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Old 08-14-2020, 01:33 PM
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Does anyone know of a remedy to make skunks relocate?
A friend says he has one in their crawl space. Lots of dogs and cats on the acreage so live trapping only.
I was hoping for a recipe that won't stink up the house but the skunk will find unpleasant, grasping at straws here.
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Old 08-14-2020, 02:14 PM
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We used to just use your basic square trap. My dad used to put leftovers for bait.
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Old 08-14-2020, 03:10 PM
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Product called orange TKO will sometimes work to keep em out.
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Old 08-14-2020, 03:46 PM
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I’ve been told that if you leave a radio playing quietly by their entrance that they will not go back in? I’ve never tried it myself but it’s worth an attempt?
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Old 08-14-2020, 03:46 PM
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Mothballs, broken glass, bleach... make the spot unpleasant for skunks.
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Old 08-14-2020, 05:35 PM
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Rags soaked in ammonia with wife tells people she owns a pest control company or live trap.
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Old 08-27-2020, 03:51 PM
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so a buddy once told me that his grandma use to set alarm clocks in the shed or underneath to go off at various times...apparently they don't enjoy the noise and bugger off.....might **** off the neighbours if they are close but better than the stench....
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Old 09-01-2020, 10:44 AM
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My wife uses a skunk solution/recipe she got from (I think) Pete Wise.
The wire traps work great, adults remain calm if you move slow. The little ones are another matter, they get excited easy and spray all over.
The plastic traps work great too but I caught a black and white feral cat once, it didn't end well for the cat so I put clear plastic windows in them to make identification easier. The skunk population is doing very well all over it seems.
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Old 09-24-2020, 02:10 PM
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No Spray Skunk Trap at Princess Auto
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Old 09-24-2020, 08:47 PM
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Scatter a bunch of moth balls in the crawl space. Burns their eyes so they leave and stay away.
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