This past week we have had several visitors to our Normal Back Yard. Many creatures roam the creek banks not far from our house and it is not unusual to see rabbits, geese, opossums, raccoons and a multitude of birds of various kinds. One of our overnight visitors was chewing on our new ice cooler which we have placed on our deck to store bird seed and nuts which are used to feed the many birds including our woodpeckers. However, chewing on the ice cooler was not enough, this creature was moving the rather large cooler about the deck and tipping it over to open the lid and allow the peanut bag to be raided.
Determined to get this rascal I set a live trap to catch the creature. But before the creature was caught a young skunk decided that the apple in the trap was just what they wanted for a late night snack. Now the problem was what to do with a trapped skunk. I called a friend of mine that had lent me the trap and asked, "Now what do I do?" He happened to be bear hunting in Canada and along with him was a professional trapper who passed along tips on what to do. The last thing my friend told me was to be sure and video the release of the trapped skunk.
Please note that the video has a lot of bounce and views of the actual deck. Please also note that the person taking the video does appear to run into the family room when she thinks the skunk might be excited or loose. To her credit she does provide great commentary!
