Jim's Squirrel Battle - How NET Syndrome is hurting our community

Soon the soft rhythmic sound of enamel cutting through pine 2x4s echoes in the previously silent bedroom at six-forty-five in the morning. The sun rose no less than a half hour ago and Jim is just trying to hold onto 15 more minutes of sleep before the cacophony of alarms start triggering on his phone. A sudden thud followed by frantic scratching and scampering wake him fully. This means war!

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Karen and the "Killer" Coyotes (The Sequel)

It’s that time of year again that every pet rescue, shelter, and “fur momma” feels the need to disseminate needless fear and anxiety that the “big bad coyotes” will steal their fur-babies and this time it is under the guise of the Ohio Department of Wildlife.

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Ryan Ridgley
My Education From Dr. Mohamed El Damir

…When I first stepped into that second floor classroom, I was convinced it would be a cake walk for me due to my experience with Presto-X. I had my AIB certification, my first level purdue certification, and went through the entire Copesan gambit. Dr. El Damir could have cared less…

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Ryan Ridgley
My Education From Todd Leyse

In my last post I introduced you to Dr. Corrigan and how, unintentionally, he showed me that raising some eyebrows of my peers is oftentimes the key to success in this industry. From that point forward, I mixed traditional and nuanced tactics as I continued to grow in the industry. The man who gave me a wide berth and let me “geek flag fly” was Todd Leyse of Adam’s Pest Control.

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Ryan Ridgley
My Education From Ward Combs II of Presto-X

If there is one thing and one thing only that I can attribute my success in this industry to, it is not the equipment, it is not a certain bait, it is not my marketing prowess or my business plan. No, my success is due to my constant pursuit of education.

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Ryan Ridgley
Fort Knox or Mayberry City Jail?

If 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.

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