Animal control experts offer tips to keep skunks away amid the annual mating season. With striped skunks common in Michigan, ...

As the critters pair up this season, watch out for skunks in your yard or property ... have black-and-white striped patterns, fluffy tails and are renown for releasing a foul-smelling spray ...

The rest of the tail is a mixture of black and white ... and may extend underground for distances up to 15 m (50 ft). A striped skunk may push or pull dried leaves or grasses for bedding material into ...

If you’re still too close, the skunk will turn around, raise its tail as a warning ... targets nearly 10 feet away and skunks can spray up to six times in a row. It takes them several days ...

As the critters pair up this season, watch out for skunks in your yard or property ... Striped skunks seen in Michigan have black-and-white striped patterns, fluffy tails and are renown for releasing ...