Skunk Removal

Sixgun_Redneck · 11-14-2004, 03:36 PM

Does anyone know how to trap an skunk or maybe bait it into the open, so i'm not shooting in the farm yard where i might get a ricochete and hit a building or horse?

whirlwind · 11-14-2004, 03:49 PM

well that sort of trapping is illegal here so naturally i dont take part in it ast all!...but hypothetically speaking, if it were happening to me i may have saved some varmint sized spring jaw traps from the days when it wasnt enforced as much as today. and also hypothetically speaking i would set the spring jaw traps with a chunk of raw meat. hamburger doesnt work well cause it wont stay on the trap very well. a chunk of roast of some old fat that had been trimmed off a steak works great!...ummm...or i mean it would work great hypothetically

Oxford · 11-14-2004, 10:42 PM

But...Whirlwind, wouldn't that still give the skunk time to stink up the place? Seems that, as you said, hypothetically

it would be better to attract the stinker away from your buildings far enough that the smell wouldn't be quite the problem? The question really is...would a quick kill (hypothetically speaking, of course) prevent the rascall from spraying his perfume all over the place before it died?

whirlwind · 11-15-2004, 12:56 AM

YA KNOW, IVE NEVER EVEN WONDERED ABOUT IT TILL NOW? ALL THE ONES I TRAPPED DIDNT STINK UP THE PLACE...ER WELL I MEAN IF I WOULD HAVE TRAPPED ANY AT ALL. NOW I HAVE BEEN SPRAYED WHILE CHASING EM AND EVEN GOT SPRAYED ONCE AFTER SHOOTING ONE WITH A 20 GA AT ABOUT 20 FEET THEN I WALKED UP TO MAKE SURE HE WAS DEAD AND squirt! UGH ...crap! forgot the dang cap button again! oh well, gone to far to erase it now. lol

BattleRifleG3 · 11-15-2004, 02:26 AM

Wow, that's a real story... shooting a skunk, thinking it's dead, and getting sprayed shamelessly. Hope you don't mind if I laugh. I realize it's a pretty serious experience.

whirlwind · 11-15-2004, 02:34 AM

lol my uncle and cousin thought it was very funny too! lol and i did too after a year or so lol

BattleRifleG3 · 11-15-2004, 03:48 AM

That how long it took for the smell to go away?

whirlwind · 11-15-2004, 09:23 AM

no, it took that long to emotionally recover enough to where i could laugh about it lololololol that skunk looked like the devil himself when he turned! lol he wasnt nuttin like peppy lepew! lol ive had alot of seemingly nice animals try to kill me. guinies (sp?) peacocks,coons,possums etc. you get them cornered and they go into this defensive mode that would rival a mother lion protecting her young! lol

Bookman · 11-15-2004, 12:59 PM

Back on topic -
I've caught several skunks in cage traps and never had one spray. I'm told they won't spray unless they can raise their tail up high, and there's no room in the cage for that.
We've caught skunks at camp with a Havahart cage trap and with homemade box traps that the kids built. Skunks aren't too bright. We've caught them using tuna fish and leftover pizza for bait.
I've also caught skunks in leg-grip traps (years ago as a boy) and they would spray every time. I'd recomment a box trap, Redneck. Good luck.

trapfreek · 11-15-2004, 10:10 PM

Put tuna in a cage trap and when you catch one just put a blanket or something over the cage and carry it away they wont spray if they can't see you , or at least they have never sprayed me.

Sixgun_Redneck · 11-16-2004, 07:23 PM

thanks to everyone who replied. you were very helpful.

Thrawn · 11-17-2004, 09:39 PM

If I had to get rid of a skunk I'd call in a ARC LIGHT mission if possible.

jerry · 11-17-2004, 10:16 PM

B52's ROCK!

11-14-2004, 03:36 PM	#1
Sixgun_Redneck Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 33	Skunk Removal Does anyone know how to trap an skunk or maybe bait it into the open, so i'm not shooting in the farm yard where i might get a ricochete and hit a building or horse?

11-14-2004, 03:49 PM	#2
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,747 Images: 1	well that sort of trapping is illegal here so naturally i dont take part in it ast all!...but hypothetically speaking, if it were happening to me i may have saved some varmint sized spring jaw traps from the days when it wasnt enforced as much as today. and also hypothetically speaking i would set the spring jaw traps with a chunk of raw meat. hamburger doesnt work well cause it wont stay on the trap very well. a chunk of roast of some old fat that had been trimmed off a steak works great!...ummm...or i mean it would work great hypothetically __________________ De oppresso liber !

11-14-2004, 10:42 PM	#3
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,073 Blog Entries: 4	But...Whirlwind, wouldn't that still give the skunk time to stink up the place? Seems that, as you said, hypothetically it would be better to attract the stinker away from your buildings far enough that the smell wouldn't be quite the problem? The question really is...would a quick kill (hypothetically speaking, of course) prevent the rascall from spraying his perfume all over the place before it died? __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

11-15-2004, 12:56 AM	#4
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,747 Images: 1	YA KNOW, IVE NEVER EVEN WONDERED ABOUT IT TILL NOW? ALL THE ONES I TRAPPED DIDNT STINK UP THE PLACE...ER WELL I MEAN IF I WOULD HAVE TRAPPED ANY AT ALL. NOW I HAVE BEEN SPRAYED WHILE CHASING EM AND EVEN GOT SPRAYED ONCE AFTER SHOOTING ONE WITH A 20 GA AT ABOUT 20 FEET THEN I WALKED UP TO MAKE SURE HE WAS DEAD AND squirt! UGH ...crap! forgot the dang cap button again! oh well, gone to far to erase it now. lol __________________ De oppresso liber !

11-15-2004, 02:26 AM	#5
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,429 Images: 13	Wow, that's a real story... shooting a skunk, thinking it's dead, and getting sprayed shamelessly. Hope you don't mind if I laugh. I realize it's a pretty serious experience. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

11-15-2004, 02:34 AM	#6
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,747 Images: 1	lol my uncle and cousin thought it was very funny too! lol and i did too after a year or so lol __________________ De oppresso liber !

11-15-2004, 03:48 AM	#7
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,429 Images: 13	That how long it took for the smell to go away? __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

11-15-2004, 09:23 AM	#8
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,747 Images: 1	no, it took that long to emotionally recover enough to where i could laugh about it lololololol that skunk looked like the devil himself when he turned! lol he wasnt nuttin like peppy lepew! lol ive had alot of seemingly nice animals try to kill me. guinies (sp?) peacocks,coons,possums etc. you get them cornered and they go into this defensive mode that would rival a mother lion protecting her young! lol __________________ De oppresso liber !

11-15-2004, 12:59 PM	#9
Bookman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 10 paces south of Canada Posts: 744	Back on topic - I've caught several skunks in cage traps and never had one spray. I'm told they won't spray unless they can raise their tail up high, and there's no room in the cage for that. We've caught skunks at camp with a Havahart cage trap and with homemade box traps that the kids built. Skunks aren't too bright. We've caught them using tuna fish and leftover pizza for bait. I've also caught skunks in leg-grip traps (years ago as a boy) and they would spray every time. I'd recomment a box trap, Redneck. Good luck.

11-15-2004, 10:10 PM	#10
trapfreek Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 491	Put tuna in a cage trap and when you catch one just put a blanket or something over the cage and carry it away they wont spray if they can't see you , or at least they have never sprayed me. __________________ "Great minds talk about ideas, small minds talk about other people."

11-16-2004, 07:23 PM	#11
Sixgun_Redneck Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 33	thanks to everyone who replied. you were very helpful.

11-17-2004, 09:39 PM	#12
Thrawn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Okeefenokee Posts: 1,618 Images: 6	If I had to get rid of a skunk I'd call in a ARC LIGHT mission if possible.

11-17-2004, 10:16 PM	#13
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,117 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	B52's ROCK! __________________ Joe the plumber is screwed