How to Humanely Trap and Release a Skunk

Reader Contribution by Elizabeth Gatto
Published on June 27, 2017
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Skunks are quite intelligent and resourceful creatures that can invade even the most sophisticated home, whether it is your garden, the attic, or under the crawl space of your house. When they come looking for food and shelter, you will need a suitable and humane method for removing them.

To be clear, using poisonous repellants or shooting them is illegal in most states. Live trapping skunks is one of the most effective ways to get rid of skunks from your home or property. It is likely you will hear and smell them if they are staying on your property, so locating them and knowing where to put your trap should be easy.

Here are some important pieces of information that you will need to trap a skunk. If you are uncertain, please hire a skunk trapper to come to your house and collect the skunk and then release it back into the wild.

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