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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 6, 2010 - 12:12pm PT
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I gotta figure a way to turn him loose without getting sprayed. Or bit.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
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Yeah! Good luck with the plastic tarp! We watched a Idaho Fish & Game Dept intern try that in the same situation.
Finally borrowed my 22 rifle and shot the skunk. It got very stinky.
My solution the second time it happened ----(we were trying to live-trap a feral cat, and got a skunk instead.)
1. Take a shovel and move as close to the skunk as possible, without it spraying you.
2. Dig a deep hole.
3. Shoot the skunk a couple times right at the back of the skull, where the vertebrae connect.
4. Open cage, dump skunk, and shovel fast.
5. No stink!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Uh oh! Good luck!
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Yup- I was watching "Billy the Exterminator" pick one up. He actually did it sans-tarp (very slow and careful movements so you don't startle it) but stated that he normally uses a tarp as a shield and covers the cage.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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No need to kill the animal. Just slowly tarp the cage, and then move him You can reach thru the tarp when the time comes to let him go and undo the cage.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 6, 2010 - 01:10pm PT
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Mission accomplished!
"Thanks, ass-hole!"
I put on some ratty clothes salvaged from the rag bin, and just walked right up and opened the cage ( propped it opened with a piece of rebar ).
"Hi. I'm Johnny Knoxville, and this is Skunk Wrangling"
Yes, I did get sprayed. Four times at least. One leg, both arms, and a center-of-mass hit right in the middle of my chest.
Well, I wanted the Country Life.
Fritz's solution was the first thing I considered, but I didn't relish the thought of digging a hole in the hard Redlands clay deep enough to keep the skunk buried.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Better you sprayed than the Dobermans, perhaps.
Surely there are pest control people who know how to take care of these situations, humanely? Although the idea of your catching the skunk, without being quite sure what you'd do with it once caught, is a bit amusing.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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You're a good man, Chaz. You took one for the team....
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Ooohh, oohhh, that smell.
Can't you smell that smell...
I would of thought about the situation a little more before taking the spray, but you are a brave man, Chaz.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Maybe rig up a piece of accessory cord in the future, so you can open the cage door from a distance?
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Glad he wasn't shot. :) Hope the smell comes out soon. :)
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Good for you for not killing the critter!!!
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
SoCal
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I have a few of those in my yard.
Catch and release skunks.
You are a huge hit with the ladies now!
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enjoimx
Trad climber
SLO Cal
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Next time, cover the entire trap with a plastic trash bag before you bait it. We use those at my work, and they are permanently covered with plastic.
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