Over the winter months, four to five females will make dens with their young. Sometimes a male will inhabit such a den, but for the most part, males are very territorial, and prefer to live alone in the summer, and become more sociable in the winter. They remain active hunters through most of the winter season. They do most of their hunting at night. Hunting may include scavenging, or going through someone s trash.
Skunks usually hunt alone.
During the day, they may be found sleeping in hollow logs, wood piles, in sheltered rocky areas, or in dens. Males will fight to defend their territory, but ironically enough, will not use their potent scent on eachother. Skunks fear very little in the wild, including man. Males are very excitable around the mating season, but they may attack any time, for any reason. The great horned owl is the only true enemy the skunk has.