Hi E-beth .. yep we had a problem afew times with the dogs and porcupines but that was when i was young and at my parents acreage here ..took a month to heal up the dogs or so

just got off the ph with local CO and you can just shoot them if on private land and not in a town or by-lawed area  and over 200 meters from a occupied building

i have even seen them at Maligne Lake Fishermans Bay campsite and had to warn the camper's as you can hear them as they sniff around your tent at night and scare the s___ out of some..

to get quilled you have to be hit by the tail or contact the body .. the tall tale is they can throw them .. lmao .. my boys were saying that so i had to correct them;;; .. just don,t get close to the tail..

taking a long pole and flipping them on back they have a tough time getting rolled over

if she want to just move it putting a blanket or two over will quite it and then good leather gloves and a big tote she could move to a river valley or away from her acreage

Food for Thought
David

Its all private. But what's the best way to lure them out? Are they nocturnal? Dawn and dusk are maybe best? Bait? Callling? How can I increase my chances of seeing it when I get up there? Should I be looking near woodpiles? Long grass? What do they like to habitate in? Shooting it is totally fine....

They are nocturnal but can be seen throughout the day. PP's love caves, rock piles old buildings, anywhere they can get under the floorboards. They normally don't bother anyone except dogs (or anything who chase after them) and usually head in the other opposite direction. Unless they are bothersome, destroying trees, etc,  I highly recommend leaving them be. Did you know a PP is the easiest animal to kill if you are lost in the bush.

I've only recently killed one that came on the acreage and got tangled up with my dogs....try pulling 30 + quills out of a big male German Shepherds yap, not an easy task.

As far as disposing of them, a simple hard slap across the snout with a large stick would do, or if you don't feel comfortable with that method use a 22 cal to the head. A 22 shot is cheaper than a shotgun shell.

I ate a porky once when I was a kid. The old man killed it a brought it home. Can't really remember what it taste like but I'm guess in line with pork.

Ill eat anything once lol. 

E-beth

I draw the line at prairie oysters...lol..

I once left a truck on an old logging landing overnight and the next day was going to climb over a mountain to the truck.  It was a good thing the climb became to hard for us and we chickened out and drove back to my truck.  The porcupines must have had a party under the truck. I had to go home and get new cooling hoses, brake lines  fan belt and a wiring repair kit.  That truck was neve the same after that. You would be driving down the road and the lights would go out.  You would have to search to find another wire that had the insulation eaten off of it.  Yup I do not like porkies.