Thanks for the "skunk & blanket." Didn't watch the video. 2 minutes into an 8 minute video is beyond my attention span. Didn't Carl post on here?
Were I to use that method, I would put the blanket over the trap to begin with. Works well with rabbits. They think it's a hollow log.
But with skunks, out here it answers the questions nobody asks.
I say run a water hose down the hole and flush the critter out.
Then throw a blanket over what ever comes out. What ever happens after that is on you. I haven't completely thought that out.
If the hole doesn't fill up, it validates Dire's theory looks more and more plausible.