E.V. Miller 1940 Mephitis macroura May 12 El Roble, 8 mi. N & E Topotitlan de Morelos, Jalisco On the night of May 11 I was looking at traps after dark at about 10:00 P.M., when I saw a #7 M. macroura with his nose under the base of a nopal cactus. I ran back to camp, about 70 yds. distant, got a shotgun, ran back and shot the animal 3 times with #12 shot from 38 col. shells, from the secret close range. This did not dislodge nor kill the skunk so I poked him with a short stick. He ran across the rocks at this and I shot him. After each shot there was an ejection of scent, but bringing a light close to him did not seem to cause any reaction. The country here consisted of open fields, planted with maize in season, nopal cactus, rocks, and a few patches of oak trees and low brush.