How to Trap a Skunk and How to Automatically Release one from the Trap, BEST Bait & Trap System.
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2019
- Using a Havahart Trap that Automatically releases the animal - Skunk - Raccoon - Wood Chuck - Hands OFF automatic trap door opener - gives you up to 5 minutes to get to a safe location before the animal is auto-released. Animals often don't want to leave, it's just possibly too comfortable in there!
Skunks are unpredictable and can spray their fatty amino acids a good distance so the ability to release one without stressing it out is a big bonus.
You can get your own Havahart Model 998 Safe Release Trap with a Timed Release Door right here: amzn.to/2FlnCL6
Low stress, I cannot guarantee that your trapped animal will want to leave - it takes patience.
Best Bait for skunks and raccoons in my neck of the woods are marshmallows.
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Fred, for a minute there, I thought you had a new pet.
they make awesome pets too have 15 of them on the farm have built-in security animals have had thief 's make they way along the road but the barnyard security keep them occupied what's worst then skunk spray is skunk poop it worst then you have been sprayed
Jennifer, I've heard that, do they let you pick them up?
Omg he's so cute with the little marshmallow stuck in his fur!
Best laugh of the day. Thanks.
Hahaha, this got to be the best wildlife narration ever!!!!
You’re now the Bob Ross of skunks now. Well done. Wish I had skunks around. I have tons of marshmallows.
Look at me, this is my cage now.
OMG... I was laughing so hard at the throwing of the marshmallows, sleepy skunk, and the marshmallows stuck in his hair... 😂😂😂
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I love skunks so much. They get such a bad reputation, thank you for talking about the good that they do! :)
they do have 15 of them as pets on the farm
Punk the Skunk, he no cooperate. Turns the trick on man. Man made him wait in trap all night. Now Punk make man wait half day for him to get out.
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that is a great example of. when the camera is rolling , what is not suppose to happen, will happen.
I almost thought he was going to make that his new home for the day.
look like the skunk himself is here hi sparky yea I made it yes I have 5 new skunks on the farm now have in all 15 of them now a mommy came to live here with her baby she has a broken paw she looks like she happy to find a safe place now just waiting for the vet to see if they can do something with her paw
We caught a skunk in our older Hav-A-Heart trap this morning. We were trying to see what was going after the squash in our garden, and we weren't counting on a skunk. My husband waited until the lil guy tired himself out, trying to dig out, before he gently threw an old blanket over the trap and used vice grips to hold open the door. Lil guy was still sleeping and is STILL sleeping, lol. Snacked on a couple of marshmallows we threw towards him, then went back to take a nap. Pretty sure he'll make his way out after consuming so many calories between trying to dig out and eating marshmallows.
My mom and were researching how to move a skunk... And got a great laugh at your wonderful video. Thank you!
I'm so glad you two enjoyed it! Thank you for commenting :)
Arrrhhhh Fred ❤️❤️❤️ you made him feel so much at home , he wanted to stay, I loved this video the best ever ❤️❤️❤️❤️
LOL Im dying laughing here!
Silly hoomans!
With those marshmallows... Your going to find him in that trap often...
I'm sure I could trap that skunk over and over, I wanted to solve a mystery and catch a culprit, mystery solved, trap is put away :) You're right, he would probably go in that trap nightly for daily release...
@@FrederickDunn Yup, I reckon you've probablymade him a trap happy skunk with just one catch.
Wow! That Skunk liked the trap as a shelter from the rain and a place to get some sleep! Great video.
It worked!! Thank you so much 🤗 Just patience in your approach and lots of talking. It didn’t even take a nap 🤣
Glad it helped!
A skunk I dont mess with that funk. They get the walk on by pass.
it's not that hard to let the skunk out without getting sprayed, (I did it on the first try) and even if you get sprayed, it's not the end of the world. I could never allow such a cute and beneficial animal to starve to death
😀Gosh this was a wonderful, entertaining 😄& educational vid From Fred as usual👍🏼🙌thx for the morning smiles Fred☺️great way to start my day, with a smile inside feel👏😌
We trapped a skunk that was in our shop and used the same method in your other video. We used a large bed sheet and propped the door on the end open with vise grips. I was so happy that I did not get sprayed!
Great stuff Fred!! I half expected the little fella to head back into the cage after he eased out to get the marshmellows, lol.
Yeah, we have a heck of a skunk problem over here as well, pests running out the place stinking things up. Luckily though they seem to congregate in a big group and make silly noises. We call that place, Parliament........... 😆😆😆.
Thanks for posting!!
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Ive had 6 pet skunks over the years, this sub-adult kiddo is use to you, lol, they have excellent eye sight, but only to about 3 feet, then everything beyond thats a blur..... they have excellent hearing and sniffer also, he just wasn't interested in them enough to pounce...
the marshmallow hitchhiker is a treat for later ;)... he isn't stressed at all, lol, pet skunks are playful till the day they pass of old age at around 12-15... ;)
that 'hooded' skunky is sooo cute! (they only spray as a last resort if cornered/ bitten/ startled (& when they get in trouble for getting under the kitchen sink, lol....)
thank you for the 'kind' video any pest trapped should be relocated to a proper habitat and kindly released (not meaning yours) (love the timer on the HAH, if you dont have one like that, simply cover the trap with dark cloth and lift a end open, they see the light and make like a banana and split!!
thx again!!
skunks are awesome on the farm, and eat their weight in grubs and grasshoppers, very beneficial creatures!
Fantastic!!! Always sparking my childhood memories Mr. Dunn!!! I remember my dad and Granddad live catching skunks when I was a kid and moving them a ways away from the house. Granddad always said what a benefit skunks were. He was always less than amused with the raccoons as they would always get into the chicken house and attack the chickens. He wasn’t as kind to them. LoL!!! Thanks for another great Video. That little guy seemed quite content to hang out and eat marshmallows! 🤣
That was fun! I have seen lots of film of skunks but not so relaxed as this. I have never smelt a skunk and so I can’t even imagine what it smells like but they are cute little creatures to look at.
I had a huge problem a few years ago with moles in my yard. They were eating grubs that were there to eat the roots of the grass. After trying all kind of traps that did not work well at all I was about to give up. I do not use any chemical killers. One morning I noticed many little holes in the grass about two inches around. The grass had been cut in a circle and flipped over. This happened for a few days before I saw a skunk doing his job of eating the grubs The grubs were gone so the moles also moved on. Problem solved and I'm back to a good looking lawn. Thank you Mr. Skunk.
THAT'S!!!! what I'm talking about :)
Pre wrap your traps, you can use a trash bag. Use Cheetos for the lure.
Why would I change my lure when marshmallows work so well?
Thank you for catching and RELEASING. Poor little wet guy. You’re right, his fur held up great in the rain. I appreciate your respect for nature, animals and not hurting or killing them. Except for hornets 😂
Lol this video made my morning thank you fred happy Friday looking forward to faq 22 later today
-Fred: I'll setup the timer on the door.
tic-tac...tic-tac...tic-tac
-Skunk: oh my God, a time bomb was set near me.
tic-tac...tic-tac... klonk!
-Fred: come on out, the door is open.
-Skunk: the bomb failed and I am going no where untill I feel safe.
-Fred: I'll throw some marshmellows at him
-Skunk: I must have died and gone to Heaven, there are marshmellows everywhere !!! OK let's go
wooooooow You have catched the thief in the crime seen :) :) :)
Finally, somebody addressed this huge problem with humane traps. I'm really refined my process for releasing skunks with the old styl traps, but it's easy to fumble that. This is a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
We had 2 skunks in the traps this morning , one is very small. There were 4 born under the deck steps this spring . We have caught and released 4 the past 2 weeks . These 2 were also released into a bush area where there's a small stream . We do not want our dogs sprayed again , so we will relocate every one of them . The road in front of our house is very busy and some get killed .They have a better chance in the heavily wooded country ,about 2 miles away .
Awesome video.
LOL
I think you've made a pet out of this one Frederick.
Well, it doesn't hate me, but it's also not following me around. :)
@@FrederickDunn You're describing our 3 cats. Most visible and friendly at mealtime.
🤣 entertaining lol! Thank you for sharing!
awesome vid
Great video
Thank you.
I concur, the best video I've seen in a while😆😆. I live in woods and we get all kinds of critters. I always try to keep distance and be respectful even though they eat my veggies, dig holes in my garden and make mess on porch. One night a baby skunk got into my chicken run. I heard my hens scream. We ran out and would you believe that little creature attacked my fav 5yo veteran girl. It was terrible and he wouldnt leave! I sprayed it with a hose. Still it took a while for it to get the point. It finally ran out. Poor girl had to be euthanized. Aaah beautiful but cruel nature.
This is hilarious.
I love your videos all the way from Brazil :)
Thank you, I'm so glad you take the time to watch them! :)
Excellent video! I used much of your method. Skunk was very quiet, just looking back at me. Some tail raising but no spray. An easy way for me was to take a 3/4x1x10 foot piece of lumber, drive a nail into the side near the end, just enough to hold it. Used the wood/nail to roll the cage over onto its top. Slowly so as not to upset the skunk. The top lever (now on the ground side) should have fallen open to permit the door to open, using the wood/nail to push the swing-down lever back at the bottom (was the top). Easy way is to hold the lever back and use a 2nd piece of wood to push the door back into the cage until the door is about 1/2 way open and wedge it to stay open. Then slip around to the back (where the skunk has moved by now) and poke and talk at him until he walks out, looks back at you like you're an moron, then ambles away. Just be careful not to trip the door and let it close again. State law forbids transporting most wild animals claiming it could spreads disease, which means paying someone $100 or destroy it yourself (Playing Joe Biden speeches works well although that may be considered cruel by some.)
Had one under my cabin got rid of the skin but still have an lot of smell is under the cabin and has came up in the cabin so how do I get smell out of the ground that has come up in silde of the cabin.
I think you're just going to have to give that some time. Other than baking soda, or peroxide, not sure how to approach an area under a cabin.
I just found out this morning early that there are 2 skunks under our outdoor pool house. Not sure what to do. I would leave them if I thought they wouldn't spray my dog and all around our yard.
great video, I watched another video of yours and it was also great. I heard they eat all your veggies in your garden and are bad to have in your yard.
We have fence around our garden because we raise free ranging chickens. I like the skunks because they deal with so many in-ground pests. My dog gets sprayed once a year and we have the skunk smell cleaning kit on hot standby for those events. IN general, he leaves them alone.
@@FrederickDunn My dog can't get to them, they are way under the cottage and they don't seem to mind her sniffing around. I was more worried that they would spray while under there and then the cottage would smell like skunk for months.
In most states it’s illegal to transport and release an animal unless you’re licensed to do so.
Here in Ny the only place you can release an animal is back onto the property they were caught on.
Yes, always check in with your fish and game commission regarding that's permitted. This is my own property.
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I was just putting it out there to educate the masses.
I enjoyed your video, very informative.
The havoc they create far outweighs the good they do LOL. I shoot'em. BTW, enjoyed the video...
all options are open...
Nice trap Mr.Dunn...i Need one of like this..To Catch An Agouti... LoL 😂🇱🇨👊❤🙏..I guess you know what the Agouti is??😁
I would like to find one with babies in the woods or something to take as a pet pet le'pew.
Thanks! Wonderful video, and good to know about the timer. I've used live traps successfully a number of times, but one really awful experience left me afraid of them. I was on a fire lookout in Oregon, and a pack rat kept getting into the storage cabin. I live trapped him several times, each time releasing him at a greater distance, but he kept reappearing. The final time that I trapped him, his tail had obviously gotten caught underneath the plate that closes when the animal's weight is in the right place, and in pulling it out, his tail had been stripped right down to the bone. It still makes me cringe to think of it. The trap was large enough for a big cat. I hope to never need one again.
OY Vey! ==
Good job. When I lived in TN we had skunks with just a short patch on their heads. There was a baby in the back yard for a few days and my dog tried to play with it. Got some cool shots of that haha. The little thing kept trying to spray him. It was so cute. Don't see many where I live now, but sure can smell them once in a while. : )
I use a DUKE's trap, just roll it on its topside and the door opens. All my skunks run like the wind.
Thanks for sharing what you do and use :)
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They dont make this trap any more ?!?
You're right, I can't find it on the Havahart website. But there are still some being sold online. Just do a google search: Havahart 998 Large 2-Door Safe Release.
What animal were you trying to trap?
The Skunk... to test the trap mechanism and to see if it stresses the animal.
That's pretty much what the one I caught did except as soon as I scared him out he took off.
Using the end piece as a roof! LOL, took 3 hours to get out of the cage!
I think he was blind! Really! I had to laugh - big time - over this one. nearly four hours and two naps after he's released... well I am not going to say, you watch the video yourself!
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Lol ya I don't think so
Skunks need love to.....
We have these at my dad's house and always worried about them getting the chickens
I've never lost a chicken to a skunk :)
@@FrederickDunn me neither, and have startled them in the hen house (eating chicken feed) they will chomp an egg though if they can get their mitts on one)...
awesome little critters!
I thought he'd turn around and go back in.
That's all you have to do is put something like a tarp between you and the skunk not to be sprayed ??????????????
annnnd not spazz out when dealing with the skunk.
I hear that skunks have bad homing instincts
That's interesting... are you saying they wonder off and can't find their way back home?
Yes I was looking into getting one as a pet one day they’re legal where I live and they emphasized that if they get away they won’t be able to find their way home
@@brown5uggaDugga wow, that's a first. They certainly seem to know where they are going around here.
COULD
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L.O.L.
Unpredictable just like bees. Isn’t Nature wonderful. Guess bees have been inactive with all the rain!
Thats why you always use a wrap on ground traps duh!
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Old stinky has been wreaking havoc on my yard...... I want to catch him with my cage, carry him to my truck, drive him 5 miles away and set him free.
Thats what i want to know how to do and make sure i do it without getting sprayed.
(I'm pretty sure I can catch him then let him go in the same spot where i caught him.... Duh)
All you have to do is lay the tarp over the cage, transport the cage, remove the trap and release the animal.
What stops them from spraying you during transport to another location?
William Bennett That’s what I want to know. That raccoon gon spray tarp or no tarp...
Frederick Dunn Thanks for the information, I will try the tarp. Thank you.
Lake Marine Got to use the Tarp, And be careful good luck.
Their spray is actually toxic and if ingested by your dog can be fatal
Thanks, I did not know that! My dog has taken direct hits to his mouth on more than one occasion... he's a slow learner.
@@FrederickDunn I had one dog parallized and one that actually killed the skunk died. But yes, I knew dogs that were sprayed over and over with no adverse effects. The vet told me that most dogs don't actually ingest the spray...
@@suchardaniel3448 I think their ability to drool profusely probably saves many dogs... thanks for that information.
It probably ran away on purpose, to get back to the wild.