[AT] OT - Skunks

[David Bruce]

I find cat food to be an excellent bait <g>.
Some years ago I had a skunk that would walk up to the door waiting for 
his share of the bounty.  Called him Stinky.
If you haven't tried cat food as the bait for the trap consider trying it.

David
NW NC

On 3/30/2010 12:14 AM, Rupert wrote:
> Hello Mike,
> 	You could consider turning it into a pet. :-) Skunks are very good
> mousers so will keep the mice away and maybe rats too. They are also
> good at keeping unwanted solicitors away. :-) We had one living under a
> grainery that did regular patrols around the other buildings  including
> the house every morning for about 5 years before something happened to
> it. We never saw a mouse while that skunk was around. Even the poodles
> we had got along with it. Only worry was it might tangle with visitors
> we wanted.
> 	IMHO, don't try to shoot it under the deck as you will smell it for
> years if it decides to spray. About the only way to remove it that I
> know is what you are doing- trying to trap it. Maybe try a different bait.
>
> Rupert
>
> On 3/29/2010 8:51 PM, Mike Meulenberg wrote:
>    
>> I have several skunks living under my deck, I managed to trap one in a live trap, but the other(s) have proven to be much more elusive. My deck is about 12 x 20 and is about 10" off the ground at the side furthest from the house, and gradually tapers up so that there is very little space where the deck meets the house. I've looked under there, but can see nothing. I know that there is still at least one under the deck because when I stomp on the deck it releases a little skunk funk. I would love to hear any ideas you guys may have for flushing it out of hiding. Thanks, Mike M
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