CLINTON TWP. — A skunk attacked a man here, who responded by shooting it dead with his .22-caliber rifle, police reported today.

The attack happened on Thursday, Nov. 21, around 2:50 p.m. The victim told police the skunk attacked him on his property and bit him.

The man got his rifle “and destroyed the skunk,” police said. Clinton Township Animal Control Officer Doug Rohl photographed the man’s injury and then took custody of the dead skunk. The man went to Hunterdon Medical Center for treatment. Police did not release his name.

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