IdiotHusband, how are you doing? Were you able to dispose of your skunk? Whatever your method, I hope you didn't get sprayed or bit
Wow, I was gone for a few hours and look how this thread has deteriorated. I really don't understand why people keep trolling the P&P section. It's really not fair to the rest of us, especially those less seasoned people who try to get sound advice or suggestions from their more seasoned peers here. Isn't that why we're here at this forum, and in this particular section of the forum?
Drowning a crazy animal trapped in a trap isn't sickening. It's a practical option for someone who perhaps doesn't own a gun, who isn't comfortable shooting through a cage, is perhaps not zoned for shooting a firearms in their area. It's also an option for those who don't want to get bit or sprayed, have their kids harmed or have their pets/livestock harmed. It's also a legal alternative to shooting a predator.
The OP obviously isn't as experienced as others here in dispatching predators. That had me thinking he probably doesn't have that much experience with a gun, so perhaps offering other alternatives to shooting might be safer. And no, relocating isn't a good option. That's not my opinion, that's a law. Plus it's inconsiderate to your neighbors, near or far. Simply letting the animal out of the trap defeats the whole purpose of putting out a trap in the first place, and can be dangerous, as the animal can then attack you.
When a poster says they caught an animal in a trap and don't know what to do with it, I worry for that poster because they have no idea what to expect. So I hope, Idiot Husband, that whatever you did, you did it safely.
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