Was it living under your porch or something like that?
Yes, skunk.
House came with sort of an enclosed hot tub porch area on the backside of the house. The trim/lattice needs to be beefed up - it's on the list of repairs.
Critter seems to have taken up residence there. We learned this when the ground floor started to have a bit of a...fragrance. Then I recalled that there was a little tamped down trail during the last big snowfall.
Curious if it is solo or w/ family, I guess we'll find out when they swap a new trap in tomorrow and we keep an eye on that one.