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What do I do with a trapped skunk? (1 Viewer)
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Fishboy
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Hopefully its just the one, but what choice do i have? After watching a guy who does this for a living walk up to a pissed off skunk talking all nice get blasted, I'm not rying this myself.
If I just hire him, its $150 for the use of his traps and $50 removal fee.
How about calling the police and asking them if it would be ok to shoot the skunk or what is the appropriate procedure. Maybe they would come and take care of it , I don't really know.
As a person who lives in rural America I'm kinda tired of people dumping their unwanted vermin or pets on me. If that guy that gets rid of it for you is not going to let it loose on someone else that's great.
Another point, skunks , raccoons and opossums are nocturnal. If you see them around during the day, they are probably sick, maybe rabies, I'd shot them.
As a person who lives in rural America I'm kinda tired of people dumping their unwanted vermin or pets on me. If that guy that gets rid of it for you is not going to let it loose on someone else that's great.
Another point, skunks , raccoons and opossums are nocturnal. If you see them around during the day, they are probably sick, maybe rabies, I'd shot them.
Fishboy
Footballguy
Pretty certain that the skunk isn't being released in another area. He was talking about the approved "methods" that the Wisconsin DNR has in place.
1 - Shooting, which isn't an option as I live in a subdivision and discharging a firearm is not legal.
2 - Clubbing - which he said he would not do in this day and age of everyone having a cell phone camera. Bad publicity that would hurt his business.
3 - Drowning - I think this is where Pepe ends up.
4 - Asphyxiation - Standing on the animals chest - and who will do that with a skunk
5 - Poisoning/Euthanasia - he's actually going to a training for this. Basically a syringe on the end of a long stick where they can inject the animal from a safe distance.
Only sightings have been at night.
1 - Shooting, which isn't an option as I live in a subdivision and discharging a firearm is not legal.
2 - Clubbing - which he said he would not do in this day and age of everyone having a cell phone camera. Bad publicity that would hurt his business.
3 - Drowning - I think this is where Pepe ends up.
4 - Asphyxiation - Standing on the animals chest - and who will do that with a skunk
5 - Poisoning/Euthanasia - he's actually going to a training for this. Basically a syringe on the end of a long stick where they can inject the animal from a safe distance.
Only sightings have been at night.
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Bromigo
what you should do is build a giant trebuchet and launch those suckers right on out in to old lake michigan i am pretty sure that is numero sixo on the dnr list of ways to deal with skunks but i get it you probably got tired of typing it out so hey no harm no foul take that to the bank brochacho
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Bromigo
also i really think the question brohan is what can you not do with a trapped skunk there are about a billion things you could do so hey maybe think about changing the title if you want this baby to go places take that to the bank bromigo because this could be bigger than the tim thread expecially if people start posting skunk novels in here bam another great idea coutesty of the old swcer
Fishboy
Footballguy
It's been a quiet 19 days. Running a bit late this morning, so as I'm pulling the truck out of the garage, I casually to my 16 year old daughter to go check the trap and get you to school. 30 seconds later comes the blood curdling scream and her running to the truck hysterical - daughter #2 comes bolting out the house door thinking I ran over my daughter.
Turns out - we definitely have more than one skunk. Skunk #2 is safe and sound sitting in the trap waiting for the skunk man to come out tomorrow morning. Thankfully daughter #1 was just being a girl and screaming for the sake of screaming and didn't actually get sprayed.
This could really become an expensive problem is if I keep catching these things.
Turns out - we definitely have more than one skunk. Skunk #2 is safe and sound sitting in the trap waiting for the skunk man to come out tomorrow morning. Thankfully daughter #1 was just being a girl and screaming for the sake of screaming and didn't actually get sprayed.
This could really become an expensive problem is if I keep catching these things.
Fishboy
Footballguy
If I didn't have a black lab who thinks the world is it's friend and anything that walks wants to play, I'd be fine with these critters. Not going through that again.
cstu
Footballguy
cstu
Footballguy
Angry Beavers
Footballguy
skol asylum
Footballguy
Did you paint the white stripe on your dog's back yet?
UOFI_316
Footballguy
Seems like it would be cheaper to just keep throwing PB sandwiches into your neighbor's yards.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
gmbacm
Footballguy
Swing 51
Footballguy
Gustavo Fring
Footballguy
Tell that skunk he has 10 seconds to get his smellin, no good, keister off your lawn before you pump his guts full of lead. You would need a tommy gun of course.
Fishboy
Footballguy
Pretty sad when you are on texting terms with your skunk guy.
In my phone he's literally Nick "Skunk Guy" in my contacts.
Fishboy
Footballguy
Surprised he even comes out to me. 45 miles one way.
My understanding is that Pepe meets his maker in a large dunk tank.
James Daulton
Footballguy
What about your yard is attracting these skunks?
Has the cat with a white stripe joke been done yet?
Has the cat with a white stripe joke been done yet?
Fishboy
Footballguy
I wish I knew.
Yes - I have a trap out with a peanut butter sandwich in it, that has been rehashed over and over. But I can't see a skunk traveling miles and miles. Pretty sure I'm just on a travel route - that's the best I could determine when there was still snow on the ground and could see footprints in the snow.
I literally live in a well established sub-division. Been fully built for over 20 years. There is a small marshy, wetland area that was not developed that is a couple of yards away - it's my only guess where they are living.
But, with a dog - I'm not going to allow the skunks to win this battle. Come spring/summer, I have one of those magnetic screens that goes across the patio door and the dog can come and go as she pleases. No way I continue this habit while I keep catching these things.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
James Daulton
Footballguy
5Rings
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I trapped 7 last year. Have an air rifle (as powerful as a .22 but legal here) and I put them down, wait for smell to fade a bit, throw the trap with dead skunk in back of truck and then drive 10 minutes away to dump the body. I don't bait the trap (illegal to do so here) but keep it open year around. Got a few coons too.
Might save you a few bucks.
Might save you a few bucks.
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Copeman
Footballguy
I used to get some skunks in my yard. They like to come into the yard at night and search for grubs. I went and bought grub killer for the lawn and spread it around. That eventually helped matters. Still get the occasional skunk, but that's the price you pay when you live in rural areas. I get all kinds of critters.
James Daulton
Footballguy
Might be time to get rid of the dog and embrace Pepe'.Fishboy said:
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Bromigo
hey brohan it is sort of like you are saint frank of assisi if you know what i mean man you got a lot of animals maybe start filming it and you can be the next marty stoeffer wild america tv show except instead of being in the wild outdoors you will be in oak creek suburb of milwaukee take that to the bank fellow badgerhanFishboy said:
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