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primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« on: September 10, 2012, 08:50:24 PM »
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jwirr (20,183 posts)  Mon Sep 10, 2012, 05:45 PM

Anyone here had experience getting rid of a skunk visitor?

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LunaSea (1,519 posts)  Mon Sep 10, 2012, 05:55 PM

1. Yes

I had a female find a way under my house during mating season. Lured her out, trapped and relocated her. Along with 7 of her friends. They're easy to catch with a HavaHart live trap.
Relatively easy to transport as long as you move very slowly.

What exactly is your problem?

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jwirr (20,183 posts)  Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:09 PM

2. We live back in the woods on a small farm and at least one skunk has been visiting us around the same time every night.

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LunaSea (1,519 posts)  Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:33 PM

3. They usually only spray in response to threat from a predator or in a territorial dispute.

Are there dogs around?

Should you try to trap it, you'll likely go a few rounds first with raccoon or possum first, pending your region.

Skunks are quite shy, retiring and rarely bothersome. With few enemies, they pretty much go where they want.

Light and noise will often keep them away.

Have you seen it? Or just smelled it?

If you can spot it, you might try a slingshot, or pellet gun to scare in away from your home.

As the scent carries quite far, it might be anywhere.

If spraying is a regular occurrence, it's likely a territory issue between rivals. Mating season is generally around February here in the Southeast.

I've used commercial repellents with limited success, but reducing the local population will indeed do the job. Trapping is not difficult, should you want to try it I'll tell you of my experiences.

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jwirr (20,183 posts)  Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:54 PM

4. So far we have only smelled the scent. No real spraying. There was a racoon in the area also last night. Actually saw him.

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LunaSea (1,519 posts)  Mon Sep 10, 2012, 09:11 PM

5. Perhaps the two aren't getting along.

Do you put out bird or other feeders? I've seen disputes over seed on occasion.

Don't leave dog or cat food out. That will attract them both.

If the scent is not very close (as in overpowering) there's probably little you can do.

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jwirr (20,183 posts)  Mon Sep 10, 2012, 09:25 PM

6. We do feed the birds, outside cats, a dog and other farm animals. I personally think the skunk is just walking through so far. We are going to try some of the natural things that are suggested on line first.

Question.

How come franksolich, who lives out in nature at its most raw, out in the middle of nowhere, teeming with all sorts of flora and fauna, doesn't have problems like the primitives do?

About the worst is when the bald eagles come in mid-summer, but because of the Great Barack Drought of '12, there were no such vultures around this year.

Other than that, no problems.
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2012, 08:51:41 PM »
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Anyone here had experience getting rid of a skunk visitor?
Tell them you're a Republican.  It seems to work with liberal parents. :whatever:
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2012, 09:21:12 PM »
A .22 in the head works.
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2012, 09:35:53 PM »
Quote from: Jasonw560 on September 10, 2012, 09:21:12 PM
A .22 in the head works.

For the skunk, or the DUmmie?
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2012, 09:40:07 PM »
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2012, 09:42:52 PM »
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Anyone here had experience getting rid of a skunk visitor?


May I suggest :


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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2012, 09:51:20 PM »
Just sign the3 skunk up for a DU acct, and sign him up for the disability band wagon.
The skunk will move to the city and leave you alone.
We get a new DUmmy to quote. win win
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2012, 10:01:26 PM »
Quote from: Mr Mannn on September 10, 2012, 09:51:20 PM
Just sign the3 skunk up for a DU acct, and sign him up for the disability band wagon.
The skunk will move to the city and leave you alone.
We get a new DUmmy to quote. win win

That's a pretty good idea.  The skunk could take the place of that now collection of bones in the back of a rusty buick, bobbolink.

I bet the skunk would smell better than the dead or alive version of bobbolink.
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2012, 10:04:40 PM »
Lure it away with a beautiful cat...

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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2012, 10:19:29 PM »
It is an honor for a DUmmie to get sprayed by a skunk.

What is the issue here?
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2012, 11:24:41 PM »
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Anyone here had experience getting rid of a skunk visitor?

And I imagine at the same time on a place known as SkunkUnderground you can hear/read: anyone here had experience getting rid of a stinking smelly liberal visitor?

And a wizened old skunk answers: offer it a job that requires work.
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2012, 04:26:26 AM »
Quote from: LC EFA on September 10, 2012, 09:42:52 PM
May I suggest :




LC, ain't that a tad on the overkill side? :rofl: :lmao: :rotf:
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2012, 05:09:19 AM »
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Anyone here had experience getting rid of a skunk visitor?

Tell it that it's 18 years old and high time to get it's stinking ass out of your basement and get a place of it's own.
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2012, 05:10:29 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on September 11, 2012, 04:26:26 AM
LC, ain't that a tad on the overkill side? :rofl: :lmao: :rotf:

What...

It's only a 338 Edge.

No overkill at all  :-)
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2012, 05:22:24 AM »
Quote from: LC EFA on September 11, 2012, 05:10:29 AM
What...

It's only a 338 Edge.

No overkill at all  :-)

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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2012, 06:03:39 AM »
Quote from: Duke Nukum on September 10, 2012, 10:19:29 PM
It is an honor for a DUmmie to get sprayed by a skunk.

What is the issue here?
It might improve it's usual odor.

I wonder if skunks hate the smell of DUmmy?
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2012, 06:15:05 AM »
Somewhere, there is a skunk posting on a forum somewhere asking about how to get rid of a DUmmie in the house...
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #17 on: September 11, 2012, 07:09:32 AM »
Quote from: Happy Fun Ball on September 11, 2012, 06:15:05 AM
Somewhere, there is a skunk posting on a forum somewhere asking about how to get rid of a DUmmie in the house...

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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #18 on: September 11, 2012, 08:15:49 AM »
^^ But ChuckJ said it first.   :-)

DUmmie lives out in the country.  Critters are a fact of the landscape.  Live and let live, DUmmie.  Move to the city if you're going to be so hostile towards the environment.  I'm an excellent steward of my little corner of the earth, and all who live on it.  Why do you hate the planet, DUmmie? 
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #19 on: September 11, 2012, 09:57:53 AM »
Quote from: Karin on September 11, 2012, 08:15:49 AM
^^ But ChuckJ said it first.   :-)

DUmmie lives out in the country.  Critters are a fact of the landscape.  Live and let live, DUmmie.  Move to the city if you're going to be so hostile towards the environment.  I'm an excellent steward of my little corner of the earth, and all who live on it.  Why do you hate the planet, DUmmie? 

I live in a small city, but that doesn't prevent nature from visiting. I've seen deer, groundhogs, opossum, raccoon, foxes, and even skunks in the neighborhood.
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #20 on: September 11, 2012, 10:14:21 AM »
For any lurking DUmmy with skunk problems:

You will notice that skunks are not very wary, nor do they move very quickly.

If you spot one in your backyard, rummaging under a bird feeder or just prospecting for grubs, be fast.

Run directly toward the skunk as fast as you can. Chances are the skunk will not even try to escape.

Before the skunk can decide whether to spray (they are very slow-witted), grab it by the tail and begin swinging it around.

While swinging the skunk by its tail, move to a tree, the side of your house, or your motor vehicle.

Swing the skunk briskly against that solid object, and it will be instantly dispatched.

You can then bury the pest or dispose of it in a garbage bag.

Suffice it to say, your skunk problem will be solved.
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #21 on: September 11, 2012, 11:02:04 AM »
Only approach the skunk when both ends of it are facing towards you. That way you will not frighten it when you get near. When it raises its tail that is your sign to move in closer.
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #22 on: September 11, 2012, 11:57:26 AM »


I have had excellent results with a have a heart trap and a rain barrel. And for the environmental DUmmies yes it is reusable.

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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #23 on: September 11, 2012, 12:10:17 PM »
It might also help to wave your arms around like a loon, and bark like a dog. 
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Re: primitive wants to get rid of a visiting skunk
« Reply #24 on: September 11, 2012, 12:13:54 PM »
Quote from: Karin on September 11, 2012, 12:10:17 PM
It might also help to wave your arms around like a loon, and bark like a dog. 

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