I caught a skunk - or other animal! Now what?
We are all Nature Lovers - UNTIL Nature gets TOO close and EXPENSIVE!
Any animal becomes a nuisance when it invades our homes or damages property. A cuddly animal can become a threat when it carries disease, damages your home, or destroys property.
It is very common for the resident or property owner to attempt to remedy the problem by setting a live trap for the offending animal. Often, the NEXT STEP hasn't been thought through:
What are you going to do with the trapped animal?
How are you going to transport it?
Where do you plan to release it?
Raccoons carry diseases that are infectious to pets and humans. Cute squirrels can inflict sharp bites. Most furbearers carry both ticks and fleas. Skunks are known carriers of rabies - and don't forget their noxious spray! Are you really going to haul the trapped skunk in your SUV?
A released animal only becomes someone else's problem. An animal with a history of invading buildings will usually become a repeat offender. Released animals must now compete for food and shelter with the native population. Many live-trapped animals succumb to stress from improper handling. Often the released animal will find its way back to the original location! In Wisconsin, it is illegal to release wildlife on lands regulated by the DNR.
Call Randy to handle to transport of trapped animals.
Randy will remove the animal from your live trap. In most cases, transfer and disposal equals DEATH for the offending animal. In a very few cases, a problem squirrel, woodchuck or raccoon might be transported miles away for release. This is the exception, however. In most cases, the offending squirrels, raccoons, or woodchucks will be killed onsite. Skunks will be removed and dispatched in a safe area.
Do NOT contact Randy to inquire about live trapping muskrats or beavers!
Nuisance animal control is an expensive, time-consuming process. You will be REQUIRED to set an upper limit to the total expense. Cost estimates: The MINIMUM cost to remove a trapped animal is $50.00 for travel, removal, and disposal. There is an additional charge PER ANIMAL - regardless if it is a mouse, chipmunk, or 40-pound beaver. It is up to the landowner or resident to set the MAXIMUM budget in advance.
The conditions that attracted the animals in the first place may lead to "repeat offenders" in the future - including migrating animals or even relocated animals that have returned to your property. If a problem animal has taken up residence in or under a building, you can guarantee that another animal will find the same entry point if you don't make the necessary repairs. Animal removal does not include structural repairs to your buildings or restoration of plantings or shoreline. Randy can offer basic repairs, in some cases. Often, extensive repairs will require a roofer and/or carpenter.
Randy offers nuisance animal removal only because he is an avid outdoorsman. This is not a profitable business, and furs have little value. The landowner or resident will be REQUIRED to sign both a service estimate AND a 100% release of all liability for these services. Please contact Randy for an estimate or to schedule an on-site visit to assess the problem.
Randy has been a hunter and trapper for over 50 years. He has hunted large and small game from the Mexican border to far northern Canada. Based on this experience, over the years, he has also been asked to help friends and neighbors with animal problems. This has ranged from squirrels in the attic to armadillos in the shrubbery.
Randy is licensed to trap and handle animals by the State of Wisconsin, and he is a member of the Wisconsin Trappers Association. To learn more about the control of nuisance animals, please visit Trapping.RandyMade.com
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