Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: The Burnt Hill Archer on April 18, 2009, 01:08:34 pm
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Well im proud of this, but in a sad way. my friend and i were out stump shooting the other day, and we came across a very hurt porcupine. it looks as if it was attacked by a yote or something. its legs and belly were laid right open. it saw us comming and managed to scramble up a tree. there was blood where it had climbed up and you could just tell it was hurtin. i always carry 1 broadhead in my quiver just in case, and im glad i had it today. i came around where i could get a shot at its belly/chest and released. it hit low and came out by his neck. it wasnt long before he came down, and by the time he hit the ground he was gone.
i wished this could have been under better circumstances, but this is how God set things up. its my official first kill with a selfbow. its special in a way because i am going to be making a buckskin shirt and wanted to put a quill wrapped medicine wheel on it. now i have the quills to do so. i also got some blood on my bow and quiver, that i wont be cleaning off. just for a reminder. my friend Josh was there too, i was there for his first bow kill which just seems right.
my shirt is going to be made from buckskin my grandmother procured, with a medicine wheel that is made from a gift from my first bow kill. kinda corny i know, but if anybody i figired you all would understand.
i havnt got pics of the porky, but i do have a pic of the arrow and a bag full of quills. even if it isnt enough quills to finish the job, fact of the matter is that they will be on there.
Phil
(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff212/theburnthillarcher/buckskin/100_1861.jpg)
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As worthy a kill as any!!!
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According to the ancients the Porcupine was the very first archer on this earth!
Dave.
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Don't be ashamed....in nature opportunities like that are a godsend to anyone, or anything. you helped end its suffering and got a kill to your credit, as well as quills for your shirt. That's how nature works!
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well done brother, i killed one with a hatchet here in Penn, before, it couldnt up up and continued falling on it face. so i killed it, i wanted the hide and meat but dint know if it was diseased or not so i gave it up to the yoddlers and bobcats
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That will be a very special shirt . You did the right thing . your first kill
Porcupines are good eating ... ;D
Chris ... ;)
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Good honorable kill brother,sometimes things happen how they were supposed to instead of how we planned it ;D and I can't wait to see the shirt.. Hawk
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thanks for the words guys, it helps. im feelin better now. i knew you guys would understand.
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I am sure God gave the Porkie a job to do.....but all I can see that they do is destroy....they are the biggest destroyers of Tree that there is here in the Texas Panhandle....and I will kill anyone that I see....all they are good for is Girdling the Bark off a Tree and killing the whole Tree for a days worth of eating....Don't feel sorry....feel proud....because you most likely save a few Hundred Saplings and Trees if this Critter had lived............... They make a good Meal....thats for sure
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Sad tale, Great job and I cannot wait to see the shirt.......
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Don't know if you have Fishers in PA or not but they are about the only predator that will prey on Porcupines.
As for killing every one you see I disagree with that thinking Mike :o, if their damaging property yes take them out but if I run across one
in the woods I leave em alone as they are doing no harm and are part of a natural healthy ecosystem. As for them being good eating it depends what kind of trees they have been eating ;)
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ive never seen a fisher cat alive here, but i have seen ones that guys have trapped.
and i have seen quite a few small trees chewed down over there, maybe this guy was the culprit!
Phil
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Well I will stand my Ground on this one....because here ....where Trees are at a minimum....and take forever to grow ...and having any on Your Property is a big plus....these little Destroyers have no purpose but to eradicate Trees.........and I will shoot....stomp....or run over any one I see....The Park Rangers and Game Wardens will ask You to kill eveyone that You seee here....thats how bad they are....they won't just eat on one tree....they go through a Grove....and kill every one...then move on when the Bark is Girdled and the Tree is doomed.....So I will Kill them....skin them....and eat them....cause when they Eat Hackberry and Elm....they are really Tasty........ ;D
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Phil you did the right thing,I have not seen a porcupine in my neck of the woods in 15 years. Blake
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Hey Blake!!!!
This is Todd Stedman.
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That was an honorable kill. You and the porcupine were send to meet each other for the gifts you could give. You gave him a swift and honorable death. He gave you a first kill and quills to mark the meeting. Well done.
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Had an experience similar a few years back. There was a dear hit by a car on the side of the road and its leg was hanging by just the skin. Poor thing was trying to run away but could not get out of the ditch on the side of the road. So, I drove by, turned around and went home to pick up my .45 Kimber. Got back and put about three rounds through the heart lung area not more than 4 feet from it. This was before I new where to shoot. Thing was still suffering. So, I aimed for the back of the skull and Finlay was able to put the poor thing to rest. Next thing I know a police officer is pulling up behind me as I'm putting my gun away, so I unload it in front of him, keep it locked open and put it away. He comes out of the car and says "Thank god there are some responsible people in the world! Saved me a ton of paper work."
I was still a bit shook up since that was the first time I ever killed an animal. Even asked me if I wanted to the deer for the meat. Dang, it I should have popped it in the pickup and took it home! Didn't know what to do with it so I left it. For the Coyotes! Ce' la vie!
But don't you dare feel bad about what you did. One thing I was taught even before this happened by my grandfather is "You don't leave a wounded animal to suffer in the woods or anywhere!" Its a merciful thing you did!
Tiller
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Wounded porky might not be the best to eat,but nice young ones that have been eating sweet trees and not conifer's,make pretty good eat's.Congrat's on your first primitive kill and I think you did that porky a favor. ' Frank