24/02/2020
Copied from my friend Jennifer because she said it perfectly!
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“Important ! Skunk mating season so you will be seeing more of them. Please be nice and leave them alone to do their thing. Check your yard or bang on door before letting them out to scare any that may be in your yard away before your dog harrasses them and they have to protect themselves! Live & Let Live ~”
It's that time of year, skunk mating season. Skunks breed in February and March.
You're going to start seeing skunks this month and next month more than any other months.
There is no cause for alarm, you are not getting overran by skunks. They have always been there you just did not notice them until now. Once breeding season is over they will go unseen again. Please watch for them on the roads and watch your dogs when you let them out. Skunks will never run up to your dog and spray it, your dog has to go to the skunk and harass it in order for it to get sprayed.
Skunks do not hibernate, but they do sleep for days at a time in the winter. We have not had temperatures cold enough for them to sleep for days at a time. Food is very scarce right now for them. If you see one out in the day, don't freak out! They are not vampires... they are just looking for food, a mate or going back to their own territory.
Skunks are extremely docile animals and they are good to have around. They will eat your mice, rats, grubs, moles and snakes just to name a few pest that you spend a lot of money on trying to get rid of.
Let's give them a break and understand that it's mating season and they are desperately trying to find food.
For those of you that would like to keep them out of your yard, there are repellents you can get at any feed store and even at Walmart. Or scatter orange peelings around. Cutting up Irish spring bar soap and scattering it around works also. Pretty easy.
