If a skunk is caught in a dirt hole set intended for fox, will that set be productive after the skunk or is it toast for a while?

This set caught 5 skunks, 4 red fox and one bobcat. Dirt hole started at 1.5 inches and ended at 9 inches

Doesn't matter if the skunk sprayed after it was shot?

Makes it even better. I just add a brand new scent in the bait hole each time to zero them in where I want them. Fox may smell a little but not bad. After catching a skunk most days there was a fox in the set the next day

Suggest you learn how to dispatch them w/o using a gun. No smell and you can collect the quill. PM me for details if you like. Like MNEric says even if they do spray, it' only increase your chances.

They put “skunk” in call lure...it can only make it better.

Yeah I know but that's always seemed counterintuitive to me. Stinky spray doesn't seem like much of a defense mechanism if it actually attracts the very animals that will prey on a skunk.

I've always heard great things for catching foxes on skunk remakes but I have not had the same luck with coyotes. I've had better luck catching them on a new set about 10 yard away from the skunk spot.

I would agree for the coyotes

I have only caught one skunk (thank you Jesus) but I pulled the trap and attempted to get the skunk scent off to no avail. I decided the heck with it and placed the trap at a new location. That trap produced a coyote, a fox, then another coyote at the new spot. I can still pick that trap out just by smell alone! It’s no where near as bad as it was, but it still has a skunk hint to it. I realize that goes against all trapping logic of keeping sets and traps scent free, but it’s still producing.

I'm kind of the same with coyotes not a lot of luck on really any remakes except coyote.

It kinda sucks catching a skunk in a fox trap. But whenever I caught one I couldn’t wait to check the trap the next few days. Always seems to bring the fox in.

In my experience, empty skunk pods down a dirt hole or a buried road kill skunk with a wobble hole with a trap in front of it are deadly on coyotes. And if you can put that trap on a drag, either of those sets can be good for multiple catches. I have one such set that has taken 7 coyotes this season.

I love catching a red fox because I know in the next 3-4 days I’ll catch a coyote. With skunk it’s almost just as good. I’ll throw out another set or two near by in hopes of a double.

I'm going to wash the skunk before I skin it. Does anyone know if sodium carbonate (soda wash) works instead of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) with hydrogen peroxide?

Probably not as well, but it will still work. Use a bit more to be sure.

I dunno, I was thinking you might need less. Soda wash has a much higher ph than baking soda, so much that it can irritate your skin if you don’t wear gloves. Maybe it would harm the fur/pelt?

I would not let the pelt sit for any length of time in any solution. Washing soda is not so alkaline that it’ll make a difference, especially after a good rinse.

The biggest problem is that soda is harder to dissolve.

Yeah, I realized that and just used baking soda. Turned out well, and I don't even have to sleep on the couch tonight!

Is it worth saving the glands for anything? I don't trap enough to get into making my own lure, but I saved the glands in case they might have some other value.

Wonderful! Those glands are spectacular bait. Drop one down a dirt hole and you are good to go! You can chunk up the skunk and use the pieces in a similar manner as well. Good luck.