Skunks

[Humptulips]

This from Groenwold

Dressed Skunk:
$75 top price

Stretched & Dried Skunk:
$65 top price

Dressed Skunk Tails:
$60 top price

The more white on the tails, the higher the value.
You can ship to us — or bring them to our Forreston warehouse .
See link for shipping instructions.

Call Bryce Kubly with any questions at:
815-275-8201

https://www.gfwco.com/shipping-to-gfw

Please Note:
If shipping by UPS, FED EX or COMMON CARRIER please use the following address:
GFW – Groenewold Fur & Wool Co.
304 E. Avon Street
Forreston, IL 61030

If shipping via US Mail, please use the following address:
GFW – Groenewold Fur & Wool Co.
PO Box 663
Forreston, IL 61030

[redi]

Wow!

[vandeman17]

dang I should trap some. They are all over by my house. I see one dead in the road a few times per week

[bearhunter99]

We had a stretch where we were disposing of about 15-20 a year but I think we finally drove them out or got them all.  Haven't seen any for a couple of years at the house.  Don't know that I could handle the smell though - something about skunk gives me the dry heaves at the slightest smell.

[Fletch]

Same with me...15-20 per year for a few years, didnt know I could get paid for the hides.  I got a few cases of beer for it but not actual cash     Between the trapping and home encroachment they are definitely not as prolific as in the past.

[Humptulips]

Kind of a recent trend. They started using them to make Shtreimels. Hats traditionally worn by married orthodox Jewish men. They are just using the tails to my understanding.

[EnglishSetter]

Kind of a recent trend. They started using them to make Shtreimels. Hats traditionally worn by married orthodox Jewish men. They are just using the tails to my understanding.

So birth control?

[Loup Loup]

EnglishSetter: Ha ha ha!!!

[Loup Loup]

Here is my skunk catch for today. I wanted to make sure I got that tail.

[Pathfinder101]

Dang, if I'd have gotten those prices in high school... I'd have...  probably just spent it all on girls and Mustang parts.  But man, I'd have been cool...
Skunks seemed to be about the only thing I could catch on my trapline 
(and one raccoon that probably had a learning disability...)

[TeacherMan]

That’s tonight, every time I check my line I have to deal with one of those stinky buggers 😂

[Humptulips]

Stinky maybe but they sure are pretty.

[Kingofthemountain83]

Stinky maybe but they sure are pretty.

I've always wanted one for a little rug... Finally had my chance a few years ago while trying to find a good place to go #2... I came upon it and it rushed me... Shot it with the 243 at 12 feet... I could kinda taste it... Wasn't much left for a rug...

[Loup Loup]

Kingofthemountain83:
Sounds like a showdown of two stinkers.
A February skunk has one of the nicest pelts.

[Kingofthemountain83]

Kingofthemountain83:
Sounds like a showdown of two stinkers.
A February skunk has one of the nicest pelts.

   Could've been way worse if he popped up 2 minutes later... Was terribly disappointed with the situation non the less...

[blnelson]

The Fur Market can change in a heartbeat and no one would have guessed Skunks would take off the way they did.

[WAcoyotehunter]

What's the best way to deal with them in a cage trap?  I usually let them go, but they just come back and become a pain in the rear.

Any good ideas to kill them without stinking up the place?

[Pathfinder101]

What's the best way to deal with them in a cage trap?  I usually let them go, but they just come back and become a pain in the rear.

Any good ideas to kill them without stinking up the place?

@CoryTDF has a good story about drowning one.  (make sure the cage fits in the barrel  )