kcm
Gold Member
Wait, you WANT them to hang around? ....Aren't you the one who was minding their own business, sitting outside in a chair drinking coffee when momma skunk decided to go right under your seat??
I get to "play" with them all the time. It's my job. Unfortunately, all rabies vector species have to be euthanized once removed from the capture site. No relocation for skunks, coons or fox. Here's nine I caught one day a few years ago. Six in the colony trap, the other cages held one and two each.
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Limitool and kcm....VERY CAREFULLY.
For the most part, skunks are very calm animals. I'm sure bomb disposal techs say the same thing. Slow and steady, no sudden moves.
I come home smelling like skunk more times than I care to, but I handle 80-100 stinkers a year and only get hit 5-10x. Some years are worse than others.
It wouldn't be so often if I covered them up more. Some are just ornery, all are unpredictable.
I live in the woods, just out of sight of neighbors, so I strip outside when necessary, shower, and wash my clothes about a week later after Ma Nature airs them out.