shed. he read a suggestion to put flour near the entrance to the hole and watch for tracks the next morning (skunks are nocturnal), or stuff leaves or other brush into the entrance of the hole, and later check to see if it had been moved to gain access. i went with the brush approach. the next morning, the leaves and sticks i stuffed into the hole had been dug out.
at this point, i had the option of filling in the hole or blocking off the entrance. the problem is that this work has to be done at night, when the skunk is out, so that there's no risk of 