I've shot two skunks in the past two days, both out in broad daylight, walking around like they were in a stupor. Probably rabid.

One really big one I couldn't get today, he stuck close to the edge of the pool, and I didn't want to blast a hole thru my pool.

Be careful y'all.

In what area do you live?

Slingshot :usflag:

Out past Cherry Hill.

Make that three. :sniper:

Do you know if they were rabid? I think you are supposed to notify the Health Dept. if you suspect they are.

Are your pets vaccinated? We're having a rabies shot clinic next Saturday, June 21st in the Atwood's parking lot.

Make that five.

Yes, we have our dog vaccinated too. Just last week as a matter of fact, but she is an inside dog, and always on a leash when out.

Skunks under Ohio family's home reek havoc
From Associated Press
June 18, 2008 6:52 PM EDT
SHEFFIELD LAKE, Ohio - A family's dream home became a stinky nightmare after skunks moved in. They chewed underneath Kerry McCullough's house in Sheffield Lake, about 20 miles west of Cleveland, and started their own family.

McCullough said the odor from the four skunks is like the stench of burning plastic, so bad that it hurt his lungs.

The squatters went unnoticed until the heat was turned on last winter. The McCulloughs' house uses hot water heat with exposed pipes running under the floors. When a skunk brushed up against the pipes, it would spray.

"It would be 30 degrees, and I'd have the windows open," said Karen McCullough, 46. "I'd go to the grocery store and people would say, 'It smells like skunk.'"

What's really foul is how much damage the critters can cause. The McCulloughs had to replace doors and walls and take their kitchen apart, for a total cost of about $75,000.

Kerry McCullough said at least his insurance doesn't stink: It covered most of the bills.
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Looks like you're not the only one experiencing this Scotto. :huh:



Malone