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thebravecowboy

climber

The Good Places

Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 31, 2015 - 08:48pm PT

fourth time in a row....in my yard, roundabout 9:30 after the stray cat comes through, the local urban skunk has nuked my dog. yes, my dog is a wimp for not just snapping it's neck, no I am not feeding the animals, yes I have cut down ingress/egress to both property and edifice, and yes I am prepared to resort to extreme methods, and here is the qwestion:

how do I get rid of this skunk and/or the racoon that has been crapping under my boat?

there is an apple tree or two in the yard

father sez: rent a humane trap, catch critter, toss both in river
landlord says: .22 short are quiet
ACE hardware says: crossbow works better than chemicals ('specially so as not to disturb my mutt)
ma femme dit: they were here first
ma mere dit: apply mothballs and pick up the apples to discourage foraging

et vous tous? et ce que vous pensez tous?

Oh yeah, I saw this video tonight and I am pretty excited about bolted OW .12- right now (first time I have ever even tentatively accepted bolted cracks at all, that!)

Squat, .12-

https://www.epictv.com/media/podcast/burl-fest-cedar-wright-wrestles-the-ridiculous-offwidth-squat-|-cedar-wright-climbing-reels-ep-6/600301

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Aug 31, 2015 - 08:52pm PT

Reposition the boat so it isn't a haven? It's funny we used to have a zillion
skunks here but they weren't squirters - we all got along fine. Then they
got hit by a rabies epidemic and I haven't seen one in yonks. I do like 'em.

thebravecowboy

climber

The Good Places

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2015 - 08:54pm PT

Just moved in and they were already into using the roof overhang as a cozy little deucin' spot

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Aug 31, 2015 - 08:56pm PT

Well, maybe you need to go have a talk with 'em. I did and they were quite
receptive. Well, we had good eye contact (very important) and they were
clearly listening.

Studly

Trad climber

Aug 31, 2015 - 08:56pm PT

Catch em in a live trap, with a tarp over it so they cant skunk you. Take em out many miles away in the woods in the back of a pickup truck so you don't smell up your rig, and let em go. Your karma will be glad you did.

Ghost

climber

A long way from where I started

Aug 31, 2015 - 08:57pm PT

Call 1-800-rent-a-cougar

Just remember to keep children and pets indoors for the duration of the rental period.

thebravecowboy

climber

The Good Places

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2015 - 09:03pm PT

Studly, good call, and maybe toss in some boilin' bleachy water for the dirties.

And yeah, Reilly, I would be inclined to trust you on this one, but their little eyes, man, their little eyes are just so....mustelidic? I mean I used to love skunky beer and skunky funk on the summer air-tides, but this animal has just plain ruined garlic for me. That and the beady eye/bandit thing and the Ascaris procyonosis (sp?) shitpiles somehow hinder my diplomatic abilities. Mostly it's the beady eyes though. Are you the kinda guy that would talk to a Thiol-terrorist mustelid? Because I sher aint.

EDIT: SO sick of bathing dog in peroxide. What do you offer skunks for parley?

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Aug 31, 2015 - 09:09pm PT

You just gotta believe that they just wanna get along. Maybe my being Irish
predisposes me to being able to communicate with terrorists. I gotta admit,
though, that my nerve failed me in Belfast during The Troubles. But this is
about yer troubles. Frankly, I've had way more probs with them coons; they
just don't seem to want to get along. I, literally, almost lost my nose to
one. Talkin' didn't do shite!

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Aug 31, 2015 - 09:11pm PT

hey there say, bravecowboy... here is one link...

i will look for some more...

say, also, did you say, you just moved in ... IF the skunks have HAD this area for years, as their territory, it may be harder to keep them away...

there was trailer court, area, around here, where the folks were not warned that skunks were breeding there for years, before the spot was built...

each year, they'd come all around the mobile homes... :O

say, here you go:

http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-create-natural-skunk-repellent.htm

will be back in a minute...
oops, put that one link, twice... sorry...

here, is new one:

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Skunks

WBraun

climber

Aug 31, 2015 - 09:15pm PT

Cedar Wright Wrestles The Ridiculous Offwidth 'Squat'

That looked pretty burly.

Lightning bolt Offwidth crack on Broderick is bolted also.

You can easily die on it without the bolts.

I tried it first without bolts and realized the potential to die too easily and backed off.

Shipley went for it and barely lived and miraculously got a lower off nut when he got strung out.

Shipley went back bolted it.

Some rare times bolt is better than pine box ......

thebravecowboy

climber

The Good Places

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2015 - 09:21pm PT

Thanks Neebs, I dig the link and can't help but wonder if I've moved into some kind of ancestral skunk-hive-place, or maybe just a place where they enshrined their progenitors (I don't think they breed here).

And Reilly, yeah man, those coons are waaaay worse than the Bloods, the Crips, or even the Sharks in the Student Ghetto alley here. Each night they viciously and loudly gut the Dumpster two places down from my woman's spot - FUckin Savannah style, no joke. Probably only about 150 lbs of animals but man they would f*#k you up worse than Machete in a minnit. So yeah, I guess I gotta either get beat into the gang or turn stool pigeon or maybe just quit the town. Or maybe go all undercover like Val Kilmer in Salton Sea. Yeah, gotsa get that trumpet.

thebravecowboy

climber

The Good Places

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2015 - 09:22pm PT

Yeah Werner, thanks for sharin' the stoke.

I have to say that I do really appreciate the ability (moral flexibility) of an FA-ist to preserve the athleticism and pure movement of a high-end route and keep it safe and Type I fun for the next dude. Thanks for helping me to feel better about that.

I do also understand that placing gear and dragging a rope is really a big part of trad climbing. It's just so nice to have the damn rope outside the crack when you're pushing hard.

And yeah, so WTF is .12- anyway?

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Aug 31, 2015 - 09:23pm PT

hey there say, thebravecowboy... hmmm, just saw this...

not sure about this though... you'd have to think and decide:

anonymous
If mothballs are poison, why are they used in the house to keep moths from destroying clothing? I had heard the mothballs keep skunks away rumor and decided to try it as a last ditch effort before I loaded a pistol and took care of it the messy and loud way. Bought about 3 pounds of mothballs and a few pair of pantyhose. Cut off the feet of the hose, put mothballs in tied them off. Placed several of these bags under the shed where the skunk was living - within a week the skunk had abandoned the cozy spot under the shed...I'll keep using them as long as they keep the skunks away!

See more at: http://www.hgtvgardens.com/garden-basics/making-a-stink-how-to-keep-skunks-out-of-your-garden#sthash.8mCfSGXj.dpuf[/quote]

this may have been on the other post, but here it is again:

If skunks are snacking on the vegetables in your garden and you don't want to try the remedy above, you can plant cucumbers, squash or other prickly-leaved plants among your vegetables [source: Gardening Know How].
If you suspect that a family of skunks has made a den on your property, try boiling one chopped yellow onion, one chopped jalapeno pepper and one tablespoon of cayenne pepper in two quarts of water for 20 minutes. When the broth is done, strain the liquid and pour the it into a spray bottle, then squirt it all around the skunks' den [source: City of Lakewood].
If skunks are walking around your front or back path or porch, try placing a rag in a bowl of ammonia on the ground in the area. The smell will keep skunks away. However, it's important to keep the ammonia away from any grass or plants, as ammonia will burn them [source: City of Sacramento].

and, hmmm, there is the IRISH SPRING, SOAP THING...
does it work... dont' know...

here, the guy shows how to do it...
among his vast deer visitors, oh my...

http://www.curbly.com/users/DIY-Maven/posts/1556-use-irish-spring-to-keep-out-garden-pests

say, THIS works for mice, but i will check, if it will deter skunks...

AnonymousApril 12, 2015 at 7:44 AM

They hate peppermint essential oil. Buy some sponges, cut them up, soak them in peppermint oil and put them down. Yeah, it'll smell like a candy factory, but the smell will dissipate and so will the mice

also, i am wondering about putting eucalyptus oil, sprayed all over...
(these things are expensive, by the way, though) :(

and you MAY BE STINKING your own spot up, in a 'new way' just to keep them at bay, ;)

Chaz

Trad climber

greater Boss Angeles area

Aug 31, 2015 - 09:24pm PT

First off, don't take any sh#t from them. You're boss over all skunks.

Once the skunk understands this, he needs to get the f*#k out of here.

I SAID GET THE F*#K OUT OF HERE!

thebravecowboy

climber

The Good Places

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2015 - 09:28pm PT

The eyes, the eyes!!!666!

OH! The eye! {faints}

EDIT: Neebs, it all comes back to the Irish connection. Thanks Reilly!

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Aug 31, 2015 - 09:36pm PT

hey there say, okay...

one last one, for now...

http://www.wisebread.com/how-to-get-rid-of-a-skunk-without-losing-your-dignity

hmmm, i wonder about bleach or ammonia rags, ??

let us know, how it goes, then... :)

ahh, say, thebravecowboy... as to irish, as well:

i RISH and hope, that you have success, ;)

some of these 'barrier of smells' say, to start out in a small area and build your barrier, larger and larger, until you have a 'circle' etc, that surrounds you and they won't want to cross it to get in the yard...
:))

also, last effort, ?
i'd like to see this work, :)

AS--i was nearly READY to do this to keep the RABBITS OUT of my green beans...

did not have to, though... only PUT THE chicken wire, and laid it deep so the rabbits could NOT dig under in ONE night... and kept checking it...

say, but seriously, like i did:

can you make a long chicken wire DECORATIVE little fence... not too high, and surround the AREA of your place?... skunks do not like to climb... so the rumor, is, ???

thebravecowboy

climber

The Good Places

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2015 - 10:49pm PT

La femme wants a skunkpet. Currently googling "skunk anal sacculectomy on the kitchen table"

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Sep 1, 2015 - 01:47am PT

hey there say, thebravecowboy...

oh my, change of tactics...
ahhh, the things that skunk-situations at home, drive a person to do... ;)

:))

Mark Sensenbach

climber

Sep 1, 2015 - 03:25am PT

What Studly said, You set a haveaheart trap the night before. When you get one in trap, Carefully walk toward trap w sheet so skunk can not see you only grey sheet shape coming. You drape sheet over trap. You take trap to body of water and put whole thing in. You drown skunk. You burry in deep hole or double plastic bag and put in dumpster. done.

Kinda gnarly but works. Just make sure a neighbor does not yell out 'hey cowboy what ya doing' when you are carrying covered haveaheart w sheet. Real quiet.