Had a guard at my door

[Michigan Slim]

So I go to the cabin last night. Picked up a Dillon 550 not far away so I went up and spent the night. Got there after dark but not quite Odark:30. Almost screwed up by not watching where I was going!

 

[Michigan Slim]

 

[rkwhyte2]

That is a big boy put a hurt on anything that tries to mess with it.

 

[phylodog]

How far south do them there critters wander?

With the armadillos creeping north, if those buggers creep south and they mate we're gonna have a real problem on our hands.

 

[KokomoDave]

Too cute. Cherish wildlife as one day they might become extinct.

 

[bkflyer]

What the heck is it?

 

[Expat]

Never got that close to one. We used to see them in Wisconsin when we would go on vacation.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

What the heck is it?

Porcupine...

 

[Michigan Slim]

They get down to about Grand Rapids or so. Lots of them around the cabin which is just south of Big Rapids. I got him to move with a rake.

 

[Michigan Slim]

How far south do them there critters wander?

With the armadillos creeping north, if those buggers creep south and they mate we're gonna have a real problem on our hands.

They don't hurt anything. Just keep your dogs off them and don't drink and play Steve Irwin.

 

[Bugzilla]

Porcupine...

Barbecued they taste like the perfect combination of pork bacon and pineapple.

 

[Jsomerset]

I know we have them around the Mississinewa Resv. according to my neighbor across the way that spends hours and hours in and on the property exploring nature.

 

[KARP]

We were bird hunting in the U.P. of Michigan years ago and the uncle's black lab decided to take a bite out of one. We spent the rest of the day clipping the quills close to the skin. The ones that went through the mouth we were able to pull out from the inside. The rest festered their way out eventually. Keep your pups away. Lol

 

[Michigan Slim]

We were bird hunting in the U.P. of Michigan years ago and the uncle's black lab decided to take a bite out of one. We spent the rest of the day clipping the quills close to the skin. The ones that went through the mouth we were able to pull out from the inside. The rest festered their way out eventually. Keep your pups away. Lol

My beagle thought one wanted to play. Took me over an hour to pull a dozen quills. Got all the tips, thankfully.

 

[vtnewbie]

They are a nuisance here in Vermont. They love to eat apple tree saplings and raspberry brambles.

 

[Jeepster48439]

I see them in Michigan around Cadillac.They usually get acquainted with the pointy end of a copper slug.

 

[Michigan Slim]

This one didn't make it. Too close to the cabin. They chew the hell out of plywood

 

[Jeepster48439]

This one didn't make it. Too close to the cabin. They chew the hell out of plywood

I have been told that it is the salts in the glue of the plywood that they are after.

 

[510picker]

This one didn't make it. Too close to the cabin. They chew the hell out of plywood

So much for the rake

 

[patience0830]

Too cute. Cherish wildlife as one day they might become extinct.

Cute, but destructive and can be deadly to an aggressive dog. Porcupines are chewing champions and can ruin some stuff in a hurry.