Skunks established themselves under chicken coops, barns and granaries, despite the presence of a dog to guard the place. | File photo

Confrontations with a skunk rarely end well

Retired farmer has many stories about living in close contact with the striped creatures; the best one involved a German

Usher Berger, 94, farmed in the Oungre, Sask., area, where his father homesteaded in 1906. He retired in 1997. I was born and raised on a farm and became familiar with skunks at an early age. While a preschooler, I questioned why a dog I had always played with suddenly developed a very unattractive smell. […] Read more