1. Get the dog away from the skunk. If you see a skunk in the field, shooting it should be the last resort. In fact, shooting may backfire as the dog may try to grab the skunk after the shot.

The size of a skunk varies depending on the species. They can range in length from 15.6 to 37 inches, and in weight from about 1.1 to 13 pounds. Spotted skunks are the smallest species. The ...

The Eastern spotted skunk gets its name from the broken stripes along its back. Both the Eastern and Western spotted skunk ranges overlap in Colorado. Eastern spotted skunks are the only species of ...

The back-up squad of skunk spray consists of thioacetates, other groupings of carbon and hydrogen that are, at first, not particularly smelly. When water hits them, it rearranges them into more ...

When I was a kid, Loudon Wainwright’s song “Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road” was a favorite on road trips. Even now, the song still pops in my ...