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 by: micky - Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:55 UTC

Will birds eat old corn-on-the-cob?

The little store I go to had individual ears of corn still in their
husks, and packages of 3 mostly dehusked. I bought one ear.

It was good so I went back for more. This time no loose corn, only
packages of 5 (mostly dehusked). I can't eat 5 before they are probably
not worth eating.

How can I recycle the corn I don't want to eat?

If I leave it out, will birds eat it?

I reed that bird like cracked corn, but the corn isn't anywhere near dry
enough to crack yet and I have no good way to crack it.

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 by: hub...@ccanoemail.ca - Thu, 28 Apr 2022 20:07 UTC

On Thu, 28 Apr 2022 22:55:42 +0300, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
wrote:

>Will birds eat old corn-on-the-cob?
>The little store I go to had individual ears of corn still in their
>husks, and packages of 3 mostly dehusked. I bought one ear.
>It was good so I went back for more. This time no loose corn, only
>packages of 5 (mostly dehusked). I can't eat 5 before they are probably
>not worth eating.
>How can I recycle the corn I don't want to eat?
>If I leave it out, will birds eat it?
>I reed that bird like cracked corn, but the corn isn't anywhere near dry
>enough to crack yet and I have no good way to crack it.
>

Cook it all ; eat what you want ;
slice the kernels off what's left ; freeze it for future
or refrigerate it for a day or two.
My wife puts-up bags & bags of corn in the freezer
each year - it lasts us until Easter usually.
John T.

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 by: rbowman - Fri, 29 Apr 2022 01:19 UTC

On 04/28/2022 01:55 PM, micky wrote:
> Will birds eat old corn-on-the-cob?
>
> The little store I go to had individual ears of corn still in their
> husks, and packages of 3 mostly dehusked. I bought one ear.
>
> It was good so I went back for more. This time no loose corn, only
> packages of 5 (mostly dehusked). I can't eat 5 before they are probably
> not worth eating.
>
> How can I recycle the corn I don't want to eat?
>
> If I leave it out, will birds eat it?
>
> I reed that bird like cracked corn, but the corn isn't anywhere near dry
> enough to crack yet and I have no good way to crack it.
>

https://felizpets.com/do-crows-eat-corn/

C'mon micky. Can you say 'scarecrow'?

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 by: Dean Hoffman - Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:40 UTC

On Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 8:19:39 PM UTC-5, rbowman wrote:
> On 04/28/2022 01:55 PM, micky wrote:
> > Will birds eat old corn-on-the-cob?
> >
> > The little store I go to had individual ears of corn still in their
> > husks, and packages of 3 mostly dehusked. I bought one ear.
> >
> > It was good so I went back for more. This time no loose corn, only
> > packages of 5 (mostly dehusked). I can't eat 5 before they are probably
> > not worth eating.
> >
> > How can I recycle the corn I don't want to eat?
> >
> > If I leave it out, will birds eat it?
> >
> > I reed that bird like cracked corn, but the corn isn't anywhere near dry
> > enough to crack yet and I have no good way to crack it.
> >
> https://felizpets.com/do-crows-eat-corn/
>
> C'mon micky. Can you say 'scarecrow'?

I remember Mom's garden. Raccoons knew the right time to grab the sweet corn.'
They were sloppy eaters. They'd eat just a little off each ear then move on.
The only thing that seemed to keep them out was electric fence around the garden.

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 by: rbowman - Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:45 UTC

On 04/29/2022 07:40 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
> On Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 8:19:39 PM UTC-5, rbowman wrote:
>> On 04/28/2022 01:55 PM, micky wrote:
>>> Will birds eat old corn-on-the-cob?
>>>
>>> The little store I go to had individual ears of corn still in their
>>> husks, and packages of 3 mostly dehusked. I bought one ear.
>>>
>>> It was good so I went back for more. This time no loose corn, only
>>> packages of 5 (mostly dehusked). I can't eat 5 before they are probably
>>> not worth eating.
>>>
>>> How can I recycle the corn I don't want to eat?
>>>
>>> If I leave it out, will birds eat it?
>>>
>>> I reed that bird like cracked corn, but the corn isn't anywhere near dry
>>> enough to crack yet and I have no good way to crack it.
>>>
>> https://felizpets.com/do-crows-eat-corn/
>>
>> C'mon micky. Can you say 'scarecrow'?
>
> I remember Mom's garden. Raccoons knew the right time to grab the sweet corn.'
> They were sloppy eaters. They'd eat just a little off each ear then move on.
> The only thing that seemed to keep them out was electric fence around the garden.
>

Every year about this time I think about a garden. Then reality kicks in
and I realize it would be total war all summer.

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 by: Cindy Hamilton - Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:55 UTC

On 2022-04-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>
> Every year about this time I think about a garden. Then reality kicks in
> and I realize it would be total war all summer.

That's why I grow only garlic. Nobody seems to want to eat it.

I'm going to give lettuce a try this year. If the varmints get it, I'm
only out a couple bucks in seed. I have some fencing in the shed to
keep the rabbits out.
--
Cindy Hamilton

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 by: Frank - Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:38 UTC

On 4/29/2022 9:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2022-04-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>
>> Every year about this time I think about a garden. Then reality kicks in
>> and I realize it would be total war all summer.
>
> That's why I grow only garlic. Nobody seems to want to eat it.
>
> I'm going to give lettuce a try this year. If the varmints get it, I'm
> only out a couple bucks in seed. I have some fencing in the shed to
> keep the rabbits out.

I had the same problem and fought all the critters but shade and deer
finally did me it.

Deer ate everything except onions. Squirrels would eat the corn and I
even had a groundhog eating tomatoes.

Shade in area is gone when the tree shading the area fell but to start a
new garden I would need a six foot fence to keep out deer. Classmate
has a garden like this but still needs to shoot the squirrels invading it.

Last time I planted a garden was at a neighbor's house who got stuck in
India because of the epidemic. They had a raised area next to the house
and I planted several things there but with no one around to chase them
the critters ate everything as soon as it came up.

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 by: Bob F - Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:11 UTC

On 4/29/2022 6:40 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
> On Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 8:19:39 PM UTC-5, rbowman wrote:
>> On 04/28/2022 01:55 PM, micky wrote:
>>> Will birds eat old corn-on-the-cob?
>>>
>>> The little store I go to had individual ears of corn still in their
>>> husks, and packages of 3 mostly dehusked. I bought one ear.
>>>
>>> It was good so I went back for more. This time no loose corn, only
>>> packages of 5 (mostly dehusked). I can't eat 5 before they are probably
>>> not worth eating.
>>>
>>> How can I recycle the corn I don't want to eat?
>>>
>>> If I leave it out, will birds eat it?
>>>
>>> I reed that bird like cracked corn, but the corn isn't anywhere near dry
>>> enough to crack yet and I have no good way to crack it.
>>>
>> https://felizpets.com/do-crows-eat-corn/
>>
>> C'mon micky. Can you say 'scarecrow'?
>
> I remember Mom's garden. Raccoons knew the right time to grab the sweet corn.'
> They were sloppy eaters. They'd eat just a little off each ear then move on.
> The only thing that seemed to keep them out was electric fence around the garden.

I used to try to grow corn. The raccoons would take the patch out in one
night.

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On 04/29/2022 07:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2022-04-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>
>> Every year about this time I think about a garden. Then reality kicks in
>> and I realize it would be total war all summer.
>
> That's why I grow only garlic. Nobody seems to want to eat it.
>
> I'm going to give lettuce a try this year. If the varmints get it, I'm
> only out a couple bucks in seed. I have some fencing in the shed to
> keep the rabbits out.
>

Whitetails sneer at your fencing... There are a couple of rabbits that
hang around where I work in town but I've never seen any out here. Too
many eagles and coyotes.

I thought I heard the cat on the deck last night but when I opened the
door it was a skunk so they're up and about for the season. Skunks don't
actually hibernate but they don't do a lot of wandering around in the
winter.

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 by: T - Sat, 30 Apr 2022 02:16 UTC

On 4/29/22 18:52, rbowman wrote:
> On 04/29/2022 07:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2022-04-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Every year about this time I think about a garden. Then reality kicks in
>>> and I realize it would be total war all summer.
>>
>> That's why I grow only garlic.  Nobody seems to want to eat it.
>>
>> I'm going to give lettuce a try this year.  If the varmints get it, I'm
>> only out a couple bucks in seed.  I have some fencing in the shed to
>> keep the rabbits out.
>>
>
> Whitetails sneer at your fencing...  There are a couple of rabbits that
> hang around where I work in town but I've never seen any out here. Too
> many eagles and coyotes.
>
> I thought I heard the cat on the deck last night but when I opened the
> door it was a skunk so they're up and about for the season. Skunks don't
> actually hibernate but they don't do a lot of wandering around in the
> winter.
Folks out her in the transition zones, build cages
for their gardens and line the flood with tiles
to keep burrowers out. Deer and squirrels are
a big pain in the ass.
My big garden issue is the accused earwigs

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 by: Cindy Hamilton - Sat, 30 Apr 2022 09:26 UTC

On 2022-04-30, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On 04/29/2022 07:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2022-04-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Every year about this time I think about a garden. Then reality kicks in
>>> and I realize it would be total war all summer.
>>
>> That's why I grow only garlic. Nobody seems to want to eat it.
>>
>> I'm going to give lettuce a try this year. If the varmints get it, I'm
>> only out a couple bucks in seed. I have some fencing in the shed to
>> keep the rabbits out.
>>
>
> Whitetails sneer at your fencing...

I'm sure they would. In the 22 years I've lived here, I've seen
whitetails three times. They never touch my flower gardens.
There's plenty of other stuff for them to eat. Michigan is a green and
juicy place.

> There are a couple of rabbits that
> hang around where I work in town but I've never seen any out here. Too
> many eagles and coyotes.

We don't get eagles here, and it's been a long time since I've seen
coyotes. Cats, feral and otherwise, are a bigger threat to the rabbits.

> I thought I heard the cat on the deck last night but when I opened the
> door it was a skunk so they're up and about for the season. Skunks don't
> actually hibernate but they don't do a lot of wandering around in the
> winter.

Our skunks usually start being active in February. The best think about
snow on the ground is that the more unsavory varmints stay in their
dens.

My husband thinks he can keep ahead of the skunks, possums,
and raccoons by trapping them. He dispatches possums and raccoons with a
pellet gun, skunks with CO poisoning. If he catches a cat, he pisses on
it and releases it to go home wet.

--
Cindy Hamilton

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 by: Frank - Sat, 30 Apr 2022 12:24 UTC

On 4/30/2022 5:26 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2022-04-30, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>> On 04/29/2022 07:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On 2022-04-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Every year about this time I think about a garden. Then reality kicks in
>>>> and I realize it would be total war all summer.
>>>
>>> That's why I grow only garlic. Nobody seems to want to eat it.
>>>
>>> I'm going to give lettuce a try this year. If the varmints get it, I'm
>>> only out a couple bucks in seed. I have some fencing in the shed to
>>> keep the rabbits out.
>>>
>>
>> Whitetails sneer at your fencing...
>
> I'm sure they would. In the 22 years I've lived here, I've seen
> whitetails three times. They never touch my flower gardens.
> There's plenty of other stuff for them to eat. Michigan is a green and
> juicy place.
>
>> There are a couple of rabbits that
>> hang around where I work in town but I've never seen any out here. Too
>> many eagles and coyotes.
>
> We don't get eagles here, and it's been a long time since I've seen
> coyotes. Cats, feral and otherwise, are a bigger threat to the rabbits.
>
>> I thought I heard the cat on the deck last night but when I opened the
>> door it was a skunk so they're up and about for the season. Skunks don't
>> actually hibernate but they don't do a lot of wandering around in the
>> winter.
>
> Our skunks usually start being active in February. The best think about
> snow on the ground is that the more unsavory varmints stay in their
> dens.
>
> My husband thinks he can keep ahead of the skunks, possums,
> and raccoons by trapping them. He dispatches possums and raccoons with a
> pellet gun, skunks with CO poisoning. If he catches a cat, he pisses on
> it and releases it to go home wet.
>

Deer are browsers but some foods are more attractive like acorns or
apples. I have seen them jump a six foot fence but they just might bump
into a smaller fence and not bother. I have chestnut trees and cannot
keep the deer away. I chased them with firecrackers and they came right
back. One year I shot five of them in the rear end with my pellet gun
and that seemed to keep them away.

In the winter they tend to eat anything. I tried growing ivy on some
banks and it was OK in the warm months but eaten in the winter. Deer
can starve with a full stomach because they were forced to eat
evergreens with no nutrient value. One winter our son had the evergreen
barrier near his pool browsed clean to about six feet by starving deer.

I have trapped a lot of critters and released them to more affluent
areas. Trap and relocation is actually illegal here but I took a
squirrel once to a wooded area in the park in back of a police station
and a cop was in the parking lot and I told him I was releasing a
prisoner and he said nothing as I let the squirrel go.

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 by: rbowman - Sat, 30 Apr 2022 17:51 UTC

On 04/29/2022 08:16 PM, T wrote:
> On 4/29/22 18:52, rbowman wrote:
>> On 04/29/2022 07:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On 2022-04-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Every year about this time I think about a garden. Then reality
>>>> kicks in
>>>> and I realize it would be total war all summer.
>>>
>>> That's why I grow only garlic. Nobody seems to want to eat it.
>>>
>>> I'm going to give lettuce a try this year. If the varmints get it, I'm
>>> only out a couple bucks in seed. I have some fencing in the shed to
>>> keep the rabbits out.
>>>
>>
>> Whitetails sneer at your fencing... There are a couple of rabbits
>> that hang around where I work in town but I've never seen any out
>> here. Too many eagles and coyotes.
>>
>> I thought I heard the cat on the deck last night but when I opened the
>> door it was a skunk so they're up and about for the season. Skunks
>> don't actually hibernate but they don't do a lot of wandering around
>> in the winter.
>
> Folks out her in the transition zones, build cages
> for their gardens and line the flood with tiles
> to keep burrowers out. Deer and squirrels are
> a big pain in the ass.
>
> My big garden issue is the accused earwigs

Like rabbits, squirrels around here have a short life. I didn't realize
earwigs ate plants.

One day at the office the draftsman's wife called. She'd spotted an
earwig in the house, went ballistic, and called the exterminator.
Gary left hurriedly to deal with his crop. He wasn't growing tomatoes
under lights in the basement.

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 by: rbowman - Sat, 30 Apr 2022 18:03 UTC

On 04/30/2022 03:26 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> My husband thinks he can keep ahead of the skunks, possums,
> and raccoons by trapping them. He dispatches possums and raccoons with a
> pellet gun, skunks with CO poisoning. If he catches a cat, he pisses on
> it and releases it to go home wet.

No possums and I've only had one raccoon that apparently was a
transient. I keep dry cat food and wild bird seed in a plastic trashcan
outside. He tipped the can over a couple of times but as far as I could
tell didn't like cat food or sunflower seeds.

I can co-exist with the skunk. While the cat runs off any other cat he
feels is invading his territory he doesn't mess with skunks, being
smarter than most dogs. Usually the skunk runs off when I open the door
but a couple of times when he's been eating cat food he ignored me.

Skunks get a bad rap. You really have to wind them up before they resort
to chemical warfare and they give you plenty of warning that you're
pissing them off beforehand.

Pronoun usage: I have seen two skunks simultaneously so I assume there
is at least one of each but I'm not about to start lifting a skunk's
tail to check so I'll assume the masculine pronoun.

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 by: rbowman - Sat, 30 Apr 2022 18:11 UTC

On 04/30/2022 06:24 AM, Frank wrote:
> Deer are browsers but some foods are more attractive like acorns or
> apples. I have seen them jump a six foot fence but they just might bump
> into a smaller fence and not bother. I have chestnut trees and cannot
> keep the deer away. I chased them with firecrackers and they came right
> back. One year I shot five of them in the rear end with my pellet gun
> and that seemed to keep them away.

They like black oil sunflower seeds. I got sick of them trashing the
bird feeder so I set up a pulley system in the tree. It keeps the cat
honest too. He can't jump that high and hasn't figured out an attack
from above that doesn't include a hard landing.

The tree is some sort of ornamental crab apple. The fruits are small and
a little tart but the deer don't seem interested. I mowed the lawn
yesterday and the mulching mower does a good job of dispersing the deer
shit.

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 by: Frank - Sat, 30 Apr 2022 22:48 UTC

On 4/30/2022 2:03 PM, rbowman wrote:
> On 04/30/2022 03:26 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> My husband thinks he can keep ahead of the skunks, possums,
>> and raccoons by trapping them.  He dispatches possums and raccoons with a
>> pellet gun, skunks with CO poisoning.  If he catches a cat, he pisses on
>> it and releases it to go home wet.
>
> No possums and I've only had one raccoon that apparently was a
> transient. I keep dry cat food and wild bird seed in a plastic trashcan
> outside. He tipped the can over a couple of times but as far as I could
> tell didn't like cat food or sunflower seeds.
>
> I can co-exist with the skunk. While the cat runs off any other cat he
> feels is invading his territory he doesn't mess with skunks, being
> smarter than most dogs. Usually the skunk runs off when I open the door
> but a couple of times when he's been eating cat food he ignored me.
>
> Skunks get a bad rap. You really have to wind them up before they resort
> to chemical warfare and they give you plenty of warning that you're
> pissing them off beforehand.
>
> Pronoun usage: I have seen two skunks simultaneously so I assume there
> is at least one of each but I'm not about to start lifting a skunk's
> tail to check so I'll assume the masculine pronoun.
>
>

I release trapped skunks back into the yard. It is said they will not
spray if trapped and you can cover the trap and transport but I would
not attempt it.

One night I heard the trap spring and I had caught momma skunk who had
three offspring dancing around and on the trap. Trap was under and near
edge of my deck and I was able to open it from the ten feet above.
Sorry I did not think of filming it.

I have encountered skunks several times at night at friends hunting camp
and never been sprayed. Of course I am the one to back off.

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 by: rbowman - Sun, 1 May 2022 01:32 UTC

On 04/30/2022 04:48 PM, Frank wrote:
> I have encountered skunks several times at night at friends hunting camp
> and never been sprayed. Of course I am the one to back off.

I wouldn't even call it a creek but I was getting ready to cross with
one big step when I saw where my boot would land was occupied by a
skunk. I caught myself in time and stood there until the skunk wandered
off. It was daytime and with a skunk's poor vision he might not have
noticed me.

https://wildlifeinformer.com/facts-about-skunks/

There's an interesting video at the end of the list.

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 by: T - Sun, 1 May 2022 02:21 UTC

On 4/30/22 10:51, rbowman wrote:
> I didn't realize earwigs ate plants.
Oh yes. They especially like sprouts. Caught them
digging right down the hole to get the seed.
They destroyed my cabbage two years ago:
https://imgur.com/OkWSNxz.png
Kill the plants and hundreds of them run out.
I trap, soap, kill hundreds of them, but I still
can't keep up with them

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 by: rbowman - Sun, 1 May 2022 05:05 UTC

On 04/30/2022 08:21 PM, T wrote:
> On 4/30/22 10:51, rbowman wrote:
>> I didn't realize earwigs ate plants.
>
> Oh yes. They especially like sprouts. Caught them
> digging right down the hole to get the seed.
> They destroyed my cabbage two years ago:
>
> https://imgur.com/OkWSNxz.png
>
> Kill the plants and hundreds of them run out.
>
> I trap, soap, kill hundreds of them, but I still
> can't keep up with them

I've got canvas covers for the bikes but in nice weather I tend to leave
them laying on the ground. When I pick them up there's often an earwig
convention. It's more or less a gravel driveway with nothing to eat so
they must just shelter from the sun. There's not much to eat besides
grass and weeds and they're welcome to both.

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 by: Frank - Sun, 1 May 2022 11:35 UTC

On 4/30/2022 9:32 PM, rbowman wrote:
> On 04/30/2022 04:48 PM, Frank wrote:
>> I have encountered skunks several times at night at friends hunting camp
>> and never been sprayed.  Of course I am the one to back off.
>
> I wouldn't even call it a creek but I was getting ready to cross with
> one big step when I saw where my boot would land was occupied by a
> skunk. I caught myself in time and stood there until the skunk wandered
> off. It was daytime and with a skunk's poor vision he might not have
> noticed me.
>
> https://wildlifeinformer.com/facts-about-skunks/
>
> There's an interesting video at the end of the list.

That is interesting and I have never been quite that close to one.

One early Sunday morning, still dark, at friend's camp I went out to
check temperature on thermometer outside and there was a skunk in the
woodpile on the porch. He was only a few feet away. I was leaving that
morning and was afraid to go out but he had left by that time.

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 by: rbowman - Sun, 1 May 2022 17:50 UTC

On 05/01/2022 05:35 AM, Frank wrote:
> On 4/30/2022 9:32 PM, rbowman wrote:
>> On 04/30/2022 04:48 PM, Frank wrote:
>>> I have encountered skunks several times at night at friends hunting camp
>>> and never been sprayed. Of course I am the one to back off.
>>
>> I wouldn't even call it a creek but I was getting ready to cross with
>> one big step when I saw where my boot would land was occupied by a
>> skunk. I caught myself in time and stood there until the skunk
>> wandered off. It was daytime and with a skunk's poor vision he might
>> not have noticed me.
>>
>> https://wildlifeinformer.com/facts-about-skunks/
>>
>> There's an interesting video at the end of the list.
>
> That is interesting and I have never been quite that close to one.
>
> One early Sunday morning, still dark, at friend's camp I went out to
> check temperature on thermometer outside and there was a skunk in the
> woodpile on the porch. He was only a few feet away. I was leaving that
> morning and was afraid to go out but he had left by that time.

I've got an automatic feeder for the cat and one night when I went out
on the deck the skunk was helping himself. I was a couple of feet away
shining a flashlight on him and he wasn't bothered. Unlike the video the
skunk's ass was pointed away from me so I figured I had time if the
situation went downhill.

The skunk was probably hunting grubs in the woodpile and wouldn't have
paid you any mind.

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 by: Frank - Sun, 1 May 2022 18:37 UTC

On 5/1/2022 1:50 PM, rbowman wrote:
> On 05/01/2022 05:35 AM, Frank wrote:
>> On 4/30/2022 9:32 PM, rbowman wrote:
>>> On 04/30/2022 04:48 PM, Frank wrote:
>>>> I have encountered skunks several times at night at friends hunting
>>>> camp
>>>> and never been sprayed.  Of course I am the one to back off.
>>>
>>> I wouldn't even call it a creek but I was getting ready to cross with
>>> one big step when I saw where my boot would land was occupied by a
>>> skunk. I caught myself in time and stood there until the skunk
>>> wandered off. It was daytime and with a skunk's poor vision he might
>>> not have noticed me.
>>>
>>> https://wildlifeinformer.com/facts-about-skunks/
>>>
>>> There's an interesting video at the end of the list.
>>
>> That is interesting and I have never been quite that close to one.
>>
>> One early Sunday morning, still dark, at friend's camp I went out to
>> check temperature on thermometer outside and there was a skunk in the
>> woodpile on the porch. He was only a few feet away. I was leaving that
>> morning and was afraid to go out but he had left by that time.
>
> I've got an automatic feeder for the cat and one night when I went out
> on the deck the skunk was helping himself. I was a couple of feet away
> shining a flashlight on him and he wasn't bothered. Unlike the video the
> skunk's ass was pointed away from me so I figured I had time if the
> situation went downhill.
>
> The skunk was probably hunting grubs in the woodpile and wouldn't have
> paid you any mind.

Neighbor had a pet door for his cats to come in and out and one day went
to the kitchen to see a raccoon eating the cat food. If it were a skunk
it would have been interesting.

Skunks have never bothered me much as they might dig in the lawn a
little but raccoons get into things like your garbage. Then there is
endemic rabies for raccoons and now I see from site you cited that
skunks can have it too.

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 by: rbowman - Mon, 2 May 2022 03:05 UTC

On 05/01/2022 12:37 PM, Frank wrote:
> Skunks have never bothered me much as they might dig in the lawn a
> little but raccoons get into things like your garbage. Then there is
> endemic rabies for raccoons and now I see from site you cited that
> skunks can have it too.

If the skunks want to help aerate the lawn I might even slip them a
little Friskies as a bonus.

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