tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post7094972059262521469..comments2024-03-27T20:47:44.536-06:00Comments on Random Thoughts by Mark Milliorn: The Skunks Are BackMark Milliornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604793462527896688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-32988384373626074262016-01-18T11:06:25.338-07:002016-01-18T11:06:25.338-07:00My trapping was confined to 5 racoons, a possums a...My trapping was confined to 5 racoons, a possums and about 18 squirrels in one season. The squirrels were cutting a door in the walls of the house by Lake Palestine and building cute little condos overlooking the lake. I paddled them cage and all across the lake to a little island along the west side of the lake and released them there. I tried to find out if the island had a name. It did not (at least on the geological survey maps) so I named the place Squirrel-catraz and left many angry bushy-tailed rodents to their own devices on the oak infested island. Never had any of them manage the 20 minute swim back to my yard. I only had to shoot one of them - a black squirrel with a Mohawk hair-style who used to stand at the back door and swear at me if the bird feeder was empty. He knocked a knothole out of the cedar siding and took up residence in my walls. I could hear him scratching on the sheetrock so I had to take him out. I caught him in the top of an 80 foot loblolly pine tree and took him out with one shot with my Chinese made 22 caliber pellet gun standing flat-footed on the ground. It was a magnificent shot. He was dead when he hit the ground. I never could brag about it, though. I felt too guilt-ridden for murdering him, even though he was a pest and a terrorist.<br />Tom Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700342512275624543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-41331523400713889972016-01-17T12:39:32.581-07:002016-01-17T12:39:32.581-07:00Actually, that's the benefit of living in the ...Actually, that's the benefit of living in the south part of the state. Over the years, they have hauled off at least a dozen of the pesky critters after I catch one. The guy now approaches the trap holding a large plastic tarp in front of him. I've learned that raw egg is the best bait for skunks, but I till occasionally catch a feral cat.<br />Mark Milliornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604793462527896688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-89934802387117391702016-01-16T13:14:47.082-07:002016-01-16T13:14:47.082-07:00Exactly right! After you trap a skunk, call your ...Exactly right! After you trap a skunk, call your locall Animal control officer. You will find that they love to hear from you! (In your dreams) I trapped 3 skunks last year, and I am ready for another season. My dog, Walter, has discovered a if he growls at the skunk, face to face, he can avoid the spray.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820831011287617273noreply@blogger.com