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07-04-2006, 07:29 PM
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Is it May yet?
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Location: Gloucester Ma
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Thought this post was gonna be about my fishing experience this weekend...   |
"Twitch....Twitch....Twitch....WHAM!"
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07-04-2006, 07:35 PM
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follow him!!
the hole is within a hundred feet of your house....i guarentee it !
they (skunks) .......dont travel to far from their burrow...
as soon as you can find that hole
and shove a running garden hose
into it and make it (no longer desirable) a bad hole...
he'll/she'll........... be moving out of your neighborhood.
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07-04-2006, 07:45 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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Originally Posted by Raven
the hole is within a hundred feet of your house....i guarentee it !
they (skunks) .......dont travel to far from their burrow...
as soon as you can find that hole
and shove a running garden hose
into it and make it (no longer desirable) a bad hole...
he'll/she'll........... be moving out of your neighborhood.
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how big is the hole Raven??? I saw a small one....  |
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07-04-2006, 07:58 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Whitman,Ma.
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Have some kind of critter under my shed...At leasts one..Woodchuck maybe..Looks like they have reproduced...Eat everything in sight...Have a heart trap ..I DONT!!!
Last edited by Squid kids Dad; 07-04-2006 at 08:08 PM..
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I'm going where I'm going... 
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07-04-2006, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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my daughter just came in and said there was a skunk in the front bushes and the other night she saw 4 in the yard!!!! I'm gonna come home from fishing late nite and get sprayed!! I have to take care of this before things get smelly
SKD maybe you have chipmunks...I had/have a family living in my garage....Do chipmunks cause any damage??
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07-04-2006, 08:52 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Whitman,Ma.
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Nope on the chipmunks..These are much bigger..As big as cats if not bigger
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I'm going where I'm going...
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07-04-2006, 08:54 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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Dunno how fox urine would work. I know bobcat urine works on raccoons.
I've fished within 10 feet of skunks and have never been sprayed. I shine my light on them to let them know I'm there, and don't make any sudden moves towards them. They only spray as a defensive measure. Just act normally and don't alarm them, and they'll leave you alone.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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07-04-2006, 09:09 PM
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I need spring!
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Weymouth, MA
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Matt, I used to get them all the time, even in the day, a whole family of them.
You wanna borrow my pellet gun?  |
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07-04-2006, 09:24 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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Originally Posted by Mike P
Dunno how fox urine would work. I know bobcat urine works on raccoons.
I've fished within 10 feet of skunks and have never been sprayed. I shine my light on them to let them know I'm there, and don't make any sudden moves towards them. They only spray as a defensive measure. Just act normally and don't alarm them, and they'll leave you alone.
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for some reason I thought that fox urine was for skunks.....
I usually just make a noise or something and your right Mike they just move along.....but I just want em' gone
CAL : thanks for the offer...gonna try other methods first |
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07-06-2006, 09:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Newport, RI
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Originally Posted by Mike P
I've fished within 10 feet of skunks and have never been sprayed. I shine my light on them to let them know I'm there, and don't make any sudden moves towards them. They only spray as a defensive measure. Just act normally and don't alarm them, and they'll leave you alone.
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Off topic discussion:
I agree. They're confident little bastards. I've had to be fairly agressive before I've seen any defensive posturing with skunks. Generally they freeze, take a look at you, and carry on with whatever they're up to. |
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07-05-2006, 12:51 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Originally Posted by Slingah
how big is the hole Raven??? I saw a small one.... |
its a small hole.... size of a grapefruit... or smaller..
remember skunks have big fluffy fur like a cat
and get them wet and they are real skinny
rule of thumb with critters is
if they can get their head thru the hole
they can get their body in there too |
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07-05-2006, 05:59 AM
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07-05-2006, 06:34 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Rochester
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The only thing that will eat a skunk is great horned owl. No sense of smell I guess. Mabye try one of those plastic owls. I've always trapped them in a hav-a-heart trap. No sudden movments and cover them with a blanket in transit.
Tom
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07-05-2006, 07:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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People piddle works good, too. And it's an excellant excuse to wander around the yard with a beer.  Just don't freak the neighbors when scenting.   |
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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07-06-2006, 07:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Originally Posted by Raven
the hole is within a hundred feet of your house....i guarentee it !
they (skunks) .......dont travel to far from their burrow...
as soon as you can find that hole
and shove a running garden hose
into it and make it (no longer desirable) a bad hole...
he'll/she'll........... be moving out of your neighborhood.
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