I know here on the farm you would have every fox, coyote, opposum and coon coming around trying to get at the smell. Im sure it would work but after what I have seen this year with critters roaming for food I would stay away from it.
I have had a skunk at my place for weeks and each time I get him in the open to get a shot its like he disappears after he runs around a corner or a tree etc. I couldnt figure out why he was hanging out near the garage all the time until today. Once peice of butt fat off a deer I got was draged behind a stack of wood by our cat. The skunk was chewing on it today.
I saw him go in the garage through the open door so I went after him. Saw him chewing away and when he saw me he just looked at my and it was like he was saying, "What, you got a problem?"
I managed to move him out of the garage with a long stick and he quietly and unevetfully walked back out of the garage........................to his dimise! Once less skunk!