Skunk spray gets its smell from thiol, an oily sulfur compound that skunks produce in their anal glands. Thiol is oil based, which explains why rinsing does little to nothing for getting rid of ...

Q: A couple of years ago, you gave a remedy for getting rid of skunk smell. Could you reprint that since my dog has had a couple of close calls and I want to be prepared.

I haven't had to use it so I can't testify to its effectiveness. I have had from two to six skunks living under my house for four years and they have never sprayed, so I never had to use the remedy.

Skunks are most active in spring. They’re most known for their ability to spray musk when threatened – they can spray with accuracy up to 15 feet ...

Healthy skunks are mellow creatures. I once approached one, thinking it was a neighborhood cat, and almost touched it before realizing it was a skunk (it was dark, and I was really tired). They will ...