Sunday, March 11, 2012

Good-bye Skunk

So he or she was back on our porch this afternoon, eating cat food.  Kevin banged at the door and it started moving off the porch, but it was walking and acting strangely.  It looked sick and really shouldn't have been out at that hour as skunks are largely nocturnal.  Rabies was a possibility so Kevin decided it should be killed.

But it took a while to get our gun and Kevin missed his 2 shots.  Mr. (or Ms.) Skunk waddled into the neighbor's yard. So we called the neighbor.  The neighbor likes animals, wild and domestic, but was also concerned about its behavior.  But by the time he got HIS gun out, the skunk had moved on to the next neighbor's yard!

Another phone call to that neighbor and he came out and shot the skunk.  Whew!  I am thankful as I don't like the idea of an ill skunk near our kids, cats, or chickens.  Of course, I don't have anything in particular against skunks...I just want them out away from our house.  So this is a warning to other skunks...stay away from our house!

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