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Porcupines by State

Porcupines by State: compare 50 US states on 3 metrics.

Environment50 states · 3 metricsUpdated Aug 25, 2024Original page
10 sources

Porcupines Present

2 values across 50 entries

Porcupine Hunting Laws

5 values across 36 entries

Data

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50 states
AlabamaNo——
AlaskaYesPermitted w licenseThroughout all of Alaska except the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak, Nunivak, and St. Lawrence island
ArizonaYesHunting prohibitedMost common in Northern Arizona
ArkansasYesPermitted w licenseFrom woodlands and forests to rocky cliff
CaliforniaYesPermittedMost common in montane conifer and wet meadow habitats, and can be found in the Coast Ranges, Klamath Mountains, southern Cascades, Modoc Plateau, Sierra Nevada, and Transverse Ranges
ColoradoYesPermitted if porcupine is damaging crops, property, or livestockThroughout Colorado in wooded and brushy habitats but probably are most common in woodlands of ponderosa or pinyon pine
ConnecticutYesPermittedForest areas; Northwest corner; most common in northern Litchfield County
DelawareNo——
FloridaNo——
GeorgiaYesPermitted w licenseThroughout Georgia - mountainous and hilly regions
HawaiiNo——
IdahoYesPermitted w licenseThroughout the state
IllinoisNo——
IndianaNo——
IowaNo——
KansasYesPermitted w licenseThroughout Kansas except outheastern portion of the state
KentuckyYesPermitted w licenseThroughout the state
LouisianaNo——
MaineYesPermittedStatewide in hardwood/hemlock forests
MarylandYesPermitted w licenseWestern part of the state (Allegany, Garrett, Washington and Frederick)
MassachusettsYesPermitted w licenseWestern and central parts of the state and occasionally observed in Middlesex County
MichiganYesPermitted w licenseStatewide in forests areas
MinnesotaYesPermittedThroughout the state excluding the southwestern region of the state
MississippiNo——
MissouriYesPermittedPorcupines are not native to Missouri and have only been documented a few times in the state.
MontanaYesPermittedThroughout the state
NebraskaYesPermitted w licenseStatewide in forests areas
NevadaYesPermitted w licenseDispersed across the state, besides in Nevada's most southern deserts
New HampshireYesPermittedThroughout the state in coniferous and mixed forested areas
New JerseyYesPermitted w licenseNorthern part of the state
New MexicoYesPermittedThroughout the state
New YorkYesPermittedUpstate New York, most common in Finger Lakes
North CarolinaNo——
North DakotaYesPermittedEastern part of the state
OhioYesPermittedOccasional sightings in Northeast Ohio
OklahomaYesPermitted w licenseThroughout the state (mostly northwest)
OregonYesPermittedThroughout most of the state east of the Cascade Range
PennsylvaniaYesPermitted w licenseThroughout the state (in areas of extensive forests)
Rhode IslandYesPermitted if approved by Dept. of Environmental ManagementRare
South CarolinaNo——
South DakotaYesPermitted w licenseWestern half of the state
TennesseeNo——
TexasYesPermitted w licenseWestern half of Texas, including the Panhandle
UtahYesHunting prohibitedThroughout the state ( wetlands, deserts, and shrub-land habitats)
VermontYesPermittedThroughout the state
VirginiaNo——
WashingtonYesPermittedForested areas or brushy wetlands throughout the state
West VirginiaNo——
WisconsinYesPermittedNorthern half of the state
WyomingYesPermitted w licenseThroughout the state

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Where does this porcupines by state data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: North American Porcupines - Turtle Bay Exploration Park; North American Porcupine - Erethizon dorsatum - New Hampshire PBS; Land Mammal Viewing - State of Alaska · Department of Fish and Game; Porcupines - Arizona Highway.