Ewwwww ... (Although I'm not sure you could get me to dispose of a carcass either. That smell is one of the few things in life I simply cannot handle. Even driving past old roadkill with just a hint of that skunky smell makes my eyes water so bad I can't see, my nose run so bad I look like a snot-nosed toddler and my stomach heave so bad I can hardly keep the car on the road.)
Yeah ... no ... I don't handle skunks very well ...
You realize that if you pin a skunk to the ground with a broadhead, he's gonna empty those little scent glands before he bleeds out.
Many years ago I lived out south of Altus. It was one of those perfect fall nights, a south breeze was pushing the curtains out just enough so the air was deflected down on the bed, almost like a ceiling fan. I heard some rustling outside the window, then I heard a dog run up to the house, yelp and run away. Then guess what those curtains deflected down on our bed? The air was literally thick with skunk smell.
The school I taught at there had a storm celler big enough for all the students. We had to share it with a family of skunks one night. I just told the skunks, "Y'all stay over there on your side, we'll stay over here and nobody will get hurt." I reckon they listened, 'cause they all just huddled up in a far corner, we rode out the storm and everyone went home happy.
Many years ago I lived out south of Altus. It was one of those perfect fall nights, a south breeze was pushing the curtains out just enough so the air was deflected down on the bed, almost like a ceiling fan. I heard some rustling outside the window, then I heard a dog run up to the house, yelp and run away. Then guess what those curtains deflected down on our bed? The air was literally thick with skunk smell.
The school I taught at there had a storm celler big enough for all the students. We had to share it with a family of skunks one night. I just told the skunks, "Y'all stay over there on your side, we'll stay over here and nobody will get hurt." I reckon they listened, 'cause they all just huddled up in a far corner, we rode out the storm and everyone went home happy.
I had a possum up on my porch sniffing around the other night. I've never seen one of those suckers run so fast as he did when I opened the door to drop kick him across the street. He snuck off in the bushes and I didn't really feel like giving chase. Nasty animals.
Perhaps attack him the same as a .22? One shot just in front of the rear legs to tear the muscle, and a second shot to the head?
except the neighbor where he expires
I've had to kill hundreds of skunks over the years while trapping. I've shot them with everything from a .22 to a 30-06 with HP bullets. Head shot, gut shot, they will spray before they die.
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