Re: [Maine-birds] RE: (Maine Birds) Bottled Skunk on MDI

I recall a similar skunk situation from my youth, an animal with a
Hellman's mayonnaise jar on its head. I watched helplessly as it
banged against an alumunium storm door. In later years, my huge yellow
cat befriended a neighborhood skunk. One morning I observed the skunk
approach my cat and rub noses with him. On another occasion I
witnessed a baby skunk being skunk-napped by a tourist. The small
skunk had wandered near the busy roadway and a well dressed lady
passenger in an open convertable promptly snatched it up and held it
tightly against her chest as the car sped away.

Don

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Down East Nature Tours
<info@downeastnaturetours.com> wrote:
> Bottled Skunk on MDI
>
> I was checking the chickens in the shed at about 9:30 pm Thursday June 14.
> Standing very quietly , I began to hear knocking and sort of tapping coming
> from the side of the shed. The first thing I see is a Jiffy Peanut Butter
> Jar followed by a skunk body!! The Skunk had its head lodged in a peanut
> butter jar!! OMG…. I was freaking out for the Skunk. I reached for and
> fortuitously grabbed a snow shovel with a good scoop to it.
>
> I began to talk to the skunk as it walked around bumping into everything and
> continuously working his way towards me. I kept talking to the Skunk,
> telling him to stop so I could try and remove the jar.   The skunk than
> started to wattle up the hill past me, putting me behind the tail!!
>  Fortunately for the Skunk,  I had a chance to turn on my Headlamp so I
> could followed him into the dark woods.   I kept talking to the Skunk
>  trying to put it at ease until  finally placing the shovel over his body
> and the scent gland under the tail.  I reached down and grabbed the bottle
> which was snug over his head  but easily slipped off!!
>
> Free from the bottle the Skunk took a deep breath, sort of smiled and ran
> off away from me never once spraying me.  I guess you could say that the
> Skunk came to me seeking help and he found a friendly human who could not
> stand seeing the poor creature die that way.  This was by far one of the
> peak moments in my life and for the Skunk as well.  I am sure I'll see this
> guy again this summer but he won't have a bottle stuck on his head.
>
> Michael  Good
>
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>
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