In the United States, woodpeckers are FEDERALLY protected birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. You can not kill a woodpecker, it’s young, or disturb a woodpecker nest with eggs in it without a permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service. This article will help you go step by step in the process of applying for, and hopefully receiving approval for a depredation permit.
Read MoreOur job, and our passion, is to protect our community from the damage and dangers of nuisance wildlife. The wanton removal of wildlife (without purpose or reason) is not what we do, nor will it ever be what we do.
Read MoreIf you follow this advice, and take immediate steps to make these changes, you will NEVER need to call us. But if you put it off, or say you will “get around to it” then instead of Fort Knox for a home you have Mayberry City Jail. And just like Otis, the wildlife will just let themselves in whenever they want to spend the night… or longer.
Read MoreLike every other Sunday night, after dinner I let the dogs out before I retire to my office to write this week’s blog post. As soon as the patio door slid open my ears were filled with the noise of blood curdling shrieks soaring high above our farm in the crisp November air. From my limited knowledge, it sounded like a medium sized rodent pleading for its life while struggling in the talons of it’s attacker. Squirrel is on the menu tonight. Party of one.
Read MoreThe average wildlife removal invoice for the Cincinnati area is $437. For half of that amount and an afternoon of your time, you can insure yourself against a surprise $437 bill from me or my peers. Let me tell you our secrets.
Read MoreIt seems like in the past five years the “my mother used _____” or “my neighbor recommended to try _____” comments have increased ten fold and I blame click bait Buzzfeed articles and Pinterest “Hacks” that flood social media every year. But it’s okay, we can work through it. I gotcha my friends…
This week we are going to address the top 5 “home remedies” I have heard over the years and whether they are worth the time and energy to attempt them in aiding in your nuisance wildlife problems.
Read MoreIt did not matter if they were carved or uncarved. Those little gluttons would feast all night on my pumpkins and gourds and leave me with nothing but seeds and stems by morning. (reminds me of an old roommate).
Read MoreIf your family is anything like mine, you have fall chores leading into winter that usually consist of removing dead trees, cutting back ornamentals, trimming back perennials, and pulling the annuals out of your gardens.
Before you get super motivated and get to gettin. Let’s take a minute to recognize some potential wildlife issues that may arise.
Read MoreI work in a male dominated industry full of stereotypical “Type A” personalities. That does not mean women can not do well in Wildlife Management, but it does mean when you get a bunch of wildlife control operators (WCOs) in a room it quickly becomes a “trap” measuring contest as to whose revenues are highest, who caught more raccoons this season than others, and my all time favorite is the “war stories” of the grossest, meanest, or most technically difficult removal one has performed.
Read MoreThere is a putrid, yet sweet, stench emanating from the woods behind your meticulously manicured lawn. You notice in the sky above you, the circling of large black shadows looking eerily like the dementor scene in Prisoner of Azkaban. Against your better judgement you put on your boots and go for a walk into the woods. No more than 15 feet past the treeline you scare up a small band of black vultures feeding on what remains of a well decomposed deer carcass.
