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Skunk!
our neighbors just informed us that we have skunks living underneath our front porch. what do we do? i hear mothballs are only a temporary solution. i've also heard a smoke bomb? we don't live outside the city limits so an accurate shot in the head is illegal with anything i own. please help before my mom finds out (she'z kinda ticked at the moment b/c of other things and this would just let all hell break loose!)
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A .22 sounds about like a firecracker 
. Do it when dark or when there is NO chance someone can see you. Just one clean, safely fired shot will suffice. Get the job done and DON'T say a word about the .22 to anyone; loose lips sink ships. Once the varmit is disposed of, you need to seal the access to the area under the porch to eliminate future squatters.
. Do it when dark or when there is NO chance someone can see you. Just one clean, safely fired shot will suffice. Get the job done and DON'T say a word about the .22 to anyone; loose lips sink ships. Once the varmit is disposed of, you need to seal the access to the area under the porch to eliminate future squatters.
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Originally Posted by jjoel
one problem, i have a .410 shotgun and a 12 gauge. hey wait, i have deer slugs for my 12 gauge 
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Just make sure you seal off the area after they leave or they'll just come back.
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Playing loud music in the porch area might drive them out, then seal it off after. I'd be very careful with a .22, remember a ricochet can go a looong way with one of those, and still do some damage.
Want to hear something dumb? I have 3 acres, unincorporated county. The county says I can trap a skunk, but I can legally only 1) pay an exterminator to come and gas it, or 2) move it...to the end of my property!
Like the skunk'll say "gee I'd better not go back there again!"
Want to hear something dumb? I have 3 acres, unincorporated county. The county says I can trap a skunk, but I can legally only 1) pay an exterminator to come and gas it, or 2) move it...to the end of my property!
Like the skunk'll say "gee I'd better not go back there again!"
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[QUOTE=e1p1]Playing loud music in the porch area might drive them out, then seal it off after. I'd be very careful with a .22, remember a ricochet can go a looong way with one of those, and still do some damage.[QUOTE]
Play Rap or Punk, that would sure drive me away.
Dono
Play Rap or Punk, that would sure drive me away.
Dono
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I've heard you can use a have-a-heart non-lethal trap to humanely capture them. Then you humanely throw an old blanket or tarp ove the trap so they can't see or spray you. Then you humanely remove them from your property (a pickup truck bed would be best). Then you drive to the river where you humanely drown them and then empty the trap. Feel free to substitute a full 55gal drum for the relocation to the river.
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If you're concerned about using a .22 to terminate the problem, go get a trap (rent it) that they crawl into and is sized such that their tail is down when they are in the trap. They don't spray with their tail down. I still like that blanket (or 55 gal drum 
) idea, just in case.
) idea, just in case.
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Originally Posted by cigarxtc
I've heard that predator urine is good for scaring some animals away. Now what is the most dangerous predator that we can think of???..... hmmm........
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That's correct. That was my subtle hint. I found some dog doo in my yard last week. I thought nothing of it until the following day I found a new different pile right next to this pile by the fence. (I hate that people let their animals run loose in neighborhoods.) So I poured a healthy dose in a circle around the dog messes and have not found any new messes for almost a week now. (Please, nobody tell my wife! Or she might let me have it. I'm sure she would freak and say "You poured what in our yard??!!" hehehehehe Now, I wouldn't put too much under the porch or house area because that damp cool space probably would not dry out as fast as an open lawn so the smell might last longer and bother humans as well as animals. Another cheap easy remedy is a bottle of ammonia. You get a half gallon for under 2 bucks. A few carefully placed puddles should last for days and deter any animals from getting too close. Just go sparingly because too much will really bother humans too.
Wait a minute.....Do you like your neighbors? If you have any you don't like then you could sneak out late at night and leave a trail of food from your porch leading to a plate of strategically placed food under their porch. That might give the skunks a new more inviting home to live under.
Now, I wouldn't put too much under the porch or house area because that damp cool space probably would not dry out as fast as an open lawn so the smell might last longer and bother humans as well as animals. Another cheap easy remedy is a bottle of ammonia. You get a half gallon for under 2 bucks. A few carefully placed puddles should last for days and deter any animals from getting too close. Just go sparingly because too much will really bother humans too.Wait a minute.....Do you like your neighbors? If you have any you don't like then you could sneak out late at night and leave a trail of food from your porch leading to a plate of strategically placed food under their porch. That might give the skunks a new more inviting home to live under.
Last edited by cigarxtc; May 25, 2005 at 03:34 PM.
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Used to catch skunks in rabbit traps all the time (instead of rabbits, dang it!). Leave the trap closed and transport the varmint to a more desirable location and release it. If you use a see through trap, cover it or you'll be sorry. Keep your human scent away from the entrance of the trap as well as the travel corridor to the entrance. Some skunks have smartened up enough to figure out you are up to no good if they smell you before they get to the prize waiting for them in the box. Sliced apples seemed to work wonders for attracting skunks faster than rabbits for me.
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Human "scent" seems to work well. My cousin walks the fence of his farm all the time and "sprinkles" the game trails. It keeps the varmints away. Old simple solutions are sometimes the best and most effective.