Posted By: wapitirod
Bloodied the Glock - 10/01/2011 2:41 AM
Tomorrow is opening day for deer and I'll be taking my daughter out. Today though I was making sure the old hunting rig was ready to go so I went up in hills by the house to make sure the 4x4 was working and the recent repairs I made were good. I came around a corner and about 100yds in front of me was unmistakeable wobble of a porcupine. Here in the northwest it's standard practice to eliminate these guys since they are very hard on the trees. Anyways I got to within 40-50yds before he started to panic. I jumped out with the Glock 22 and took aim for a Texas heart shot. The bugger hunched up at the shot and I knew I had hit him but he was still on his feet, he turned broadside and I center punched him putting him down. I got up to him and dispatched him for good and was in awe of his size. Most porcupines around here are in the 10-15lb range and this guy is easily over 30. When I got him home I was looking for the impact of the first bullet because there was no blood from the first hit. It was then I found out that I had turned him into her, the berries were there but the twig was gone. I actually felt kind of bad for the guy. I was shooting factory Federal 130gr HydraShocks.
