I've been trapping since I was big enough to walk and skunks is one of the things that I ALWAYS catch whether I want to or not... I personally just shoot them and try to get rid of them while staying as FAR away as possible, because with my experience I know that whether the skunk sprays when you shoot it or not it will still stink and you can garauntee that you will too if you touch the thing. All that aside... skinning them can be done... the fur trader that I used to work with once told me that what he does is makes a "lass-sue" gets it around the critter and hangs it from a tree somewhere where the wind will hit it to let it "air out". He leaves them for 2-3 days and then wheres older clothes and rubber gloves to skin them... and when your done... throw them out! Hope this helps...