Palssonater Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Well sorta... We've been fighting with a critter under our house for the last two weeks. Set up a trap but didn't catch anything but barn cats. So last night, we heard the trap shut. I peeped through my window and saw nothing this morning. Stupid me, let the dog out the back door right by the trap. THE SKUNK that was caught in the trap was the smallest skunk I have ever seen. The reason I couldn't see it cause it was huddled in the corner(this is not a big trap at all). The spade shovel that we used to coral it into the trap took the major hit(since it was in a small trap it couldn't stand and spray). It was basically a glob of stink that hit the shovel. The dog got a little bit on his flanks but that was it. The poor dog couldn't understand why I was yealling at him to get in the house(before he could get more stinky). So I went inside, Jenn starts griping. She bathed the dog and I closed the windows. Then took the fieldmaster and gave him 8 from a distance(what's the worst that could happen, he already sprayed). So we got a confused dog, a stink something awful by the house, 8 less .22 bullets and probably a week of smelling this bugger. Does anyone have any tips as to how to suppress the smell in the soil near the house? I have never been that close to a spray before. The smell didn't even smell right. It was like the rotten onion in the bag, times 1000. Terrible way to start the day. Thank gosh I don't stink today or I would have had to take the day off(office work). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadHuntinPastor Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! You may stink! Have a friend smell you. Your nose is probably dull the smell. That sounds pretty rough. Dem buggers stink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted May 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! That's what I thought would happen, but so far so good. I have stood around a couple guys who said they couldn't smell anything and I sit in a area with about 3 other guys. I told them what happened and to tell me right away if they smell anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christsavedme Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! At least you know you got him, and from what it sounds like things could have gotten alot "stinkier". Hopefully you want run your friends off! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! Get some white vinegar and dilute it at 1/3 cup vinegar and 2/3 cup of water. Clean with it as necessary and then soap to get rid of the vinegar smell. New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! I think the only way to get rid of the smell is wait it out. My brother-in-law had one let off under his trailer house. I was in the winter and we could not get that thing out. Had to shut the heater off cause of the smell was circulating in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! I used to be a NYSDEC Nuisance Wildlife Control Officer. This is a recipe I used on my clothes and it works great!!!!!! http://www.ehow.com/how_3017_skunk-smell-pet.html As for the soil. Dig up some of it and replace with clean soil. But in the end nothing works better than time. If you ever have to do this again try this. Throw a tarp or old blanket over the trap and gently carry the trap to where you plan to release. Just DON'T shake him up too much or he may release a little bit. A skunk will not give a direct shot of spray unless it has something to aim at. Good Luck Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! I've always heard tomato juice does the trick, thankfully I've never had to test it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! Well Brady, Now that you got rid of one youngin, what are you going to do with his 5 brothers and sister and Mom and Dad stinkers ... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! 8 shots to kill a skunk? Holy cow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gfourhunter Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! i was hit in the face by a skunk when i was running traps one day. pulled a trap that had been pulled into a hole and wammo. did a belly flop in the river. ended up going to a doctor to get the smell out of my nose and the tast out of my mouth. from now on my friends can run the traps. i will set them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted May 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! [ QUOTE ] 8 shots to kill a skunk? Holy cow.... [/ QUOTE ] Ha Ha. I've heard they have more than one shot of the stinky stuff. I was taking no chances man! ha ha ha. gfour....man that would have been terrible. I definetly got off lucky as the dog barely caught any and the majority hit the dirt. I was standing right there when it all went down. Could have been worse! Buckee-That's exactly what I was thinking. I have honestly never seen a skunk this small that had the ability to spray. The burrow was not very big. I hope it was the only one. I was given a suggestion by a guy from work to use pool bleach(powdered) on the soil and then leach it in with the hose. Its just soil anyways, so I don't mind if it kills the weeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! Well a few years back my cat got sprayed, vet recommened vinegar. Then a year or two later our one dog got sprayed right in the face/nose. We think she tried to sniff its butt, lol. It'll go away over time but you have the rotten onions times 10 right, because there are some onions rotting in our root cellar right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! That Stinks! *pun intended* i hope your dog gets smellin a little better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! use a bottle of lemon extract. straight. works great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Re: Got Me Before I Got It! Stinkin skunks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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