The varmits never cease to amaze me...

[CRUZTAKER]

So I'm walking back from the pond and as I approach the back steps (it's relatively dark as the far lot motions are the only ones on), and I see small shiny black varmit at the base of my stairs. I am thinking, WTF kind of cat is that? It's small, black, has very short legs....but white spot on it's head.

I hollar from being startled and it runs off slowly. I immediately grab the flash light just inside the door and walk around the house in the direction it went.

I caught up to it quite easily as it continues it's slow march around the periphery of the house. It seems oblivious of my following as I am only two steps behind it all the way.

Damnit if it isn't a no-tailed skunk. Cutie I must say, and very friendly.

Poor guy, one of the most self defensive varmits around, and he's tailess.

Never did attempt to spray, and had a hard time out running the silly human whom chased around the house twice and off the property laughing my arse off all the way.

[shakes_26]

poor bastard... scarred the tail right off him

[Joe Walsh]

Barry, you are lucky that he didn't 'hose' you....otherwise you'd be taking a tomato bath!

[Mike Poore]

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Gotta be careful buddy, especially Gage. Animals that are strange looking or acting could mean rabes. ;)

[RoyLPita]

What?? No pics. You are slipping. J/K.

[CRUZTAKER]

I agree....the story is useless without a picture.

He'll be back. Next time I'll approach him with the Nikon.

We used to get quite a few skunks. One in particular was black, but had an entirely white tail. Georgious creature. We fed them grapes and peanuts. I learned that if you don't scare them, they never spray.

[Krytin]

Hey, Ive been looking for another hat....

[ckadiddle]

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Gotta be careful buddy, especially Gage. Animals that are strange looking or acting could mean rabes. ;)
And I thought everyone had forgotten that.....

[Marauder386]

And I thought everyone had forgotten that.....

Badger Badger Badger ?? OH HAILZZ NO ! I havent forgot it ! I click on it @ work to get me a laugh ! 'Specially when its drunk female night ! Oh... never mind...


:coolman:

[Badger]

badgers????? where????

[MERCMAN]

Badgers???? We don't need no stinking badgers!!! :rofl:

[Badger]

Watch it!!! :D

[Logan]

The why the hell didn't it spray you? I mean... Daaaaaaaaaamn... It should've just dropped dead at first glance...




I learned that if you don't scare them, they never spray.

[GreekGod]

I've live trapped/relocated many skunks over the years in a racoon trap. I have never once been sprayed. Some people hate skunks and yes, they can carry disease but around here the racoons are much more dangerous. The skunks help by eating insects and supposedly 'coons in the city live in the sewers and eat lots of rats. Late night trips to the woods for skunk release would be more fun if the police would pull me over to see what I was doing and I could open the trunk for 'permission to look inside the car'.

[Ozz]

Skunks will only spray if their tail is raised (which is why they don't spray when trapped in a live trap). Since this one had no tail, I guess he couldn't spray... :)

[GreekGod]

Skunks are also said to be very nearsighted.

[Captain Steve]

Skunks are funny. They have like no fear instinct anymore.. since they have complete biological warfare supremecy. (phew)


I think most skunks walk around with the "Go ahead, make my day" attitude. They only really spray when some yappy dog (or person) gets way to close, and doesn't back off when the tail goes up.

[Ozz]

One night last year there was a huge skunk eating bird feeder fallout on the ground while 3 very young racoons ate from the feeder. When the racoons decided to leave the skunk kind of learched at them and then turned around and put up its tail and kind of hopped around until they ran off. It was hilarious. Nobody got sprayed.

[CRUZTAKER]

I saw him last night....Jessica and I chased him around the house again with a flashlight and the Nikon.

No pics.:down:

No spray. :up:

Need a better flash...SB80...NEED IT BAD.

[Ozz]

They're funny... but it's a little like playing with fire - eventually everybody gets burned. Our beagle found out the hard way. She was sprayed and came up on the deck. I went out to see what was going on and the stuff was so strong that it made any exposed skin burn (arms, legs, face). I was not even touching her at the time. Used Peroxide mixed with baking soda to get rid of most of the smell. She still smelled when she would get in the sun but it faded. If you keep chasing the skunk, you are eventually going to need the remedy too :(.

Skunks are known to follow the same path every night so once they add your place to their path, they won't change it unless you force them to change it. I had to use predator urine (got it at my local small town garden store). I made 'darts' (a toothpick with a cotton ball on it put in the ground on their path) and soaked them with predator urine. Viola, no more torn up grass.
It worked on a groundhog that had taken up residence under our deck also...:banned: