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What do you guys do to get rid of nuisance Skunks?

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Hava-hart trap... cover with tarp and sit it in a tub of water big enough to cover the trap for a couple minutes....


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12ga with either 4 or 5 shot. Check the wind.


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Originally Posted by Hubert
Hava-hart trap... cover with tarp and sit it in a tub of water big enough to cover the trap for a couple minutes....


Or cover the live trap with a tarp, then haul it out into a large open area, get down wind, open trap, and use 12 ga.


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Originally Posted by dale06
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Hava-hart trap... cover with tarp and sit it in a tub of water big enough to cover the trap for a couple minutes....


Or cover the live trap with a tarp, then haul it out into a large open area, get down wind, open trap, and use 12 ga.

"...get down wind..."??? you sure about that?

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Live trap is pretty easy - but the trap needs to be small enough that the skunk can't raise the tail - not totally fool proof to prevent a spray, but pretty close.

Contractor plastic bag around the back and sides of the trap, and a dumped can of sardines in the back for bait.

I had seven skunks trapped out from under my front porch in the past month - momma, and six babies - only one baby got a shot off as the trap was too big to stop them from getting the tail up.

Opening the trap door is fun, but the animal is usually backed up in the back corner watching - the plastic bag around the back only gives it one direction to look in, and stops (most) of the spray if they get one off.

YMMV...

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Originally Posted by MikeL2
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Hava-hart trap... cover with tarp and sit it in a tub of water big enough to cover the trap for a couple minutes....


Or cover the live trap with a tarp, then haul it out into a large open area, get down wind, open trap, and use 12 ga.

"...get down wind..."??? you sure about that?


Whoops, my stupid stinky mistake.
Up wind.
I’ve done it, up wind.

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HAHAHA!

Appreciate the pretty good suggestions!

I was told that, a .22 to the head, and they can't/Won't spray?
Don't know!

Thanks Guy's were on the same page!


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More likely to get a spray with any head shot, rather than a 22 short thru the lungs......

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17M2 in a live trap...upwind 'bout 50' away....bang

Dump it in the neighbors field next day......


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Originally Posted by HunterShooter58
HAHAHA!

I was told that, a .22 to the head, and they can't/Won't spray?
Don't know!


I tried that. If they don't spray they will leak after they are shot and you will still have to contend with the scent. The live trap is the best option especially around homes.

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I had a skunk up north that needed to go. Dog food at about 20 feet at night for a completely broadside shot presentation. I knew exactly where a .22 hollow point hit at that range, so at the shot to the brain the skunk just rolled over stone dead and didn't smell at all.


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I'll keep you's posted!
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I guess you just can't make this stuff up!


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In the open:

1. Shotgun with 4 shot

2. Body shot (frontal or rear) with 22-250 or the like.

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Well, since I started this post, I haven't seen this Skunk since.
Go Figure!
I know I could entice him to show up, by placing some Scrap tomatoes from the garden out for them,
But I think I'm Gonna pass, and Leave Sleeping Dogs Lie!


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i chased one off today from the house then shot the dang thing with a 22 LR ,1st skunk this year and hope the last one !!


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Shoot them in the ribs or guts, from a distance, while they’re unaware, with a 22 or even air gun….the milder, the better. If they die slow, and aren’t sure what got them, they don’t spray. That’s how the trappers when I was younger did it, without them spraying. I’ve taken their heads clean off with 12ga #4s even….and that doesn’t work. LOL
I also trapped a few in 55gal drums with holes in them, snapped the lid on, and rolled them into the pond without a spray.

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