When I lived in Wilmington (OH), near the college, my quiet little neighborhood was suddenly indundated with skunks. My dog killed (and subsequently got sprayed) by two inside my fenced backyard, and for a couple years I could actually smell the live ones through my windows as they went about their nocturnal activities like clockwork every night. It got to be a real smelly problem for residents and businesses alike.
Now south of ATL and opossums and fox still abound ... I have no problems with those ... they don't stink! I did come across one smart 'possum once in OH, though. My dog "killed" it inside the fence. late night. I put the carcass in two garbage bags and put it in a garbage can. The next day I went to move the garbage can to the front of the house. As soon as I tipped the can to push it, that "carcass" had apparently freed itself from the double bags and burst through the plastic lid of the garbage can like a rocket!
I just about soiled myself!
Which of these things was smarter than the other?
