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Old 10-30-2015, 07:54 PM
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How does a trapper target skunks? I don't have any spots with sign. Is there a way to blind set for them? Are they always "around"? Is there a particular type of habitat I should target?
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Old 10-30-2015, 08:05 PM
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I caught one this Spring, Drake. I used a sized 18" tire attached to an F150.

Not kidding, I ran over the head so I salvaged the pelt and extracted the essence. I have a bit of work to do in the shed and I'll take a picture and post it up later on. There's a few tips that I can pass on about skinning and extracting the essence that I learned.
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Old 10-30-2015, 08:33 PM
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A live trap and a can of tuna
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Old 10-30-2015, 08:51 PM
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Here's one I caught some years ago....still hangs in my shed.



This time of year they are looking for a place to hole up for the winter....farm yards, culverts, old buildings, etc.
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Caught both of these in the same set last year, 220 with a little cubby around it with some bird parts in the back. Worked pretty well twice in a row, I see them all around the place in the foothills, hope this helps!

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Saw a good sized one tonight leaving the farm yard at the place I was hunting.

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How does a trapper target skunks? I don't have any spots with sign. Is there a way to blind set for them? Are they always "around"? Is there a particular type of habitat I should target?

skunks like cabbage and beetles. what i do is i make a cabbage and beetle medley by rotting the cabbage and then beetles eat it, then i tie a rope to an overhead branch with a inverted bucket over top and wait for the skunk to appear then i drop the bucket on it, they dont spray in confined areas like that.
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