Right after I got rid of the coon, a big skunk came out in the pasture about 25 yards past my deer blind, which is 310 yards from my basement door.

Here's that part of the backyard:


Here's a zoom in on the blind, the skunk is just past it on the left.


Here's a 3X zoom from the other side of the skunk back towards the house


The wind was blowing toward the house and we got a big whiff when he died.

They always spray. Even if brained.

I was out there today, and it still smelled.

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Originally posted by Aspen Hill Adventures:
They always spray. Even if brained.

I killed dozens when I was trapping they always spray.

The last one I killed was about 30 yards with 3 inch turkey load.

The wind was blowing the right direction.

Why do skunks smell----so blind people can enjoy them also!

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Originally posted by Hipshoot:
Why do skunks smell----so blind people can enjoy them also!

Bahahahahaaa!

The smell lingers for a looooong time. What's interesting to me is that raptors will eat a dead skunk over a possum if offered the carcass choice.

Shove a dead skunk down a hole with just a couple of tail hairs sticking out.

A trap in front one will have a coyote shortly.

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Originally posted by Aspen Hill Adventures:
They always spray. Even if brained.

I set a live catch trap in my barn with the intention of trapping a feral cat, got me a skunk instead, Now what ? I decided if I popped him between the eyes with the .22 he might just die quietly. he did too, just leaked all over the barn floor. Bleach chemically neutralizes the smell, something I learned while working at a local gas plant, skunk spray is similar to the odorent used in natural gas.

Brain them, and they’ll spray, every time. Gut or lung shoot them with a 22 short or sub sonic 22LR. They will take a bit to die and often they do not spray.