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Skunks

thcri

thcri

Gone But Not Forgotten
Every so often I have seen this black thing scurry across my garden. Garden is a ways off and was thinking it was either a rabbit or our stray cat. But the way it ran I did not think it was a rabbit.

Tonight I found out. A family of skunks, mom I assume and a bunch of little ones. Problem is they went into a week patch and looked to have settled down right where our dog goes to the bathroom all the time.

So how does one get rid of skunks? I don't want them multiplying anymore.


murph
 
BoneheadNW said:
Listen sonny boy, I bet I have shirts older than you!:5boobs: As for the shed, .....uh, ...OK, so I forgot the post. But, I remembered that today comes before tomorrow. Did I do good?? Did I!?? Did I!?? Bonehead
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BoneheadNW said:
Take away their calculator.:yum:
Bonehead
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Calculator?? Is that one of them things you young kids have to use to get through school now days ??
 
BoneheadNW said:
Pardon me while I whip out my abacus.
Bone
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I don't think no one has to worry, if he can't count toes and fingers anymore he sure as heck can't use an abacus. :whistle: :whistle:
 
DaveNay said:
Whoa dude! Put that thing away! This is'nt really that kind of crowd! :reacharou
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Sorry guys, I know it makes you feel inferior. If you're good, I'll let you perform complex functions with it.:moon:
Bone
 
BoneheadNW said:
Sorry guys, I know it makes you feel inferior. If you're good, I'll let you perform complex functions with it.:moon:
Bone
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Obviously, it can do large imaginary numbers.
 
thcri said:
I think I am going to go outside and play with my skunks !!!:puke1: :moon:
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Now that sounds like a sin! I guess they use gerbles in San Francisco, but if you want to use skunks, more power to ya.:weneedpic
Bonehead
 
BoneheadNW said:
Now that sounds like a sin! I guess they use gerbles in San Francisco, but if you want to use skunks, more power to ya.:weneedpic
Bonehead
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One can tell where your mind is :yum: :yum:
 
Last year I noticed a small tunnel going underneath the stone wall over the crawlspace of our house. I watched it a couple of days and noticed evidence that it was being used regularly. Placed a steel trap there and was rewarded with a skunk, and luckily no spray. I left the trap set for a couple of days and didn't catch another so I removed it and filled the tunnel.
Since then I've killed 2-3 with the .22 around the place, and this is my preferred method.
 
A .22 works great; so does a 12 ga. BTW, don't believe the old wives tale that a shot to the head prevents spraying.

We had a problem with skunks in a chicken coop several years ago. Our neighbor, an old okie, said he heard that if you spray them with a water hose first, they won't spray. We found out that does not work, either.:o
 
ghautz said:
A .22 works great; so does a 12 ga. BTW, don't believe the old wives tale that a shot to the head prevents spraying.

We had a problem with skunks in a chicken coop several years ago. Our neighbor, an old okie, said he heard that if you spray them with a water hose first, they won't spray. We found out that does not work, either.:o
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No B.S.....I actually knew someone who would sneak up behind them and grab them by the tail. They can't spray hanging from their tail. He would then dunk them in a 55 gal drum of used motor oil until they drowned.

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DaveNay said:
No B.S.....I actually knew someone who would sneak up behind them and grab them by the tail. They can't spray hanging from their tail. He would then dunk them in a 55 gal drum of used motor oil until they drowned.

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Did you ever see him miss time his grab and get a full frontal spray?
 
Doc said:
Did you ever see him miss time his grab and get a full frontal spray?
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A year ago one got into our warehouse. We call the animal unit in our local town and out came a guy and he went in looking for the skunk. He was pulling material out from under the shelves looking for this skunk. I asked him if he was worried about getting sprayed. He said it happens about once a week and did not bother him. Yep about ten minutes later he found the skunk, the skunk sprayed him but he just picked up that skunk and carried it out of our warehouse. He was not afraid of it at all.

Brother is bringing over his .22 so if I see them again I can hit them from a ways away. I have a 12 gauge but I would have to be pretty close to knock them down quick without them spraying all over the place.




murph
 
DaveNay said:
No B.S.....I actually knew someone who would sneak up behind them and grab them by the tail. They can't spray hanging from their tail. He would then dunk them in a 55 gal drum of used motor oil until they drowned.

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And you guys were giving me grief about putting a one-winged pigeon to death by asphyxiation! Dunking a skunk into used motor oil? Sounds like something Dick Cheney does for kicks!
Bone
 
Skunks spray by stomping the rear feet, which compresses the scent gland pushing out the oil. Being an oil, it is hard to remove, and it will impregnate the fur of other animals, carpet, etc. If you put just water on it, it will seal the odor into the item...
Skunks go after grubs in the garden, so if you elimate the grubs, you will also eliminate the skunks. In the cities, where they can't find a good supply of grubs, they go after the rotting garbage, so I have been told.
Junk...
 
Leave them alone. We had some under our drive a couple for a couple of years. they would eat the cat food on the patio while I watched. Never did get sprayed and never smelled where anyone did.

For those inhumane ways, shame on you
 
What is inhumane with removing the grubs. Once you remove there food source, they move onto other areas where there is more food. I let the dogs chase the deer out of the yard when they start eating the shrubs and flowers, but I don't allow hunters to shoot on my land. OK.... now both sides can try to have a piece of me.... Junk..
 
I was surprised to see this little guy in the orchard recently. He circled the house 100 ft out, checking for grubs as he went.
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