Hey, Dan. There's been a skunk hanging around. I walked about five feet away from him one night and he moved off a bit and I kept going. Actually said hello to him/her (don't know which and I ain't gonna try to find out).

Anyway, Greg's right about skunks getting a bad rap. Raccoons are a very different matter. I don't go outta my way to hurt critters, nor would I with a raccoon, but I wouldn't want to be too complacent with them, either.

Good advice and decision about ceasing hand feeding. Your left hand gets bit and you could become a three or four-fingered guitar player. It's a cast iron sob to play with a finger or two outta commission.