Pickelfarmer Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of skunks for good without having to shoot them. I was told to use rat poison in an egg about 3 inches under the dirt but I have a dog and cats and do not want them to get into it. Any Ideas?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UdeLakeTom Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Sorry, but I have to tell this... Use lutefisk, but then you have trouble getting rid of the Norwegians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishersofmen Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 shoot em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickelfarmer Posted July 29, 2009 Author Share Posted July 29, 2009 Sorry, but I have to tell this... Use lutefisk, but then you have trouble getting rid of the Norwegians. We can't have that either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norm25 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Live trap a pulley and water????? Sounds horrible but the skunks I have encountered on my property have all been doing damage and all have had a poor experience with lead. The damage I speak of is duck and pheasant nest destruction. From what I have experienced you get rid of one if the food is there the next one is coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Almquist Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 My co-worker live traps them using canned cat food and then he pulls a tarp over the cage and puts a metal dryer tube under the tarp and connects it to the exhaust of his truck. It will put them to sleep without them spraying. It has worked for him 5 times now and he is hoping that he has no more running around his house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only ice Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I had skunks under my deck last year. My deck is only about 2 feet off the ground. I put moth balls under it and never saw them again. it did smell a bit for a week or two but they left and never came back!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Chaser Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 My co-worker swears by trapping them, and then dispatching them with a shot through the lungs. The rational is that this does not allow them to take the breath needed to expel their spray.He swears by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaveWacker Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I'll have to try the lung deal. I've had good luck with a precise shot in the head but I'm usually only 50% with that due to keeping my distance from the trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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