Jeramie Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Every since I bought my house ive had a problem with Skunks. Generally they just come out at night and stink up the place. They have sprayed my cars and horses in the past. About a year ago they dug their way into a little apartment I have just in front of my house. They lived under the tub until I noticed them. We quickly moved them out and poured ready mix over the hole. About a month ago I saw one out playing in the field and I grabbed up the .22lr. Dropped him. I thought I had gotten the culprit althought he was pretty small. A couple of weeks pass by and I have the smell again. Then one morning I was getting ready for work (about 3:00a.m.) there was one on the back porch. I about had a heart attack because we have a dog/cat door in the Laundry room. I was afraid he would get in there and spray everything. He was gone minutes later. Last night I had a buddy over. He was watching Commedy Centeral and I headed out to water the garden. I made it to the frost free hose bib when I heard a rustle beside me. At first I thought it was one of our cats (its late so it was dark). Finally I see loads of white..... Stupid Skunk was roughly 5' away. I waited until he turned away and then sprinted to the house. I rounded up the .22 and my buddy and back out we went. He held the light and a couple of shots later it was over. He was the same size as the one I killed a month earlier! Dang.... I checked the appartment and sure enough, they dug another hole and are comming in and out.... Stupid things. Im going to pick up stuff today to help rid the apartment of the problem. Anyway, I made it outside about 4:00 this morning to leave for work. I could smell a skunk but because I shot one last night I passed it off.... I shouldnt have because one ran across the drive on the north side of the cellar! Stupid, stupid things. He was the same size as the other two. Now I have a major skunk problem. I guess Im going to get some mothballs and such in hopes it will run them out to their doom.... Anyone have any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! Dont know Jeramie. Not sure if moth balls will work or not. Short of shooting them, not sure what else you could do. Thankfully, havent ever had a problem with them up around the house here, but have seen them out in the woods while hunting out behind the house plenty of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! Whatever you do Jeramie, just remember, that they have to face you to spray you. We trapped one last summer accidentally. It went in the trap that was set for the groundhog. We had it baited with lettuce. Maybe that will work and you can trap the big one out of the den. It sounds like all you are seeing/killing are the young of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! If you shoot them, DONT SHOOT THEM IN THE HEAD !!!, i learned from trapping if you shoot them in the heart they dont spray, the former will make them spray for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! I recently got one of those Havaheart traps to trap nuisance coons that have been getting into my corn and garbage. About 2 weeks after I got it, I set it out near my corn and watched 3 little skunks dance around the trap. About 10 minutes later, momma showed up, and went right for the table scraps I had set in there. Snap! I caught momma, and all her 5 of her babies just hung around the trap. Now I had a problem because there's a season on skunk in Ohio and it's closed right now. It's OK to trap and kill nuisance coon in Ohio, but I wasn't sure about skunk. So I called my buddy who has a DNR guy that lives 2 doors down from him (he's an ex student of mine too) and had him ask the warden. My buddy called me back the next morning and said it's OK to pop them, so I loaded the .22 and sniped all 6 skunks. So, long story short, I'd get a havaheart trap and trap them. Might want to call your local warden first to see if it's OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted July 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! Actually only spotted skunks are protected in Okieland.... I can kill or trap at will... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! What you need to do, is to milk the oil from them and sell it to Cabela's for a cover scent! That is where I buy mine to dose the cats with in the neighborhood! They have to buy it from somebody! I surely don't know how they milk them and I don't want to find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousoonerfan22 Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! Two years ago the skunks were everywhere we must have killed at least 4 or 5 in my parents yard. I haven't noticed that many this year. You might buy a Jack Russell to take care of them but he would also get the cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! DROWN the varmits... Setup a 55 gal. drum and fill it half way with water, then spread grain on top of the water so that the water is no longer visable.... lean a plank up on the drum so that it can be easily climbed by the Skunks,,, and say good-bye stinky..... Works great on the farm...... FACT #1,,, a Skunk sprays over it's head when it's defensive.. FACT #2,,, a Skunk CAN'T spray when it's feet are off the ground... Making the drum method fume free.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest indianahunter1 Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! you guy's want a laugh. i was helpping the fair board here in connersville indiana and we were cleaning up for the fair to get here and some young girl's were moving 55gallon drum's and ran across one and my stepson thought it was dead and threw a rock at it and it was alive and sprayed so i got 1 of the drum's turned on it's side and used a stick to chase it in . it went in the drum and i flipped it up and picked it up to carry the skunk off and did'nt realize there was hole's in the bottom of it and i got sprayed. had to call my neighbor to come get me cause my wife would'nt let me in the explorer. when i got home i stripped outside and threw clothes away and took a tomato juice bath then rubbed it into the skin then soap showered and the smell was gone. lol i want do that again . that was my first spraying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunting_boy Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! we have a skunk problem in missouri but we just pop off a round or two at them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! there's one outside my house right now that smells pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Huntergirl Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Re: SKUNKS! Yep-just pop off a round or two at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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