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I was 300 yards uphill from home one morning returning from an unsuccessful deer hunt. I saw a skunk waddling along and did a Texas heart shot with a 3K FPS handload from my .30-06. The stink got to the house before I did!

My dogs actually caught a skunk in an area I'd let them run when I lived in some apartments. That was Memorial Day, 1998 I believe. They got bathed out on the balcony within minutes. Regardless, I could smell skunk at my front door before I even opened it for weeks when I got home from work each afternoon. They still smelled like skunk when Labor Day rolled around. That still wasn't as bad as one time in Idaho when they found a badger that had been dead for about a week and smeared themselves with Gore. Talk about gagging!

Im gonna try that peroxide concoction. The GSPs aren't smelling too bad now but the anatolian reeks.

I'm not going near that evil carcass though.

It works way better than the old tomato juice trick, or just using dawn or any other soap.

Had a couple of dogs get skunked in SoCal, in the burbs, right outside the back bedroom. All the windows in the house were wide open as it was summer and a nice cool evening. They had heard something, ran out the patio door and around the side of the house before anyone could call them back.

Nasty nasty nasty, house was screwed for a couple of weeks. Dog got the peroxide etc bath and were OK in a little while, the house couldn't be bathed dammit.

I've got a tube trap out for a squirrel right now and hope as skunk doesn't mess with it.

My dogs have had their share of skunk fun over the years, now they just point them, letting me do the dirty work. Shotguns seem to work best at keeping them from spraying. Feed bag, bag it, close tight, second bag, tie it tight, trash.

As far as de-skunking: the above mentioned recipe: quart 3% peroxide, quarter cup baking soda and a squirt of dish soap works as advertised. Best if dog is wet already, be careful around the eyes, and the white's are whiter and the browns become red...... lol.

FWIW, my farm manager's labs are skunk killing machines, and the eau d'skunk doesn't seem to stick to them. Not sure why, but they have stretched quite a few without lessening their desire for more, and can't smell it on them the day after.

hoo-boy, that's almost as bad as letting a skunked dog in the surburban...... That went over super well with the little lady.

We catch a few skunks in our dog proof coon traps. That's why 22 shorts were invented.

That's crazy about those labs. The dogs involved in our little stinky house escapade were lab mixes with good thick coats. You COULD smell it on them for sure!

I dread the day one of the whippets gets away from us and finds a skunk while we're out in the car. Will probably happen when it's at/below freezing too.

We sometimes have to shut our windows here, just because Pepe LePeu is out and about in the yard somewhere. AND put the lid on the dog door too!

I may have to look into some single shot .22 and a box of shorts. Don't think my semi's are set up for them.

My labs never seemed bothered by the skunk and it didn't affect their noses, they just keep on hunting.

Sheesh....it's a bit of skunk. It's not covid or something really scary.


Dogs are supposed to smell.

Frigging city people....sheesh.

Dude,

dogs ARE supposed to smell..................................................





Like dogs...........................................................




not like dead salmon, deer pee and poop, or cow scheidt, or worse human crap they found at the pull out on the roadside where you let them out for a pee break.

and certainly not 'sposed to smell like a skunk......................any more than a skunk is sposed to smell like a dog.

Yep, cats are good target practice.

1 in the chamber and hand eject it.

I'm lazy I guess and I'm looking for an excuse for either a single shot or a revolver!

My Dad tells the story of the time he and his Dad were soon hunting.
Dad had his little Black and White hole dog along.

Pap was walking along the edge of the woods, and saw what he thought
was a skunk running towards him, it was the dog. He took off running
through the weeds to get away, and tripped over a real skunk.
He got a piss shower!

I get that.

Maybe find a bolt action repeater??

Would love to have had one of my friend's folks' slide action Remingtons or Winchesters. But probably out of my price range now that collectors like them.