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Kali

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13. when I first started dealing with skunks I tried releasing them

Reply to Botany (Reply #12)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 04:13 PM

Jul 26

But they always came back in a day or two. I quit after going 10 miles only to have the bastard back in 2 days. And then after our rabies incident in 2020 they just go bye permanently. Don't care. Not rare, endless supply, rabies, stink. Skunks, rats, mice. scorpions, and rattlesnakes close to headquarters are just terminated. Everything else is fine or can at least have a chance. Even rock squirrels, though they do need thinning occasionally.

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Got the ground hog. Clintonville area of Columbus. It has taken over a month to catch it. [View all] Botany Jul 26 OP

And another woodchuck will probably replace the other. 58Sunliner Jul 26 #1

I trap and move them. It does work, for me if not for them Easterncedar Jul 26 #2

I know a lot about science, ecology, ecosystems, horticulture, and population dynamics Botany Jul 26 #6

You are right, and I know it Easterncedar Jul 26 #9

LOL Kali Jul 26 #10

What are you going to do with it? Sanity Claws Jul 26 #3

" What are you going to do with it?" Botany Jul 26 #7

Which horrifies Kali Jul 26 #11

I release all the possums, skunks, raccoons, and even feral cats* I catch Botany Jul 26 #12

when I first started dealing with skunks I tried releasing them Kali Jul 26 #13

Rats are real problem here too. Botany Jul 26 #14

He certainly won't be back Sanity Claws Jul 26 #15

Prayers are sometimes answered. usonian Jul 26 #4

Groundhogs Suck tonkatoy8888 Jul 26 #5

A live trap (have a heart) baited with apples, melon, or peaches usually does the job Botany Jul 26 #8