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Step 1
Fill all skunk holes in the yard with loose dirt. If the skunk is in the hole, it will dig out during the night. To be sure the skunk has left the den, sprinkle some powder around the opening and watch for footprints. If the skunk doesn't return after three days, close the opening with a board or screen.
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Step 2
Secure all openings to your home and other structures with wire mesh or boards. This includes air vents, openings to crawl spaces and stair wells.
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Step 3
Purchase motion-sensitive oscillating sprinklers. Skunks will be deterred from entering your yard after they've been startled with a sprinkler a few times.
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Step 4
Place shallow dishes with ammonia-soaked rags around your yard wherever you've seen skunks; the scent will deter them. However, avoid getting the ammonia on your lawn, as it will burn the grass.
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Step 5
Cover compost piles and clean up any debris in your yard that might provide space for a skunk to make a den. Elevate wood piles so that skunks can't burrow under them.
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Step 6
Bury a 12-inch extension of chicken wire under your fence. This will prevent skunks from digging under your fence.
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Step 7
Keep garbage cans and pet food containers tightly closed.










Comments
cyberjac796 said
on 4/5/2008 I suspect a skunk is in my crawl space of my home. Before I seal the crawl space I need to be sure the skunk isn't still living in there. How can I be sure the rodent is gone before I seal it's entrance. Sincerely, cyberjac796
jamaclassics said
on 10/29/2007 I tried these techniques on my skunk, they didn't work.
So I poured his Rum down the drain, threw out his sports section and hid the remote control from him, and I haven't seen him in three weeks! Yippee, skunk free!!