Skunk trapped, now what? - Page 3 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

mpolli · #1 12-09-2009, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by aklim

WTF is a "biodegradable trap"??

Yeah, that's a new one...

Whiskeydan · #2 12-09-2009, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by aklim

WTF is a "biodegradable trap"??

Not wanting to offend any environmentalist...

aklim · #3 12-09-2009, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Whiskeydan

Not wanting to offend any environmentalist...

IOW a trap that doesn't hold the trapped animal. AKA non functional trap.

Local2ED · #4 12-08-2009, 08:54 PM

You set the trap, now do the right thing and release it. Sounds like it's causing you more trouble than if you just let it be. I wonder how many of the badasses really would be able to drown/shoot it? Lot of macho here.

aklim · #5 12-08-2009, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Local2ED

You set the trap, now do the right thing and release it. Sounds like it's causing you more trouble than if you just let it be.

I wonder how many of the badasses really would be able to drown/shoot it? Lot of macho here.

What makes you think that doing that will not bring that guy back and maybe, just maybe a little smarter than to get caught like that the next time?

Lots of us hunt so where is the problem? I won't drown it since that means getting too close but I have put rounds thru a deer and other animals so I can't see how difficult it will be to kill a pest.

MS Fowler · #6 12-09-2009, 06:36 AM

Thi8s problem seems like someone got involved in a warlike action withouit a planned ;'exit strategy".
See what problems that leads to?

aklim · #7 12-09-2009, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MS Fowler

Thi8s problem seems like someone got involved in a warlike action withouit a planned ;'exit strategy".
See what problems that leads to?

He had an exit strategy. Kill the sucker. Wife decided to advocate a different action. As I said before, you advocate, you execute.

stimpy451 · #8 12-09-2009, 08:54 AM

mgburg · #9 12-09-2009, 09:00 AM

Has anyone had the misfortune to try Febreze on skunk-spray?

I'm curious if that stuff has the "right stuff" to kill those oils in case you do get shot...

Before Febreze came out, I got a "butt-full" sprayed on the underside of my vehicle as I drove over the top of one 'lil guy many moons ago...he hit a good portion of the undercarriage and the catalytic converter....YEP...HOT SKUNK STINK.

No tailgaters for 3 days...just a lot of strange looks as I was driving, SLOWLY, through town...

By Day 4, you knew something wasn't EXACTLY as it should be, but you couldn't quite put your finger (nose) on it...

SIDEBAR: 'Lil stinker did survive...I went OVER him, no tire marks. BTW, there's a sight that you never want to ever see unless you have 2 tons of metal and glass between you and him...and it's that 'lil guy's "pink eye"!!!!

That sight is BURNED into my brain to this day...and it occured over 13 years ago!

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stimpy451 · #10 12-09-2009, 09:05 AM

A few years ago I jumped in my GTO one cold AM to go to work. Turned the key and heard a horrible SCREECH from the engine compartment. Popped the hood and there were kitty bits all over my glorious 400 Ram Air engine.

But I had to get to work. Can you imagine how cooked kitty bits smell? Kinda like chicken.

Mistress · #11 12-09-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Whiskeydan

For the last week we've had a skunk hanging around the house. He's sprayed almost every night so, yesterday I set a live trap baited with small pieces of chicken and a slice of bread with peanut butter. I had no clue of a skunks diet so, I figured this variety might work.

The plan was to trap it in an open area and then shoot it with a pellet rifle.

This morning the wife spotted it in the trap and says she feels sorry for it.

I suggested she go release it...

I say shoot it.

Did you use Chunky or Smooth peanut butter? Please don't shoot it, you have enough skunk smell, call animal control they might offer you a job in the process.

Whiskeydan · #12 12-09-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mistress

Did you use Chunky or Smooth peanut butter? Please don't shoot it, you have enough skunk smell, call animal control they might offer you a job in the process.

I prefer smooth... Never know about Chunky.