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How are you going to get them on?
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Yeah, better be quick about it, too.
What's the deal with these skunks, anyway.
They seem by nature to be crafty, aggressive little shits.
There's one campground where I won't go anymore, because the skunks are such pests. One night I had a fire going and the lantern full blast, cleaning up after dinner, planning on watching stars & satellites a while. The dishes were already washed (not nearby).
About 10:30 this little squirt came into camp and in spite of plenty of rocks coming his way, kept coming back. Finally I gave up and shut everything down and went to bed.
Another time, when we lived in the woods, one took to a regular route to the garbage. The old man was tired of it, so one night we took a stand 10-15 feet off the trail, with a 12 gauge. We waited and waited, but no skunk.
Finally, out of boredom, I started looking around behind us, and here comes the skunk right for us, way off his regular path.
Then there was the time we stopped off the highway by a lake in Michigan, to walk the dog. Went out on a little point of land, when I spotted one some distance away. He spotted us and changed his course to head right for us. Rocks didn't discourage it, then finally the dog saw it and we had a very difficult time finding a motel that would take us. Oh yeah, tomato juice helps, but only so much.
I know they are known rabies carriers, but they must also be aggressive by nature.
My question: assuming you aren't throwing rocks at them and they come up to you, if you're just real cool about it, what do they generally do?
Anyone here tried that? My guess is eventually they're going to do something you can't put up with, and then you're gonna get sprayed.