Skunks den at ground level under decks, sheds, and porches. Close those shelters and remove the food draw and you keep them, and the odor, away.
Skunks do not climb, so the problem is always ground level - under a deck, shed, porch, or in a crawl space. A buried dig-proof barrier around those structures is the core of skunk prevention, because skunks dig rather than scale a wall.
Cut the food draw too: secure trash, pick up fallen fruit and pet food, and treat for the grubs skunks dig up in lawns. If a skunk has already denned, especially in spring when young may be present, professional removal with low-stress methods reduces the odds of a spray.
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Low-stress removal reduces the odds, but none is guaranteed. Den-site cleanup is part of the service.
A buried dig-proof barrier around the structure they denned under.
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