People in Pennsylvania need a trapping license to hunt or trap skunks, unless they are damaging property, San Julian says. Call your local game commission employee or wildlife conservation officer and tell them what you want to do. If you don't want to get that intimate with a skunk, San Julian suggests calling a wildlife damage control specialist. Your county Penn State Cooperative Extension office keeps lists of specialists registered with the game commission. To prevent skunks from making dens under houses, sheds or decks, San Julian suggests sealing up potential entries.
Skunks are dormant for about one month during the coldest part of the winter.
They breed from late February to late March. If you get sprayed, you probably want to destroy your clothes. Burn, bury or get rid of them. Hydrogen peroxide and baking soda mixed together produce a gas that can explode in a container. If left alone, San Julian says that skunks are peaceful and play an important role in the ecosystem by controlling insects and rodents.