Yesterday Just Wasn't My Day

[Jen]

Retro- "Now I wouldn't expect anyone to try this at home

     See, I have had these moments in my life where I 'think' i can walk up to an animal and all would be well. I can't promise I would walk past a skunk and not help it....   then I would have to take myself to a hospital to get cleaned up before I head home 

[riverbee]

"The trick in this case is to find something that Stinky likes better than dead bees.  LOL "

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[jayj200]

Kebee
what is BT? and where do ya get it

[Slowmodem]

Kebee
what is BT? and where do ya get it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_thuringiensis

[Zweefer]

just catching up on this one.. Great story.  I read it to my wife, and she told me that was another reason I am not allowed to extract in our basement 

[Jen]

Well Okay Zweef, but YOUR story is coming ya know... We all have our extra ordinary stories...  just don't tell the wife 

[efmesch]

Dunkel, I just found and enjoyed your post thoroughly. 
Only hobby beekeepers could live through an event like this and end up smiling, as you did.
Live and learn 

[BoilerJim]

Thanks Dunkel. When things ain't going smoothly for me the next time I am extracting I will stop, grab a beer and re-read your experience.

[brooksbeefarm]

Good story Dunkel, you got lucky getting the skunk out When i was 10 or 11 years old i told dad and uncle bob that i seen a skunk in the barn, they said if i would grab it's tail and lift it off the ground quick it couldn't spray me and i could throw it out. They lied . I can still see them on the ground holding there bellies laughing, Mom didn't find any humor in it, nor did i. Jack

[riverbee]

"When i was 10 or 11 years old i told dad and uncle bob that i seen a skunk in the barn, they said if i would grab it's tail and lift it off the ground quick it couldn't spray me and i could throw it out. They lied "

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[Dunkel]

Thanks again everyone.  Glad I could make everyone feel better about themselves   I have been busy the last couple of weeks trying to get the students settled in and on the ball.  I can check the board but can't post from school.

[LazyBkpr]

Good story Dunkel, you got lucky getting the skunk out When i was 10 or 11 years old i told dad and uncle bob that i seen a skunk in the barn, they said if i would grab it's tail and lift it off the ground quick it couldn't spray me and i could throw it out. They lied . I can still see them on the ground holding there bellies laughing, Mom didn't find any humor in it, nor did i. Jack

   LOL!!!!    Thats FUNNY right there!
   I get a skunk in the live trap I have MANY TIMES in the past approached the trap holding up a sheet, and gently lowered the sheet over the trap.. Picked the trap up, put it in the truck and drove away...   A LONG ways away..  Put the trap on the ground, then VERY CAREFULLY rolled it on its top and let the door open as I sprinted to the truck where my rifle lay waiting...
   I have NEVER been sprayed doing that, and I have done it more times than I care to count...   It takes a STRONG heart, because the adrenalin pumping into your system when you do it will kill you if your heart is not strong... Needless to say, I have found it easier to just plank the skunk in the trap and not go near it for a week or two...
   I once tried submerging the skunk in a pond inside my trap...   the oil/scent from the spray FLOATS.. don't do it!