So this was back around the late 90s when it happened. Something (later
realized it was a groundhog) had been eating the vegetables in my garden so I
set the trap. When I caught the first skunk I made the naïve mistake of
calling the animal control officer. This was on a Friday. Of course she
didn't call back until Monday. Useless public servant. I figured I could let
it loose in my yard but then I'd likely re-catch it and at that point didn't
realize the culprit was the groundhog. So I approached the trap with a tarp
between me and it. Wrapped it around it and (this is where everyone will think
I am crazy) put it in the trunk of my car. Drove over to Farm Pond in
Framingham and let it loose there. On Monday afternoon the animal control
officer calls me back, explains that it's not her job and in Massachusetts
that it is illegal to relocate a wild animal and to do so is cruel because they
are territorial and will get in fights with others. She then goes on to say
that I could drop the trap into a stream to drown it. Then she has the
audacity to ask what did I do with it. Told her I released it in the basement
of the town hall when I hadn't heard back from her. She wasn't amused. This
catching a skunk happened like 2 or 3 more times and I did the same thing
again. I'm sure many of you will be like why not just shoot it. First off I'd
go to jail doing that in Ashland. Second, as my wife once said "he likes
animals more than people". Eventually I smartened up and only had the trap set
during the day. No more skunks caught and did catch several groundhogs. I also
put up a chicken wire fence around the garden. Problem solved. Anyone other
than Greg reload 357 mag that can reply to my other e mail? Regards, Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Chludenski <ipsc_drl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: hsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <hsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, Mar 30, 2019 6:22 pm
Subject: [hsa] Re: Anyone have a trap
Ok, so it begs the question, did you know what to do with the skunk in the
trap?
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From: hsa-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <hsa-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Tim
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Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 4:57:07 PM
To: hsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [hsa] Re: Anyone have a trap Yes, I do. I have a Havahart trap that
is the size for raccoons. I also have a smaller size for squirrels. You're
welcome to borrow one or both. I live in Ashland. Contact me directly if you
want to borrow them. You should know that sometimes you end up catching
something different then you expect. Like a skunk. Don't ask me how I know.
Regards, Timnov141992@xxxxxxx -----Original Message-----
From: Sean Janicki <seanboy1835@xxxxxxxxx>
To: hsa <hsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, Mar 30, 2019 3:42 pm
Subject: [hsa] Anyone have a trap
So I have this problem with what I believe is a raccoon. It tore up some of my
roof shingles. I have made a temporary repair on the roof until the entire
roof is replaced, I'm past due anyway. I want to catch and stop the cause
before it does any further damage, before I go purchase a trap, does anyone
have one I can borrow?
