03-01-2004, 02:11 PM
Now this is not my way of doing things, because I don't like killing things (except fish, and deer and elk, and moose and rabbits and coyotes and turkeys and you get the picture (GAME animals)
While I lived in the mountains above Huntsville I had a neighbor who hates skunks and racoons becaause they killed his pigeons and cats. So he would trap them in a live trap then drag the trap into his little pond the aminal drowned and then was disposed of. Now Ocean I don't think you have a pond or would want to let the kids see you do something like that, but its the only time I ever heard of anyone getting rid of a skunk or racoon problem.
While I lived up there I had lots of chickens and for five years I never lost one to either skunks or racoons. They were free ranging during the day but a night they were locked up in the chicken coop. Also I kept my dogs outside at night during the warm weather and they would make lots of noise if anything passed by that they didn't like the smell of. And that usually chased whatever it was away. But it didn't work on moose for some reason it just pissed off the moose, just can't figure why ha ha....Good luck
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While I lived in the mountains above Huntsville I had a neighbor who hates skunks and racoons becaause they killed his pigeons and cats. So he would trap them in a live trap then drag the trap into his little pond the aminal drowned and then was disposed of. Now Ocean I don't think you have a pond or would want to let the kids see you do something like that, but its the only time I ever heard of anyone getting rid of a skunk or racoon problem.
While I lived up there I had lots of chickens and for five years I never lost one to either skunks or racoons. They were free ranging during the day but a night they were locked up in the chicken coop. Also I kept my dogs outside at night during the warm weather and they would make lots of noise if anything passed by that they didn't like the smell of. And that usually chased whatever it was away. But it didn't work on moose for some reason it just pissed off the moose, just can't figure why ha ha....Good luck
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