Quote from: MicErs on September 24, 2014, 03:06:08 PMQuote from: Jawbreaker 38 on September 23, 2014, 01:21:11 PMThe only way to keep a skunk from spraying when shot is to get it in the spine and sever the spinal cord.Bad news! Been there and done that with a broadhead, still relaxed and poured the juice on the ground. He was up wind of the camp site in the mornings when the warm air started rising back up the mountain. I heard about it from my Dad every morning for a week.There is no way to be sure the skunk is not going to spray other than to catch him in a plastic bag and dispatch him while he is in it. He could put out a live trap beside the creek with a long string attached. Once he catches the skunk he could drag the trap into the creek. After a day or two he could come get the trap.Simplest thing is just to shoot the skunk over bait down by the creek and bury him on the spot.While drowning the skunk would probably deal with the smell issue that seems cruel as *(&^.
Quote from: Jawbreaker 38 on September 23, 2014, 01:21:11 PMThe only way to keep a skunk from spraying when shot is to get it in the spine and sever the spinal cord.Bad news! Been there and done that with a broadhead, still relaxed and poured the juice on the ground. He was up wind of the camp site in the mornings when the warm air started rising back up the mountain. I heard about it from my Dad every morning for a week.There is no way to be sure the skunk is not going to spray other than to catch him in a plastic bag and dispatch him while he is in it. He could put out a live trap beside the creek with a long string attached. Once he catches the skunk he could drag the trap into the creek. After a day or two he could come get the trap.Simplest thing is just to shoot the skunk over bait down by the creek and bury him on the spot.
The only way to keep a skunk from spraying when shot is to get it in the spine and sever the spinal cord.