How to Trap a Skunk Trapping Tips and Bait Wildlife Removal
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I was making an informative video to help others and I have to keep the video family friendly due to RUclips’s guidelines or I run the risk of having my video or channel taken down. I also have to stick to my state laws or could get fined. You have to think of the other people out there who have watched this video and might not own a shotgun or live somewhere where it is unlawful to just kill wildlife. Sorry that you didn’t find the information you were looking for on this video. Have a nice day!
I appreciate your effort , but just a quick disclaimer to cover your butt would be smart. It is illegal in most states to relocate skunks
(as well as most other wildlife) due to disease control and other obvious reasons. Part of the reason I and other wildlife removal technicians have to maintain a special license to do this kind of work is to ensure that we are aware and up to date with the laws regarding these things.
You should have shown how you released it w/o getting sprayed. I dont mind releasing one instead of killing it, but you didn't show that part!
Any skunk I encounter gets an immediate visit with Dr. Remington.
You mentioned releasing a trapped skunk into a farmyard. Farmers don't want skunks anymore then anyone else. You are just taking your problem and making it someone else's problem.
I loves skunks I would not mind a skunk
@@bibo4263 Wait until you have a female living under your porch during mating season. That happened last year to me and she stunk my whole house up. They spray to chase off males when they aren't in the mood. Ive trapped 3 in the last year. Aside from their stink, they are destructive. They will dig your yard up and have ripped open trash bags in my neighborhood. They also raid chicken coops and take eggs & they carry rabies. They are cute & all but they are hard-core pests.
I believe he said to talk to local farmers.
He definitely said he knows and has permission from the farmers for this skunk. Also he says that you can talk to local farmers about it not just release them on farm land.
I totally agree. I am a farmer and the only reason I am watching this video is because our dog got sprayed and I want to get rid of it.
I certainly would never let anyone turn a skunk loose on my farm for a number of reasons. Skunks are egg eaters first and foremost. They will eat eggs of every variety of bird I have including pheasants, quail, doves, ducks, and chickens (including chickens)! I can't imagine any farmer wanting to deal with a skunk any more than you do. Why turn your problem into someone else's problem?
I'd much rather have a variety of birds on my property than a family of skunks!
Keep the birds and make some skunk mittens.
Agree. If you're going to release a skunk, do it deep in the woods away from residential areas or farms.. Skunks shouldn't even be released IMO. They are the third leading vector of Rabies in my state. Humane dispatch is a good route to take with them.
@@pureruckuspower2165 Yes. I plan to dispatch a few this weekend. Wish me luck.
@@srchnfrcj killing a skunk for no reason it's harmless lol if you can't trap it then dispatch if necessary . Have respect for life . Yes I'm a hunter not a snowflake
They are very smart in central NC. They will reach their dexterous paws through the trap mesh wire and steal the bait. I secure half of a 12oz. drink can to the center of the trap bottom and put the trap near something that blocks access to one side. Bait with fish,peanut butter,etc. Be sure to stake the trap down. Rollover=escape. Cover the caged pest with something that keeps you from being sprayed,submerge the whole shebang in the water for 3 mins. I like skunks,am not offended by their smell,but when they raid my sweet corn,all bets are off. I have to use a low 2 strand electric fence to really keep them out. A radio in the middle of the patch will keep them at bay for a little while,but they get used to it.I believe they can learn to dance,so keep it on PBS or a talk show.Thanks for the video.
Coyote urine or hair repels them.
Good video. I use a big plastic trash can and put the trap inside that. Once in the trap you just put the lid on and off you go. Also here in Missouri some company’s charge up to $800 dollars to trap a skunk. Cheapest I’ve seen is $400!
Thats brilliant!
This sometimes back fires. You’re never guaranteed of what you’re going to catch. I’ve tried this woke up and a coon was in the trap. Completely disintegrated the bag with pieces everywhere, hell a skunk might do that too for all I know.
Tip! put trap in black 50gal bag that why you won't get sprayed😉
Works amazing to put the trap in a feed bag first...just leave the entrance door out of the bag at one end....such as chicken feed bag....they even are enticed by that smell...put the bait inside such as marshmallows. ...they wander around it sniffing and find the entrance ...go in and voila.....calm and never spray....you just go pick them up and go to your release site.....
I have trapped probably 60 skunks over the last few years with none spraying since if they can't see a threat they don't spray......put a feed bag over entire trap with just the entrance door sticking out......works perfect.....pick up the handle through the bag and carry to the drop off site.
@@w.7194 Smartest advice ever! I just released a skunk from the trap, not finding the way to put him in a car without stinking it/ spraying all over. I wish I read your comment one hour earlier.
To keep them form digging at your yard you can set the trap an a piece of plywood
Good call!!!
Hi! What is the size of trap did you use? Thanks.
I was not trying to catch a skunk I've caught and re located many many squirrels. Now I have a skunk I need to try to release. I wonder if you would have gone a little bit slower he would not have sprayed, that's what I'm hoping, wish me luck.
Good luck!!!
I'm wishing you luck my parents have one they are trying to trap on there land!👍🏾 Good luck with that!
Make sure that's legal. It's illegal to relocate squirrels (esp. ground squirrels) in many states
@@NightHawkBros Shouldn't you have put the tarp on beforehand when setting the trap?
@tienglongmy it’s illegal in my state but I don’t give a fuck and do it anyways because those little devils eat all my fruits. Anyways it’s better than killing them so the law makes no sense.
This guys video helped us catch out skunk within a day!!!!
Epic
Great video. Just a suggestion, put the trap inside a heavy duty 30 gallon black trash bag from Lowes/Home Depot before you set it. Still super easy to set, and they can't reach through the sides to steal the bait (it's happened to me several times). Also don't have to worry about them spraying as you approach the cage. Thanks for the video!! Even if it helps just one person, the video did exactly what you made it for.
Your suggestion is terrific. Thanks
Thanks
Having that same issue. I just started working for a new job and they've been trying to catch a skunk under the office for 2 years now. She knows all the tricks, I caught one of her youngins my first day but she is just to darn crafty
good video, thank you!
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thank you sir, you just saved me some money, take care
and in my yard i put a piece of ply wood under the trap
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To get rid of the smell in your truck or elsewhere, use peroxide baking soda and dawn dish soap to get the smell out
This was VERY helpful! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
u are a compassionate soul, you have the army look but you do not think like a brute. that skunk was so adorbs hope its living its best life out in the farmlands.
" more power to ya"🤣 that was funny!
Haven't had to trap a skunk yet...I have trapped other animals.....Great video......
Thanks man!
I'm having issues with them reaching thru or digging underneath the trap to get the bait without going inside the trap
Thanks for the vdo!!
Welcome!
Loved your video. We will try tonight. Didn't work last night
Did it work?
I have skunks digging holes in my yard and caught one in the pin with my pig. I have tried traps with cat food and have put it in different locations but there to smart. I don’t know what else to do.
I like it.
There is a product called Nature's Miracle skunk. Spray that on your truck or on yourself if you get sprayed and it will take care of the older right away. Thank you for the video. I have to trap a skunk who is living underneath my house. Your video set my mind at ease a little
Better yet make your own:
Skunk smell remover recipe:
1 Qt. Hydrogen peroxide
¼ cup baking soda
1 tbsp. Dish soap
(Do not store in airtight container, it will pressurize!)
What do you use for food ?
That was a great video. What does your tattoo say? That is on your left arm?
What did you use for a bite?
Awesome vid. I was wondering what to do after you catch a skunk
Shoot it or set it free...
what bait did you use to catch this skunk?
I think I have one in my backyard. Called the pest control to set a trap, and I caught a daggum possum! Pest control came and took him. It's very expensive! I think the skunk hangs out under my deck. There is a small raised deck at my shed where I think it hangs out. Do I have to worry about the skunk when I cut the grass?
I'm pretty sure you'll be fine but never bothered me when I was mowing
Believe it or not I actually removed seven of them from the property
Aquafina...no need to worry when you mow the lawn. Skunks are not known to attack in your example. Choosing instead to hide undercover and come out when it’s safer for them. Usually at night, because they’re mostly nocturnal. In the spring when a mother skunk is extra hungry, it may come out in the day to forage but they do mostly roam at night. Forget the services that charge a fortune to trap and remove a critter for you. Do that yourself. Get a haveahart live trap suitable for a skunk and relocate or euthanize the critter yourself. Very empowering and take back control of your property!!! Home Depot has the traps. Start there...keep watching and reviewing on how to do it yourself. Save money and take control.
I happened to be looking up this problem i have under my Shed. And here you are Brother. I Thought... man he looks familiar. Haha. I have a trap so going to take your advice Ryan. Going to Subscribe to this channel also. 👍🇺🇲🇺🇲✌
Right on
Thanks! We have CITY SKUNKS in Chicago...ay yiyi. The city refuses to trap them but I do believe they will get an organization to pick up the trapped animal.
1 tip I've learned is to put a board under the trap so the skunk can't dig up the grass and dirt trying to get out I've learned that the hard way and had wet clump of dirt stuck in the trap
Oh yeah. They are powerful little diggers. A motivated skunk will turn up 5 lbs of topsoil.
Once you trap it, how do you touch the trap without getting sprayed?
Hold a blanket up. Walk up to the trap and lay it over the trap. The blanket isnt scary to the skunk..
Would have been nice to see you release it
i bought 3 live traps in various sizes, i plan to have my trail cam watch over them n stuff. i got foxs and rodents poking round, along with feral cats,
LOL, "My truck still smells like a skunk, but it was totally worth it."
Once caught (if I am successful) I have no way to transport the bugger skunk. I won't use my car and I don't have a truck. Trappers want basically the same price for trap and release vs. pick-up the trap and release. Is my next step to trap and kill? I don't live in the country. Suggestions please.
Could you possibly strap to the roof of your car to transport? Or maybe call a friend or family member who has a truck?
There is way to skin th e cat haha
Buy a plastic bin with a lid that will hold the trap in it. Cut a hole in the side of the bin big enough to fit a hose in it. Then attach a hose to your car's tailpipe and run it into the hole in the bin and duct tape around it. Put the skunk/cage in the bin, throw the lid on, turn the key & its lights out 💤
Take a trap width wide and almost as long as the trap, plank of wood and wedge it into the trap about half height or less so he can't raise his tail, then take two thin metal bars and slide then through the trap sides directly above the wood on each end of the wood, so he can't push the wood up! Then tie a ten or twelve foot long clothesline rope to the top of the trap and the bottom of the door! That gives you enough room to release the latch and pull the door up and open and then to run farther away from it if he does spray! Stand behind it and pull the bottom end of the rope, raising the door! Baking soda, peroxide and dawn dish washing liquid eliminates the scent real good! Just mix them together and wipe the area clean! If skunks can't raise their tails, they might not spray because they know that they will be spraying on their tails! They hate the scent too!
Pops sent me and I subbed.
Thanks! I subbed you back!
I use a slice of whole wheat bread....works well.....sardines also work well.....caught thirty two years back.....great video sir...thanks.
Thanks.. my whole smells like rotten peanuts. I knew I could trap him with fish or something, I just didn't know how to move / remove him once in the havahart.! thanks again
Will you come to Westchester County in New York? Come get my skunk!!!
Nice
Sprinkling baking soda then spraying peroxide all over the are will help to break down and dissolve the oils and protein of the skunk spray. My dogs get sprayed every other year. I am currently researching trapping a skunk that just went under my house. It will be relocated.
Sgt-K9 Smyth lol...that is hilarious. Douche for skunk smell treatment. So...one has to draw parallels between a stinky skunk and a smelly pus! I mean... how bad must that vag be, if the douche is strength equiv to neutralize skunk spray !?!!! “No thanks honey, I wont be dating ya’ll” ewwwww!
Geez. Here in my city the 3rd party company the city often refers to for capturing wildlife start the fees at 300 not including the free estimate.
Def gonna go with baiting and trapping on my own.
275-$300 dollars sounds about right for my truck to stink so bad and the time put in cleaning off the smell.
rRobert Smith baloney! I have trapped and released over 20 skunks in the past 3 years. Not one has sprayed and there is zero smell. If you have a stinking truck as you suggested, you’re not doing it right. Agreed, not everyone knows how. But there is a correct way to get rid of them with zero risk of smell or spray.
Right on bro
I have caught 3 in last month 8n my yard, take them all to the same spot for relocation. Where i live you can not relocate any farther than half kilometer from catch point.
Interesting video. My neighbor would put the raccoons he trapped out of their misery.
When you kill them up here you have to report it to the game commission. We are trying to get our permits to do wildlife control to do as a side job/hobby so we definitely have to go by the book!
Ah, Well keep up the good work. :) Good luck.
No need to kill when you can relocate. Especially a raccoon. That's applied hatred. They mean no harm, just trying to live like us so called humans. No need for the killing. Such a person sounds a bit miserable themselves.
Glad you are a DIY type person. There are enough snowflakes to keep the wildlife people in business
If you approach the trapped skunk from the end of the trap that has a solid face, the skunk won’t see you. That’s why one end is solid.
Also put a board under the trap once you set it, it prevent the skunk from digging.
Everybody doesn’t have catfood lying around 😂😂😂
Cat food catches cats
@@graysonhannivan8719 It catches skunks, possum, and raccoons too.. Ive caught possum on catfood. Sometimes you catch cats, so thats why I usually use peanut butter, since I mostly target skunks. PB is like crack to skunks haha
Not hard to get. Ive caught possum on 50 cent mini Fancy Feast cans from the dollar store. I keep some on hand for trapping. Sardines in soybean oil are also great for trapping. They have a strong odor and will attract your target quick, but you will accidentally catch some feral cats...unavoidable haha
Never said it was hard to get, just that not everyone has it lying around like the guy in the video stated
Saw 5 skunks last night in my back yard ! 2 adults and 3 babies .. just what I needed ..ug
J Mute Simple. Trap them all, one by one, and dispatch them...one by one. You will notice, one day, there are no more skunks bothering you and damaging your lawn. Simple.
thanks for the video. Where I live in upstate NY, the cost is $750 to have the animal taken away by the state (not alternatives are allowed). And it's illegal to trap on your own. Gotta love NY State. :(
Just don't tell anybody.... I remodeled my entire house, plumbing electrical etc... No permits... Living on the edge here in Cali haha... Gonna trap a skunk this week and keep it a secret 🤫
Other vids showed channel locks to hold that door open to release the beast..
Nice!
If you catch a skunk. You can approach it with a blanket hung in between you and the skunk. He wont spray and you just lay the blanket over the trap..
With proper attention, transporting a skunk in the trunk of your car is no big deal. I relocated two skunks this weekend, no pick up truck. Easy, zero spray.
I live alone and I'm 66 years old and my dog got sprayed by a skunk that was hiding out in a bush in our backyard. I am really not in the mood to trap skunks. I watched another video that said mothballs do not work. But I read another article that told me they do. I was planning on putting them in Old socks and then placing them around the yard. No, my dog would not go near the mothballs in the sock and try to eat them. She would be repulsed.
Almost didnt recognize you with the shades off Willie...
I release them in the farmers pond after they sink to the bottom for about 10 minutes.
Good job
you shud be using a small skunk squirrel trap which doesnt allow the skunk to lift its back end and spray
That’s not a bad idea but do you think it would go in??
RYAN RÄHM Personal experience with exactly this test. The skunk tends to not go into a tight trap. Choosing instead to reach in from the exterior with its paws. Scratching for and dragging the bait to the edge of the hard to access trap. Then it simply enjoys all the bait that way...and walks away in a “fuck you” fashion. Best bet is make it easily accessible and comfortable for the skunk to enter and be trapped. Then do your choice of next options (drown/poison inject/carbon monoxide exposure/ relocation etc).
@@mrgoggles1963 I've caught skunk in a Havahart 1084 with a 7×7" opening. I disguised the trap with bush clippings and put a rock on it to weight it down & make it look more natural. Putting dirt/leaves on the trap bottom also makes it look less obtrusive. Skunks can squeeze into tiny openings that would shock people. I watched one squeeze through a 3" gap under a neighbor's garage door. They were squeezing through a small space under my porch lattice last year. The right presentation & bait will do the trick. You gotta place the bait correctly too. Ive used the 1084 and never had the bait stolen like you're suggesting.
Like all the comments about finishing him off.....good vid about this....
Bird food is a skunks second favorite bait next to grubs. Spray ammonia on the ground inside the shed to keep the little monsters out. They don't like the smell but you have to keep it fresh. Use a havahart skunk trap. They can't raise their tail in a skunk trap . When removing a skunk some states require that you kill them. I recommend that you kill them. My ex brother in law is a farmer and he kills them with a shotgun if he sees one. They carry rabies. You don't want them around. Especially during mating season. Stinks really bad.
I have trapped 8 possums, 6 raccoons and 2 skunks. These critters can't resist Nacho-Cheese Doritos and peanut butter... can't resist it. I let them go at the local lake area.
banana's work good, then fill a barrel or garbage can with water and drown it. It keeps it from spraying too, it just stays in the water
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A Skunk came 3 nights in a row and tore our lawn up.. it's done a good amount of damage
Probably digging for grubs. Trapping them can be hard when they are grubbing since it can be pretty much all they want. There are good grub baits online to catch them with if that's the situation. Otherwise, bread with peanut butter, mini marshmallows, bacon, fried chicken, canned catfood, & sardines or other canned fish will all work. They love oily, smelly stuff.
Ewww, I hate skunks. But I have had to trap them before. I don't relocate them though.
For the sake of the video we relocated them but in the past we have euthanized them.
Good. You shouldn't relocate them. They are a nuisance & rabies vector. They are smelly and destructive. They spray dogs, dig up your yard, and will wreck havoc on chicken coops. They love eggs.
Could you burn the skunk to death with gasoline while in the trap or would it wreck the trap
The trap is conveniently made out of steel so you should be good to go…
@@NightHawkBros 👌
I know theyre skunks but good God dude. Gassing it is much more humane and less likely to spray.
Thank you ! You did for a human great job they need to live like us just getting confuse with the space they are we took some much from them that they are living with us !,,never kill because that is one step to be a killer in the future! Thank you you are grate caring person !Ewa
Ewa Lehr. Nope 👎 When a skunk causes property damage or kills livestock of any type, the skunk must die. Man is supreme being over a stinky skunk. Killing a skunk that damages property or kills chickens etc, is fair and required. I pay property tax for my place and a skunk is not a welcomed guest. This is usually why most people choose to just kill the little nuisance critters. Illegal or otherwise. They seem to know to not come around here, because I don’t see them on my property. Neighbours a farm over have lots though. They keep killing them and others keep coming. I say the skunks will eventually lose the game there and stop coming. If they don’t, well...the game continues.
Love the flag
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Don’t tread on me whaaa whaaa whaaa 🍼😭
My dog got sprayed by a skunk last night and I’m using this to get revenge
Indiana it is against the law to a relocate to a different county in which the animal was caught. The state actually recommends you put the animal down. The reason for this is so you don't spread diseases around from area to area, causing more harm than good. Put long ropes on the corners of your tarp. Pull the tarp over the trap slowly from a distance. I have never had one spray doing it like that.
Nice flag on your shed:)
amen
Don’t Spray on Me. lol
I know he’s watching me 👀 😂
I use peanut butter it works goof
Nice!!
Peanut butter coated mini marshmallows have done great for me. Caught possum on em too.
thank for dumping the skunk in my backyard
+patrick evans hahaha
Always one bleeding heart out there willing to take their misery to someone else. Shoot them. Asphyxiate them with co2 from exhaust pipe. Put them under a tarp. seal it off and give them the old hose pipe treatment. Animal control trappers trap them and leave them in the trap without water and let them just die. That is what the worthless skunk trapper did that came to my house. He didn't catch my skunk but he had someone elses in the back of his trunk. Don't pay a trapper to catch your skunk they don't come back enough to check the bait. You are better off to buy a skunk trap put some peanut butter, cat food or fish in there. Good luck. May the smell not be with you.
George Minton 🤣🤣🤣
This is the right way to trap and relocate no need to kill
You know he killed that poor skunk after the video lol
I have up to 14 skunks coming through our yard every night.
We love them. In 10 years they have never been a problem.
I love exterminating skunks
Lol I caught one once and it was killing our chickens and once it came out of the trap I gave it 1 min to get away free of harm if not I was shooting him needless to say his fur hangs on my wall lol
You didn't show how to release the skunk!
Keep the trap covered with the tarp, expose the door and open it.... LOL Stand back when you do.
I have a long rope tied to my trap.
Where I live we have to kill them. We can’t transport them
Skunk is a chicken predator, solution after trap it will be to dispach the animal.
You do know in most states it’s illegal to relocate wildlife
"like I said"......
Its illegal to release skunks in some places, check your local laws.
U need a 7x7 trap....they can't spray....your trap is to big..
nobody wants a skunk released on their property. You killed that skunk. You're not fooling anyone. Who the hell says , yeah i want you to release a skunk on my farm. Hopefully it sprays my dogs too!
That’s a pretty serious accusation that you better be able to prove, if you maintain your comment. Litigation is rampant in this day and age.
NC... illegal to relocate to another person's land even if you have permission.
Then I guess the next option is to old yeller it…
I have a skunk killing my chickens and eating eggs. It has killed 3-4 chickens and has stolen countless Duck eggs. I have seen it in person multiple times eating the eggs. And I have set traps but not caught him. The bait was tuna fish and duck eggs. I don’t understand why I can’t catch it. We are just going to shoot him. I’m going to stay up and sit outside and wait Lol
Call your local animal control, it is a free service provided by your city.
Jeff Patton It most certainly is NOT a free service. What planet do you live on? In all but three counties of my State, there is a significant charge for services to trap and remove a skunk.
be careful bro they carry rabies
Thanks for looking out man! We took all necessary precautions just in case!
Rabies is contained in the animal’s brain, so shooting them in the head in an attempt to kill them before they spray is a dangerous proposition. This is due to the possibility of contact with the ejecta that emanates from a blown out skull. Also, the blood often carries dangerous infectious diseases and that is also a problem. A better and safer way is to live trap and inject the skunk with acetone and it dies in seconds. Paralysed and unable to spray because of it. Skunk poles are available for purchase and acetone is super cheap from any hardware store. Home made puncture poles are easily made and certainly cost effective. Be certain to dispose of the dead skunk in a safe and humane manor...don’t just throw it in your garbage can. You can figure out a better way, I’m sure.
You need to move to California!!!!! Mr Crunchy! And I'm sure Mr farmer guy is gonna be sssoooo happy with you dropping off all these nuisance animals??! Why not drop off a couple dozen coyotes while you're at it???? They will do a very good job of decimating his live stock!!
Informative video but no one's treadin on you sweetheart. Chill.
How stink is it?
Too much spoken but not showing detail..
its against the law to release a catch animal to somewhere else in our state!
Yeet it