If you find a real version of the skunk's ass itself, let me know ... Old school skunk smelled like sulfur and burnt rubber and an intense Roadkill Skunk odor.
I've been on this skunk hunt for years. I've found a lot of fruity/floral with hints of skunk ... but not the skunk of the 80's
I told this story elsewhere here, as it's the back story that speaks, but I have collected all bag seed since 1992-ish, in 94/95 had skunk three or so times, my opinion there's good weed, great weed and then there's skunk. I collected some seeds from skunk, (how many I forget, couple, few) mate grew one from my seed outdoors, exact same qualities as the skunk the seed came from but toned and tamed due to unknown pollinator. I have my seeds stored in labelled bags, desiccant, air tight container, in fridge for decades now, labels smudged, I am unsure IF I still have 1, 2, ? seeds from this mid 90's skunk. I know the name 'skunk' gets tossed around but despite my near constant claims I'm no idiot, with that, 1000's of self tested and assessed strains over the years, nothing before or since shared this weeds characteristics. I am 100% it was skunk, I am 50% that I still hold the seeds. A skilled grower could draw the skunk from the other half of the plant. There are 15-ish baggies of seeds, there are a few seeds per bag, I cannot grow outdoors, I don't 'currently' have the know how to indoor grow these seeds one by one and then secure the genetics via seed production so as to then cross with another beneficial strain.
Goal,
grow out these decades old seeds seeking the 50/50 true skunk,
secure the genetics of the desired plant,
further breed the skunk with another well chosen strain,
refine the characteristics of the cross to highlight the skunk some of us were lucky enough to experience,
me, share with the world, helper, profit
Concerns,
I can't currently do this, I'm worried I'll be hit by a bus, all opportunity lost,
wasting someone's time, intentionally?, never, but I can not guarantee that skunk seed is within my collection,
I rated all bag seed with a 1 to 10 score, smell, appeal, effect, and although these old skool strains are nothing like todays offerings I will have to freely give all my seeds away to sift the skunk out,
and that I'll (me) be lost within the process, though egoless (hmm) a credit to myself would be nice, the 'someone thought well enough to hold, store and bring forward' kinda thing, I'd like to be involved in each step
Anyone reading requiring further details of backstory or if proficient and trustworthy
who believes they've got the might to undertake this process and journey, please let me know, thank you for your time, SlingShot