ADC Trapper Forum

No Profanity *** No Flaming *** No Advertising *** No Anti Trappers *** No Politics
No Non-Target Catches *** No Links to Anti-trapping Sites *** No Avoiding Profanity Filter


Home~Trap Talk~ADC Forum~Trap Shed~Wilderness Trapping~International Trappers~Fur Handling

Auction Forum~Trapper Tips~Links~Gallery~Basic Sets~Convention Calendar~Chat~ Trap Collecting Forum

Trapper's Humor~Strictly Trapping~Fur Buyers Directory~Mugshots~Fur Sale Directory~Wildcrafting

Trapper's Tales~Words From The Past~Legends~Archives~Kids Forum~Lure Formulators Forum


~~~ Dobbins' Products Catalog ~~~


WCS
(Please support Wildlife Control Supplies, our sponsor for the ADC Page)






Print Thread
Hop To
Young grubbing skunk #4612217
08/20/14 07:20 PM
08/20/14 07:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 64
Kimball, MN
S
Shawn T Offline OP
trapper
Shawn T  Offline OP
trapper
S

Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 64
Kimball, MN
I have been trying for 2 weeks to get this guy. I got his brother. He follows no patterns. It seems to be tube and cage shy. Other than ordering a specific grub bait I do not know what to do. The yard is roughly 3 acres and surrounded by woods and corn fields. I have never had this much trouble with a skunk. Has anybody tried a predator bait or something out of the normal to get skunks? It is not working with sweet baits.




Re: Young grubbing skunk [Re: Shawn T] #4612832
08/21/14 01:28 AM
08/21/14 01:28 AM
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 111
NM
H
HD_Wildlife Offline
trapper
HD_Wildlife  Offline
trapper
H

Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 111
NM
Shawn,

Is it possibly more location than bait? I know folks talk about them not being interested in many baits during the grub season so of course
that could be the issue, but we all know the best set equipment doesn't work unless it is on the right location.

Just a thought, assume you are already on point,

Re: Young grubbing skunk [Re: Shawn T] #4612870
08/21/14 04:49 AM
08/21/14 04:49 AM
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
New Hampshire
Coondog6 Offline
trapper
Coondog6  Offline
trapper

Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 24
New Hampshire
I am not a skunk pro but, I always look for the den and set that.


The measure of a man is what he will do when he knows he won't get caught.

Coondog6
www.BestWayWildlife.com
Re: Young grubbing skunk [Re: Shawn T] #4612890
08/21/14 05:52 AM
08/21/14 05:52 AM
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 4
NE, NC
B
Big Bear Wildlif Offline
trapper
Big Bear Wildlif  Offline
trapper
B

Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 4
NE, NC
Sounds like you know where he's going, agree its all location. But that said I finished up a skunk job that had 7 young ones. They mostly took to the bigger poly traps than the open cage. Cheese flavor as well as some honey seemed to draw them in. But I did have bees underground they were digging for. And this after never having any luck with a tube.

Last edited by Big Bear Wildlif; 08/21/14 05:52 AM.

Be Green, Buy Fur.
NE- NC
Re: Young grubbing skunk [Re: Shawn T] #4612896
08/21/14 06:02 AM
08/21/14 06:02 AM
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 843
NH
S
sgs Offline
trapper
sgs  Offline
trapper
S

Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 843
NH
Find the trails where it's entering the yard and set there. Once they're actively grubbing it can be hard to distract them. Catch it before it gets to the yard.

Re: Young grubbing skunk [Re: Shawn T] #4612992
08/21/14 08:12 AM
08/21/14 08:12 AM
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,862
Northeast Wisconsin
N
NE Wildlife Offline
trapper
NE Wildlife  Offline
trapper
N

Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,862
Northeast Wisconsin
Can you use a foothold? If so try making a big gaudy
Dirt hole set with a 1 1/2 just don't cover the trap so
Well that you catch a coyote or fox. I have had this work multiple
Times after no luck with tube or cages in wide open areas of grubbing



Re: Young grubbing skunk [Re: Shawn T] #4616487
08/23/14 05:21 PM
08/23/14 05:21 PM
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,447
Monroeville NJ
J
Jonesie Offline
trapper
Jonesie  Offline
trapper
J

Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,447
Monroeville NJ
Shawn T go to my skunk article in the Trappers Post July / August 2014 ADC sec. something in there may help ya, or maybe not.


Ron Jones
http://www.acpwildlifepro.net/
Rednecks Pride Game Calls / Outdoor Scents
Rednecks Pride Outdoors podcast
Friend me on FaceBook
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread




Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1