There was a skunk at the end of my driveway when I opened the garage door this morning. I waited for him to mosey down the street before I fired the bike up. He went down about 4 houses and went into their yard. I started the bike and drove past the house with no problems.

Reminds me of the time I opened the garage door and a squirrel ran in and got behind the washer/dryer. It took a while but a broom a water hose and a barking dog did the trick.

Skunks are usually no big deal as long as you don't corner them or you aren't right up on them and startle them. I used to see them when we lived on our acreage and had no problems. There's a skunk that lives somewhere by our shop that I see frequently in the mornings when I unlock the gates at work. It is always dark at that time, and he/she will be rooting around in the grass and I get out and do my thing. I don't bother it and it doesn't bother me.

I had mentioned in the "chickens" thread that my neighbors had got chickens thinking it was all legal and good to go. well they don't have chickens anymore. we evidently have a family of Racoons here in crestwood who like chickens.

Skunks are usually no big deal as long as you don't corner them or you aren't right up on them and startle them. I used to see them when we lived on our acreage and had no problems. There's a skunk that lives somewhere by our shop that I see frequently in the mornings when I unlock the gates at work. It is always dark at that time, and he/she will be rooting around in the grass and I get out and do my thing. I don't bother it and it doesn't bother me.

I didn't seem to bother him/her. Looked at me for a few seconds and then went on it's merry way, I still waited for it to get a couple houses down before firing up the bike.

Skunks are usually no big deal as long as you don't corner them or you aren't right up on them and startle them. I used to see them when we lived on our acreage and had no problems. There's a skunk that lives somewhere by our shop that I see frequently in the mornings when I unlock the gates at work. It is always dark at that time, and he/she will be rooting around in the grass and I get out and do my thing. I don't bother it and it doesn't bother me.

Skunks are no problem until your dog sees one in the back of the yard at midnight and makes a bee line for it as fast as she can run. Then they can be a problem. :Smiley094

Oh .. factoring in your dogs... absolutely. I had a Chow/Shepherd mix that cornered a skunk and got shot point blank in the mouth. He was sick for a couple days afterwards.

My dog stopped about 5 feet away from the skunk and got sprayed. Luckily several wash and rinses with dog shampoo got the smell out of her. Wasn't something I was wanting to do at midnight though.

One dark night, driving on dirt near my house, I came up on a mother with baby skunks walking in the middle of the road in the same direction as myself. I kept my distance, keeping slow, until they turned in to a driveway. Cute.