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

220 in a box

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.

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.

make a cubby set and put some eggs or catfood or maybe some marshmellows and leave it out till you catch all your skunks

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.
99% of the time,no spray

What's a Snunk?

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

Thanks.

22 CB or subsonic to the lungs. Heads shots often cause the animal to convulse and spray. A low powered 22 to the lungs and they fall over in a few seconds and within a few more are dead. I’ve shot a couple hundred this way and they never sprayed.

Using a higher powered round, especially hollow points, is too shocking to their system and will cause them to spray.

thanks every one ! much appreciated!

Footholds not leg holds. Eric

Skunk is the right name.

I had trapped a yard years ago and could not get a skunk commit to a 220 in a box. I backed off the yard and put two dirt holes in. I had skunk in traps 4 days in a row in both traps. I was amazed at how many skunks that were in that area. I took 15 skunks in two weeks there. Never have done that again. If possible I would say stay with natural sets when you can.

when caught in foothold how to dispatch without spray and without a syringe ? lung?

Read Marty Weatherup's post above.

Dispatch by PM only

Armature question, How close is safe to approach skunk to dispatch with 22 cal without spraying.

Walk slow and easy, talking to it all the way works for me.