This is WAY off topic... Some sort of critter has taken up residence under my deck. I have considered popping it with a 22 from an upstairs window but the downside is that if I don't get an instant k
When you set the trap cover the whole trap except for the opening with a blanket and if you catch Peppy just carefully cover the end with a cloth and gently carry it away and properly dispose of said
Gerald - I am assuming you have a low deck. Do you know where the critter is going under the deck? If so, make sure all other areas are blocked then make some sort of one way flap at the entrance. Th
When I was in the Black Hills many years ago, I was told you just grab them by the tail. If their feet are off the ground they can't spray. I must have missed the part of the lecture about how you ge
off the top of my head... set up the live trap, connect some LONG ropes to it, both to the trap itself and to the door capture critter drag critter a long way from deck patch openings under deck turn
My dad used to have trouble with skunks on his property. He would catch them in a live trap, then use a long pole to pick up the trap and then drop it in the stock watering tank. It wasn't particular
Well, don't tell PETA, but it seems to me that you've just solved the problem of it running back under the deck after you shoot it. -- Randall _______________________________________________ Shop-ta
If you care about such things you may want to look into what your local laws are regarding catch&release. Around here it's very much illegal to do so with skunks/gophers/opossums/etc as they're rabie
What ever you do....do it quick. If it is a female, you want to get rid of it before it gives birth..... _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.te
I think Bob is correct. I saw an episode of MythBusters where they were testing skunk remedies. Jamie and Adam were deliberately trying to get skunked. The skunks were provided by a pest removal in l
I wonder if some places are exactly the opposite. On an episode of "Dirty Jobs" they were catching various animals that were going under peoples' houses. Every one of them they basically took across
Could be. Unfortunately I can't remember where I found the regulation, but it's definitely the case here (just outside Philadelphia, PA). Reason I know this is that my wife and I spent several weeks
Author: gerrybraz at cablespeed.com (Gerald Brazil)
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:56:10 -0400
This is WAY off topic... Some sort of critter has taken up residence under my deck. I have considered popping it with a 22 from an upstairs window but the downside is that if I don't get an instant k
When you set the trap cover the whole trap except for the opening with a blanket and if you catch Peppy just carefully cover the end with a cloth and gently carry it away and properly dispose of said
Gerald - I am assuming you have a low deck. Do you know where the critter is going under the deck? If so, make sure all other areas are blocked then make some sort of one way flap at the entrance. Th
When I was in the Black Hills many years ago, I was told you just grab them by the tail. If their feet are off the ground they can't spray. I must have missed the part of the lecture about how you ge
off the top of my head... set up the live trap, connect some LONG ropes to it, both to the trap itself and to the door capture critter drag critter a long way from deck patch openings under deck turn
My dad used to have trouble with skunks on his property. He would catch them in a live trap, then use a long pole to pick up the trap and then drop it in the stock watering tank. It wasn't particular
If you care about such things you may want to look into what your local laws are regarding catch&release. Around here it's very much illegal to do so with skunks/gophers/opossums/etc as they're rabie