find that 9(^o of tho treoa hare "been ruined by porcupines. 



\7hilo riding between Jackson Croek and hie canp at 

 Wobber Lako last Fc.ll, Assistant Rancor G. E. Poore countod 

 5-k/ treoa that hnd been killed or ruined by porcupines during 

 tho Spring and oarly Summer, and thoae conditions exist ovor 

 the Creator part of this district. 



These animals, rs most people know, travel and feed 

 p.t ni^ht and it is only by luck that one runs across then 

 during tho Say, unless ho has a dog that Trill hu % .t thon up, 

 but if thoee of our rangers that oport dogs "would givo a 

 little of thoir time to hunting them in tho Spring whon thoy 

 first come out, I belie vo that the time so spent would be 

 more than Justified. If you value your dop, caution should 

 bo used in netting u pup to hunt porcupines, forest Guard 

 liarcon's shopherd will probably die from tho effects of a brush 

 with one of these ir.imals. Host dOgs , however, soon learn to 

 bay the porcupine v.lthvut mixing it, and if attention is paid 

 to thorn whon they bark about a vlllow thickot . one generally 

 finds P. porcupine r.nd a little encouragement will keep tho 

 do^ hunting. lir. G. E. Poore has killed puito a number of 

 porcupines with tho assistance of Sharkoy, hlr colley dop, 

 and has novor had to pull a quill. 



Porcupinoa oould be poisoned, I have had them como 

 to salt bacon rinds nailed to trees, but I do not think this 

 moans chould bo reoortod to, as squirrels and many blrflo rill 

 aleo talco tho bait and whon one cets out poison, ho novor 

 knows vAiero tho flamage vdll stop. 



Some day tho Sorvioo will hire hunters nm\ extermin- 

 ate thouo animalu, but in tho meantime let us do our beat to 

 protect tho trees nhen tho opportunity offers. 



Porcupines have sadly misled some of our technical 

 mon in the post and nay continue the demoralizing practice 

 in the future. Ono youn^ tochnio, oxc.nlning n chee > drive- 

 way, reporter* that ohoep were damaging roproduotion by br.rkinr; 

 thorn, in sono cases even climbing into the lower limbs to do 

 so. Luckily he <?ifl not notice tho barbed plaoec 24 or 30 foot 

 abovo the ground. 



