Re: skunks
Once when I was walking Zach, we came upon a skunk that had gotten his head stuck in a piece of trash - it wasn't glass, I think it was actually a discarded McDonald's shake cup. Anyway, the poor thing was wandering blindly into the roadway. So, very cautiously [I knew he couldn't see me approaching, but didn't know what would happen after the reveal], I quietly approached, grabbed the cup, tore it off, and then Zach and I backed away, very quiety and very quickly. The skunk looked startled for just a moment, then turned and ran off into the woods. It made me happy to do the good deed and not get sprayed in return. And - this was all accomplished without the use of a gun!
[I realize that a glass bottle would complicate things].