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F.W., Finally a post I can answer as an "expert"! I have been on a campaign to wipe out skunks in our lifetime. After having my machine shed, barn, dog, me, kid, cats, tractor, truck, etc. stunk up by the miserable things, not to mention huge holes dug in my dam and under several buildings, I have come up with the following: 1. The stink will go away eventually, but like Carol said below, everytime it rains, or is a calm foggy night, you will be reminded of the incident. 2. The formula that DRL posted does work pretty well, at least on the dog, your shoes, and my beard (did lighten the red up a little, though). Not sure about spraying down the barn with it. 3. Tomato juice is only good for mixing with beer (try it, you'll like it) when celebrating another sucessful skunk kill. 4. When blasting a skunk, they almost always "let fly" as a final act of defiance. Even 1 little drop is enough to stink up an entire barn! 5. If you have a hole that they have a nest in, and manage to kill the one living in it, every generation back to The Ark will move in one at a time, each time you kill one off. Even if you fill the hole with bricks, broken bottles, wire, Etc., another will dig it all out and move in 'till you wipe out the entire family tree. (Noah should have raised the gangplank when he saw these suckers coming!) 6. Leaving the light on doesn't always work. In fact, I think it sometimes acts as a "vacancy" sign. 7. A healthy skunk, as a rule, doesn't stink, and you usually won't know it's there unless you see it. If you smell one, it's either just tangled with something, or is sick. If you see one staggering around in the daylight, suspect rabies, and dispatch it at once! 8. Aim carefully. When pumping water down the hole in your dam, be sure not to shoot a hole in the end of your garden hose when the THIRD skunk climbs out. 9. Skunks will get your kitties, but a rogue Tom cat is a better bet. I have more wisdom, but the dog is barking. Better get outside and see if I can get number 28 this year :) Rockin' Farmer
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