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Use a fairly small trap--the 6/8 inch high one--approach it very carefully with an old blanket and cover the trap. Supposedly as long as the skunk can't raise its tail, it won't spray and once the trap is covered it will remain calm until you move it. I caught one a week or so when...
Having lost a dozen birds to a weasel last winter I can tell you it isn't weasel damage, they don't generally feed on the bird as much as kill it by cutting the jugular and lap up the blood--in fact it is often hard to see any damage. Also weasels don't force their way in, they aren't strong...