. now just how do you approach it with a meal in mind?

quote yellowcanoe: "Porkies are such sloths in the spring. They sunbathe on our access road. Never thought of eating one.. now just how do you approach it with a meal in mind?"

Very hungry

I've always heard they are a great survival food source. Good meat on them and hunting them is almost no trick at all. Easy to see signs of them being in the area and they make for an easy target.

quote nofish: "I've always heard they are a great survival food source. Good meat on them and hunting them is almost no trick at all. Easy to see signs of them being in the area and they make for an easy target. "

Just like hunting a politician!

quote Pinetree: "

quote Canoearoo: "I once hit a porcupine with a broom when I found it in a bin on a porch of a cabin was was visiting. It ran off very slowly lol"

My dog tried to bite one one time. He ended getting quills in his tongue and mouth. Had to make a evening trip to the Vet. Also know people who got a flat tire from the quills.
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I hit it in the face with the broom while it was hissing at me. So the broom didn't get any quills. My kids were yelling look out they shoot quills which is why I was hitting it with a broom.. to teach them that they do not and can not shoot quills and only walk away slowly. But he was sure mad that I made him leave the porch

quote Frenchy19: "

quote nofish: "I've always heard they are a great survival food source. Good meat on them and hunting them is almost no trick at all. Easy to see signs of them being in the area and they make for an easy target. "

Just like hunting a politician! "

Ha!

quote Frenchy19: "

quote nofish: "I've always heard they are a great survival food source. Good meat on them and hunting them is almost no trick at all. Easy to see signs of them being in the area and they make for an easy target. "

Just like hunting a politician! "

I've tried every variety, they all just leave you feeling empty and unsatisfied...not to mention the horrific cries for mercy when you start peeling them to see what's inside. Hardly worth the chase..

Has anyone had a porcupine come in there camp site?

My buddy had one climb up his tree and join while deer hunting 2 years ago.

My buddy was breaking off branches and sticks trying to find something to throw at it to get it to climb back down. Eventually the porcupine got fed up and slowly climbed back down and waddled away.

I got to watch the situation unfold through my binoculars from the safety of my tree on the far side of a clear cut. I found it very entertaining.

My Dad always told me it's a crime to eat a porcupine unless you really need to. It's because they are so easy to kill, you never want to deprive someone in desperate need of the availability of an easy food source. Said that's what he learned from his elders.

My bird dogs have had the face full of quills before.

quote Pinetree: "Has anyone had a porcupine come in there camp site?"

Sounds like a loaded question. Is this a joke?

quote 2old4U: "

quote Pinetree: "Has anyone had a porcupine come in there camp site?"

Sounds like a loaded question. Is this a joke? "

Not at all. They also like salt and been known to chew on ax handles,maybe canoe paddles?

Jeez if I was starving well maybe but I'm not wearing armor gloves to clean anything

quote yogi59weedr: "Jeez if I was starving well maybe but I'm not wearing armor gloves to clean anything"

You just got to turn them over like a Fischer does which eats them. Go for the underbelly.

i have never seen a porky in the BW/Q.a bit farther south around Bemidji i did see a few.
the east coast canoe buddy's tell me they hang their paddles to keep them from getting chewed.

We have lot of them around Mille lacs-Longville area. If I have seen one in the BWCA I just don't remember it.

My coon hound had a great liking to porkies and as a result I couldn't hunt him much in Northern Michigan. Even after several times of getting a face full of quills he hated them so much he would still kill them. No fun pulling quills out and the infection that follows.

quote wetcanoedog: "i have never seen a porky in the BW/Q.a bit farther south around Bemidji i did see a few.
the east coast canoe buddy's tell me they hang their paddles to keep them from getting chewed."

If you've ever seen a pine that forks at the top you've seen a porky in the B-dub! They love to chew the terminal shoot off the top of pines, especially whites and jacks. The pines usually make it, but one of the lower branches will take over as the new terminal...which causes that forked appearance, or as I like to think of it the perfect spot for an eagle's nest:) Lightening and wind also damage trees causing this same appearance, but the vast majority that you see like this are the result of porcupines. And if you think skunks stink you might want to shy away from a dead porky; they are rank!

quote mastertangler: "My coon hound had a great liking to porkies and as a result I couldn't hunt him much in Northern Michigan. Even after several times of getting a face full of quills he hated them so much he would still kill them. No fun pulling quills out and the infection that follows. "

My friend had a black lab who always went on the attack mode and never learned from it.

I have never done this but what I was told years ago in survival school was that (after cleaning them presumably) you coated the porcupine and its quills with thick clay and then put it into the coals to bake it. Supposedly when it was done you broke off the baked clay and ate it. Quills etc were supposed to become embedded in the baked clay coating and come right off. I have no idea if this was supposed to be a native american technique or just a made up thing.