Skunk problem
05-20-2008, 09:05 AM
#1
Fork Horn
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Location: Tompkinsville, Kentucky
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Skunk problem
i have this skunk that keeps coming around my house and sprayin, its gettin really annoying because it stinks all the time. Im afraid to shoot it because if i do it will spray everywhere. Anybody have any suggestion on what i should do.
05-20-2008, 09:16 AM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2005
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RE: Skunk problem
Since it already stinks all the time, I'd shoot it and deal with the clean up once. I get'em in the yard digging up Japanese Beetle grubs. I catch them in the spotlight and take a headshot with 60gr Aguila 22LR. Usually not a big deal.
05-20-2008, 10:13 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Skunk problem
I was always told by my grandfather (so granted he could have just been pullin' my leg for fun) if you headshot them that they would not spray. I did head shoot one as a kid and it did not spray-however, I cannot say for certain that every time you head shoot one it will not spray, but in that one instance it did not.
05-20-2008, 01:18 PM
#5
Typical Buck
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RE: Skunk problem
ORIGINAL: CZ2506
Since it already stinks all the time, I'd shoot it and deal with the clean up once. I get'em in the yard digging up Japanese Beetle grubs. I catch them in the spotlight and take a headshot with 60gr Aguila 22LR. Usually not a big deal.
Since it already stinks all the time, I'd shoot it and deal with the clean up once. I get'em in the yard digging up Japanese Beetle grubs. I catch them in the spotlight and take a headshot with 60gr Aguila 22LR. Usually not a big deal.
05-20-2008, 05:38 PM
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RE: Skunk problem
Agree with rammer. In my business I started by shooting them in the head, but they always sprayed, lung shots worked better. I have found though that if you trap them in a covered trap, then cover the door so they cant see you and transport the cage gently to a large trash can full of water, you can drown them without any problems. Just be sure to drop the cage in the water suddenly so they don't have a chance to take a breath.
05-21-2008, 05:41 AM
#8
Fork Horn
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RE: Skunk problem
ORIGINAL: Brod_Man
i have seen those bullets before, but could not find the link, do you have a link to there site? those are some bullets i need.
ORIGINAL: CZ2506
Since it already stinks all the time, I'd shoot it and deal with the clean up once. I get'em in the yard digging up Japanese Beetle grubs. I catch them in the spotlight and take a headshot with 60gr Aguila 22LR. Usually not a big deal.
Since it already stinks all the time, I'd shoot it and deal with the clean up once. I get'em in the yard digging up Japanese Beetle grubs. I catch them in the spotlight and take a headshot with 60gr Aguila 22LR. Usually not a big deal.
Aguila's site is down right now (www.aguilaammo.com) . rrarms is a dealer.
05-21-2008, 06:14 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: North East Texas
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RE: Skunk problem
ORIGINAL: varmint stalker
Agree with rammer. In my business I started by shooting them in the head, but they always sprayed, lung shots worked better. I have found though that if you trap them in a covered trap, then cover the door so they cant see you and transport the cage gently to a large trash can full of water, you can drown them without any problems. Just be sure to drop the cage in the water suddenly so they don't have a chance to take a breath.
Agree with rammer. In my business I started by shooting them in the head, but they always sprayed, lung shots worked better. I have found though that if you trap them in a covered trap, then cover the door so they cant see you and transport the cage gently to a large trash can full of water, you can drown them without any problems. Just be sure to drop the cage in the water suddenly so they don't have a chance to take a breath.
05-21-2008, 01:12 PM
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RE: Skunk problem
Well thereare afew reasons.
First, I don't own any fields, and finding public land these days where you can go an discharge a firearm into wildlife is rather difficult. I have always been one to follow the law, particularly because businesses that don't follow the law don't last.
Also, up until last year, drowning was an accepted method of euthanasia by the avma. Just read about the chang, so I don't recommend doing tha anymore. Oddly enough, trappers are still allowed to use drown sets to capture beaver and other aquatic mammals. Either way, drowning was easier, cheaper, and more efficient when disposing of multiple animals.
When talking about animals, you have to remember not to apply human emotions and concepts to animals. For example, part of what makes drowning so horrible to humans is the fear and the axiety of it all, we dramatize it, animals don't do this. In addition, we have amuch larger lung capacity than that of a skunk. Where it may take up to3 minutes for a humanto pass out when drowning, it will take a skunk about 10-20 seconds from what I've seen.
With the scientific stuff out of the way, I am glad they changed their policy to an extent. I never was a big fan of that practice.
First, I don't own any fields, and finding public land these days where you can go an discharge a firearm into wildlife is rather difficult. I have always been one to follow the law, particularly because businesses that don't follow the law don't last.
Also, up until last year, drowning was an accepted method of euthanasia by the avma. Just read about the chang, so I don't recommend doing tha anymore. Oddly enough, trappers are still allowed to use drown sets to capture beaver and other aquatic mammals. Either way, drowning was easier, cheaper, and more efficient when disposing of multiple animals.
When talking about animals, you have to remember not to apply human emotions and concepts to animals. For example, part of what makes drowning so horrible to humans is the fear and the axiety of it all, we dramatize it, animals don't do this. In addition, we have amuch larger lung capacity than that of a skunk. Where it may take up to3 minutes for a humanto pass out when drowning, it will take a skunk about 10-20 seconds from what I've seen.
With the scientific stuff out of the way, I am glad they changed their policy to an extent. I never was a big fan of that practice.