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Bait for trapping a skunk
Posted on 3/13/18 at 5:03 pm
Posted on 3/13/18 at 5:03 pm
What bait has worked for some of you in the past? I havent found the entrance point yet but the smell is horrendous. I also need to have the trap in a spot where I can shoot him once trapped, I'm not getting close to that burning electrical wire smell.
This little shite has been dicking around my shop for too long.
This little shite has been dicking around my shop for too long.
This post was edited on 3/13/18 at 5:08 pm
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Posted on 3/13/18 at 5:07 pm to tigerzballzdeep
canned cat food. of course there's no telling what else you'll trap
Posted on 3/13/18 at 5:25 pm to tigerzballzdeep
I used can cat food to catch a coon and caught a skunk. That’s all I got
Posted on 3/13/18 at 6:07 pm to tigerzballzdeep
Please make a video (from start to finish) when you discover him in the trap.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 6:41 pm to tigerzballzdeep
Canned sardines have worked for a buddy of mine a few years back.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 7:08 pm to tigerzballzdeep
My mother had the same problem at her house. I used canned tuna in the trap ( that was what she had at the time). Caught it the second night. I walked up to the live cage trap real slow with a moving blanket in front of me and laid it over the trap then I picked it up and put it in my truck. Carried it up to one of our farms and just turned it lose. It never did act like it was going to spray.
Shooting it will be easier but I woulder if it would still empty it’s stink sac once it was shot. I think it probably would.
Shooting it will be easier but I woulder if it would still empty it’s stink sac once it was shot. I think it probably would.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 7:11 pm to tigerzballzdeep
A black & white female cat.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 7:19 pm to Twenty 49
Posted on 3/13/18 at 8:04 pm to wrongRob
Caught one at my dads houseboat in a trap with dry cat food. It was living under his shed close to husband house. With a dog and dog door it was a concern. 22 mag took care of the rest.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 8:12 pm to tigerzballzdeep
Had an issue years back and went and got a product called skunk away. Just sprinkled it around the building and didn’t have anymore issues with it.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 8:15 pm to highcotton2
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I woulder if it would still empty it’s stink sac once it was shot. I think it probably would.
I would think so as well.
On a side note...I can't smell skunk. Something in my nose/head prevents it. I've had hundreds of instances where I've been told it was very strong, close, and distinct...and nothing.
Anybody else have anything like that?
Posted on 3/13/18 at 8:33 pm to SportTiger1
Watermelon, shoot in cage then throw it all away
Posted on 3/13/18 at 8:36 pm to rsbd
I shot mine to the head. He never saw me. Stink wasn't an issue. But I didn't waste time to haul him off and dump him in the woods.
I did see Billy the exterminator catch one and sneak up on the cage with a big blanket. Covers the cage and released the skunk alive elsewhere.
That's a risk
I did see Billy the exterminator catch one and sneak up on the cage with a big blanket. Covers the cage and released the skunk alive elsewhere.
That's a risk
Posted on 3/13/18 at 8:38 pm to tigerzballzdeep
Marsh mellows.... isyn
Posted on 3/13/18 at 10:59 pm to tigerzballzdeep
Well the consensus is clear, I'll go buy some canned cat food tomorrow. Tonight is a trial run with some hot dog wienie and Slim Jim as I didn't have time to get to the store.
For the poster asking for a video, if I catch him I will drag the cage with a long rope out to the pasture and exterminate. Since it was your idea you can have the choice of .223 or .22
For the poster asking for a video, if I catch him I will drag the cage with a long rope out to the pasture and exterminate. Since it was your idea you can have the choice of .223 or .22
Posted on 3/14/18 at 6:11 am to tigerzballzdeep
Dry cat food.
You probably already know this, but they spray everywhere when you shoot them so keep your distance.
You probably already know this, but they spray everywhere when you shoot them so keep your distance.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 6:11 am to tigerzballzdeep
quote:
Since it was your idea you can have the choice of .223 or .22
.300 Weatherby Magnum, it don't matter .22 will be fine
Posted on 3/14/18 at 7:53 am to tigerzballzdeep
Question along these lines:
For the OP...we always used tuna fish to catch stray cats, but never caught a skunk, I'm assuming tuna fish would work on them too.
On the topic of skunks...I've heard that if they can't raise their tail, they can't spray...true or false? If true, is that the reason why you have to get the right sized trap so they can't spray while being transported?
#2...I've witnessed this (unfortunately) that if you shoot a skunk..eventually their muscles will relax and they will release their gland...spraying...but not really spraying...just releasing....If you're gonna shoot a skunk..what's the best way to do it so you avoid the spray/smell?
I do not like skunks at all....skunks,opossums, and armadillos (aka opossum on the half shell) are about the most worthless animals there are IMHO.
For the OP...we always used tuna fish to catch stray cats, but never caught a skunk, I'm assuming tuna fish would work on them too.
On the topic of skunks...I've heard that if they can't raise their tail, they can't spray...true or false? If true, is that the reason why you have to get the right sized trap so they can't spray while being transported?
#2...I've witnessed this (unfortunately) that if you shoot a skunk..eventually their muscles will relax and they will release their gland...spraying...but not really spraying...just releasing....If you're gonna shoot a skunk..what's the best way to do it so you avoid the spray/smell?
I do not like skunks at all....skunks,opossums, and armadillos (aka opossum on the half shell) are about the most worthless animals there are IMHO.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:44 am to tigerzballzdeep
Penelope Pussycat
Posted on 3/14/18 at 12:22 pm to tigerzballzdeep
Had one at the camp a few years ago. I used canned tuna in a have a heart trap. I also tied a 50' paracord line to it. After I caught him I drug is arse into the woods and shot him in the head. The trap, rope, and skeleton are still right where I left him.
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