Pest Patrol

Skunks: How to Keep Them Out of Your Yard

We’ve caught 5 skunks so far this summer, and I’ve learned a lot about their behavior as a result of this crash course in skunk management. Why are skunks a problem? As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, the skunks are primarily a nuisance in our yard because of the beehives. They sit in front of ...

The Summer of Skunks in the Garden

Nothing will quite get your blood pumping like rounding a corner and seeing a skunk with its tail up facing off a cat. That was my greeting when I walked down the road to feed my horse late one evening a couple of weeks ago. Granted, it was well into dusk (prime skunk time), but ...