SKUNK TRAPPING
Skunks eat the eggs and young of ground nesting birds, including quail, wild turkey and waterfowl. Skunks may also damage vegetable gardens, kill and eat domestic poultry and their eggs. Occasionally they may damage beehives whiles trying to feed on the bees.
They may also damage lawns, athletic fields, and golf courses by digging up turf as they search for food.
Skunk denning activities can also result in damage. Dens located under buildings can be a nuisance to building occupants should the skunk release its musk.
Skunks
have an impact on the nesting success of wild
turkey, grouse,
quail, waterfowl and pheasant.
Skunks can also be a major disease factor. In many states skunks are the primary wildlife carrier of rabies. They may also be infected with tularemia, distemper, Aleutians disease and several parasites including fleas, lice, mites, ticks, roundworms, tapeworms, and flatworms.
Skunks are easily trapped. An experienced, well trained trapper will be able to remove and dispatch skunks without them spraying their obnoxious odor.
