Came into the shop yesterday and there was a faint skunk odor. As I went back to turn on the air compressor I heard a scratching noise. Aw Sh*t. It's coming from my dust/chip fan. The way he came in is an 8' drop and on the intake side 10' back up to the ceiling. NO way out. Double AW SH*T.
The plan.......... The intake side is a 6" pipe. Cut a 6" hole in the top of a 5 gal plastic bucket and put an el into it. Quickly remove the intake side and put the bucket in it's place and the skunk will go into the bucket........... sooner or later.
OK, that parts good but what if he makes a run for it while I'm "holding the bag"?
Part 2 of plan "A" (the sequel in a 2, maybe 3 or 4 part story..... yet to end) Go out to the truck (diesel) and get the emergency can of starting fluid (ether). Drill a 1/4" hole about a foot above where he might be. Put him to sleep THEN pull the pipe an if he's within reach put him in the bucket, if not, use the elbow and bucket.
It took damn near 2/3 can before the noise quit. Quickly pulled the pipe and looked, no critter. Even faster put the new pipe in it's place into the bucket. Did I mention the the bucket is 3/4 full of water? How long can a skunk tread water?
Gus