porcupines

[maddwapper]

i snare a few rabbits in the fall for myself and an old friend who can hardly get arround any more and always been interested in knowing what porcupine taste like ,,is there a legal way to hunt trap ,snare or buy some of this meat, i know this may offend some people but my favorite food of all is dolphin absolutely delicious thanks for any help

[deanmc]

Porcupine, rabbit, hare, skunk, raccoon and woodchuck may be hunted, but not trapped*, without a licence throughout the province, at all times of the year.

[bunnyhunter]

Not sure if you are yanking our chain with the dolphin joke.....
but seriously I have also heard Porcupine CAN be good to as long as they arent eating conifer bark. then apparently they taste like turpentine.....

As for me, I'd like to give it a try once, same with woodchuck..they are just big vegetarians...

Theres an old saying that you dont shoot porcupines because men lost in the woods eat them to survive. I think this was for survival in the boonies. I dont see the problem taking one on farmland where the nearest road is 1 km away at the farthest.

anyhow Do tell us more about your "dolphin" meat experiences...

[KegRiver]

Don't know about taste. I would think that they would be like a Woodchuck, except when they are eating tree back, fall, winter, spring.

Dad claimed that Porcupines were protected under the Home Stead Act because they were considered survival food since they could be easily cornered and killed with a stick. And they were the only animal that could be easily taken this way.

As has been pointed out, they are not protected now.

[walking buffalo]

Everyone I've talked with that has tried porcupine said that they are great eating!

Read this story on page 4

A Special Three-Course Gourmet Dinner
by Jim Babala

http://www.willmorewilderness.com/ne...s/7_May_08.pdf

[wolfkilr]

Walking Buffalo that is a great story!! Thanks for posting. Makes me want to BBQ one up!!

[T-Bone]

We ate one a few years back and to me it tasted like pork very mild and tasty

[maddwapper]

i fshed labrador as a kid and the captain would set nets to catch seals ,,oftimes he,d catch dolphins ,,or herring jumpers he called em ,,never forget that first time we got one ..he skinned it and bought it back to the cook ,,i swear to god it was the best tasting red meat i ever ate ,,better than the best cut of steak ...second only to lobster

[wwbirds]

I'll take the lobsta!

[South west trappin RG]

The slow creature is to be a survival animal. It is out there for an eaisy kill with a stick and a great meal. I have never ate one but my dad and some of his friends have ate a few and said it was really good.

[goober]

I have had Porcupine hams a couple times and they have always been good.

[bb356]

built in tooth picks! great!

[Tuc]

I ate porcupine once when I was a kid. I remember Dad bringing one home and cooking it but I can't say i remember what it taste like.