Effective Wildlife Solutions

Havahart Traps and Other Live-catch Wildlife Traps

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This article focuses on how to ensure live-catch traps work their best, both for resolving your situation and preventing, or at least minimizing, harm or stress for wildlife. Before attempting to trap any wild animal in or near your home, though, you need to check with your local humane society or state wildlife agency about pertinent laws for your area. Even more important—before resorting to obtaining a live-catch trap, such as one of the … [Read more...]

Wild Life Control: An Ounce of Prevention…

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Preventive maintenance is the best form of wild life control, or more correctly, "wildlife" control. Want to troubleshoot your home and gardens before problems begin? Check out the tips below. Preventing wildlife access to your home… Periodically inspect your home’s exterior, looking for likely entry points for wildlife, so you can avoid needing wildlife control services. Always be sure no animals are inside before sealing an opening or … [Read more...]

Humane Wildlife Control:
Prevention & Safe Solutions

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Humane wildlife control is the application of common sense and compassion to effectively resolve problems that arise between people and wildlife. Poisons, lethal traps, and random relocation of evicted wildlife are now known to be less effective than non-lethal, humane solutions. Not to mention, poisons and lethal traps can be and are horribly cruel and inhumane. So it’s easy to understand why poisons and lethal traps are exceptionally poor … [Read more...]

Thinking About Using a Fox Trap?

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If you are considering using a live trap to capture a fox on your property, this article is meant for you. You may not realize that there are more effective options available to you before resorting to a fox trap. Here you’ll find helpful, practical ways to troubleshoot the problem and avoid the pitfalls associated with trapping. Consider this first… At first you may be frightened to learn that there are foxes living in your neighborhood, but … [Read more...]

Looking to Get Rid of Foxes?

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Foxes denning under your deck? Or denning in your yard? Or, maybe you’re just seeing them around and wonder if you should be concerned.” Well, the good news is that you have nothing to fear. If they’re raising a family in your yard, you’re in for a treat. It is fun and educational to watch fox parents raise their young. No, foxes won’t drag off your kids --- their main prey items are mice, rats, chipmunks, and some squirrels or rabbits.  They … [Read more...]

Finding the Right Wildlife Control Service

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Got a family of raccoons in your chimney? Have you heard rustling and other little noises coming from within your walls or vents? Time to hire a wildlife control service company. Why? Because some problems are best left to the professionals. You’ll save yourself considerable time and trouble—as well as the possibility of additional problems and expenses if your do-it-yourself plan goes awry. When you hire a carefully chosen wildlife control … [Read more...]

Helpful Raccoon Facts

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Are raccoons on your property impressing you in ways you wish they weren’t? Do they scale your chimney inside and out, for example, or harvest veggies from your garden before you can enjoy them? If so, it’s time to learn more about these resourceful animals, so you can solve and prevent the conflicts they can sometimes cause. We've got the raccoon facts. Raccoons are often blamed for things other animals do—one more reason it’s worth taking … [Read more...]

Skunk Removal Tips for Homeowners

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It takes a lot to cause a skunk to use its potent-smelling defense—although the prospect of getting sprayed may be scary, skunks are actually rather non-aggressive and peaceful animals. But having a skunk living close to your home may still make you a tad uneasy, so in hopes of averting an encounter with that awful smell, you have landed here, searching for “skunk removal” tips. Fear not… the advice you need is at hand. Do keep in mind skunks’ … [Read more...]

Wanting to Get Rid of Deer?

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Are you wanting to get rid of deer wreaking havoc on your garden? With their natural habitat dwindling due to development, deer often wander into our yards and gardens looking for food. Some damage to plants in areas shared by people and deer is to be expected, but you can avoid, or at least minimize, deer conflicts with easily implemented solutions. Garden planning with deer in mind… The best way to avoid damage from deer is to plan your … [Read more...]