How do you handle a skunk caught in a live trap???? - BackYard …
2010年5月19日 · Spine shots and head shots usually result in a big stink. Drowning them in a garbage can while still in the trap is another way to dispatch with minimal stink. The skunk may still spray, but the water will contain most of it. Or you can just release them in situ while the trap is covered by the tarp and try again for your target species.
How do you handle a skunk caught in a live trap???? - BackYard …
2010年7月26日 · The skunk didn't even seem the least bit phased by the tarp. I carried the trap way up to the property line, about 1/8 mile from the house, and my husband disposed of it with the .22. The skunk sprayed when he was shot, and after a couple days, I went up in my old clothes and dumped the carcass. The cage will hold the smell of the skunk for a ...
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2008年6月19日 · It worked fine. The skunk was in the live trap and he walked up to administer the coup de grace. Suddenly, another skunk raced out of the brush and let him have it and got him good! LOL! Skunks stick together! Neither skunk survived the encounter but the damage was done. He had to drive home in his government truck, fouling it with skunk.
How do you handle a skunk caught in a live trap???? - BackYard …
2010年7月26日 · I live trapped 5 skunks over the winter. I would approach the cage with a blanket opened all the way. Seems a skunk doesn't realize there's a person behind the blanket. Threw it over the trap and hauled it out of the barn. Placed it far for the barn. Pulled blanket of and ran like heck. Husband would then shoot the skunk.
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2024年7月11日 · Cover the live trap with a blanket so the skunk doesn't see you coming. If it doesn't see you it won't spray. Although if you shoot it, it may cut loose, so you'll want a blanket between you and the, er, bomb. Add tomato juice to your formula for washing the dog, it neutralizes the skunk spray.
How do you trap a skunk? - BackYard Chickens
2012年3月26日 · Perhaps the title isn't entirely accurate. And the obvious answer is "very carefully". But seriously, I thought I had a possum, I think I have possums AND skunks so I've tripped the live traps because... Once it's in the live trap, how do you deal with it without getting sprayed. I had a...
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2021年9月17日 · Skunks (also known as polecats in the USA) are medium-sized mammals, probably best known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant odor. There are four species of skunks: the hooded skunk, the striped skunk, the spotted skunk, and the scarce hog-nosed skunk. The most common of the four being the striped skunk.
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2009年5月6日 · If you live trap, putting anything over the trap works. I use an old sheet and have done this several times so far this year. It does work. Usually by the time I get home from work to remove the skunk it is sleeping and don't even wake up. I don't shoot them anymore cause they spray when you do and it takes like forever to get the smell off ur ...
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2017年3月5日 · Hi do I don't know what is getting in my coop for the past week so I've tried a couple of things to keep it out but it's not working so I'm going to set a live trap what ever it is is eating all of my eggs I was thinking it was a skunk but the coop does not smell like skunk so it could be a possum a raccoon or a skunk what bait can I put in a ...
How do you handle a skunk caught in a live trap???? - BackYard …
2010年7月26日 · Quote: Don't scare them though unless they've been descented. Also you may be required to have a permit to own one, legally you can't just go out, capture one and tame it. I had a friend that captured a baby skunk, brought it home in a box and put it on the kitchen table--was ok until the cat...