I'm sorry, but I am weary of the whole genre of contrived
survival shows that insult the land and native peoples.
Alaska sadly has always been an extractive economy from russian fur traders to Klondikers to miguided 'bear experts' and assorted other lost souls who go there 'for something' with little thought to giving anything back besides one more 'cabyn in the woodses.'
Porcupine is very edible, but I doubt any of his quills were kept
for additional use. Anyone ever held a porcupine quill box or embroidered knife sheath?
That porcupine was murdered and wasted for no great good beyond the boardroom of the Discovery Channel. I hope they discover the bear spray nozzles don't work.