Hubby and Me vs the Skunks

Spoiler - it's not going well

Did you know Skunks - once they have found a burrow - return year after year, as do their babies?

Me neither.

At least not until I realized that their burrow is under the wooden walkway to my home, and they’ve also managed to tunnel under the driveway.

The internet is full of remedies, and surefire ways to deter the skunks from returning to the den or better yet drive them away completely.

I’m here to tell you they are all garbage. We are four years in to this journey with them and no closer to persuading them to seek shelter elsewhere.

Here in no particular order are the things we - mostly my husband - have tried in an effort to encourage them to find a new home: