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07-07-2005, 08:56 PM

wrote:
In triangle.gardens wrote:

Several people mentioned skunks, but skunks don't seem to be very
common in NC.

This reminds me of something I've wondered about for a while
now. I live in the western part of Raleigh, not far from
Crossroads. Older, wooded neighborhood with yards 0.5ac.

In my front yard, I often smell something that smells very
much like a skunk--this is to the south of a front deck,
among some thick bushes. The smell is LIKE the smell of
a frightened or road-squashed skunk, but not as pungent
or offensive. But it's very similar.

What in the world might be living in my bushes or under my
deck that makes a smell like that? Anybody? I haven't seen
any actual signs of inhabitation, just that smell most of
the time I go in the bushes. TIA.

Any young male domestic cats around?

Craig