Another Stinky Job

It all started about eight o’clock on a warm morning. I was getting ready to set irrigation pipe on my new crop of hay. As I lifted a section of pipe in the air to put on my shoulder to carry to the other end of the set up, a bunch of junk came out of the end. Also with the junk a tail appeared, this alarmed me so I stood the pipe straight up in the air. With one hand balancing the pipe I called Megan’s cell phone, no answer so I called the house and her Mother answered, I asked her to wake Megan up as I needed her help in a big way. Megan got on the phone and I told her to bring me the 410 shotgun and a box of shells once she was dressed as I had a skunk trapped in the pipe. She came out as quickly as she could, I gave Megan the pipe and I loaded the gun. I told her to gently lay the pipe down and I would shoot the skunk when it came out. It all went as planned except more skunks kept coming out. I started shooting and reloading as the 410 is a single shot. There were 5 little skunks. I thought I was done so as I was laying the pipe down I noticed it was still heavy, so I peered in the end and there was another, I propped the pipe on the fence and against a post and a skunk jumped out. I hurriedly loaded another round in and shot the big mother. A total of six skunks were living in the pipe. Not much spraying went on if any at all but after ten minutes you could smell them. Now I am waiting to hear from the county animal control as what to do with them. Moral of the story, look inside the pipe before lifting to make sure it is clear.