Re: Baby Skunks
[Re: Coondog6]
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06/23/15 09:00 PM
06/23/15 09:00 PM
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Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin
Paul Winkelmann
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Good question. If they are fairly small we get 10 bucks apiece less for the babies. Now I've never gotten sprayed by mom but a baby will
shoot you just for the fun of it. So I guess that pricing really doesn't compute unless you're the one that's making out the check.
P.S. Our last customer saved $90, but we caught all nine in one day so we were more than satisfied.
Last edited by Paul Winkelmann; 06/23/15 09:04 PM.
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Re: Baby Skunks
[Re: Coondog6]
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06/24/15 06:40 AM
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Posts: 44 massachusetts
swampdonkey
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Per animal...babies are just a little cheaper...only because the customer looks at it ..like ....smaller should be less and yes they will nail you for looking at them crosseyed..like a kid with a water pistol...
Joe Robidoux
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Re: Baby Skunks
[Re: Coondog6]
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06/24/15 05:15 PM
06/24/15 05:15 PM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 2,981 Wyoming
Starvalleytrappe
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Heck, I got turned down for saying I would charge $40 for the whole family a while back!
Wyoming fur trader
chrismhcc@yahoo.com
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Re: Baby Skunks
[Re: Coondog6]
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06/24/15 10:30 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 30 St. Louis area
Dave Schmidt
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Round here, the skunk kits I catch all think they're Billy the Kid...shoot ya for any reason, or no reason whatsoever. Catching them by the carload, tho.
ALL OUT Wildlife Control
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Re: Baby Skunks
[Re: Coondog6]
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06/24/15 11:09 PM
06/24/15 11:09 PM
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Posts: 2,981 Wyoming
Starvalleytrappe
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Is there a preferred bait for mama when you are trapping a litter? I tried getting one for a friend a little while back and positive set the hole with a comstock double door. Somehow she dugout somewhere else. Then my friend continued to rip the floor out and the skunk moved her liter that night. Never got a chance to catch the liter
Wyoming fur trader
chrismhcc@yahoo.com
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Re: Baby Skunks
[Re: Coondog6]
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06/25/15 07:21 AM
06/25/15 07:21 AM
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Posts: 233 wi/mn
travellintrapper
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You and I see that the individual price varies with a flat rate but in the end the customer only cares about what the total bill is, at least that's been my observation with most customers.
I have a customer that has a really nice lake home here it's probably worth 500 to 750 thousand dollars and he has bats and it's not a huge deal but I just gave him a price at 1250 dollars to fix the issue. He then continues to tell me about how he's got a new Lake Home down towards Minneapolis on Lake Minnetonka that he just bought aND he has a pretty big bat issue that he wants me to come down there and take a look at. it normally that's way out of my area but I looked it up online and he paid 7.1 million dollars for it. However that said he still bickered a little about the 1250 dollars to fix the lake Home up here so price is always an issue regardless of your money situation.
No perfect way to do it we all just have to adapt to what we and our customers can live with.
Last edited by travellintrapper; 06/25/15 07:25 AM.
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Re: Baby Skunks
[Re: Coondog6]
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06/25/15 10:48 AM
06/25/15 10:48 AM
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Posts: 2,981 Wyoming
Starvalleytrappe
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Unfortunately, I hear that phrase all the time.
To me that is the same as saying "he busted his butt and made lots of money so he should give me some for free"
Wyoming fur trader
chrismhcc@yahoo.com
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Re: Baby Skunks
[Re: Coondog6]
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06/25/15 11:07 AM
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 188 California
Throw Back
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Paul, its funny how geography effects people, around here, no one wants to do per animal. Which is fine by me, we have waaaay lower catch numbers than you.
If I finish early I collect full payment. If your have a mechanic or electrician tell you he will be done friday, but finishes wednesday, do you expect a discount? I put it clearly in my contract.
Now if I run over, depending on the circumstances, I can throw in a few days free no problem. If its a distance away, I usually just as for a small fee to cover materials (gas) for the next week. I do this because I solve problems, not trap animals.
I had 4 straight confirmed squirrel jobs this year where I got there, went in the attic to check for juvies because our season was off this year, removed the nest, and the squirrels never came back. I still set positive sets to be sure, and I had to be paid for that time. I solved a problem though, and thats what matters.
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