The author follows an Animal Damage Control husband-and-wife team through their daily grind and finds out just how tough the job can be. [Read More]
Tag Archives: Animal Damage Control
Snares That Care
Fence snares placed in the right locations are undoubtedly one of the most effective means of protecting valuable protein that needs protecting — domestic or wild. [Read More]
The Management Trapper: Embracing the Management Mindset
There are two main challenges to overcome in management trapping. The first is simply learning the habitat and animals, and the second is how to switch from common sustainable trapping practices to a management and control trapping mentality. [Read More]
Autumn Snake Invasion!
For animal damage control professionals, snakes can be easy or a troublesome By James Card My ten-year-old son scampered up the basement stairs after yelling a word he is not old enough to say. At the top of the … [Read More]
Trapping as a Trade: Ground Hog Day
The story of this day is told over again, and again and again . . . By Deric Beroshok I got a call from a very elderly lady about a groundhog under her house. I arrived and did my usual … [Read More]
Two Wolves Kill 176 Idaho Sheep in One Night
Animal rights activists often cry foul when hunters and wildlife officials talk about the impact growing wolf numbers have had on farming operations and wild game populations, but photos like the one above are hard to dispute. A southeastern Idaho … [Read More]
Raccoons Make Home at Top of 150-Foot Crane
A crane operator in Ballard, Wash., found unexpected visitors when he climbed up to the cab of his 150-foot tower crane earlier this week — two raccoons. The construction company called an animal damage control business in to trap the … [Read More]
Is Birth Control the Future of Coyote Management?
A research team from the University of Wyoming is studying the possibility of using chemical contraception to help control coyote populations. The group, led by zoology doctoral candidate Marjie MacGregor, has been experimenting with deslorelin, a hormone that makes coyotes sterile. … [Read More]
