best way to kill a skunk without getting sprayed

In a box type trap, throw a tarp over it, pipe some exhaust to it, come back in 15 or 20 minutes. Dead skunk, no smell.

Brad
 
or i can send you some of my daughters cooking /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif . that will take the live out of any thing. lol. try injecting it with 90% rubbing alcahol. in the lung heart area. waite a few minutes dead skunk. no smell. or throw something over the trap. and submerge it untill the skunk is dead. Randy /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
scheisse,
i always shot mine in the heart lung region. i have shoot many this way and only had one spray so far. but i always catch them in foot holds. no expreience with live traps.

coyotehunter,
how many cc's or ml's of rubbing alcohol do you inject them with?
 
cover the trap and dunk in water takes about 15 min we do this at lest once a week. we leave the cover on the trap all the time.
 
I've tried drowning skunks and they all sprayed. Yes, most of the smell is in the water, but some always stays on the animal and trap. I like to shoot mine in the heart/lung area.

What if you're carrying the syringe loaded with acetone and you trip and impale yourself on the needle, injecting the acetone into your body? Will you get a trappers high? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
i have killed 6 skunks in a row without spraying at all, 22 rifle with shorts or subsonics, just dont aim for the stick bag in the rear.
 
my Dad's a vet and one thing to be careful of when shoting skunks is to not blow the head up. in cae of rabies another animal may come along and eat the brain and become infected.
 
you guys are nuts lol /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif wolfer i tried just that quite a few years back. a buddie of mine caught one in a cage trap threw it in the horse trough to drown it. looked dead to me /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif . so i put my hand in and him out. but he wasnt and i got bit. i beat that sucker to dust with a shovel. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif a cuple hrs later i was escorted to the hospital by ploice. to get raebie shots. couldnt tell them what happened they wouldnt listen. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif told them it was scared and wet when it got me. they looked at me like i already had it.lol /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Randy
 
Transport skunk to favorite calling site( make sure cage is covered with old blanket). Remove cover and shake cage until no spray is left. Let skunk go for decoy. Best sent cover you can get. wouldn't even hurt to get some on your best hunting clothes.

Skinner 2
 
I use a syringe pole and acetone, my pole is 6 ' long . I have never had one spray with this method. I did 16 this year like this. The hides averaged $7.00 , the essense brings $10.00 and ounce ( 16 skunks yielded 6 oz) also rendered 1 gallon of fat out of those skunks. Not sure what its bringing now, it is the best lure base money can buy though. I figure my skunks averaged about $12.00 , not bad for something most people throw away and My fur shed don't smell like a skunk.....B.....
 
Long time ago a friend/trapper told me if the skunk's hind legs are off the ground that he can't squirt. He said he needs to have the hind legs planted so that the muscles that squeeze the gland will work. I don't know if this will work or not I'm afraid to try it.
 
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