Good morning, all. We might get a welcome T storm this AM. I was shocked this morning to look out and see a big fat, happy skunk skittering across the back yard. I guess we’ll have to set a trap, but then what to do after we catch it? I hope there isn’t a family of them out there.
This skunk looked like he was dragging another animal across the yeard — like maybe a rabbit? Is that possible? Would a skunk predate on something as large as a rabbit?
We lived in a company town of about 1000 people. We were overrun with skunks. Finally, a proffessional hunter trapped more than 350 skunks in just a few weeks.
Some people were hoping he would release the skunks far from town. He refused to work on those terms as the skunks will travel miles to favorite hunting grounds.
The only solution was to take them out to a remote area and use a shotgun.
I know they can appear so cute this is hard to do, but the alternative is pretty stinky. They will anything they are in the mood for.
I don’t know really but maybe this would help.
I have read that hot pepper spray will keep them out of your garden. They avoid bright lights. They are nocturnal, so while they are out of their den, you can surround it with flour, chalk, or any other white powder and they will not go back in.
Can not say from experience about anything, but they can carry rabies, so probably a good idea to get rid of them. Good Luck.
We have skunks in our area too. They have been digging in our neighbor’s yard. They don’t like moth balls or flakes. That is what I put in the area around the garden and flower beds.
Our neighbor’s dog got sprayed by one last week. We keep a skunk spray solution that they borrowed. It worked very well, but I hope we never have to use it on our pup.
when we were kids, my brothers and I snuck up behind a baby skunk and plopped a 5 gallon bucket down on top of it. then, not knowing what to do with it, we ran at full speed and knocked the bucket over to let the thing go. You could slide a piece of plywood underneath your captured skunk, though, and then release it in your nearest treehugger’s yard...