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Hi, I caught a skunk in my groundhog trap last night... whats the best way to dispatch it without getting sprayed ?? right now my idea is fill a tub with water and put skunk and trap in it to drown the Skunk.. other ideas ???
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A single .22LR behind the front shoulder.
Not 100% foolproof. But more so than any other method I've ever tried. I've trapped for 48 years, so...........
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If you shoot him shoot him in the back of the head at about a 60 degree angle as this will kill him quick and not allow him to spray.
Lol, no guarantees but this has worked for me several times.
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Here's what i did.
Shoot the skunk with a .22. It will immediately spray. Come back in a couple of hours, take the skunk and trap out in the woods, drop the skunk out of the trap into a pre-dug hole.
If you try to drown it you are liable to get sprayed.
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I don't try to catch them in a trap.
When they come around here i use the 12 gauge and some old shells that need to be shot up.
I use a kitchen bag and load them in the dumpster for the trash man to haul off.
So far this year there have been at least 12 killed here along with the mamas that finally showed up where they can become good skunks.
I don't like them at all.
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Head shot = spray
GUARANTEED
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A single .22LR behind the front shoulder.
Not 100% foolproof. But more so than any other method I've ever tried. I've trapped for 48 years, so........... Yep, double lung shot.
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Take a dark sheet and slowly walk up and cover the cage. Wait a little for skunk to calm down then take him for that swim. This is what I do if I catch one in a cage trap near a home. Head shot usually ends up with it spraying. Double lung shot usually not.
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The double lung shot is best to avoid it spraying. Pro’s use a jab stick with acetone poked behind front leg.
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A single .22LR behind the front shoulder.
Not 100% foolproof. But more so than any other method I've ever tried. I've trapped for 48 years, so........... Yep, double lung shot. P.S. Don't make the mistake if one behind the shoulder is good..............two is mo betta. The second round will bring a certain spray. ONE.
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Better listen to Yoder409. The boy knows what he's talking about. A shot to the head or central nervous system will bring certain spray. One quiet poke in the lungs with a mild 22 or air rifle is best.
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I gave my brother a Colt 22 revolver. His first shot was a skunk in a trap at 40 feet. He hit it between the eyes. That amazed me. All I can hit with a handgun is a chronograph.
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I do the water trick when I have them in a live trap. I gently put a sheet over them and gently sit in the water and don’t get in a hurry. When I have then in a dog proof or other trap I plunk them in the guts with a cb long and walk away and come back later. Might seem cruel to some but I’ve tried the lungs with a 22 and it’s not 100%. I read an old fox trapping book and the guy said he shot all of his mid body with a 12 guage. I tried that and it didn’t work for me.
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.22 birdshot works.....
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