As many of you know, dogs listen to us, sense our emotions. Well, too many times one or more of our dogs has been sprayed by a skunk. Our household is no stranger to the various substances sold to de-skunk the smell. Our canines know our lack of enthusiasm regarding skunks is palpable, and that more than once I have told my son (in front of the dogs) that I may ask him to tail a skunk we encounter so I can retrieve some means to dispatch the possible source of rabies. They can be taken anytime in the state where we live.
Three times now, one or two of our dogs have taken it upon themselves to do the take. One dog carries it back home, and one time buried it on our property.
Because they bring back various animal parts from mountain lion takes (some possibly coyotes), I used a hardware cloth tray suspended in a tree to keep our dogs from bickering about it. Also germs. I have an image of the 3 skunks on top of other products of the forest but will not post it here. For a well known CPF member insisting on proof, I can get a Google Photos link for it. We try to be respectful about this.
