[AT] OT - Skunks

Tue Mar 30 20:40:14 PDT 2010

I was working on a stream level gauge near Lawton and the co-worker lived a 
few miles away.  He confided that he caught the coons areound his house and 
turned them loose at this very spot.  "Later on the farmer who lived in the 
house about a 100 yards away came by to see what we were doing and visit. 
On of my other co-workers asked him what he would take for an old Ford car 
in the back and he said he had parked it and went on vacation a few years 
back and when he returned the coons had got into the car and tore up the 
interior and the wiring until it was totaled.  He said he had been fighting 
coons ever since.

The co-worker who inquired about the car was a real character..  He said " 
No wonder, Hank's abeen hauling them over here for years!!!!  Hank had to 
leave and go back to the office!!

Cecil in OKla

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henry Miller" <hank at millerfarm.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Skunks

>
> Please don't release anything you trap, except to the same place to 
> trapped
> it.  The area you release in already has its own inhabitants that don't 
> want
> more, and they will just drive the released away.   Often what you release
> starves to death - a combination of not knowing where to find food in that
> area, and being driven away from the food it does find.
>
> Also biologists have a lot of problems trying to track genetic differences
> between animals in various areas without dealing people transporting new 
> genes
> into the area.   If you don't want it around, just kill it - the nicest 
> thing
> for all involved.  (With skunks I know this is hard because of the spray
> issue)
>
> There are exceptions, but people introducing endangered species deal with 
> a
> lot of red tape to make sure this is done right.  Let them do it.
>
> On Tuesday 30 March 2010 19:41:56 Bob McNitt wrote:
>> Mike -
>>
>> When a neighbor or family member has a skunk problem, I often get a
>> call. I use a cage-type trap (Havahart) so I know what's in the trap.
>> With skunks I simply take an old dark-colored throw rug etc., hold it in
>> front of me and slowly approach & cover the trap. The skunk won't spray
>> and I can then cart it off somewhere and release it. Just move slowly &
>> don't remove the rug, etc. until the skunk leaves the trap. I've caught
>> & released dozens this way. With bait you may also catch cats, possums,
>> squirrels, woodchucks and whatever. Good luck.
>> Bob
>>
>> On 3/30/2010 7:58 PM, Mike Meulenberg wrote:
>> > Thanks, I'll try a stovepipe trap with peanut butter covered cat food 
>> > for
>> > bait. That should do the trick.. Mike M
>> >
>> >
>> > ---------- Original Message ----------
>> > From: "John&  Jan Paur"<johnjanpaur2 at directcon.net>
>> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion
>> > group"<at at lists.antique-tractor.com> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Skunks
>> > Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:19:15 -0700
>> >
>> > Use one of those 'stovepipe' traps, bait it with peanut butter.  Better
>> > still, if your county ag. agent has access to a federal trapper, let 
>> > him
>> > do it.  JP
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Mike Meulenberg"<msm10301 at juno.com>
>> > To:<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 7:51 PM
>> > Subject: [AT] OT - Skunks
>> >
>> >> 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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