snunk help
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07/23/24 12:54 AM
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I have a skunk problem -how is the best way get rid of snunks without getting sprayed ? my dog has allready been had and i think my chickens are the target . I have some leg hold traps and 110 conibears and a quiet 22 my neighbor has a live trap any help GREATLY APPRECIATED! I think we have more than one critter
Last edited by Willoughby; 07/26/24 08:42 PM. Reason: spelling error
if your lucky enough to live in the BIG woods your lucky enough
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Re: snunk help
[Re: Willoughby]
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07/23/24 07:28 AM
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If you have pets, a 220 in a box may not be a goof idea. If you have access to a cage trap, place it in a good location, bait and cover it with a canvas or blanket. When you catch the skunk, you can remove it to an area to dispatch it without it spraying.
Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
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Re: snunk help
[Re: Willoughby]
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07/23/24 09:50 AM
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I had same problem a couple weeks ago as I started losing eggs. I used dog proof traps and caught 5 skunks in a week. Subsonic 22lr to the head or ribs. None sprayed. Maybe I just got lucky.
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Re: snunk help
[Re: Willoughby]
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07/23/24 11:23 AM
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make a cubby set and put some eggs or catfood or maybe some marshmellows and leave it out till you catch all your skunks
PETA is stupid.
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Re: snunk help
[Re: Willoughby]
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07/23/24 01:52 PM
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Make a 120 by taking off one spring and adding to another. A cubby for that 120 and a fried piece of chicken for bait. ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-53947-224576-img_20231103_074923_2.jpg) 99% of the time,no spray
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Re: snunk help
[Re: Spike369]
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07/23/24 06:53 PM
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Are skunk pelts good this time of year? I want some to tan but not sure if now is a good time to get them or not. Id wait, prime pelts a few months off yet
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Re: snunk help
[Re: Willoughby]
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07/24/24 08:55 AM
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thanks every one ! much appreciated!
if your lucky enough to live in the BIG woods your lucky enough
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Re: snunk help
[Re: backroadsarcher]
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07/25/24 12:51 PM
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when caught in foothold how to dispatch without spray and without a syringe ? lung?
if your lucky enough to live in the BIG woods your lucky enough
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Re: snunk help
[Re: Willoughby]
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07/25/24 04:27 PM
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Read Marty Weatherup's post above.
Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon.
Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor.
Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!
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Re: snunk help
[Re: Willoughby]
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07/25/24 07:15 PM
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Walk slow and easy, talking to it all the way works for me.
Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon.
Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor.
Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!
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