Right after we returned from Logan, the girls and I headed to Herriman to check on my in-laws dogs and the Cranes. We had just gotten to the Cranes and I was talking to their neighbor over the fence when we heard Evelyn yell something. I quickly went to see what the matter was and found out that Lucy had been headed down through the grass towards the tree where the cats are feed except it wasn't a cat eating. So Evelyn yelled and scared the skunk away and got Lucy to turn around.
Evelyn ask us to stay a while because the evening I had missed the skunk, not long after I left it came back. So that is what we did. We stayed for a while. Now I should mention that this was the second sighting of the day. My mom had been there earlier in the morning, when one of the skunks came out. This time the skunk was lucky because she missed even though she swears she lined everything up like she did when she hit the other one.
Anyways, we waited around a while and sure enough TWO skunks came and started eating the cat food. I got the gun out and tried to line things up, though I really am not that good with guns, and took a shot. This time I hit one of them!
Don't get to excited though because it made the little critter wriggle but was an injury. The shot scared the second skunk off and made the one I hit move for cover. It didn't stay there long, before it headed back to it's home so I followed it and ended up taking two more shots at it. Both where misses. So I was/am a little bummed.
We haven't been able to tell if I injured it enough that it died or what happened. All I know is the next day there was a stronger skunk smell in the area where the critters live and a few days later two skunks were sighted again.
I don't know if I mortally wounded that skunk and there is a fourth one we didn't know about or if it was just a mere flesh wound and made the skunk hide out for awhile before coming out again. I really didn't/don't want to go searching or digging to find a wounded or dead skunk. So "this may be a mystery never fully revealed!" At least until we more assuredly get rid of a few more skunks.
I am sure the saga will continue, it just may take longer for the next installment because our free and easy summer schedule or lack there of has ended due to the arrival of FIRST GRADE.
I might also add that when Glen got back from camp and heard about this I mentioned maybe we should go shooting together and there was NO hesitation in his reply of okay. Then he added," maybe we should get you your own gun.?!" We will have to see what happens!
Evelyn ask us to stay a while because the evening I had missed the skunk, not long after I left it came back. So that is what we did. We stayed for a while. Now I should mention that this was the second sighting of the day. My mom had been there earlier in the morning, when one of the skunks came out. This time the skunk was lucky because she missed even though she swears she lined everything up like she did when she hit the other one.
Anyways, we waited around a while and sure enough TWO skunks came and started eating the cat food. I got the gun out and tried to line things up, though I really am not that good with guns, and took a shot. This time I hit one of them!
Don't get to excited though because it made the little critter wriggle but was an injury. The shot scared the second skunk off and made the one I hit move for cover. It didn't stay there long, before it headed back to it's home so I followed it and ended up taking two more shots at it. Both where misses. So I was/am a little bummed.
We haven't been able to tell if I injured it enough that it died or what happened. All I know is the next day there was a stronger skunk smell in the area where the critters live and a few days later two skunks were sighted again.
I don't know if I mortally wounded that skunk and there is a fourth one we didn't know about or if it was just a mere flesh wound and made the skunk hide out for awhile before coming out again. I really didn't/don't want to go searching or digging to find a wounded or dead skunk. So "this may be a mystery never fully revealed!" At least until we more assuredly get rid of a few more skunks.
I am sure the saga will continue, it just may take longer for the next installment because our free and easy summer schedule or lack there of has ended due to the arrival of FIRST GRADE.
I might also add that when Glen got back from camp and heard about this I mentioned maybe we should go shooting together and there was NO hesitation in his reply of okay. Then he added," maybe we should get you your own gun.?!" We will have to see what happens!
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