A skunk has to see you, feel threatened by you, and will warn you before releasing it's infamous weaponized scent. So you actually have to be pretty close. read more
Confidence votes 36.2K. Depending on the wind and the elements, the smell can travel as far as 2 miles. read more
Anyway, I've been working on a post about the odor radius of skunk spray. There seems to be a general consensus that skunks can spray up to 15 to 20 feet. But I couldn't find any (credible) information on the distance one could smell the odor after a spray. read more