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Jun 9, 2021 06:47:04   #
flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
 
fishyaker wrote:
I suspect that the truck needed a run thru the car wash after that 3 day escapade to remove any scent from adhering to the paint! Wow...what an adventure that must have been! Would have been neat to have a "Go Pro" or similar camera mounted to capture some interesting footage! Pretty good marksmanship too I might add! Fun story!


I don't know, he never said anything about the truck afterward. We were both on the same trapshooting team so skunks were not a problem to hit, but Greg rolled one and he came running back towards the truck, but he hit again on the second shot.

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Jun 9, 2021 09:13:35   #
kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ
 
flyguy wrote:
And I don't mean the skunk as in not catching fish. I used to work for a golf course and got to be good friends with Andy the course manager. Well, I wasn't working there anymore, but he called me up and says, "Leo, do you trap anymore?" "Nope, sold all of my traps, why?" "Well, we have a skunk problem on the golf course, they are digging up the greens trying to get the grubs." "Well, how would it be if I shot them for you?" "It would stink like he11." "Yep, you got a better idea? "No, we have to get rid of them or they are going to ruin all of the greens." "You call the cops and tell them that my buddy, Greg, and I will be out there tonight running around in a pick-up with big lights on in, shooting skunks with a shotgun." It might be a good idea to call a few of the neighboring houses on the golf course too and tell them to spread the word about what we are going to be doing. And, you have to pick them up the next morning." So that night, Greg and I go out with his big old jacked-up Chevy pick-up with more lights on it than a Christmas tree and start shooting skunk. He would shoot five and I would drive, and then I would shoot five and he would drive. Of course, we had some barley pop along, to help improve our aim. About midnight, we ran out of shells, so, we went home. I called Andy the next morning and asked him how he did picking them up? "The worst job I ever had, I upchucked three times. Can you guys come out tonight?" "Love to" So, we went out the second night and the third night. The tally; 26 the first night, 14 the second night, and 3 the third night. Andy said, "That's enough, I can't pick any more up." The golf course has never had any more damage to their greens, but it did stink around there for quite a while.
And I don't mean the skunk as in not catching fish... (show quote)


That is quite a story. Don't want to imagine the sight and smell of cleanup. Is the golf course skunk free now? They are hard to get rid of.

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Jun 9, 2021 12:45:37   #
fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)
 
flyguy wrote:
I don't know, he never said anything about the truck afterward. We were both on the same trapshooting team so skunks were not a problem to hit, but Greg rolled one and he came running back towards the truck, but he hit again on the second shot.


Ah yes...that makes perfect sense that you guys were the right team for the job with existing marksmanship skills!

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Jun 9, 2021 14:07:34   #
badbobby Loc: Humble Texas
 
flyguy wrote:
And I don't mean the skunk as in not catching fish. I used to work for a golf course and got to be good friends with Andy the course manager. Well, I wasn't working there anymore, but he called me up and says, "Leo, do you trap anymore?" "Nope, sold all of my traps, why?" "Well, we have a skunk problem on the golf course, they are digging up the greens trying to get the grubs." "Well, how would it be if I shot them for you?" "It would stink like he11." "Yep, you got a better idea? "No, we have to get rid of them or they are going to ruin all of the greens." "You call the cops and tell them that my buddy, Greg, and I will be out there tonight running around in a pick-up with big lights on in, shooting skunks with a shotgun." It might be a good idea to call a few of the neighboring houses on the golf course too and tell them to spread the word about what we are going to be doing. And, you have to pick them up the next morning." So that night, Greg and I go out with his big old jacked-up Chevy pick-up with more lights on it than a Christmas tree and start shooting skunk. He would shoot five and I would drive, and then I would shoot five and he would drive. Of course, we had some barley pop along, to help improve our aim. About midnight, we ran out of shells, so, we went home. I called Andy the next morning and asked him how he did picking them up? "The worst job I ever had, I upchucked three times. Can you guys come out tonight?" "Love to" So, we went out the second night and the third night. The tally; 26 the first night, 14 the second night, and 3 the third night. Andy said, "That's enough, I can't pick any more up." The golf course has never had any more damage to their greens, but it did stink around there for quite a while.
And I don't mean the skunk as in not catching fish... (show quote)


how could you stand the stink
shootin all them striped cats?

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Jun 9, 2021 16:07:39   #
flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
 
badbobby wrote:
how could you stand the stink
shootin all them striped cats?


The barley pop took care of some of it.

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Jun 9, 2021 16:17:38   #
flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
 
kandydisbar wrote:
That is quite a story. Don't want to imagine the sight and smell of cleanup. Is the golf course skunk free now? They are hard to get rid of.


Actually, the easiest way to keep skunks at bay is to put lime on your yard. The lime will keep the grubs away and without the grubs, you will not have the skunks. If you see, as I do now in my yard, little 4" X 4" indentations where the skunks digging for grubs, you have skunks. I don't use lime as I should, I live trap them and then pop them. You have to shoot them so that you will break their back, then they can't hump up to spray you.

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Jun 9, 2021 18:49:52   #
Bcmech1 Loc: Clinton Wisconsin
 
flyguy wrote:
And I don't mean the skunk as in not catching fish. I used to work for a golf course and got to be good friends with Andy the course manager. Well, I wasn't working there anymore, but he called me up and says, "Leo, do you trap anymore?" "Nope, sold all of my traps, why?" "Well, we have a skunk problem on the golf course, they are digging up the greens trying to get the grubs." "Well, how would it be if I shot them for you?" "It would stink like he11." "Yep, you got a better idea? "No, we have to get rid of them or they are going to ruin all of the greens." "You call the cops and tell them that my buddy, Greg, and I will be out there tonight running around in a pick-up with big lights on in, shooting skunks with a shotgun." It might be a good idea to call a few of the neighboring houses on the golf course too and tell them to spread the word about what we are going to be doing. And, you have to pick them up the next morning." So that night, Greg and I go out with his big old jacked-up Chevy pick-up with more lights on it than a Christmas tree and start shooting skunk. He would shoot five and I would drive, and then I would shoot five and he would drive. Of course, we had some barley pop along, to help improve our aim. About midnight, we ran out of shells, so, we went home. I called Andy the next morning and asked him how he did picking them up? "The worst job I ever had, I upchucked three times. Can you guys come out tonight?" "Love to" So, we went out the second night and the third night. The tally; 26 the first night, 14 the second night, and 3 the third night. Andy said, "That's enough, I can't pick any more up." The golf course has never had any more damage to their greens, but it did stink around there for quite a while.
And I don't mean the skunk as in not catching fish... (show quote)



They should have had this sign posted



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Jun 9, 2021 19:22:31   #
Fish Dancer Loc: Guntersville, Alabama
 
Bcmech1 wrote:
They should have had this sign posted


If you’re stupid enough to need that sign then I say go ahead and pet the kitty. 😂

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Jun 10, 2021 16:09:26   #
Big A Loc: Mesa, Arizona
 
Fish Dancer wrote:
If you’re stupid enough to need that sign then I say go ahead and pet the kitty. 😂


My sentiment exactly, provided
it can be properly identified beforehand ! If it's getting dark enough to make identification
difficult, then DON'T assume it's
your neighbor's black and white
kitty ! Better safe than sorry (and
you would be VERY, VERY SORRY) !

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