Dawnie Shot A Skunk!
I was inside, and she came in and said there is a skunk in what we call "the pasture." I grabbed up a shotgun, and she got her Chief Special out of her car.
We went out and found the skunk, a big pretty one. Only it didn't act like a skunk. It was about 20 feet away, and when it saw us, it adopted an aggressive posture, tail up and bushed out, head down, front legs spread wide, but it didn't try to spray. Then, it charged with its mouth open.
I fired once with the shotgun, and stopped it, but it didn't fall over, so Dawnie shot it once with her .38 and it fell.
Here is the carcass.
We were concerned that, with its unusual behavior, it might be rabid, so Dawnie called the local S.O. but was told if the skunk hadn't bitten any person or pet, no one would be coming for its head. I reckon I will move it to a brush pile and burn it.
We went out and found the skunk, a big pretty one. Only it didn't act like a skunk. It was about 20 feet away, and when it saw us, it adopted an aggressive posture, tail up and bushed out, head down, front legs spread wide, but it didn't try to spray. Then, it charged with its mouth open.
I fired once with the shotgun, and stopped it, but it didn't fall over, so Dawnie shot it once with her .38 and it fell.
Here is the carcass.
We were concerned that, with its unusual behavior, it might be rabid, so Dawnie called the local S.O. but was told if the skunk hadn't bitten any person or pet, no one would be coming for its head. I reckon I will move it to a brush pile and burn it.
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Ought to make you a nice hat!
He looks real peaceful...0 -
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Good eats 0 -
Annie Oakley is getting pretty good with the .38 0 -
Did she put a small notch on the 38's grip? 0 -
You shot it once with your shotgun and it didn't fall? Geez, David, please replace those rubber bullets for some OO Buckshot! Do it now! 0 -
Do dead skunks stink?? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by mateomasfeo
Ought to make you a nice hat!+10 -
You go Dawnie![8D] 0 -
Ok David, When are you going to take Dawnie on a African safari? She has already fought off the wolves and bagers, ok, the Coyote's and skunks.... 0 -
YES,,DEAD SKUNKS DO SMELL...
I was so proud of myself,,,god i didnt think shooting could be so much fun....0 -
The reason it didn't spray is because its not a real skunk.
Real skunks have only one stripe down thier back. Thats one of those dang cats that look like a skunk that people raise as pets.
I know because i have a friend that used to raise a whole ton of those dang critters and sell them. At one time he was getting a 100 bucks a head for them[:0] Supposedly they make realy good pets, But i always hated them.0 -
Oh ya, Congrats dawnie! You going to mount him[:D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by dolfan
Do dead skunks stink??
hell yeah they do!
I've seen roadkill skunks while driving only to find that my AC sucked up the stink 5 seconds later0 -
no he went into the burn pile,hopefully my hunter of a cat wont drag it home and say Look mom
I was so excited about hitting and KILLING it,,,cant have the reputation of just wounding animals,,,u have to kill them
I think I am ready to go deer hunting now,,,,,0 -
their tuff buggers aren't they?
i shot one with a 12 gauge it flew about ten feet in the air, i thought i would give it awhile, i went back out, and it was gone, i followed it trail in the dew for about 30 yards, shot 7 times with a .22 it was still trucking, i aimed for a head shot, and it went down then, they are some chicken killers too0 -
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
their tuff buggers aren't they?
i shot one with a 12 gauge it flew about ten feet in the air, i thought i would give it awhile, i went back out, and it was gone, i followed it trail in the dew for about 30 yards, shot 7 times with a .22 it was still trucking, i aimed for a head shot, and it went down then, they are some chicken killers too
Yes, they deffenitly like thier chickens.
At one time i was loosing a couple of chickens each night and i thought it was coons so i set some traps.
I ended up catching 30+ skunks through that year[:0]
Every one of them sprayed upon thier death[xx(]0 -
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Congats on the good shooting, Dawnie..and with a 36 yet !!
Try hard to not rub it in that shotgun man !!! [:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by KSUmarksman
quote:Originally posted by dolfan
Do dead skunks stink??
hell yeah they do! Thanks for the answer, KSU.[:)]0 -
That's not a skunk but that cat on the Pepe' Le' Pue' cartoon. 0 -
Just a suggestion in keeping with the season of...stealing. Hows 'bout wrapping it up all nice and cheery and put it next to your mailbox like it's just been delivered to your house. No doubt, some thievin' idjit will come along and help theyselves to a de-lightful surprise. [;)][:p][:0] 0 -
By the way, boys...While we were out there, Dawnie showed me where she was standing and where the coyote was when she shot it. I measured it off. It was 33 yards. Not bad.
I waited until the skunk had plenty of time to empty its scent sac, and picked it up and tossed in on a brush pile to be burned. Dawnie shot this picture. It was a pretty big skunk, and weighed as much as a large house cat.0 -
quote:Originally posted by nunn
By the way, boys...While we were out there, Dawnie showed me where she was standing and where the coyote was when she shot it. I measured it off. It was 33 yards. Not bad.
I waited until the skunk had plenty of time to empty its scent sac, and picked it up and tossed in on a brush pile to be burned. Dawnie shot this picture. It was a pretty big skunk, and weighed as much as a large house cat.
You need to get some sun on those hands...0 -
Don't mean to make a big stink (no pun intended), but why?
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Just goes to show what can come snarling out
of a central Texas pastue. When will the dangers end ?
Nothin a shotgun and 38 can't handle.
Then you get to get dress up like a drunkin dentist.0 -
Why what? Why shoot a skunk? Maybe you didn't read my post or consider the facts.
Skunks are the #1 carrier of rabies in Texas.
Skunks are nocturnal by nature. This one was out in broad daylight, 4:15 pm, slightly un-skunk-like behavior.
All other skunks I have encountered, retreated, and they will if they have an exit. If cornered, they will spray. When this one saw us, it didn't try to move away, and it didn't try to spray. What it did was charge us. Again, very un-skunk-like behavior.
When I find a mammal that can carry rabies acting out of character, I kill it.
Racoons are the #2 carrier of rabies in Texas. Our Animal Control people in Greenville sometimes trap nuisance skunks and racoons, and even coyotes, but because of the risk of rabies, none are relocated. They all die.
Bats are the #3 carrier of rabies in Texas. We don't encounter bats often, but if a bat is on the ground, and still alive, it dies.
Sorry, but I have dogs and cats that I take care of, and spend a good bit of money doing so, and I will not suffer a possible rabies carrier to exist near my animals.0 -
quote:Originally posted by dawnie
I was so proud of myself,,,god i didnt think shooting could be so much fun....
YEEEESSSSSSS![:D]Dawnie the varmint hunter!, Now ask David for a .25-06 in a HB Rem. 700[:D][:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by nunn
Again, very un-skunk-like behavior.
Sorry Nunn, but never have seen a skunk at the Islands.
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What sort of disease-carrying varmints to you have in the islands?
Which islands?0 -
quote:Originally posted by TwoDogs
Just goes to show what can come snarling out
of a central Texas pastue. When will the dangers end ?
Nothin a shotgun and 38 can't handle.
Then you get to get dress up like a drunkin dentist.
THAT is freakin' hilarious!0 -
Because I have on disposable rubber gloves???
If I went to the dentist, and he came in the room dressed as I am in that picture, I think I would suddenly remember a conflicting engagement.0
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