I just about had a problem killing a skunk to night. I captured a skunk in my trap. Started filling up the trash can with water. Left the hose in it and went to grab the trap. I put my wood box over the trap. Took it, the trap and the shunk to the trash can that was now just about 3/4 full. Was in the process of dropping the skunk and trap into the can, that was now just over 3/4 full of water. The hose came out while putting him in the water. Now rember it was dark and I only had a flash light. I freeked out dropped the trap and the box into the trash can, but was able to hold on to the flash light. The trap goes down door side up. Out comes the skunk. Now he is just in the wood box that is floating in the can. It didn't take him long to start to come out through the hand hole. I flip the box a couple of times in an attempt to sink him. This went of for what seemed like 30 secconds. Thinking fast I pull the box out out of the trash can and slam the lid closed, and put the box on the top. OK now he is just swimming around in there and pissed off like no bodys business. Holey Crap! How am I going to fix this mess. Head back to the house to find somthing, anything. I have know idea what the hell i'm looking for. A thousand things ran through my head. First was a gun, bad idea in the city out in middle of the street. Next thought was some chicken wire. But I don't have chickens or any of there lousey wire. Dam it !!! What else can I use.... Ah ha I got it. A peace of 6 inch PVC with a plate steel on the top. Oh and I'll grab my diesel truck 5Th wheel release hook. I can use it to wack him if he trys to come out of the can when I pop the top. The PVC can be used only if I can get him into it. If I can get him into the pipe I can sink him under the water. Back to the can I go. I lift the lid and sure as shit here he comes. Oh shit! Give him a push with the wacker and close the lid. Dam it! Now I take my time to open the lid, nice and slow. Ok hes just crusing around. Now that the lid is open I can work on the next step. Removing the trap from under him. Keep in mind it's dark and I must hold the flash light. I use the hook to remove the trap nice and slow. Cool it's out. Time for the pipe. Oh look, I can use the trap to sink his stinky little ass. Now he's as good as dead. I flip the door open and hold it door side down. The way it was to go in the first time. Now he tries to grab the trap and clime out on top of it, but a quick twist and shake and he is in side of it and headed to the bottom. Time to add another skunk to the score board.
Kills-=--------- Me --------- The Dogs
Skunk ---------7----------------4
opossum-------1----------------1
Squirls---------0----------------2
Rats------------0----------------7
birds-----------0----------------2
Cats-----------0-----------------2
opossum from the other day. They are easy to catch. Just put on some welding gloves chase them down grab them behind the head and on there back. Just toss them in the dumpster cross the street. Off they go to the dump alive. It's my catch and release program. It pisses the wife off when I do that.