Picked up a nice male civet today relocated him in a slough on private ground he let me cover him with a sheet and drive him around until I go to the release spot without spraying. Did not realize how big he was for a civet looked like he was real healthy.

The place was not the usual skunk/civet cover just a few sheds with shelter trees around and very well kept, most good civet spots are junk=skunks locations. Not the best pic but I did not want to get blasted.

We need better pitchers...………… cant see much.

Blow it up with your phone he’s at the back of the cage.

I could see two eyes, and lots of trash. Nice to know that they are like skunks and coons, in dragging in everything from five miles to keep them company. SDGFP must still be introducing species.

Always been a few civets around, not as many as decades ago my father had told me.

Law Dog,how did you know it was a male?Size?

I have a flip phone how does that work. I don't see how that will help me much. Cant see very well anymore anyways. I can see a spot most likely on its forehead I think. Caught a few years ago cute buggers.

One of the bigger ones I have come across over the years just about as big as a squirrel I was surprised when he left the cage how big he was. The females often run smaller just glad to see them since we are doing studies on them now if they would just relocate some back to their former range.

You can keep your stink weasels, and I"ll keep my numerous venomous snake species.

Deal

Good deed for the day, hope to see one someday

Got a text caught another one last night will relocate it tomorrow where I put the other one at, will get a better pic before I cover the trap. LOL Not surprised they are a lot more social then the striped ones are.

Id keep the stink too Law Dog!

Skunks are my people!

I'm pretty sure law dog has no sense of smell! Lol jk

Went to get the one I had yesterday and had 2 when I got there thats 3 out of the same 2 traps. it's a bad day to deal with skunks nasty wind out of the NW and they were spooky as can be getting the sheet over them was tough they sprayed some no biggie.

Law Dog- Do you find if you get the cage covered up with a thicker blanket that they pretty much mellow out...?

The one on the calm day never sprayed but today the sheet was flapping like crazy uncontrollable almost I had to step on one part to get the first cage covered even then go back for the 2nd cage it was a mess but could of been worse. So yes the sheet takes away your outline on a calm day they can’t locate a target to spray.

I bet that was fun with our wind today!

No it was not. LOL Very weird the place does not look like civet habitat but I’m guessing they were flooded out of near by sloughs that are ideal places for them. His place is clean no real weeds or junk around but he has 2 sheds on skids they look to be living under, must be a good food source near by.