My parents told of the time a skunk was discovered in their cellar.
Being country people, they new not to disturb the skunk. So they opened all the doors and sat very still while the skunk took his time wandering out the door.
My parents told of the time a skunk was discovered in their cellar.
Being country people, they new not to disturb the skunk. So they opened all the doors and sat very still while the skunk took his time wandering out the door.
When you suddenly come face to face with a skunk, quickly do an about face and go the other way.
Had that happen when I turned a corner of the barn.
The ex-g/f's parents have a book about "ways to remove critters" and there is a section about skunks. Their advice was to soak rags in ammonia and put them in various places. The skunk will apparently vacate and not come back.
ddavidv wrote: Set up a normal wire cage animal trap, skunk sized. Capture skunk. Approach trapped skunk carefully while holding up large sheet of clear plastic. Skunk did not spray (possibly because of the theory presented earlier about the cage being small enough to prevent it?). Wrap plastic around skunk/cage. Remove. The problem then becomes what to do with it at that point. I asked the guy, and he provided the simple politically correct response of "We have to kill them" but wouldn't elaborate on just HOW. I imagine the reverse procedure of the above could be done somewhere and a proper ballistic item inserted into it's body.
Make no mistake, a skunk can and will spray trapped in a cage if they feel the need. Especially young skunks. But, do as described (move slowly and quietly and gently) and they are much less likely to spray.
As for killing, usually it's acetone injected via a kill or dispatch stick. Which is really nothing more than a large syringe with a 2-3 foot dowel for a plunger. Works very well.
Coyote urine is a lure, not a repellent.
Yes, but coyotes are a repellent.
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