Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« on: July 04, 2009, 04:00:03 PM » |
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I went outside about 3:00 this morning and walked right up on a skunk  I got ran out of my shed last week about dark thirty with two of them in it. I've been seein' more and more around here lately. I've got 3 cans of cheap tuna my Remington Model 870 Wingmaster loaded with 4 shot and a six pack chillin' on ice and a 3X3 grave already dug....Tonight its war .  |
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 I've seen alot of people that thought they were cool , but then again Lord I've seen alot of fools. |
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« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2009, 04:07:43 PM » |
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make sure you put the bait WAYYYYYYYYYY away from the shed....going to stink to high heaven!!!......  |
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2009, 04:11:47 PM » |
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thats classic the great smokingjoe get run out of dodge by a lil stinker  |
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2009, 04:21:21 PM » |
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thats classic the great smokingjoe get run out of dodge by a lil stinker Had to go to war with them a few years ago and learned that the key is to get them in the ground fast. Grave is ready and I'm hoping to get at least two tonight.My daughter who lives behind us said she saw one during the day a couple weeks ago. I've heard if you see them in daylight they have rabies. I don't know if thats true and don't care cause they have invaded my space and they got to go. |
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2009, 04:31:15 PM » |
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I've heard if you see them in daylight they have rabies.
When they took over here and showed up in the day time they had babies... Bonnie would get in their faces and bark. They'd spray her in the face. Then she'd kill them. One by one...  -Mike |
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2009, 04:36:20 PM » |
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I've heard if you see them in daylight they have rabies.
When they took over here and showed up in the day time they had babies... Bonnie would get in their faces and bark. They'd spray her in the face. Then she'd kill them. One by one... -Mike If the ol' tuna trick don't work can I borrow the dog  |
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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2009, 04:46:20 PM » |
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Welcome home Joe, I hope all of you had a great relaxing time. Good Hunting.
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I just wanna Ride............  And hang out with all the cool Kids riding Motorcycles. |
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2009, 07:03:59 PM » |
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if you are outside tonight. I was just checking the radar, because they had mentioned the Nascar race may get some rain. I noticed quite a lot of rain looked like headed your way. Hope you don't see too many natural fireworks.
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2009, 07:43:33 PM » |
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You could always make buddies with them and keep one or two as pets. One of the Ohio guys has done exactly that - very engaging little critters, albeit shy.
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« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2009, 07:46:28 PM » |
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I've heard if you see them in daylight they have rabies.
Either that, or it's extremely dry and they're out looking for water to drink. If you see one in the daytime, something's definitely up. Put some drinking water out and see. If it's ignored, chances are you are dealing with a rabid animal. |
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2009, 07:51:25 PM » |
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You could always make buddies with them and keep one or two as pets. One of the Ohio guys has done exactly that - very engaging little critters, albeit shy.
I'm not pettin' one but I do hope to bury a couple tonight. |
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« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2009, 09:01:47 PM » |
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Joe if you cant get them, go to the feed store and buy some fly poison called Golden Maldrin. Take some out put a little mountain dew with it(makes it sweet), and mix it with tuna or hamburger. They wont make it very far. I had a coon getting in my horse feed bins, put out that concoction on advice from friends, and the coon did not make it 10 feet from the plate. A 1 lb can runs around $6  |
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« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2009, 04:55:35 AM » |
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if you cant get them, go to the feed store and buy some fly poison called Golden Maldrin.
Last resort I hope, Bonnie, for one, would knock you down to get to it and eat it... in fact, she's gotten into something a couple of times recently that didn't kill her but made her unhappy and the vet richer... -Mike |
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #16 on: July 05, 2009, 05:45:32 AM » |
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Joe, keep the end with the tail on it away from ya..... They squirt out that end.   So what is the score, Skunk __ - Joe __ Score ...Joe " 0 " ....I could'nt wait them out ...The city of Oak Ridge , Tennesssee shoots their fireworks out over the Clinch River just down the road from my house. They put on a hellofa show last night it was so loud it rattled the metal roof on my house . I think the skunks stayed away. Part #2 of the war on skunks will be tonight. |
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« Reply #17 on: July 05, 2009, 05:53:13 AM » |
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Joe, so how did the hunt go last night? EDIT: you beat me to it.
Some years ago, I put in a big patch of tallboy tomatos. Just as they were producing, I got invaded by a dozen raccoons. I could have used a shotgun, but that would have ruined the crop too.
So I took my 10-22 Ruger with four power scope, pulled a sock over the barrel and upper stock (to protect it from tape goop) and duct taped a good flashlight under the barrel. When they came visiting that night, I turned he flashlight on and this illuminated both the targets and my scope crosshairs. I was able to dispatch every offender with pinpont fire. This is a good nightime setup. May not be legal, but this was my own property, and I was not hunting, I was getting rid of pests. The .22 will also not make such a mess of a stinky skunk as the 12 bore.
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« Reply #18 on: July 05, 2009, 01:22:53 PM » |
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Joe I don't mean to make you paranoid before your assault on the skunks, cause we are all rooting for you! However, you may want to consult the move "CaddyShack" before launching your initial salvo...and learn from the mistakes made by Carl Spackler (the groundskeeper played by Bill Murray) during his campaign against the gopher!
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Sharkey
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« Reply #19 on: July 05, 2009, 01:31:08 PM » |
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Its some bad stuff. You need to make sure to lock up the pets when using it. We put the barn cats in the garage for the night when I used it.
if you cant get them, go to the feed store and buy some fly poison called Golden Maldrin.
Last resort I hope, Bonnie, for one, would knock you down to get to it and eat it... in fact, she's gotten into something a couple of times recently that didn't kill her but made her unhappy and the vet richer... -Mike |
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« Reply #20 on: July 05, 2009, 07:15:57 PM » |
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I can just see it now.... "I know what you're thinking....will he fire six shots or only five? Seeing as this is the Remington Wingmaster 870, the most powerful shotgun in the world and will blow your head clean off you have to ask yourself one question.... Do I feel lucky? Well do ya' skunk?" |
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #21 on: July 05, 2009, 07:34:44 PM » |
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I can just see it now.... "I know what you're thinking....will he fire six shots or only five? Seeing as this is the Remington Wingmaster 870, the most powerful shotgun in the world and will blow your head clean off you have to ask yourself one question.... Do I feel lucky? Well do ya' skunk?" 10,000 comedian's out of work and you post this Good one Paul  How you doing ? We raised a toast to you at The Blue/Gray Ride ...Keep on keepin' on my friend. |
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« Reply #22 on: July 05, 2009, 09:06:42 PM » |
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I just won the first battle myself with a skunk. I got tired of meeting it on the carport everytime I walked out... needless to say the first meeting was a bit interesting. It ended after several nights of cat and mouse, and the 410 "sliding in underneath it." The stink is a problem unless you get it taken care of fast. I didn't because of the way it happened, dark outside, it didn't die immediately, I'm in the city limits (such as they are) and couldn't spend a lot of time walking around with the gun.... lol... I found it a few days later, lets just say the smell led me to it...
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#6674 99 I/S Why aren't we riding? Anyone? Anyone? |
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« Reply #23 on: July 06, 2009, 03:26:08 AM » |
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Next time just soak a rag in ammonia and hang it where ever a skunk has made a home...it works. Live and let live is my motto. Hell, I carry spiders outside...drives people at work nuts. |
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« Reply #24 on: July 06, 2009, 06:05:35 AM » |
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My son, who lives in a suburb of Chicago, had to call a licensed exterminator for a skunk living under his porch. At night, I guess the skunk was fighting with raccoons which made a loud ruckus and the smell was getting into the house. The exterminator guy charged what I think was outrageouse - $125 up front.  He baited a trap with a can of cat food and caught 4 raccoons before he caught the skunk. He relocated the raccoons, but he euthanized the skunk on the spot using a syringe on a long stick into the cage. These animals are nasty! If this happens again, I'll tell my son to try using Golden Malrin! |
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Yeah, Just Dale
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« Reply #25 on: July 06, 2009, 02:50:03 PM » |
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No offense Joe, but ya know I'm rooting for the other side.
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #27 on: July 06, 2009, 03:12:13 PM » |
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No offense Joe, but ya know I'm rooting for the other side.
None taken Dale so far the skunks are winning but I've only baited and waited for them once on the 4th and the town of Oak Ridge shook my house with fireworks that night and the dude across the road must have took out a loan to buy fireworks cause he shot them from 5:00 that evening to about 2:00 the next morning. |
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« Reply #28 on: July 06, 2009, 07:49:57 PM » |
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I can just see it now.... "I know what you're thinking....will he fire six shots or only five? Seeing as this is the Remington Wingmaster 870, the most powerful shotgun in the world and will blow your head clean off you have to ask yourself one question.... Do I feel lucky? Well do ya' skunk?" Thanks for the toast....wish I could have been there to take it in person. Feeling ok....doc says the chemo is working but added a few more sessions. I have another PET set for Sept......should know more by then. Miss you guys. Wish I could meet you tomorrow. If you are still down this way Wed. let me know and I will try to hook up with you... Ride safe 10,000 comedian's out of work and you post this Good one Paul How you doing ? We raised a toast to you at The Blue/Gray Ride ...Keep on keepin' on my friend. |
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Yeah, Just Dale
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« Reply #29 on: July 07, 2009, 09:48:06 AM » |
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If ya roll them on their back and rub their tummy they'll be your friend - of course the trick is rolling them on their back.  |
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« Reply #30 on: July 20, 2009, 07:51:15 AM » |
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I was going back through the older posts and saw this and since you didn't post here that you got it I figured I'd ask... .jpg) |
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