For you folks that routinely trap and finish skunks:

Are you dipping the entire skunk in the 3-ingredient solution to de-odorize before skinning or after?

I try to kill them without spray. Remove the pods. A little smell doesn't bother me.

P.S. my bride doesn't like it to good. I save the skunk deicer for me. Mac the Diver told me of a method he uses. I have not tried it. Maybe we will get lucky and he will post on destinking skunks.

Like Danny mine don’t spray.

I plan to if I get one! I got a big bag of baking soda, big dawn and a gallon of peroxide waitin in the shed. And the skunk sleeper. Now if I only had the nerve and the chance!!

I just use a few shots of Skunk Off or a similar product. Or, if it’s fun fooling around with the home remedies and washing skunks have at er, they work too.

Get a bottle of Poopf and soak her down. Most I handle have been handled without any discharge, then I cut the pods out prior to skinning.

X2 on the Poopf

Like said use the pole method remove the pods first thing then the bomb is defused if by chance you get one that sprays the 3 mix dip worked when I tried it. If your using cages make your life easier by giving yourself room to work a place to get the pole into the cage easily and use the available wind in your favor if one does spray any.

Move slow and deliberate making as little noise as possible moving around they don’t see well that makes them hyper if there’s a lot of noise.

X3 on poof

Thanks Danny for the vote of confidence.
While i do a lot of things the same as many others. I got my share of stunk up learning the hard way.. Most all my skunks were incidental to trapping other critters.
For the most part I do things pretty much as Law Dog does. I haven't handle nearly the numbers he has and I only occasionally used cages.
So I would say for the beginers do as Law Dog does and you should come out ok.
Main point of his I agree with.. Don't be in a rush. If you have to hurry your going to make mess. Easier to go slow and keep the genie in the bottle as they say.


Mac

i have never trapped a skunk may i ask how you kill it without it spraying

The baking soda mix didn't work for me gonna get the poof stuff to try.

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No washing a skunk for me. They don't smell much once skinned. Wife thinks the mink smell, and I don't wash them either. Sometimes I will wash a coyote though

Poopf does not work, Skunk off is the best. Home made version is second best. I sell all mine taxidermy so they need to be as scent free as possible. No spray, still have to wash them. If I was shipping to the fur market I probably wouldn't bother.

I have tried tow or three of the pre-mix products with poor results. I have used the tried and true peroxide, baking soda, dawn liquid mix with good results. I have had to mix a 2nd batch a few times but one washing usually does the trick.

Prevention is the best case scenario but sometimes that option is already gone before you get there. Anytime I have land sets out, I have the ingredients and a plastic bucket in the truck just in case I need to give one a bath.

I had an accident in the fur shed a couple years ago and had essence dripping off my face. The peroxide, baking soda, dish soap does work or I promise you my wife wouldn't have let me sleep in the house let alone in the same bed with her. You can't pre mix the stuff or save it for next time though.

That is awful I’m surprised you didn’t get sick
I got it all up my arm twenty years ago stripping out a tail bone

Step one remove pods first.