Skunk

[ansoda]

An old country remedy to a critter problem like yours is to collect some human hair (preferably from mommy in-law) and put it in a mesh bag like the kind that onions come in, and place in or near the critters digs. They don't like our smell either! Works well on squirrels.

[vpguy3]

MikeA, Surely there is a professional trapper in your area. I had the same problem under a storage shed in my back yard. I opened the yellow pages found a trapper and for $125 bucks he baited, trapped and removed without so much as a sniff of a problem. Well worth it as far as I was concerned. As far as your deck goes...well that's another issue.

[oej719]

I still think a clean shot to the head is the cheapest and fastest way to fix the problem. If the law questions you just say it was about to attack you.

[faygo]

I'm thinking just make sure you light the fuse from a safe distance away.

[MikeA]

There is an outfit called "Critter Control" over in Wichtia but I think I can deal with it by baiting a trap.  The City will provide the cage and after you catch the animal, they will come out and dispose of it.  I don't know what they do with them...probably haul them out into the county and turn the loose.

[cddenver]

I still think a clean shot to the head is the cheapest and fastest way to fix the problem. If the law questions you just say it was about to attack you.
 
I like it.  MikeA, just tell the men in blue that it was rabid - charged you and was foaming at the mouth.
 
If you just have the critter people catch it, have them ship it here to CO.  We know how to deal with problems like that. 

[ginxxxx]

MikeA. I'm thinkin' that a good, clean shot to the head of the contractor might make you feel better, then call the ASPCA and have them haul his ass off your property,  and then you can adopt the critter.ginxxx

[Eduardo]

You guys are so mean! Don't SHOOT the poor animal!!!!!
 
 
(Cook it alive)
 
 
 
 
 

[cddenver]

MikeA. I'm thinkin' that a good, clean shot to the head of the contractor might make you feel better, then call the ASPCA and have them haul his ass off your property,  and then you can adopt the critter.
ginxxx

 
That suggestion's not bad, either.  How about dumping both the contractor and the skunk out about 50 miles away and see which one gets back to MikeA's place first?  Might make a good reality TV show.  If the skunk wins, MikeA could double-dip on royalties by contacting the Animal Planet folks and they could do a "Miracle Pet" show as well.

[MikeA]

SKUNK UPDATE It's been an ongoing fight.  I got a skunk trap from the City.  They will NOT come pick up the critter if you catch it!  Anyway, the first night, I baited it with a wad of chicken and cheese.  The bait was gone but the trap was unsprung.  The second night, I baited it with sardines.  No nibbles.  The third night, I baited it with peanut butter with pieces of hard catfood.  That got a CATCH...an opossum!  Bummer!Fourth night, I got a "power bar" from the local Kwiq-trip.  Broke it in two pieces and spread peanut butter between the halves to make a sandwich and then spread the peanut butter all over it and clampped the bait securely.  My thought was that the softer bait was not providing enough resistance to trip the spring loaded door!Well, last night, the door was tripped.  Confident I'd caught the critter, I cautiously peeked inside.  Nothing there.  Whatever (skunk, raccoon or opossum) had gotten inside, tripped the trap but then escaped!I'm about ready to say the hell with the law on discharging firearms in the City!  The bad thing is that once I catch the damned animal, I have to haul it off and get rid of it MYSELF!  Look up Skunk Traps with Google.  They are about an 8" tube about 30" long.  One end is screen mesh with the trigger.  The other end is the trap door.  I have a rope just long enough to reach from the front of the trap to the cab of my truck while the back end of the tube extends over the back of the tailgate.  I have a long piece of bailing twine on the door so I can "REMOTELY" release the catch.  My thought is that I'll haul it off into the county, stop on the asphalt road, lower the tailgate and launch into the fastest quarter mile that truck has ever gone!.  Maybe I can pop him out of the trap!