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What Is Deer Rut Season?

December 14, 2015 By Effective Wildlife Solutions Leave a Comment

white-tailed buck

If you’re looking for an actual deer rut map, showing what stage the deer rut season is in across a geographic area, you’ll want to find another webpage. But if you’re actually just curious about the deer rutting season, deer rutting times, or simply want a better sense of what rutting is, you’ve come to the right page. Deer rut season is a fascinating wildlife phenomenon, and one worth knowing something about for safety reasons, as well. A Bit … [Read more...]

Tagged With: buck, deer rut season, deer rutting, doe, rutting buck, white-tailed deer

What is a Vole?

October 8, 2015 By Effective Wildlife Solutions Leave a Comment

western red-backed vole

You are not alone if you’re not entirely sure what to say if someone were to ask you, “What is a vole?” In fact, so confusing are the world’s many similar small creatures and the erroneously overlapping names applied to them that the situation almost defies untangling… meadow voles, meadow mice, field mice, pine mice… what gives? Maybe Shakespeare was fine with the idea that one could call a rose by any other name and know that it would smell as … [Read more...]

Tagged With: garden protection, get rid of voles, humane trapping, Mice, moles, tree and bush protection, vole, voles

Do Deer Whistles Work? (Plus 9 Tips for Avoiding a Collision with Deer)

September 23, 2015 By Effective Wildlife Solutions Leave a Comment

deer in headlights

Wouldn’t it be awesome if something as simple and inexpensive as a deer whistle could save a life? Saving a person or a deer for somewhere between the price of a fancy Starbucks coffee and a pizza would be a pretty darn good deal. On the other hand, if that “deer whistle for car” isn’t really all it’s cracked up to be, it would be a tad annoying to find out you’d handed over good money for nothing. Or, far worse, if having one caused you to let … [Read more...]

Tagged With: avoiding a collision, dawn and dusk, deer whistles, driving, hit a deer, humane wildlife control, vehicle

Mole Infestation in House? Or…

September 11, 2015 By Effective Wildlife Solutions 6 Comments

Got a “mole infestation in house” problem? Before we get into how to get rid of moles in your house, let’s talk about the signs that led you to think moles are in your home. Are you seeing dark rice-sized droppings? Maybe hearing rustling noises in the walls, or noticing your pets paying attention to some sort of noises they hear in the walls? Have you found tiny tooth marks on food bags, papers, books, or wood? Or, have you encountered a little … [Read more...]

Tagged With: get rid of mice, Mice, mole infeststion, mouse, vole

Want to Know More About Foxes?

September 4, 2015 By Effective Wildlife Solutions Leave a Comment

red fox kits

Foxes of three species—red, gray, and kit—find food, shelter, and even places to den and raise their young among us in towns and cities. Which species you are most likely to have in your neighborhood depends upon your location and surrounding habitat. Red foxes are the most adaptable and widespread. For the most part, foxes live compatibly with us and maybe just under our noses, adjusting their active times to minimize overlap with ours. Any … [Read more...]

Tagged With: den, dens, fox, foxes, gray fox, kit, kits, prey, red foxes

Top Things to Know About Groundhog Removal

September 1, 2015 By Effective Wildlife Solutions Leave a Comment

woodchuck

“You ain’t nothin’ but a ground hog!” If one of these prodigious foragers and burrow diggers has done some sort of misdeed in your yard, that’s what you may be thinking as you contemplate how to achieve your sudden all-consuming goal: groundhog removal. Groundhogs are not likely to quibble with you over your harsh “nothin’ but” comment, because they’re pretty humble, laid back animals. But some people do prefer to call them woodchucks. Woodchuck, … [Read more...]

Tagged With: burrow, burrows, groundhog, groundhog removal, groundhogs, humane wildlife control, woodchuck, woodchucks

Yard and Garden Conflicts with Wild Rabbits

August 17, 2015 By Effective Wildlife Solutions Leave a Comment

rabbit eating bleeding heart plant

As it turns out, wild rabbits want the same things in a garden that you do… flowers and veggies! After all the work involved in planting and tending to your garden and landscaping, it can be disheartening to find your precious flowers and vegetables nibbled away by wild rabbits. But conflicts with wild rabbits are not all one-sided. Raking and mowing often disrupts their nests. Cats who are allowed to free-roam catch and kill baby rabbits. When … [Read more...]

Tagged With: baby rabbits, injured rabbits, orphaned rabbits, protect trees, protect your garden, rabbit, rabbit conflicts, rabbit nests, rabbits

Dog Quilled by a Porcupine?

August 14, 2015 By Effective Wildlife Solutions Leave a Comment

dog quilled by porcupine

Surely one of the most pitiful sights in the world is that of a dog who has made the unfortunate mistake of tangling with a porcupine. Repeat porcupine encounters suggest that many dogs simply don’t understand what they’re getting into with a porcupine until it’s too late. As your dog’s best friend, follow these safety tips if you live in an area with porcupines, as well as these instructions for what to do if your dog does have an unfortunate … [Read more...]

Tagged With: dog quilled, porcupine, porcupine encounters, porcupines, quilled, quilled pet, quills

Need a Woodchuck Trap?

July 9, 2015 By Effective Wildlife Solutions Leave a Comment

woodchuck mother and cub

Looking for a woodchuck trap? It shouldn’t be hard to find someone to take your money. But what you’re probably looking for is a way to resolve whatever problem you’re having with woodchucks. A trap will fail you utterly if that’s your goal. The burrow you clear out today is an open invitation for another woodchuck tomorrow. What you need is not a trap, but a sensible plan to solve your problem, and you’re on the right page for that. Why you … [Read more...]

Tagged With: groundhog, groundhogs, woodchuck, woodchuck trap, woodchucks

Simple Ways to Repel Chipmunks

May 27, 2015 By Effective Wildlife Solutions Leave a Comment

Few people would try to deny that chipmunks are adorable and fascinating to watch. But whether you see their charm or not, chipmunks do, on occasion, get into a bit of mischief… eating flower bulbs, munching cherry tomatoes in the veggie garden, burrowing under porches or walkways… not to mention hoarding astonishing amounts of seed from birdfeeders. None of these activities are catastrophic, but you may still be thinking about whether there is … [Read more...]

Tagged With: bird feeders, burrow, chipmunk, chipmunks, repel chipmunks, repellants

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