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What To Do With a Porcupine?
04 May 2007, 17:52
Fallow BuckWhat To Do With a Porcupine?
Hi all,
Just curious what you can do with a porcupine apart from mounting it. is it possible to get the quills made into anything?
thanks FB
04 May 2007, 18:19
UglystickOver here in the USA the Indians take the quils and boil them to make them more flexible and then weave them into baskets. I imagine that an African porcupine would be great becaus it is bigger and has longer quills.
04 May 2007, 18:54
kamaatuWhat to do with a Porcupine?
First you shoot it. The second step is somehow complicated. You take app. 500 gr of TNT plastic explosives and press it into the porcupine. Then place the porcupine at a waterhole around eight in the morning and wait for about one hour until sand-grouse, doves and fowls are all down at the waterhole.
Third step (very easy and big fun)...detonate the porcupine.
Fourth step. collect all the dead birds around the water..they'll each have a pin stuck in them. (works better than a punt-gun!)
04 May 2007, 19:06
L. David KeithFB, Here in the States we have a fish called Crappie (in the South we pronounce it Crop-pee). They are classed as a "panfish" but congregate in large schools in the spring (right now) and are some of the finest eating that swims. In past times, African Porcupine quills were used as fishing floats. They were extremely popular with experienced Crappie fishermen/women. A small eyelet was wrapped on one end with fishing rod thread (the type used to attach guides to the fishing rod). These quill floats would lie on top of the water and the finicky Crappie would only have to breathe on the minnow and the "float" would move. There is almost no resistance to a quill float, and as soon as the Crappie started off with the minnow, the quill would "tip up" and you only have to raise your rod tip to set the hook. No longer available for purchase, try a few and see what I mean. I suspect they would be the ticket for Trout fishing as well. Other than that, I would have the skin made into a hat. If anyone messed with you just lower your head and butt them
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04 May 2007, 22:04
Wendell ReichI can tell you from experience that you do not want to make a loincloth out of one. Sure, they look nice, but they are totally impractical.
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05 May 2007, 00:26
lenglengI have seen some pretty cool lamps with porcupine quill shades on them. Look great in a gameroom.
We chased one in a riverbed one time until he was so worn out he just curled up into a bristling ball. That night when we were telling stories back on camp, Ian Gibson was pissed that I didn't shoot it. Sh said, "I LOVE porkies! I haven't eaten any in a couple years. if you see that thing again tomorrow, take him. I'll have boys cook him up right!"
I don't know if they were pulling my leg or not, but "apparently" they are good to eat.
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If you decide to mount it be veeery careful while mounting!
On a more serious note: My wife uses quills for making jewellery of different kinds, they make really cool earrings etc.
05 May 2007, 02:41
BuliwyfPorcupine quills are said to bring luck. I would mount them in a frame.
05 May 2007, 03:03
Use Enough GunI have two of my painted elephant ears fully mounted in frames and I have fans of porcupine quills, along with other items, mounted in the frames along with the ears. The uses are endless in decorating. You can even put a few on the bases of any full body antelope or other mounts that you have.
05 May 2007, 03:47
Blair338/378quote:
Originally posted by kamaatu:
What to do with a Porcupine?
First you shoot it. The second step is somehow complicated. You take app. 500 gr of TNT plastic explosives and press it into the porcupine. Then place the porcupine at a waterhole around eight in the morning and wait for about one hour until sand-grouse, doves and fowls are all down at the waterhole.
Third step (very easy and big fun)...detonate the porcupine.
Fourth step. collect all the dead birds around the water..they'll each have a pin stuck in them. (works better than a punt-gun!)
Bloody classic!
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I worked a bit in XIP Alaska and saw two guys flailing something with sweatshirts in a ditch. Turned out to be porcupine. They were collecting quills. I still have a few they gave me. Porcupine walked away allright.
05 May 2007, 10:42
Safari-Huntquote:
N'gagi
Apparently they are fine tasting. I have never tasted them before but the old farmers used to catch them in their veggie patch by making a wire funnel into the veggie patch without an exit as soon as the porcupine would see there is no exit he would back up and then get stuck with his quills in the wire fence.
The muscle that can move the quills up and down is what they are after and they say it makes a very nice snitchzel if I'm spelling it correctly.
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I always try to use enough gun but then sometimes a brainshot works just as good.
05 May 2007, 13:43
Kamo GariYou could re-invent yourself as a sort of superhero: Porkyman! Your mission? To rid the universe of all balloons, naturally. It could happen...
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06 May 2007, 02:23
Use Enough GunHere is what I mentioned earlier. My framed painted African elephant ears with African porcupine quills and other African items as part of the framed ears.
06 May 2007, 03:27
Arild IversenFB... I Would strongly advise you NOT to try to mount any porcupine!
( Sorry...I just had to
, same as when we are talking about beavers
)
Arild Iversen.
06 May 2007, 07:04
Eland Slayerquote:
Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:
Here is what I mentioned earlier. My framed painted African elephant ears with African porcupine quills and other African items as part of the framed ears.
Those look great!! I never even thought about framing them. I've always just seen them tacked up on the wall, but I like the framing idea a LOT more! Thanks for the pics.
06 May 2007, 07:13
Use Enough GunThose were framed by Michael's. We waited until they had one of their specials for 50% off and then we had both of them framed for the price of one.
What to do with porcupines? Hell, you eat them! My mother had a recipe which put the hindquarters of her vegetqable garden raiders in a pickle for 24hrs, then roasted with lemon and honey basting. You'd have to go a long way to find tastier food!
07 May 2007, 15:36
Jaco HumanI agree, they are very tasty and very tender. They work very well on a spit braai.
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boerbokribThe skin area at the back on a braai(bbq) until crisp is great.
The rest in a potjie is even better.
The ladies here make some intresting ornaments and jewlery
08 May 2007, 19:52
ghundwanEat them they are great!
Build a massive fire on the ground, once the soil is hot dig a hole big enough to fit the rodent into with about 20cm on the top spare to cover with soil.
Take out his guts but leave everything else on, head, quills etc. Wash well under running water. Baste with marinade of your choice. Put a thick +-7cm layer of firm mud around the porcupine. Put the mud ball in the hole, close it up with the hot sand, now cool sand, and rebuild your fire on top. Keep the fire going for at least 15 hours depending on the size of the porkie. Your fire should be fairly hot.
After your 15 hours, if you are still sober, dig up the mud ball, break the mud off, which will take most of the quills with it get all the sand off you don’t want the meat crunchy, however the mud normally breaks off in big pieces with out leaving any residue - and let me know if you ever tasted anything better
08 May 2007, 20:14
b.martinsWhat to do with a porcupine?
First o kill it, then you carefully skin it, making sure you don’t remove the quills.
Second step is to have the skin tanned, once again making sure the quills are kept in place.
Third step: have some nice gloves made out of the tanned skin.
Finally you can offer the gloves to someone you know as having a serious masturbation problem.
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