OT That Makes 5

[super99]

Shot another skunk last night, that makes 5 so far this year. Neighbor across the road farrows sows in pasture and the skunks are living under the hog sheds and come over here at night and I shoot them. So far, none have sprayed, hope none do!! 20 guage with #6 shot in the head and they jut fall over dead. Chris

 

[Martini]

I sincerely hope you are returning the carcass
to the rightful owner !

 

[Anonymous-0]

On the positive side with Skunks is they eat mice, they say more than a cat. On the negative side, they do carry rabies, be careful when handling.

 

[wfw]

they also eat yellow jackets and any other kind of bee they can get hold of, including honeybees

 

[Ludwig]

WOW! I've shot 2 skunks, both right through the head with a .22. Both times they dropped like rocks and both times after they'd laid there dead for a few minutes the stink started boiling out of them. The second time I was ready and just as he started to stink I had him in a plastic garbage back that quick as a wink went into a second garbage bag. Even then the smell hangs around for awhile. The guy at the dump gave me the hairy eyeball pulling in with that load...

 

[2x4]

shoot them thru the heart, not the head, to stop the stink.

 

[Steve from MO - dangit!]

You need to break the spinal chord to stop them from stinking. That means aiming for the top of the shoulder.