do you wash them to get the smell off or do you just let tem air out?

I put up around 25 skunks per season and if you use a syringe and acetone you shouldn't have any smell thus no reason to wash or air out. If you need more info, PM me

Yeah, just dispatch them with acetone. Very quick, and easy. Cut out the glands, and skin without worry of them smelling.

Yup...usually little to no smell if you syringe them. I skin them "loaded" and pull the essence when done.

would be nice to see a video, of using acetone.

I would love to see a video of skunk dispatch with a syringe as well.. Anyone have one?

i skin all mine and they pay pretty good , groney gave me 8$ this year and a few hit 12$ at nafa last year. been doing the acetone job also and saves alot of essence for the bottle and keeps my co-workers from crying.

Nick C had a nice one on here about a month and half ago.

i catch mine in conibears though so they pretty much all have sprayed. that is what i was asking if you guys washed them or not.

Here is a vid I posted on a skunk dispatch thread awhile back. Hope this helps you out some. I use 12cc of acetone.

Very nicely done. I haven't caught one yet, but I think their fur is real nice, and would definately want to skin it. I'll have to make a pole. Do you come in from the side with the needle, behind the shoulder, or try to roll them onto their side to get at the front of the chest?

It depends on the skunk as to what angle i get for the shot. I prefer the front angle between the front legs and just under the throat. If the skunk is real docile the side shot is just as easy. Here is a pic of my syringe setup. 16 ga. needle and an extendable painters pole.

Is that a bottle cap off a plastic coke bottle holding the syringe to the painter pole?

Yep, thats what it it. That way I can take the syringe off when not using it. So it don't get broke.

I know what I will be piddling with tonight. Thanks

Mouth wash is great to get the skunk smell off the dog . I would think it would on the skunk pelt . I never tried it on the skunk . I don't do them up for 5 bucks .Not worth my time

if i have a oops , like when my wife shoots one and toss's it in the freezer when i'm gone . {not as funny as it sounds} i just put a foot hold on them and stake them in a creek for a day in moving water. seems to get most of the smell out.

ok. thanks for the input guys.

the pole is the only way to go and I put up as many as dont stink but I havent figured out how to remove the essence yet thats next year when i finally set out a decent sized land line.

Soaking the pelt in white vinegar should get of some of the smell.

I shoot all my live skunks. Most of the time they spray. But, I don't really care. After I skin them, I let the hide soak in a pail of peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap for a couple of hours. Then I rinse it real good. When the hide is still wet, it has the skunky odor, but as it dries, the smell seems to pretty much disappear.

I skin all my mature skunks. I got $14. for one two years ago at NAFA. Last year my average on those little fellers was just under $10. IMO, they're worth skinning for that. Besides, I hate to throw anything I caught away. It seems such a waste.

I skin mine, save the essence, empty pods, fat and use the carcas rendered down for a lure base. All and all, I make more on skunks than a 'coon!

Do you strech them like a coon or fox or??

Just like a coon.

so that means fur-in, right?

Yes sir. I sold some today got 7 for small ones and eight for the bigger ones fleshed stretched and dried.

I pole, extract the essence, skin, flesh, and stretch all mine. I think they have a real good looking pelt.

i know this is asking a lot, but can anybody post a vid/pics of extracting the essence.

so if you syringe them,there is no ordor whatsoever? when you skin,how do you keep from getting ordor out?

The syringe with acetone method works well but I have also had success shooting them in the front of the chest with a .22 short. When done from a distance (15-20 yds.) they ussually lay down and expire without spraying a drop. Im surprised that you are having skunks spray when caught in bodygrippers. Seldom do I have a skunk spray when caught in a body gripper.

Are some skunks with diffrent color paterns worth more than others. This morning I cuaght I this morning that was completly black except for the top of its head. Most of the ones I catch have white strips.

I sell the almost all white ones more than any other type. Black skunks really do have pretty fur......almost has a sheen like a mink.

I sell every skunk i get put up you can't pass you a $