Here in semi-rural PA, there are folks with pet skunks.
Every week or so you smell a wild skunk, probably road kill, and on occasion I’ve detected one near my property.
We’re more worried about new arrivals from NY and NJ.
“Here in semi-rural PA, there are folks with pet skunks.”
Here in suburban DuPage County Il, we had a neighbor lady about 100 yards down that had a nest with kits under her front porch.
She would put bits of dog food out for the kits!!!
She would pet them and pick them up!!!
When she thought the time was right and knew the entire family was out and about, they bricked up around the porch on top of an apron of chicken wire.
I do not mind them and enjoy seeing them at a distance.
When the mulberries come in, I would see a few most nights on my garden camera, I believe that some nights most of the critters in the county stopped by for a late snack.