[AT] OT - Skunks

Tue Mar 30 05:39:16 PDT 2010

This is a question not a solution.  I wonder if you sprinkled some garden 
sulfur under the deck (or blew it under there with a leaf blower or 
something) if the skunk wouldn't decide to find a place that smelled better?

Charlie
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From: "Will Powell" <william.neff.powell at comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Skunks

> My grandfather always told me the story about Mr Smiths (forgotten his 
> name) Skunk. Mr Smith was trying to trap a skunk and was using a clamp 
> trap. The skunk had got caught 4 times and had gotten out losing his paw 
> each time. The skunk was walking around on stumps. Mr Smith kept trying 
> and was determined to get the skunk.
>
> My Grandfather came up with a trap that would drop a log on the skunk so 
> he got together with his friends and got the skunk. Mr Smith was not happy 
> that the skunk was gone and knew somebody had beat him to it. Then, next 
> Sunday my Grandfather and his friends went to church and then confession. 
> His friends went first, then my grandfather. My Grandfather disclosed his 
> indiscretions not mentioning the skunk. After he was finished the priest 
> calmly said to say his penance and then yelled "Why did you steel Mr 
> Smiths Skunk!" I guess his friends gave him up...
>
>
> Another thing that I learned about skunks was from my Uncle. He was had a 
> doctorate in Chemistry from Columbia university. We have a cabin in 
> Upstate NY and on one fishing trip a skunk sprayed on the side of the 
> cabin... Was not a nice thing... My uncle got out his paper and came up 
> with the chemical symbols for what was in the spray and deciphered what 
> chemicals we had at hand that would break it down... He arrived at 
> Gasoline. I don't remember how we applied the gasoline but it did knock 
> out the scent.
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 1:21:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Skunks
>
> 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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