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From: SHolisky <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Skunks
Date: Sunday, March 16, 1997 10:24 PM
 
 
Best so far is that I9ve had a couple of owls spend fall /
winter above the hives, as Canada grows colder ;-) .Now
there9s natural control.
 
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   Now there may be a good idea! How about those Owl Decoys that can be
purchased at hunting supply stores or at some gardening/farm supply stores.
I think that they are used in crow hunting and to keep certain pests out of
a garden. I have a terrible problem with skunks here in my home beeyard. I
have been live trapping them and releasing them 9 - 10 miles away. In the
past 2 years, I have moved 21 of the critters with no sign of them letting
up. Just last week there was skunks at the hives on several nights. I will
give this a try and let you know if it has any effect.
 
Tim Damon
Ann Arbor, MI