Question for skunk experts
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A friend live caught a skunk in his henhouse (a female with sagging teats) and relocated her 4 miles away and on the opposite side of a 30 ft wide river. Would you expect that skunk to return? It would either have to walk upstream for a mile to a bridge or a mile downstream to a bridge..... or swim. Whatcha think?
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I dont know,but it wouldn't surprise me if it did return. Black bears have returned when moved over 200 miles in a few weeks.
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Skunks, like other mustelids, swim well. They are born knowing how to swim. The skunk is probably already back with it's litter.
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Well, if that's the case probably end up back in the live trap in a few. Seems to like eating chicken and eggs.
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Will a skunk enter a cage trap after being caught once before?
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06/03/22 08:32 AM
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Will a skunk enter a cage trap after being caught once before?
Ive caught previously released skunks in cages though their only other options was to dig a new hole or starve. And those skunks never settle down in the cage so prepare to get sprayed.
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Skunks are almost as dumb as cats-they will get caught in a trap many times if you release them or they escape.
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And someone would relocate a live skunk..................why............ ??????
Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.
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illegal in WI to relocate skunk, has to be uthanized
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I got nothing to add. Just opened this to see who considered themselves skunk experts.
I seem to be an expert at catching them in fox sets.
Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.
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I've played around skunks quite a bit as a nuisance animal. Been inches away from them , grabbed wild ones with just gloves ( for just moments , but in the danger zone for sure) Never.Been.Sprayed. IMO opinion , at least 10 miles to release with low likelihood of return. Illegal to relocate here ' rabies vector species'
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