Male skunks are polygamous and mate with multiple female skunks during the season. The season may include more foul skunk odor in the air as male skunks spray amid mating fights and female skunks ...

For skunks, being nocturnal means mating typically occurs at night. Male skunks are polygamous and mate with multiple female skunks during the season.

The particular aroma comes from male skunks moving around more in late February or March, according to Certified Wildlife Biologist Geriann Albers. Albers said, “Males will breed with multiple ...