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Post by oldcajun123 on Nov 18, 2019 10:44:15 GMT -5
2 nights ago I usually put Buddy out around 9 or 10 pm for his squirt, floodlights come on as we walk towards front of old house but the inside corner towards our bedroom is dark, as I round the corner Buddy goes apeshit, runs off the porch, something black runs toward me, brushes against my leg and is gone at the blink of an eye. I get Buddy inside, wife and son come out of their bedrooms and they say WOW SKUNK! Luckily I wasn’t hosed but I feel that dark thing that brushed against my leg was a SKUNK! Taking clothes off and chunking them on back porch. Wife says everything goes in washing machine, next day it was a wholesale wash and scrub. I was lucky Buddy wasn’t sprayed, also myself, brushing against was bad enough!   |
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Post by kbareit on Nov 18, 2019 11:05:06 GMT -5
Do not wash the Mrs. blanket with those clothes.
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Post by toshtego on Nov 18, 2019 11:38:40 GMT -5
I have skunks visit here. They come for the cat kibble left out for the feral cat crew. Sometimes a mama has her kits under my shop and hangs around for a while. I have seen a skunk eating out of the pan with the cats and once with the cats and a raccoon. I walk by them and they pay no mind. When I go outside at night when skunks have been around I usually sing or talk loud. The main thing is to not startle them otherwise they settle down like a feral cat.
My dog has not learned to leave them be. So she has been sprayed, but not too badly.
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Nov 18, 2019 13:04:00 GMT -5
Youll smell like skunk for a week now haha
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2019 13:17:32 GMT -5
2 nights ago I usually put Buddy out around 9 or 10 pm for his squirt, floodlights come on as we walk towards front of old house but the inside corner towards our bedroom is dark, as I round the corner Buddy goes apeshit, runs off the porch, something black runs toward me, brushes against my leg and is gone at the blink of an eye. I get Buddy inside, wife and son come out of their bedrooms and they say WOW SKUNK! Luckily I wasn’t hosed but I feel that dark thing that brushed against my leg was a SKUNK! Taking clothes off and chunking them on back porch. Wife says everything goes in washing machine, next day it was a wholesale wash and scrub. I was lucky Buddy wasn’t sprayed, also myself, brushing against was bad enough! That's strange, had one last night here too but, the minute I come out they always run away from me.......and yes I take a shower regularly S.A's! |
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 18, 2019 13:23:44 GMT -5
At times I feel left out that we don't have the wide variety of wild animals that you have. In this case, not so much.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2019 13:36:50 GMT -5
At times I feel left out that we don't have the wide variety of wild animals that you have. In this case, not so much. Hey, Don't feel left out Paddy, sometimes there more PITA then their worth when they start getting into things. Be thankful you don't have to deal with just half of'em.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Nov 18, 2019 13:48:29 GMT -5
Haven't seen any skunks in this part of town...well, couple of two legged ones, but they don't count.
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Post by peteguy on Nov 18, 2019 15:24:23 GMT -5
Misunderstood the title. I thought you were going to tell a trailboss story where Charlie sold you some spoiled beer.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2019 16:57:19 GMT -5
Skunks kill snakes and being as I deplore snakes I like skunks, smell and all.
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Post by qmechanics on Nov 18, 2019 20:25:12 GMT -5
My wife feels the same way when I return from my biannual/quarterly visits to Churchills tobacco shop in Topeka (1 hr away).
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 18, 2019 22:34:25 GMT -5
We have quite the assortment of wildlife here, but no skunks, coyotes, or bobcats. I guess if we move to the NE Texas woods we'll have them too. One place that we're looking at is in Karnack which is between Caddo Lake Wildlife Refuge and Caddo Lake State Park. Caddo Lake is a famous swamp, so we would have all the aforementioned critters, plus water moccasins and alligators, nutria, and G-d knows what else. Creature From the Black Lagoon and Swamp thing maybe?
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Post by puffy on Nov 18, 2019 22:49:11 GMT -5
My wife feels the same way when I return from my biannual/quarterly visits to Churchills tobacco shop in Topeka (1 hr away). I used to visit a smoke shop called Churchills when I lived in Detroit..I bought my first pipe there..That was many years ago. |
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Post by trailboss on Nov 18, 2019 23:18:58 GMT -5
Misunderstood the title. I thought you were going to tell a trailboss story where Charlie sold you some spoiled beer. Actually it is some skunk weed. My golden lab had the collar to prevent her from scratching her eyes... .think of it as a funnel with the base wrapped around the neck....she engaged a skunk, and had a full frontal funnel blast...came into the living room dripping the skunk juice...that sucked! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 19, 2019 10:26:13 GMT -5
Misunderstood the title. I thought you were going to tell a trailboss story where Charlie sold you some spoiled beer. Actually it is some skunk weed. My golden lab had the collar to prevent her from scratching her eyes... .think of it as a funnel with the base wrapped around the neck....she engaged a skunk, and had a full frontal funnel blast...came into the living room dripping the skunk juice...that sucked! Tile or did you have to replace the carpet? |
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Post by peteguy on Nov 19, 2019 11:41:55 GMT -5
I live next to a field and had a dog that loved chasing skunks. He would get sprayed a couple times a year. This is the best recipe by far:
1 quart of hydrogen peroxide
1/4 cup baking soda
1 teaspoon liquid DAWN dishsoap
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Post by scrooge on Nov 19, 2019 20:32:04 GMT -5
I've never been sprayed. But the Mrs. an I were at a rest area "we teamed together" an shut down for the night. Fired up our 1 month old Cascadia an herd the worst noise. Then the smell hit. The Mrs. was puking before she got out of the rig. I wasn't far behind. Found out later a momma an babies got into the engine compartment. They were hamburgered. They had to tow the truck.
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Post by trailboss on Nov 19, 2019 21:40:08 GMT -5
Actually it is some skunk weed. My golden lab had the collar to prevent her from scratching her eyes... .think of it as a funnel with the base wrapped around the neck....she engaged a skunk, and had a full frontal funnel blast...came into the living room dripping the skunk juice...that sucked! Tile or did you have to replace the carpet? Linoleum, then on to the carpet...we rode it out, it sucked. Roxie thought it was a cat, and she hated cats...killed three in the backyard....that skunk won that battle, lived to see another day. |
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