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Show Shoot Porcupines h Plea From -U. S. Forester "Porky" - porcupine, stealthily working timber renegade, is on the upgrade in many Jntermountain national forest areas. Populations are increasing in spite of reduction programs, Supervisor Doll said today. to-day. To decrease the porcupines the Forest Service is asking hunters in certain areas this year to "shoot them on sight." A letter being issued to those who will' hunt in areas where porcupines por-cupines damage to trees is severe asks the sportsmen to help save the forest trees by cooperating in an intensive effort to destroy the porcupines they see while hunting big game. The Forest Service recognizes that even though the quilled rodents rod-ents are a natural part of a forest habitat, an over-population can do serious damage to future timber supplies and destroy recreational and scenic values by stripping the bark from thousands of young trees. One of the rodents can ruin many young trees in a plantation, it was stated. Contrary to folklore, porcupines are not protected by game laws. They should not be spared as possible pos-sible food for people lost in snow storms because they don't cooperate cooper-ate that way. When the snow gets deep they hide out in rocky dens. These tips are for hunters who will help in the campaign to reduce re-duce the porcupine population: Aim for the head it!s usually the end fartherest from the tree trunk. Use the same safety you would when shooting your game. Porcupines are often seen at sundown in or near mountain roads, grassy meadows and stream-banks. |