Eastern Spotted Skunk

Breeding:
Breeds late winter in northern parts of range. No delayed implantation’ gestation 50 – 60 days, 1 litter of 2 – 6 young born April – May, in a Woodchuck burrow or hollow log, under a foundation, or in anouther protected place.

Sign:
Scat: Dark, small, 7/8” diameter, irregularly cylindrical.
Tracks: Like Striped Skunks but smaller. Hindering 1¼“ long; heel pad shows more definite lobbing. Stride very irregular, unlike that of other skunks

Habitat:
Mixed woodlands and open areas, scrub, and farmland.

Range:
In Midwest: e Wyoming, Minnesota, and Dakotas east to Wisconsin, and south to Texas and Louisiana. In East Mississippi northeast to s Pennsylvania and South Carolina, and east to Florida.