What do you guys use for bait when trapping skunk?

Cheetos

Lenons Skunk Super All call

I always used sardines but for some reason I have 2 stinkers that wont touch em

Cheetos

do you trail cheetos in the trap or just throw a handful in there after your done eating most of them?

Hey Skunk Wiggler ...Sometimes both

lol for some reason i figured that...

A little off topic, I had a lady call me last week about a skunk she caught in her trap. She said she was trying to catch a porcupine that was peeling her trees. In conversation she says "I don't understand why I can't catch this porky, all I've caught are my neighbors cat and this skunk. I figured that porky would like the sardines I'm using for bait" DUH

Dave, tomorrow when she catches that porky on sardines, be sure to apologize. I always do.

I treat skunks like coons. Either protein or carbs, both have a sweet tooth aka carbs and are predators that eat meat aka protein. JMO but there are certain times of year or at certain sites where they tend to key into one or the other and aren't interested in anything else.
Sardines, where cats are not an issue, are my go to on skunks as are other protein baits such as cat food, dog food, pet treats, cracklins/pork rinds, etc but when that fails I go to the sweets such as honey buns, old honey comb, molasses and other sundry items.
Actually with skunks I almost always have both as I like to trail mini marshmellows at all sets but I have also had success with gummy bears/worms.

David, I have a confession to make. Besides the gummy bears and gummy worms there are gummy raspberries. I have let none of them ever escape from my truck! Marshmallows are another matter. I was so upset that I ran out of them yesterday that I stopped at a Menard's where they were on sale for 75 cents a bag. I bought 25 bags of them. Bet I won't run out of a while now!

thanks for the help and information

Paul 25 bags of mashmallows? Did they look at you like some kind of pervert? That reminds me of the joke about the doctor and the cheetos.

Peach rings never make it ti the job for some reason.

Ya thanks for that I have a taste for peach rings .

Dave, they're so used to me at Menards now that the cashiers have even stopped whispering to each other as I'm pushing the cart up.

( You should have seen the day I bought 10,000 fender washers )

I catch 90% of mine with dry catfood, never really played with anything else as this has always yielded great results.

raw eggs and cheap hot dogs work well for me

Ok...they eat anything without fiber.

Froot loops with a little anise or coonSB.