Re: Mothballs don't solve skunk issues
[Re: huntinjunkie]
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10/07/14 08:34 AM
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They do not work for woodchuck either, brother-in-law called and said he had a WC under his out building. But he took care of it. He poured two boxes of mothballs down the hole. I went over the next day, it look like it had snowed that night. So then he poured drain oil down the hole, the WC dug out in a different location. I trapped the WC out of the second hole.
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Re: Mothballs don't solve skunk issues
[Re: Paul Winkelmann]
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10/07/14 12:09 PM
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Does anyone know if they work on moths? So far, I don't think anyone has tried them for moths yet!
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Re: Mothballs don't solve skunk issues
[Re: huntinjunkie]
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10/07/14 02:43 PM
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Seems logical in stored clothes or foot lockers like back in the day they would effect moths due to toxic fumes.
That said related to snipers comment, everyone knows they work on everything under the sun right?
Bat away, snake away, deer away, squatch away.....
Now selling toxic fumes and respiratory and kidney failure in aisle 1.
Anyone can find someone claiming this works quicker than they find a pro and it costs less so they try the authoritative blog post which claims moths balls will make any wildlife or pest issue disappear..
Folks are always looking for cheap workarounds I can't blame them for that, unfortunate they don't read the package.
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Re: Mothballs don't solve skunk issues
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...DIY folks looking for a cheap solution. ("The internet said to try this...") Ditto what Justin said.
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Re: Mothballs don't solve skunk issues
[Re: huntinjunkie]
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10/10/14 01:14 PM
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Knowing what I know about how often people use mothballs as a silver bullet, I should buy every stock I can in mothball companies...I'd be rich!
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Re: Mothballs don't solve skunk issues
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I have a crazy woman next door that goes to the dollar stores and buy's dozens of box's, and sits there with a hammer breaking them up, to spread all over her back yard. the stench is overwhelming, and the birds will carry them off and drop them all over the hood. I've called DNR a few times and all they do is send her a letter. The Wankers.
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Re: Mothballs don't solve skunk issues
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I know this is going to kill you guys, especially you Daves, but we have used mothballs successfully, on many occasions. They're
one of the best skunk smell/ dead animal smell deodorants that you can find. You can put it in a can and the amount can easily be
regulated by adding or subtracting mothballs. We have found out how easy it is for mothballs to neutralize really ugly smells and
how easy it is to have those ugly smells neutralize the naphthalene. I will admit that we have never tried it on moths, bats, or
any other wildlife. So next time you have a really smelly job, stick a mothball in each nostril. ( Or maybe not )
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