Outdoor Professsor's Tips

  Hello, I'm the OUTDOOR PROFESSOR from DiscoveringTheOutdoors.com/  Here's your outdoor tip on skunks. Skunks are not aggressive animals, but a close encounter with a skunk in the wild usually raises some level of fear in a person's mind.  Usually they will only be aggressive when surprised, cornered or when protecting their young.  The first line of attack for many skunks will be to growl, spit, raise their tails, and stamp the ground. But if you don't heed its message to "get out of town" seriously, the skunk will turn, lift its tail and spray in your direction. Sometimes an overly-enthusiastic pet dog, even in an urban setting, may bring a sampling of this disgusting scent to your backdoor when returning home after a skunk encounter. This powerful sulfuric deterrent against predators is a strong smelling oily liquid produced by the glands under its tail.  They are known to shoot this foul spray as far as #1____________ (How far do you think? I'll give you several quiz questions su