killing skunks

Any trappers out there? How would you kill a skunk so that it would not spray? I heard that if you shoot it in either the head or the lung-heart area it would not spray. I am not sure if which one is correct.  Would appreciate it if some one with experience could tell me .thanks  sam

Don't shoot it! I'm a trapper it will spray cover the trap up as he said keep calm walk up real slow not to startle it and u should be good there is a " sweet" spot on them u can dispatch without them spraying bit iv never tried this method

I was going to shoot them,even bought a box of CCI low noise .22 shells,but I couldn't bring my self to shoot one before trying to get rid of them by trapping with a box trap. Old age I guess, but I figure that they are only trying to :get by: like the rest of us.I heard of the blanket trick,but was leery of trying it. However I finaly got enough nerve to try it on 2 skunks that I trapped under my deck this week-end.It worked great,the hardest part was trying to cover the trap after they were in it.I didn't cover it first,but I guess I will from now on.Surprized me that even though they were in the trap over-nite that they didn,t spray,but there was no smell on the trap or in my truck,or even the towel that I covered the trap with. i am going to let the trap there a couple of more nites in case there are more. thanks for the replys.  sam

krott,
Dr Pepper works better.
Mike

I heard that anti-freeze worked also,but I think that the makers of it had to add a additive to it that made it bitter, so that animals wouldn't drink it,as it was non-discriminatory & would kill any small animal that drank it.I think that trapping is better as then you wouldn't have to worry about a animal crawling under your porch before dying.  sam

Runem over - use somebody elses truck.

topdog99

krott243

Little Golden Malrin and coca cola does the trick. Mix it up in a bowl near where there living, look for the dead body in the morning. This may kill other animals such as coons and possums too, fyi.  

DONT USE THIS

it is dangerous to raccoons, dogs,housecats and all other animals with a sweet tooth.
seen raccoons drop dead right in the bowl, this stuff is toxic..
seriously

 
Exactly... But it's only fly poison...
 
The blanket over the box trap works well. Just make sure you have a water source deep enough to submerge the trap, and don't remove the blanket first...