Spotshooter: I kill about 5 to 10 Skunks every year - most within smell range of my home!
Believe me they are a lot more fun to bury when they do not spray after shooting!
The secret is to either break their spine or hit them in the head!
The best skunk killer I have found to date is the 17 HMR with a head shot!
I have as yet to witness one spraying after a head shot with a 17 HMR (in about 30 incidents).
"I" think... they need to stand up on their front feet to aim and begin the process of spraying their scent gland at their enemies!
They can be "bowled over" with a chest/body shot and still spray while on their sides YES that is fact - but a head or spine shot and they do not spray - or can't spray!
I live about 3 miles from a large county cemetary and the grounds keepers/visitors were plagued by Skunks - they began a campaign against them and according to the local paper they killed 40 in the first year of their ongoing campaign!
The shot must be placed somewhat carefully and exactly but with a Harris-Bipod it is an easy accomplishment to keep the musk from dispersing.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
