where do you shoot a skunk so it won't stink??

Use a live trap, cover it with a blanket and drown him. They do drown quickly, although it may seem inhumane. They aren't smart enough to hold their breath.
 
i simply shoot them in the middle of the back with the 12 ga . my theory is that it cuts the spine so brain cannot tell ass end to spray . i use a plywood box trap so i can carry the trap to the proper location and then open the door , dump it out and bang from a range of about three feet .
 
I can remember when I was about 12 or 13 the dog got into a skunk,first thing she did was jump into bed with me,yup there's nothing like hitting puberty and standing on the end of the dock, buck naked,with about 20 pubic hairs getting skrubed by your Mom and some of her friends, till your hide is just about gone,and my Father thought it was about the funniest thing...
 
wasabi said:
I can remember when I was about 12 or 13 the dog got into a skunk,first thing she did was jump into bed with me,yup there's nothing like hitting puberty and standing on the end of the dock, buck naked,with about 20 pubic hairs getting skrubed by your Mom and some of her friends, till your hide is just about gone,and my Father thought it was about the funniest thing...
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Wasabi ...That made me laugh big time..
 
billdick said:
The spine is right a skunk cannot spray if its tail can't be lifted. If you shoot them in the head they can flop around and when their tail lifts they can relax and spray.
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^^^^^^^True.

jaydog said:
When they die the muscles relax and out comes the stink no matter what. Drowning doesn't rank very high on the ethical dispatch side of things but sure does help the stink.
After killing dozens of skunks over the years I say just man up and shoot it. You will smell normal in a couple days........ :D
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^^^^^^False.

Once when I was a teenager, I had set a trap for mink in a small culvert. Walked onto the end of the culvert one day to see the chain moving (back in the days of leg holds). The mouth of the culvert was mostly blocked by long grass and snow but there were no tracks. Didn't think at the time to go see what kind of tracks went into the other end of the culvert. I grabbed the pole that I had attached the trap to and started to slowly pull it out, expecting to see a furious mink emerge. Imagine my surprise when that minks head had a stripe on it!

I let the skunk pull itself back into the culvert and retrieved my .410 from the truck. I gently pulled the skunk out until only his head was showing and let him have it. I pulled it the rest of the way out. It never sprayed a single drop.

I took the whole 12' pole with the skunk still dangling from the end and propped it in the box of the pickup so the dead skunk was dangling 4' behind the truck and drove away. About and hour later, I stopped at a buddies farm for coffee and I got ribbed a bit for being such a great trapper.;)

While I was visiting, the phone rang. It was native fellow that lived a ways down the same road. He had seen the skunk dangling from my truck and wanted to know if it had sprayed. When I replied no, he offered to skin and stretch the hide if he could have the scent bag/glands/whatever. I said sure and dropped it off on the way home. I asked what he wanted the scent for, he said they make a traditional "cough medicine" from it!:puke:
 
Going by this...... just keep your distance regardless of method.:p
1910 in Wisconsin.

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it has been my experience that they always stink after you shoot them. i have used 22LR, 22 k-hornet, and 12 gauge with #4 shot and the result is always the same.

only birds seem to eat the carcass too.
 
I have always liked the old stevens O/U .22/.410 combination for dispatching skunks.
Shoot them in the rear quarters to paralyze the muscles using the .410 and then shoot them in the head with the .22 to kill them quickly. Doing it that way I've never been sprayed.
 
wasabi said:
I can remember when I was about 12 or 13 the dog got into a skunk,first thing she did was jump into bed with me,yup there's nothing like hitting puberty and standing on the end of the dock, buck naked,with about 20 pubic hairs getting skrubed by your Mom and some of her friends, till your hide is just about gone,and my Father thought it was about the funniest thing...
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ha:ha:ha: That's some funny shi..tuff right there
 
wasabi said:
I can remember when I was about 12 or 13 the dog got into a skunk,first thing she did was jump into bed with me,yup there's nothing like hitting puberty and standing on the end of the dock, buck naked,with about 20 pubic hairs getting skrubed by your Mom and some of her friends, till your hide is just about gone,and my Father thought it was about the funniest thing...
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Bwahahahahah! And parents wonder why their kids have issues!


Having worked with dogs full time for many years I have heard MANY skunk stories but the absolute worst time was a husky that we would groom on a regular basis. One day we get a call early in the morning from the dogs owner saying that her husky had been sprayed overnight and could she drop her off before going to work. She drops the dog off and we start working on her right away. BTW the baking soda, dish soap,peroxide recipe is the best one. So bath time is over and the husky is walking around the grooming room as I prepare a cage and dryer. Suddenly she starts to heave and obviously is about to puke. Well BRRRRRRWAAAAP.......out comes the skunk in many pieces. F&^K DID THAT EVER SMELL BAD! Predigested skunk is horrible....:puke:
 
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