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Trophy Skunk...
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03/06/16 04:21 AM
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swmays
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6211401
03/06/16 09:10 AM
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bigsky
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Looks to be 3.5. Probably give him another year...
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6211468
03/06/16 01:43 PM
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stxranchman
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I believe that is a Hog Nosed Skunk.
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6211649
03/06/16 04:25 PM
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EddieWalker
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I got a skunk stuffed. They make really nice looking mounts on a shelf, but it sure was a struggle getting it to my taxidermist!!!! Even in the back of my truck, the smell was almost too much.
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6211657
03/06/16 04:31 PM
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swmays
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Thanks STX. Looked it up and learned north Texas is the northern most end of their range. It stretches way into South America.
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6211660
03/06/16 04:38 PM
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jhprice2
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Ive seen one in north carolina like that while deer hunting may have even had a little more white to it i was gonna shoot it but i thought who am i gonna get to mount it? a lot of guys wont work on them
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6211684
03/06/16 05:09 PM
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flintknapper
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Yep, STX nailed it (no surprise).
That particular skunk has a lot of black in its tail, most have more white or can be all white.
Had you killed it and looked at it carefully, you would have seen that physically...they are built more powerfully than the other skunks that inhabit Texas. To me....they look kind of half badger, half skunk.
Very cool...that you saw one. I've seen exactly one...in all my years afield.
Flint.
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6211747
03/06/16 06:10 PM
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TEXASLEFTY
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I would have taken it, Ladytaxi would do the mount. I'm sure there would be a long pause at the beginning of that phone call...
Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6212176
03/07/16 01:15 AM
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Michael W.
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Pretty unusual looking. I don't like skunks so he would have gotten a dose of lead from me.
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6212210
03/07/16 01:30 AM
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Simple Searcher
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I snared one on them rascals once. I just thought is was a juvenile skunk or just had odd striping. I guess I should of had him mounted.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6215052
03/09/16 01:04 AM
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cm250
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Skunk in the daylight equals a dead skunk as far as I'm concerned........
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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03/09/16 01:34 AM
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rdh1
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Many years ago my brother and I skinned one then mom skinned us
Zeva,Buck & Sandy
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6217525
03/10/16 03:06 PM
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heredeer
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6218679
03/11/16 02:58 AM
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Tophers
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6218732
03/11/16 03:23 AM
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THEBBC
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Clearly a high-fence skunk.
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6219098
03/11/16 02:26 PM
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activescrape
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Learn something every day. We had one of thosethat lived on our place until he died. We thought he was just a white freak skunk. Cool.
"It's not dyin' I'm talkin' about Woodrow, it's livin'!"
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6219105
03/11/16 02:30 PM
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Mr. Clean
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You should have tried to pet it and taken a selfie.
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6219246
03/11/16 03:38 PM
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DuckCoach1985
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first time i saw one like that was in Sonora, didn't believe it was a skunk till I drove almost right up to it.. cut the wheel pretty quick when I got a good look.
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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03/11/16 09:23 PM
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Dennis in Ft Worth
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Saw one out in Stephens county a couple of years ago. I too thought about shooting and looking (hard!) for a taxidermist who would take it. Maybe just a shoulder mount?
Me and ol' RUGER, 74 years and still shooting.
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6220065
03/12/16 12:40 AM
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swmays
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Nice pic Dennis.
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Re: Trophy Skunk...
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#6220426
03/12/16 07:24 AM
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xxBRADxx
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