BC Parks, Porcupines, and Chicken Wire
On some of the pages for the parks in BC, the authors say that porcupines are a problem and that one should put chicken wire around the vehicle so that the animals do not chew on the rubber hoses and ...
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There can be a problem with porcupines in the East Kootenays. On one occasion I left my vehicle at a trailhead near Top of the World park for a four day backpack. Didn't notice anything wrong when I returned, but a few days later, a kind driver informed me that I had no rear brake lights. Upon inspection I discovered that the wiring had been chewed through. I found teeth indentations is a couple of spots underneath where a tar-like sealer was used . Not absolutely sure that it was a porcupine, but sure looked like it.
On another occasion a camper in a near-bye site at a Forest Service campsite had a radiator hose chewed through and had to get his camping buddy to drive him 50 miles into town for a replacement. It is a fairly common sight at the Forest Service campsites to see any exposed plywood on the outhouse chewed extensively. They often cover the bottom of the door in particular with a tin layer. I have seen chicken wire at the trailhead in Kokanee Glacier Park in the West Kootenays as well. I think it is not provided by Parks, but left by one-time users for the next person.
On another occasion a camper in a near-bye site at a Forest Service campsite had a radiator hose chewed through and had to get his camping buddy to drive him 50 miles into town for a replacement. It is a fairly common sight at the Forest Service campsites to see any exposed plywood on the outhouse chewed extensively. They often cover the bottom of the door in particular with a tin layer. I have seen chicken wire at the trailhead in Kokanee Glacier Park in the West Kootenays as well. I think it is not provided by Parks, but left by one-time users for the next person.
