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Looks like the same one, got our "Koenders" about 3 years ago I believe we paid $105.00. Same trap that our local Animal Control officers use.
Not sure what happened to my pic's ... I no longer can see them.
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11-02-2015, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Zip-in-Z
Looks like the same one, got our "Koenders" about 3 years ago I believe we paid $105.00. Same trap that our local Animal Control officers use.
Not sure what happened to my pic's ... I no longer can see them.
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Thanks! Did you delete your photos in your account after posting them on here? That would do it.
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11-02-2015, 08:43 AM
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Great Post
My dogs find them when we hunt Huns. Not a good experience. Now they just point them.
I don't want to derail here but for those who skin then, what do you do to ensure that you don't contract rabies?
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11-02-2015, 11:48 AM
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My dogs find them when we hunt Huns. Not a good experience. Now they just point them.
I don't want to derail here but for those who skin then, what do you do to ensure that you don't contract rabies?
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I didn't do anything special, just wore latex gloves like I would with anything else. There are a lot of diseases you can catch from all kinds of critters (muskrats) and any little nick or cut that I get is treated with hydrogen peroxide pretty quick.
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11-02-2015, 10:09 PM
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Thanks! Did you delete your photos in your account after posting them on here? That would do it.
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Photobucket says I exceed my bandwidth for the month ... so all my pics are frozen.
Here's a better one I found under my MRS. account, notice the custom window I made on top from a piece of lexan, now it's easy to see what's in the box.
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11-02-2015, 11:00 PM
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Nice modification and something that I'll keep in mind! How do you dispatch the skunk?
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11-03-2015, 05:52 PM
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Nice modification and something that I'll keep in mind! How do you dispatch the skunk?
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I also recommend another mod, glue a piece of rubber to the inside of the door where the medal rod would touch. When you catch one, they thrash around in the trap and pull on the rod, back and forth which causes it to hit the steel door and it makes a lot of noise at 3:00 am.
You'll notice I drilled a number of 1/2" holes (see pic) in the corners on the top and bottom of the trap. I built a mini swimming pool that's water tight (1/2" plywood box) that the trap just fits in, fill the box to about 3/4, then sink the trap put a rock on top and add another pail of water, they have trouble going past 3.5 minutes. After 20 minutes or so I dump out the water and it goes in H/D garbage bag into the dumpster for Monday morning pick-up.
I found they actually poop in the trap and at the end they squirt a little so it's better to do all of this on grass when you dump the water out vs the concrete driveway or pad. Then hose down the trap inside & out and your ready to set it up for another one.
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no pics to share, but I skinned my first skunk yesterday. not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I skinned it without disarming (draining) the glands. They sure are cool critters. You could definitely tell there was a skunk in the skinning shack (my garage) last night before I skinned it, but I threw the carcass outside and their was no smell this morning. I hope to extract some of the essence on the next skunk I do. I need to find a source for a large syringe in the Edmonton area. Is 60ML about right?. What size of needle is best?
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03-04-2016, 07:56 AM
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ufa sells syringes and needles would think you would want a fairly large gauge needle . Also talk to your local vet they sometime have used syringes and needles they will sell cheap. Can you remove glands whole place in a seald container and leave render out over summer. Good luck lol
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no pics to share, but I skinned my first skunk yesterday. not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I skinned it without disarming (draining) the glands. They sure are cool critters. You could definitely tell there was a skunk in the skinning shack (my garage) last night before I skinned it, but I threw the carcass outside and their was no smell this morning. I hope to extract some of the essence on the next skunk I do. I need to find a source for a large syringe in the Edmonton area. Is 60ML about right?. What size of needle is best?
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Congrats Drake! I'm glad this thread got bumped.....it's about that time.
You can pick up syringes from any pharmacy and they are very cheap. I can't remember what size that I used but I just told the pharmacist what it was for and he showed me a few to chose from. You don't need anything heavy duty or really long, just a normal sized needle will do. DO NOT DO THIS IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE LIKE YOUR GARAGE! Extract the essence out in the bush somewhere where there is a bit of a breeze. That part of the process stinks. If you are into foothold sets you might want to salvage the glands to use after you extract the essence. Good luck!
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03-05-2016, 08:06 PM
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I decided to put out a couple of bucket sets out the other day and picked this guy up today
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03-05-2016, 08:51 PM
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Do the skunks spray when they get caught in a bodygrip?
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03-05-2016, 09:36 PM
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Do the skunks spray when they get caught in a bodygrip?
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Some do but most don't. With a perfect neck catch they won't have enough time to spray before they're knocked out
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03-08-2016, 10:07 AM
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Drake, Ingrid says 60ml might be a little much, but 16 to 18 gauge needle will do.
We caught one in a 220 right behind the skull, instant death, there was no odor at all, it hangs on the cabin wall.
There is a lot of skunk track out there right now.
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03-08-2016, 10:37 AM
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Do the skunks spray when they get caught in a bodygrip?
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The ones I have caught don't spray but it oooozes out and is just as bad or worse. I think the only way to do it right is a live catch trap and drown the criters
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03-08-2016, 10:38 AM
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The ones I have caught don't spray but it oooozes out and is just as bad or worse. I think the only way to do it right is a live catch trap and drown the criters
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Thanks nube. I think I'll just leave the skunks alone lol.
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03-08-2016, 10:53 AM
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I think it's TJ Schwanky who has a story about being sprayed while skinning a skunk when he was a kid. I think it is about pulling too hard on the tail while cutting to the vent (or something like that). I reminded my wife of that and went to cut wood a safe distance away, problem solved.
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I am no skunk expert. But the couple I have done after I washed em like HD I made my hide cuts very carefully from vent to the foot then across the rest of the vent. I very carefully skinned the hide away from the vent a bit. Once I could see the glands completely I cut the glands out. And put in a zip lock and stuck it in the back yard to extract the essence later . Then I skinned the skunk like nothing. Just have to disarm the chemical weapon.
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03-08-2016, 11:08 AM
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ive got another skunk im going to skin this weekend. Ill take some pics of the process and post them up.
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03-08-2016, 11:23 AM
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My first year snaring it was real slow around my baits. One warm day I saw a skunk dead on the highway and I thought it would make a good attracter at my bait. I got home and figured I had three baits and one skunk. I took an axe and cut that sucker in four pieces. Well when I split the rear half I cut one of those glands in half. There's not much that will make me gag but that sure did! I've got new respect for skunk glands. The pure essence is unbelievable.
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ive got another skunk im going to skin this weekend. Ill take some pics of the process and post them up.
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Mirella is a saint Brian!!!! lol
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Are they of any value, fur wise and do they eat larger critters like chickens?
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03-09-2016, 11:48 PM
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Are they of any value, fur wise and do they eat larger critters like chickens?
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The fur is about $6.14 average per hide. Last auction. The essence can be worth money to lure makers. The carcass is great bait for fox or coyote. The essence you extract can be used to attract coyotes like TFNG stated. You won't get rich but they can be a good challenge plus even tree huggers will let you trap them.
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I build my own traps out of plastic PVC pipe about 8 inch tube , screen at one end and a sliding door at front , with a carrying handle on top No spray quiet, , you can see what you have caught . As far as skinning them , at this time of the year I let them hang outside over night and they stiffen up , Then It makes it easy to skin around the vent as it is more or less frozen , no leaks no spray when you pull off the tail . works well
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03-13-2016, 10:12 AM
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Saw a track by the lake Monday and set a box.
Picked this one up Friday.
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03-13-2016, 06:02 PM
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Saw a track by the lake Monday and set a box.
Picked this one up Friday.
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Nice catch dugh!
Picked up this one today
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03-13-2016, 07:53 PM
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Yes, these are the best things going for skunks. We use six of them in our bee yards. I lost track after 35 skunk's last year.
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03-14-2016, 08:48 AM
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Another one today
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