skinnin a skunk?
#1
skinnin a skunk?
Me and mybuddyhave had a couple skunks runnin around our treestands and werethinking if we shot them, a skunk hide would look pretty neat. if we did shoot one would it stink to much to mess with or what? thanks for input
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Posts: 218
RE: skinnin a skunk?
I do quite a bit of trapping and have had many dealings with skunks, when shot they almost always spray. When back is broken, the one I tried it on, sprayed. My advice to you......shoot.........and run like hell!!!! All joking aside you can shoot them, But just dont go near for a day. as far as skinning, try putting them inside a 5 gallon bucket of water. and wear rubber gloves, just skin them under water works great. Hope this helps.
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 612
RE: skinnin a skunk?
Hard to say. Some will expire without spraying, some will not. Generally the rule with a firearm is: Shoot them in the head or spine and they will spray. Shoot them in the lungs and its about 50:50. The trick is to skin them without puncturing or cutting the glands. It isn't too difficult if your careful.
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Southwest PA
Posts: 816
RE: skinnin a skunk?
ORIGINAL: wyomingtrapper
Shoot them in the head or spine and they will spray.
Shoot them in the head or spine and they will spray.
just adding another reason not to aim for the head....
#7
RE: skinnin a skunk?
I've been trapping since I was big enough to walk and skunks is one of the things that I ALWAYS catch whether I want to or not... I personally just shoot them and try to get rid of them while staying as FAR away as possible, because with my experience I know that whether the skunk sprays when you shoot it or not it will still stink and you can garauntee that you will too if you touch the thing. All that aside... skinning them can be done... the fur trader that I used to work with once told me that what he does is makes a "lass-sue" gets it around the critter and hangs it from a tree somewhere where the wind will hit it to let it "air out". He leaves them for 2-3 days and then wheres older clothes and rubber gloves to skin them... and when your done... throw them out! Hope this helps...