Hi Wren. We have dealt with many a skunk. Got rid of quite a number of them. And their smell did vary. For some of them, my husband - and he's no whoose - had to put on a gas mask when taking them away. He always used rubber gloves as well and we were very, very careful as they can carry rabies

We would have all kinds of varmits when we had chickens. The skunks would like to steal the eggs, the weasel would suck the blood right out of the chickens and leave them sitting there. Fox and stray dogs would take their share as well. Such a time dealing with all of that But, I did love having the chickens that I had. So colorful and fun They also ate many, many bugs and those awful woodticks as well. The deerticks can carry Lyme Disease and that would certainly not be fun We know a fellow who got it and it really affected him. Changed his life. So it goes in the days of our lives