Skunk was Hiding Under the Shed in Freehold, NJ
Challenge
This homeowner in Freehold, NJ was having a problem with a skunk harboring underneath his shed. Besides their spray, skunks can also destroy lawns. Using their long front claws to dig in the soil, they are expert insect hunters. For homeowners, seeing chunks of grass peeled back is a disturbing sight. Lawns that have a heavy infestation of grubs (beetle larvae) often wind up with a skunk problem. Skunks will dig up lawns to go after the grubs. Fortunately, here, there was not any lawn damage. Moments into our inspection we found the main burrow that the skunk had dug to harbor under the shed.
Solution
To safely retrieve the skunk, we installed Dig Defense® around the perimeter of the shed and then installed a positive set over the main burrow. A positive set is made up of a nose cone, which will safely guide the skunk into a two-gaited, heavy-duty device. Dig Defense® is a below-ground fence system that is 15 inches deep and 4 feet across and protects structures against invasive nuisance wildlife and feral animals. Once we safely retrieve the skunk, we will relocate it to a new, humane location, fill in the burrow, and install another layer of Dig Defense® over the main burrow.
