If you’ve been noticing a foul odor in the air recently, you’re not alone. Unpleasant as it may be there is a natural cause for your nose to be offended. In Ohio, February is breeding season for skunks.
During this time of year, male skunks will visit several females, and each female may mate with multiple males. A litter of 2-10 kits are typically born furless and blind between April and June. At around six weeks old the young ones are weaned and will accompany their mother on hunts. The young will go their own way at about one year of age, when they are mature and ready to breed on their own.
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