Grouse Hunting the U.P. of Michigan

[mobirdhunter]

I try hard to not hate any living creature...but I fall short when it comes to porcupines. We had another run in on our recent trip. Not a bad one, but it seems clear that Alder has not learned her lesson. The quills you don't get out can be very bad as they travel around inside the dog. I keep my hemostats around my neck on a chain at all times in the North Woods.

Kenny, I'm glad you were able to take care of Miss Ruby in all of those cases.

[James Whittington]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

Glad you found your pup! Think about before we had those tracking collars.

Enjoyed your post and, especially, the pictures.

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

I try hard to not hate any living creature...but I fall short when it comes to porcupines. We had another run in on our recent trip. Not a bad one, but it seems clear that Alder has not learned her lesson. The quills you don't get out can be very bad as they travel around inside the dog. I keep my hemostats around my neck on a chain at all times in the North Woods.

Kenny, I'm glad you were able to take care of Miss Ruby in all of those cases.

About five years ago the big German Shorthair in the pictures got a porky while I was in the UP with some friends,we had three dogs get porkys that year and we were able to pull them on the other two,but not this big rascal,we could not hold him and he had them bad all in the roof of his mouth and tongue under his tongue they were every where.I called a Vet in Iron Mountain and he waited on us to get to his office gave me a quote and I agreed on the price,he sent me and my friends to eat supper while he pulled the quills.We returned to get my dog after we had eat and the dog was ready to go but very wobbly where he had drugged him to pull the quills.I went to pay the bill and it was half what he told me it would be,I will never forget this as I was 1000 miles from home and had already agreed to pay double what he finally charged me,a very honest man who was also a bird hunter.I asked him if he thought this would break the dog from porkys and he said it was hard to tell,he had a setter that he had pulled quills on five times already.

[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

I try hard to not hate any living creature...but I fall short when it comes to porcupines. We had another run in on our recent trip. Not a bad one, but it seems clear that Alder has not learned her lesson. The quills you don't get out can be very bad as they travel around inside the dog. I keep my hemostats around my neck on a chain at all times in the North Woods.

Kenny, I'm glad you were able to take care of Miss Ruby in all of those cases.

Garry, could not have said it better, god I hate "porkies"