Skunk deterrent?

[mike]

I live in a typical residential area in Oregon. We have a skunk who comes thru about once a week and stinks the place up. I have a whole house fan that I use in the evenings to "reset" the house for the next hot day. By the time I smell it in the living room, the bedroom smells like skunk.

It's in the city, so discharge of firearms is not an option.

I'm thinking about wiring up a stun gun for his enjoyment. What's good bait to use for skunk?

Other options? I'm not against murdering the critter, but I'd rather just reroute his trek thru the neighborhood.

[Frank]

I've caught two of them on separate occasions in a Hav-a-hart trap baited with peanut butter.

I released them as I was after groundhogs and raccoons which were causing problems.

They say that they will not spray when confined so I guess if you could throw something over the trap like a blanket you could pick them up and transport them. I'd probably only risk this in the back of a pickup truck.

[rbowman]

What gets the skunk excited? A few weeks ago I was out in the woods, hopped over a little creek and almost landed on a skunk. I froze, thinking things were about to go sideways. The skunk contemplated the thing suddenly blocking his path, hung a left, and ambled off to find someplace else to cross the creek.

The bottom line of the anecdote is the skunk didn't have any more aroma than a house cat. A pissed off skunk is another thing entirely.

[mike]

Then, this skunk must be mighty pissed off. Whole house reeks from his passing in the night.

[J Burns]

It's marking its territory. Maybe it's there every night and marks weekly.