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be careful I just read a report from USDA that stated that about 75-80% of skunks carry the rabies virus about a year before they develop symptoms ie they appear to be perfectly healthy. I use rubber gloves to move any critters I am disposing of

Quote: Every now and then a trap goes off on my hand I possess a thought process I calmly reach down and unset said trap and remove it from my hand. Most animals I have observed do not possess this process but only have instincts, if they possessed a thought process they would calmly reach...

Quote: While the idea of drowning can be distasteful (personally, I don't think I could either), sometimes "blasting" them isn't an option. Not everyone owns guns, not everyone lives in the country, and not everyone has a truck that they can use to haul the critter away. It is a viable option...

Quote: I've released 2 previously and never had any trouble with them. I consider them in the same class as possums in regard to "threat level" to my birds. I'm curious now what you consider the "threat level" of possums? I've always known them to be considered only slightly less of a...

Quote: I set the trap where I can dig a hole and put the bait in then set the trap over the hole centering the trigger over the bait I normally put some hay ,leave and stuff like this to blend the trap in a little then either stake it down with a coupla pieces of 24-30" re rod or just put a...

almost any stinky cheese will work bleu ,Gorgonzola,Limburger also asafoetida attracts them too

Quote: this is not legal in some states ( va being one) check you local laws before using this method it's not legal to trap out of season, no matter your method of disposal. They even decided that we have to BUY a de-predation permit to trap "problem" animals (like raccoons) on our own...

Quote: Make a kill pole and fill the syringe with acetone,slowly crawl up to the trap(It is important you make no sudden movments),get within kill pole reach and slowly(can't express how slowly you need to move!!) stick the needle in the skunks chest cavity(right behind the front leg)and...

Quote: rain barrel I live beside the ICW as well

Quote: CO2 and nitrogen are available at most welding supplies

I have trapped skunk with 220 conibears I use the belisle brand they kill the animal almost instantly it does not spray 99% of the time one every once and a while will leak just a bit believe it or not after about a week I got used to the smell kina LOL. I simply placed the trap where the skunk...