A long time ago, I got sprayed by a skunk while coon hunting. The smell is unbearable, and it literally burns in your nostrils...huntress might change her point of view if she was close to one.
Field&Stream had an article one time in their "Tips from the Field" and it said to start a fire and throw a bunch of wet leaves on it so it smokes real heavy. That will remove the skunk smell in no time; had to do it with one of our dogs.