Submitted by FountainLettus t3_znm32r in Connecticut
I’m just curious, I know their range is supposed to cut off to the north of us but has anyone anywhere in CT ever spotted one?
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FountainLettus OP t1_j0hs9ra wrote
They are a mostly northern species
Prestigious-Tie2049 t1_j0hsith wrote
Never.
haddamhussein t1_j0hsjpe wrote
I know a dog who got hit with the quills at Norbrook Farm in Colebrook so theres some proof right there.
Maverick8200 t1_j0hsphb wrote
Yes. Middlefield
Pruedrive t1_j0huelq wrote
Where in Middlefield?
Maverick8200 t1_j0hujzi wrote
Reservoir
Pruedrive t1_j0huqdb wrote
Ah I see.. I spent a ton of time in Wadsworth and have only seen porcupines in VT, cool stuff!
IndicationOver t1_j0hus9n wrote
Pics or it didn't happen
Maverick8200 t1_j0huzme wrote
Yeah I guess technically it was in the Middletown side but all one forest lol
Pruedrive t1_j0hv3ni wrote
Yeah think Middlefield ends at the cliffs.
Maverick8200 t1_j0hv3rr wrote
Next time 😂 leash in one hand phone in the other
Prestigious_Bobcat29 t1_j0hv8sa wrote
When I lived in Goshen would see them every now and then
Joggingmusic t1_j0hvuj1 wrote
Never seen one in person, but supposedly are here. We also have a true lizard, a type of skink. Isolated to a few areas.
Prize-Hedgehog t1_j0hwghd wrote
I have seen them in New Hampshire many times. Never here in CT though.
Likeapuma24 t1_j0hxpeb wrote
I've seen a huge one in Bigelow Hollow SP. My dog noticed it first. It was impressive watching that big thing slowly crawl up a tree.
AbeTheCop23 t1_j0hy2x3 wrote
I've seen Porcupine Tree in CT
DarthLysergis t1_j0hyeoy wrote
They are less and less prevalent since the fisher cat was reintroduced. Fisher cats are one of a few true predators for porcupines
Cool Fisher cat story.
There was a huge blight of trees in an area once (I don't remember all the details) but they couldn't figure out why all the trees were losing lower bark and dying.
That lead to them finding out that the population of porcupines had exploded and they damage trees (many times in a beneficial way to thin forest's)
And this was a result of over hunting the fisher cat.
Fishers go after porcupines because they have figured out a tactic to attack them and not get hurt.
onthelockdown t1_j0i0n6v wrote
This explains why I saw them rarely as a child and never now..
BeachAdjacent t1_j0i1x76 wrote
In New Hartford in the northwest hills of CT
sox_beer_fish t1_j0i21cf wrote
Same here, North Granby
mustelidblues t1_j0i2d3a wrote
i know a great many personally, yes.
TCPottery t1_j0i2mz0 wrote
runnermom515 t1_j0i3epk wrote
Never seen one with my own eyes, but my dog sure did. She got a face full of quills when we were hiking in the game refuge in Granby. This was about 10 years ago so a little outdated.
nuttmegganarchist t1_j0i3mbs wrote
I’ve seen signs of them in the Naugatuck state forest but I’ve never seen one in person.
SonofDiomedes t1_j0i3ygv wrote
When I was a child in the 70s living in Woodstock our dog came home with a nose full of needles.
Last-Instruction739 t1_j0i405a wrote
Last-Instruction739 t1_j0i421n wrote
Couple dead ones on the road in Litchfield county
yeswehavenobonanza t1_j0i5l69 wrote
I've seen a few in Avon.
One ran up a tree as I was taking pictures, and then tried to pee on me. So, uhh, beware.
Used-Examination1439 t1_j0i6h5y wrote
No but I’ve seen a bobcat
bristleboar t1_j0i92eo wrote
See them all the time (dead) in the reservoir area in canton along 202 towards Torrington
Fecal_Enthusiest t1_j0ifkgk wrote
Yes. About 35 years ago in Simsbury. One got my dog in our yard.
Current-Photo2857 t1_j0ig6my wrote
Yes, in-laws have them in Ashford.
lIlIIlIlIIlIlIIlIlII t1_j0ii0ov wrote
North Stamford
96greenmonster t1_j0inz1s wrote
Right over the CT line in mass. Seen one dead on the highway before in CT too.
Neek_At_Nite t1_j0irjdt wrote
Thomaston and further up in the litchfield hills I’ve seen them
ArgumentLost9383 t1_j0it7u9 wrote
I’ve seen three in the last year driving around on the side of the road in the north western part of the state.
FountainLettus OP t1_j0itqif wrote
I ask because I saw some bark chews in Fairfield county that look just like it
Financial_Aside1692 t1_j0ixuth wrote
I have seen them in New Hartford
Slapchop420 t1_j0iypxj wrote
Once. I think Litchfield area. Been a long time and don't remember exactly.
HazelFrederick t1_j0j0d7d wrote
In New Milford 20 years ago
CompasslessPigeon t1_j0j2hp4 wrote
Saw one in central mass once. Seen many in NH. Never in CT
maybe_little_pinch t1_j0j31oq wrote
I saw one in west Hartford, middle of a residential area.
ChalupaBatgirl7 t1_j0j933a wrote
Yes! I live in Hartland and see them a couple of times a year.
vulva_admiration t1_j0jb7lv wrote
Saw one in Southbury last year
JeepManStan t1_j0jbrqs wrote
All porcupines in CT are mountain lions
BobLI t1_j0jgbex wrote
North Granby as well, near the Mary Edwards Mountain property last April.
Mundane_Arachnid4943 t1_j0jh6xr wrote
Never but I have seen a mountain lion
SavageWatch t1_j0jjywf wrote
In all my years of hiking, I have only seen a porcupine once and that was in New York in the Shawagunks. . Never seen one in Connecticut.
sarakuda72 t1_j0jn22j wrote
I’ve seen a few working on the powerline ROWs in the more rural areas.
considertheoctopus t1_j0jn4lc wrote
Simsbury, along with every other animal on the planet
LostSerrano t1_j0jpjql wrote
Yes in Woodbury about 15 years ago, lumbering away
rosietoesie t1_j0jrowz wrote
Ask my dog, she’s run into quite a few and they were not as excited to see her as she was them.
DanHassler0 t1_j0jsegt wrote
How common are fisher cats in CT? I've never seen one and rarely hear about them.
DarthLysergis t1_j0jtpqr wrote
They are nocturnal and still fairly thin in number. Vicious little bastards though.
lives4summits t1_j0juxpn wrote
Yeah I see them while hiking frequently. They are often in trees. If you see a random tree with fresh shavings of bark at the base of it, look up!
headwalkcommute t1_j0jxiys wrote
North Granby too. Hiked woods my whole life (40) and have only seen the one and was surprised by how big they are.
QueenOfQuok t1_j0jzecr wrote
I have seen one (1) in my lifetime, in northern central Connecticut.
BryanCalens2ndFamily t1_j0kgz47 wrote
I’ve seen many a poor concubine
Done_With_Aging t1_j0ksowa wrote
Also in New Hartford
megapeptobismol t1_j0kt6j2 wrote
Yes. Northeastern CT. I was at a homesteading’s friend property and there porcupine just chilling on the pasture.
Stunning_Hippo1763 t1_j0l1yhb wrote
I've seen few in New MILFord
UrMomsPetGermaphobe t1_j0l4aqr wrote
Never seen a porcupine itself but have seen a coyote with some quills in it
etchx t1_j0l5rxp wrote
I've seen several in the past few years in Granby. One was massive. Like beach ball massive.
Manbearpig147 t1_j0l6ov2 wrote
I saw a little one just the other day in Goshen! Eating hemlock needles in a little tree
Jimmycapped t1_j0l81fv wrote
Tons in the northwest hills. Unfortunately
Resident_Ad_4152 t1_j0l9484 wrote
Not uncommon, but they are sparse. I see them from time to time living in manchester though. They're most active around dusk and dawn.
corninmyface t1_j0lfcjp wrote
Seen one in Burlington.
Invincible_Duck t1_j0lv40r wrote
Didn’t see it but a few years ago my dog encountered one in Avon. I still have the quills in a box.
himewaridesu t1_j0mi0q5 wrote
Male Porcupines pee on females to soften their quills for sex. I’m sorry this (sexual) predator tried to harm you!
himewaridesu t1_j0miab0 wrote
Well their name is a misnomer for one. They’re like evil like weasels.
First-Collection7711 t1_j0rmnf8 wrote
Definitely exists, I’ve seen a few as roadkill
CovidDrag21 t1_j0swnvq wrote
The only one I ever saw was in the Catskills (NY) while camping. It was in a tree making a scratching sound at night.
Forsaken_Sherbert_53 t1_j0ttars wrote
I have in New London. Now thinking about it, haven’t seen one since then and it was a very long time ago.
justweazel t1_j0wrc3l wrote
Seen a few around New Hartford, one alive, two on the road
Animals walk a lot
Creative-Teddy t1_j0hryus wrote
I have in Beacon Falls.