What Is Retail Operations? Every time you enter a retail store, your shopping experience has been extensively planned, from the items you see for sale to the layout and design of the store. Many times these decisions are made by someone working in retail operations, or the area of retail concerned with the day-to-day functions of stores.
1 Pepper sprays, also sold to repel squirrels and other wild creatures, are effective skunk repellents. 2  Spray them on trees and other areas where you've seen skunks. 3  Ammonia also deters skunks. 4  Soak old rags in ammonia and place them under your deck or porch to keep skunks from coming in. Spray it around the perimeter of your yard. 2  Pepper sprays, also sold to repel squirrels and other wild creatures, are effective skunk repellents. 3  Spray them on trees and other areas where you've seen skunks. 4  Ammonia also deters skunks.
When Skunks Shoot. Skunks use their liquid spray as a defense mechanism, not as a way of starting a fight. When a skunk feels threatened, he turns his back to his would-be predator, raises his tail and shoots a liquid mist of his spray in the predator's direction. This spray can shoot 10 to 15 feet, coating his attacker and the area around him with a repulsive odor and giving him the opportunity to slink away.