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Originally Posted by jamham
I used to live in the backwoods of Manitoba and the first thing the old timers taught their grandkids was that you don't kill porcupines as if you are lost in the bush with no rifle etc. they are the only animal you can easily kill and eat (raw if need be). I've seen these old timers give their kids a real hard time for even thinking of killing a porky.
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I was taught that as well but I also recall that porkies were illegal to kill in some provinces out east for that exact reason. I'm not sure if it still is though. I wouldn't shoot one out of a tree in the bush for no particular reason but if I was taking quills out of my dog on a farm I'd try to fix the problem.