Skunk Advice

[RSKY]

After the second one I trapped and shot let loose and dribbled the stinky stuff next to the house we were out for another week. I then got smart and tied 50' ropes on the traps so I could drag them into the field behind the house and dispatch them. I had Googled 'range of skunks spraying' and Google said it was 20-30'. So I got fifty foot ropes for all four traps.

Managed to pull the next one about two feet before the rope broke.

Stupid skunk had chewed the line apart. I swear the thing was sitting there grinning at me.

I had the last laugh though. Me and the 12-guage.

I hate skunks.

One lady we talked to had a couple spray under their house. Farm Bureau Insurance was out $17,000 replacing her central unit, ductwork, and other items. Insurance agent told of another couple who had a large house that the skunks got in the ductwork while they were on vacation for a month. The agent said the people would have been better off if the house had burned.

I hate skunks.

RSKY

 

[oosik]

For sure - RSKY - for sure. At fairly close range - I shot and missed a skunk with my 22. The dam idiot spun around and came running right at me!! If I would have had the 12 gage - this would not have happened. But as things were - I turned tail and ran like a drunken goat. Fortunately, the skunk ran 20 feet or so, at me, turned again and ran right smack dab under the house. After about two weeks - the odor sort of got less or we just got use to it.

Around here - SKUNKS DIE.

 

[Dftodd]

The peroxide, dish soap, baking soda mix works wonders for skunks.

We had a mini dachshund that would kill anything but skunks. When it came to skunks, the darn thing would try to sniff it's butt Dachshund would creep up on the skunk. Skunk would take aim and shoot the dog between the blinkers. Dog would do the fish flop across the yard, bail into the kiddy pool and almost drown itself. This would happen daily till I could find and dispach the skunk

 

[EddieWalker]

From https://wildlife.unl.edu/pdfs/removing-skunk-odor.pdf

Thank you for all the great advice, and for so many of you confirming that the Baking Soda, Hydrogen Peroxide and Dawn dish soap combination work the best. I bought all three at the store yesterday and we put them under the sink, along with printing out this link from Mace. It might not happen this year, or next year, but eventually, I'm sure it will happen, and it's nice to have a plan of action, and materials to deal with it!!!

 

[CADplans]

I bought all three at the store yesterday and we put them under the sink,
along with printing out this link from Mace.
It might not happen this year, or next year, but eventually, I'm sure it will happen, !!!

Because it may not happen for a while,, remember to replace the peroxide annually,,
the peroxide will loose strength quickly,,,

 

[MossRoad]

Yeah, if you don't have the supplies, it'll happen sooner than later. Kinda like buying a new snow blower...

 

[EddieWalker]

Because it may not happen for a while,, remember to replace the peroxide annually,,
the peroxide will loose strength quickly,,,

Really? Even if it's in a dark place and it's never been opened?

 

[MossRoad]

That surprised me, too. So I googled it. 1-3 years unopened. 45-60 days if seal is broken.

hydrogen peroxide shelf life - Google Search

 

[Mace Canute]

Girls to mother: "Mommy! Mommy! Come quick and look at all the cute little black and white kittens!"

 

[PILOON]

My mother as a child had a de scented skunk as a pet that she kept on a leash.
She said it was just like having a kitten.

Granpa trapped many skunks and would cover the cage with a blanket and take the trap to the creek and see if the could swim.
He never got sprayed either.

 

[/pine]

hydrogen peroxide shelf life - Google Search

A couple of other uses for hydrogen peroxide...it will remove blood stains from linens and clothing...
If dogs eat rat poison etc...pouring peroxide down a dog's mouth will induce vomiting and purge the contents of their stomachs...(learned this from a vet)...

On a side note...for many years I was an avid offshore fisherman...we always kept a bottle of peroxide handy to "gas" the bait fish in the live wells...not really sure what it does but it really livens them up...we always assumed it raised the O2 level...?

 

[JasperFrank]

Mace has the answer. Dog...."Charlie, " just got his 5th spraying. His last two encounters, he killed the skunk. But after five times one would think he had learned something. One Quart Hydrogen Peroxide, 1/4 cup of baking soda, and a table spoon of liquid dish soap, shake it up and let it sit for 10 minutes before application. Put a little petroleum jelly over the brow of eyes. You will have to repeat this three times over three days, but it works. You have to leave it on the dog for at least 20 minutes before rinsing. The tomato paste, and the vinegar solutions, do not work, as we tried those the first three times and the scent was still there, just as strong as ever, when ever the dog got wet. The collars don't seem to be save-able. I've tried **** near everything including a soak in mouth wash.

 

[Molalla1]

Mace has the answer. Dog...."Charlie, " just got his 5th spraying. His last two encounters, he killed the skunk. But after five times one would think he had learned something. One Quart Hydrogen Peroxide, 1/4 cup of baking soda, and a table spoon of liquid dish soap, shake it up and let it sit for 10 minutes before application. Put a little petroleum jelly over the brow of eyes. You will have to repeat this three times over three days, but it works. You have to leave it on the dog for at least 20 minutes before rinsing. The tomato paste, and the vinegar solutions, do not work, as we tried those the first three times and the scent was still there, just as strong as ever, when ever the dog got wet. The collars don't seem to be save-able. I've tried **** near everything including a soak in mouth wash.

My dog a Aussie 12 years old is a lot smarter he got hit once many years ago . . . that's all he needed . . .

 

[Jstpssng]

Mace has the answer. Dog...."Charlie, " just got his 5th spraying. His last two encounters, he killed the skunk. But after five times one would think he had learned something. One Quart Hydrogen Peroxide, 1/4 cup of baking soda, and a table spoon of liquid dish soap, shake it up and let it sit for 10 minutes before application. Put a little petroleum jelly over the brow of eyes. You will have to repeat this three times over three days, but it works. You have to leave it on the dog for at least 20 minutes before rinsing. The tomato paste, and the vinegar solutions, do not work, as we tried those the first three times and the scent was still there, just as strong as ever, when ever the dog got wet. The collars don't seem to be save-able. I've tried **** near everything including a soak in mouth wash.

Just don't mix it up in advance, unless you want another "surprise". Did you ever make a "volcano" in science class?