It’s almost not fair to the skunks. A comstock 9x11x24 with a nosecone over the hole dug into the crawlspace.

If you had set 4 cages....

I'd rather set 4-6 cages for one skunk, than 1 cage for 4 (or more) skunks (any animal).

I have four baited cages nearby, but the Comstock is catching everything and it is 5 minutes away.

Would I be right that all 4 were males? Move the baited cages and gang set around the burrow into crawlspace. I suspect a female under the house that hasn't come out yet, if the TN skunk rut is the same as New England. I haven't had any skunk calls yet, but expect them any day now. And food bait isn't needed if positioned right, the real bait is waiting for the male suitors. Could take a week or two for her to come out.

I haven’t had any skunk calls either. I can’t wait! One year we got 19 off a deck! We eventually closed the outer door.

The rut is normally mid February, but it was unseasonably warm. Getting cold again.

Skunks have started popping off in Upstate NY. The boys are getting frisky, by what the homeowners are saying, at least some of the ladies aren’t there yet.

Not one skunk call yet for me. Really weird. Might be the two feet of snow, but that hasn't mattered in the past. I had a slow year for skunks last year, and removed 4 or 5 DOA's from under porches/decks, I wonder if rabies or distemper hit them hard here.

No calls here as of yet. Seen a few road kills today.

NY is definitely moving along.

5 skunks in 4 days last week at a home. Comstock positive sets all the way.

2 out of 3 traps on a municipal barn had skunks this morning after being set yesterday.

I don't use bait until I'm dealing with babies around May/June

Saw my first roadkill today Next to frozen Lake Erie

Picked up 2 roadies today, one yesterday.

4 skunks last week. 3 in Comstocks, males coming through pinch points to access the property. 1 in a baited trap to pick up the female coming out of her den.

8am I have a lead for skunks. Customer says holes at foundation. Thinks they’re in her basement. I pre qualified as the house sounds less than in good shape.

Hard to beat Jim's traps. I use them often with great success. The 24s double as great groundhog traps as well. I use the nose cone and three way splitter regularly for skunks and groundhogs.