Thursday, May 7, 2009

skunks

NO... we did not get sprayed. and NO we are not considering getting one as a pet (that's gross).

But... we did see one snooping around our side & back yard... in broad daylight! Bold, I say.

We quietly watched through the window in fear to see WHAT it was going to do and WHERE it was going to go.

We looked online and this time of year they try to look for safe places to have their... BABIES!

A little back ground info... The neighbor's dog (a Boarder Collie) was sprayed a few weeks ago in her fenced in yard...!
This is serious folks.

The Olson's are in hunker down mode... any intelligent tips/suggestions on how to get rid of skunks would be much appreciated.

5 comments:

Pete Roeth said...

whenever we saw a skunk out during the day, my dad said it had rabies, and then he shot it before it sprayed us or bit our dog.
do you own a shotgun?!

Jeff and Lisa Olson said...

Do the Olson's have a "shotgun"... quote of the week.

steve said...

mike bell has a b.b. gun i'm sure he'd let you borrow. do vegetarians eat skunk?

Jeff and Lisa Olson said...

more details...

the skunk was seen yesterday @ 6pm (about 2 hours before dark). Research showed us that skunks come out "around" dusk... do we still think it could have rabies?

Also... we sprinkled cayenne pepper around our shed(s)... we'll see if that aggrivates the little raskle.

We'll keep you posted... a gun of some sort "might be" needed...

and NO... we do not eat skunks.

Jeff and Lisa Olson said...

no guns with passive resistance we will remove him (jeff)