Live Traps
How to Keep a Live Trap From Tipping or Rocking
A rocking or tipping live trap can deter wary animals, trip early, or leave a captured animal in...
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Guides for trapping operators
Practical answers on raccoons, TNR colonies, route planning, and running a smart-trap fleet.
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Caregivers
Trapping Help for Older Homeowners and Their Families
When an older parent has a raccoon, opossum, or skunk problem, the risk is not the animal so...
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How Wildlife Control Operators Cover Holiday Weeks
Holiday weeks squeeze wildlife businesses: techs want time off, customers are home, and set traps still need checking....
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Raccoons at Deer Camp: Keeping Them Out of Coolers and Feed
Deer season fills camp with easy food: corn, coolers, and trash. Here is how to keep raccoons out...
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Do Raccoons Really Wash Their Food?
Raccoons do not dunk food because they need to wash it. Discover how their sensitive front paws shape...
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Raccoon on Your Doorbell Camera: What to Do Next
A raccoon at your front door is usually following food, shelter, or a familiar route. Your camera clips...
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Withholding Food Before TNR Trap Night: How Long and Why
Withholding food before TNR trap night helps make the trap bait more appealing to cautious community cats. Learn...
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Wildlife Control Truck Setup: What to Carry for Trapping Jobs
A dependable wildlife control truck setup keeps traps, exclusion materials, safety gear, cleanup supplies, and documentation tools ready...
ReadCat Trapping
What Does an Ear-Tipped Cat Mean? Read the Sign Before You Trap
A flat-topped ear usually means a community cat has already been sterilized through a TNR program. Learn to...
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Stray Cat Keeps Coming to Your House: Feed, Shelter, or Trap?
A visiting cat may be lost, owned, or part of the local community cat population. Learn how to...
ReadHomeowners
Skunk Under the Shed: One-Way Door or Live Trap?
A one-way door is usually the simplest humane solution for a skunk under a shed, but some situations...
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Raccoons in the Barn: Haylofts, Feed Rooms, and Farm Trapping
Raccoons enter barns for feed, water, and dry den space. Learn how to identify their routes, secure the...
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Raccoon Stealing Bait Without Setting Off the Trap: 6 Fixes
If the bait disappears but the trap stays open, the raccoon is probably reaching the food without stepping...
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