We've got a stinky varmint problem here. Skunks. A skunk (or maybe a whole family of them) is living somewhere on or around our property, and at night it is spraying near the driveway, just below our bedroom windows. We wake, choking on skunk fumes. No matter how hot the weather, we have to close the windows. We're dying here! Not only have we lost sleep, but the scent lingers throughout the following day. This is happening once or twice a week.Bleary eyed, 4:00AM, I'm on the "I"nternet, googling HOW TO GET RID OF SKUNKS.
Fox urine. You can buy pellets, and sprinkle them all over your yard. Skunks are afraid of fox. That's what it says. I'll do it. I'll order some.
They have chat boards dedicated to the topic, and someone says human urine works too.
Skunks are afraid of humans.
Obviously not too afraid to camp out on their property, but perhaps afraid of being peed on by them.
HT, not being a team player, simply refuses to go outside and tinkle around our property line. So, while I wait for the fox pee to arrive, I'm also collecting a 24 hour urine. Late at night, all stealth like, when the neighbors can't see, I'll be pouring it around our perimeter.
Take that skunks. Let's see how you like it.
I like to cover all my bases.
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*photo calgarywildlifecontrol.ca
18 comments:
Oh my gosh - you have to get rid of the skunks before the dog arrives...
Good luck!
but do you have the hat?
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/04/24/caddyshack_bill_murray.jpg
oh, and .. at least it's not a beaver
Yup that must be pretty high on the 'to do' list.
skunk from a distance smells kind of good to me, but up close OH NO! You can buy fox pee at a hunting supply store and you wont have to wait. Good luck with it because what I know is fox pee smells worse than skunk. Oh am I making things worse?
I do not blame you! That is a stink I could not bear.
I had an ex-boyfriend who loved to pee in the backyard. (One reason why he's an ex.) I'll send him on over.
OMG on Tanya's comment!
I'm going to hold this against HT.
Tanya,
I bet you never had a skunk problem when you were with him, did you?
Perhaps he deserves a second chance.
OK, I see the problem with the skunks and all, but I draw the line at saying HT isn't a team player.
He may not be willing to pee in the yard, but that man's got team player LOCKED.
Look at the bright side...you're gonna have to drink a lot of beer...
OMFG that's HYSTERICAL! Please oh Please Michelle tell me you're doing it in a trench coat. Some foxy khaki number that's been underloved in your closet. Trenchcoat and slippers - yep that's the ticket!
Perhaps Seth would find it fun...
Can't blame HT.You should somehow video this and send it to America's Funniest People ( Videos, I can't remember the exact name). You could win some money.
Peaceseeker
Could you go to the nearest medical office and collect old urine samples and use those???
We had a FOX living in the back yard last summer. B was away and my dad and I had to buy coyote urine and put that down. STRONG STUFF, i tell ya.
just joking, btw... about the old urine samples!
Oh how I needed a smile today. Thank you!!!!
I'm wondering whether it worked...
Quirky,
I'll let you know after the next garbage night. That's when we usually get blasted.
: )
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