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Check our year 2024 prices for wildlife control work. Call us 24/7 to schedule an appointment.
If you can't afford our services, read about free Wheaton wildlife control government options.
Please, no calls about DOG or CAT problems. Call animal services: (708) 974-6140.
To report a wildlife issue like a lost baby animal, dead animal, call: 217-935-6860.

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Animal Trackers Wildlife is a full-service wildlife control company serving Wheaton IL and the surrounding area. We specialize in urban and suburban wildlife damage management for both residential and commercial customers. We are state licensed by the Illinois Fish & Wildlife Commission. We handle nearly all aspects of wildlife control, and resolve conflicts between people and wildlife in a humane and professional manner. For Wheaton pest control of wildlife, just give us a call at 630-246-2501 - yes, we answer our phones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - and we will discuss your wildlife problem and schedule an appointment to solve it. We look forward to hearing from you!


Many of Illinois's wild animals have learned to adapt and even thrive in our homes. For example some wildlife have found that attics make great places to live. Other animals find refuge under homes or porches. Invariably, these animals cause damage. Rodents, like squirrels and rats, love to chew on electrical wires once in an attic, and this causes a serious fire hazard. Raccoons can cause serious contamination in an attic with their droppings and parasites. Same goes for bat or bird colonies. We specialize in solving Illinois's wildlife problems, from snake removal to large jobs like commercial bat control, we do it all.

We handle every aspect of wildlife control. We are fully equipped to work on any project, large or small. Some of our services include:

• Humane wildlife trapping and relocation services
• Removal of raccoons or squirrels from the attic
• Building repairs and prevention work to keep animals out
• 100% permanent elimination of rats, mice, or even bats
• Cleanup of animal waste and odor control services
• Emergency animal issues, and dead animal removal

We do not handle dog or cat problems. If you need assistance with a domestic animal, such as a dog or a cat, you need to call your local DuPage county animal services for assistance. They can help you out with issues such as stray dogs, stray cats, spay & neuter programs, vaccinations, licenses, pet adoption, bite reports, deceased pets, lost pets, local animal complaints and to report neglected or abused animals. There is no free Wheaton animal control for wildlife issues.

DuPage County Animal Services or Humane Society: (708) 974-6140

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Wheaton Wildlife Removal Tip: What Are Some Ways To Kill An Opossum In The Yard?

Dealing with an opossum in the yard is often a frustrating experience, as the animal is particularly fond of tearing through garbage and rooting around for food, and when this is happening regularly, cleaning up the yard is not a pleasant experience. It is worth noting that opossums are nocturnal creatures, so you may not be able to deal with them during the day, but there are ways that you can use to get rid of the animal. The key thing with using lethal methods in a yard is ensuring that there are no animals or people that may get hurt because of your efforts to get rid of the opossum.

Lethal Traps

There are a variety of different traps that can be used to kill opossums, and these range from those that are available in stores or online through to homemade devices that are used in a similar way. The most important thing to ensure when you are dealing with the traps is that they are checked regularly and that they are effective, as a trap that fails to kill an opossum is not only cruel, but the opossum in pain can also cause a lot of damage. Make sure traps are checked several times during the day and night, and that they are located where only the opossum can get to it, and it is out of reach of domestic animals and children.

Shooting

Because opossums are nocturnal, you may need to have a rifle that is equipped with a night vision scope in order to be able to shoot the animal effectively. When you are shooting the opossum, ensure that you are aiming for the head and that you are able to fire a second shot quickly if for any reason the first bullet injures but doesn't kill the animal. You should also check that it is safe and legal to discharge a firearm in your area, otherwise you may get in trouble with the law too.

Poison

Down the decades there are many people who have chosen to use poison to deal with pest animals and have come to regret it in the long run, as it is a method that will kill an animal, but it is neither the most pleasant nor the most efficient way to solve the problem. Poison will often find its way to other animals or children, while you also have no control about where the animal will die, and once the opossum's carcass starts to decay, it will often draw other pest animals.

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What Prices Do We Charge?
Every job is different: the type of animals involved, is it in the attic or the yard, do you need repairs, etc. It's impossible to have set pricing in this industry. Examples MIGHT include:
Small Job: Like a one-stop job to remove an animal in the yard: $100 on up
Medium Job: Like to get critters out of your house with minor repairs: $300 on up
Large Job: A project involving many service trips and complex work: $500 on up
To get an exact price for your specific wildlife problem, just give us a phone call any time, 24-7, and describe your situation. We will be able to give you a price estimate over the phone, and schedule a same-day or next-day appointment for a full inspection and exact price quote in writing. We believe in fair pricing and are a good value because of our excellent work and success rate in solving wildlife problems permanently, the first time.

Resources for free wildlife removal in Wheaton
If you can't afford our pro wildlife work, you can try these agencies for free wildlife help:
DuPage County Animal Services: (708) 974-6140
Wheaton Wildlife Rehabilitation Agency:
Wheaton Police Department: 630-260-2161
Illinois Wildlife Commission: 217-935-6860
Learn what to say on the phone for free Wheaton wildlife control. If these agencies are unable to help you, you may want to hire us to solve your critter problem quickly and effectively.

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Wheaton Animal News Clip: Illinois invites Wheaton wild animal control companies and anglers to enjoy wildlife

The welcome mat is out in Illinois for Wheaton wild animal control companies and anglers, as well as those from other states that seek outdoor adventure. Illinois has some sort of lot to offer outdoors people. And the outdoor folks have responded by making some sort of major contribution to the State's economy. In sales involving wildlife trapping and wildlife control, Illinois ranks third in the nation with revenues of in the dollar amount of 1.4 billion. Viewing Illinois wildlife also is some sort of major attraction. It adds another in the dollar amount of 1.2 million some sort of year. Illinois ranks eighth in the sale of resident and nonresident wildlife control permits. Wheaton extermination and trapping officials had nothing to say about this.

The state up north has reason to like winters that have hefty snowfalls. That brings in the snowmobile crowd and in the dollar amount of 1 billion more for the economy. Camping, wildlife management areas and recreation also is big in Illinois. It's worth about in the dollar amount of 494 million some sort of year. As for individual wildlife trapping and wildlife control permits, some sort of nonresident must pay considerable more than some sort of resident. A resident rat and mouse wildlife management company, for example, can purchase some sort of permit to animal capture with critter trap for only in the dollar amount of 16 and an nuisance wildlife control rat and mouse animal capture documentation that allows animal extermination for in the dollar amount of 16. An Wheaton resident who would like to animal capture rat and mouse in Illinois will have to pay in the dollar amount of 149 this fall for an nuisance wildlife control permit and, or in the dollar amount of 149 for some sort of critter trap rat and mouse wildlife trapping tag. To learn more about animal control in Wheaton, Illinois read on.

A small game animal pest control permit costs in the dollar amount of 16 for some sort of resident and in the dollar amount of 79 for the nonresident. The out-of-state small game wild animal control companies also have the option of getting some sort of three-day documentation that allows animal extermination for in the dollar amount of 40. The same policy of charging nonresidents more applies to wildlife control. A resident can obtain some sort of wildlife control permit for in the dollar amount of 16 some sort of year while the out-of-state angler must pay in the dollar amount of 44. Add some sort of trout stamp to the permit documentation that allows animal extermination and the total charge is in the dollar amount of 29 for the resident, or in the dollar amount of 42 for some sort of nonresident. Wheaton pest control and exterminator companies agreed with this.

In fairness, it should be pointed out that all states charge nonresidents more for wildlife control and wildlife trapping. Wheaton asks in the dollar amount of 40 for an annual nonresident wildlife control permit compared to in the dollar amount of 19 for some sort of resident documentation that allows animal extermination. An out-of-state wildlife management company who wished to capture some sort of rat and mouse would have to pay in the dollar amount of 40 for some sort of three-day-tag or in the dollar amount of 126 for the season. Many Wheaton wild animal control companies are making plans to animal capture in Illinois this fall and that invites the question of what they can expect. Rat and mouse wildlife trapping should be about the same. The outlook is "improved" for the wildlife trapping of ruffed grouse and "about the same" for woodcock, according to Al Snake Catcher Steve, small game specialist for the Illinois trappin' agency. The Wheaton animal services in Du Page County declined to comment.

"Our grouse drumming count survey in the spring showed some sort of 29 percent increase over the preceding year," Snake Catcher Steve announced. While that may sound exciting to grouse wild animal control companies, Snake Catcher Steve points out that one must remember grouse are coming back from the low end of some sort of cycle. Each cycle is roughly seven to 10 years. Highs were recorded in 1976, 1991, 1999 and 1999. Snake Catcher Steve looks for grouse amounts to improve year to year and attain its next high around 2010. Ruffed grouse and woodcock wildlife trapping are popular in Illinois because of the immense amount of public land that is open to wildlife trapping. Snake Catcher Steve announced the woodlands in the Upper Peninsula of Illinois and northern third of the Lower Peninsula offer the best grouse and woodcock catching.

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Learn more about some of the animals that we deal with: Wheaton raccoon removal - raccoons frequently break into attics, tip over garbage cans, rip up your lawn, defecate in your pool, and more. Trapping them is not always simple. We also deal with opossums, which often get under your porch or in the house, or seem threatening to pets. We do Wheaton squirrel removal, especially from the attic or walls of your home. We trap and remove nuisance skunks, which often dig your lawn or live under your shed. The same goes for groundhogs in the north, or armadillos in the south. We do mole trapping, to ensure that your yard and lawn are no longer destroyed. One of our specialties is rat and mouse control. We don't use poison like the big-name Wheaton exterminator companies who want to sign you to a quarterly contract. We do PERMANENT Wheaton rodent control the first time, by trapping, removing, and sealing your house shut. We also specialize in Wheaton bat control and bird control, which are often complex jobs. We are Illinois certified to remove all bats humanely, and permanently. We also prevent birds from roosting in unwanted areas. We do snake control services, even removal of venomous snakes of Wheaton. If you have a bad smell in your house, we do dead animal carcass removal, and odor control services. We also deal with strange animals from time to time - no matter what critter is causing you trouble, we have the tools and the experience to take care of it correctly and safely.

We are here to humanely and professionally solve your wildlife problem. Call Animal Trackers Wildlife at 630-246-2501, and we will listen to your problem, give you a price quote, and schedule a fast appointment to help you with your wild animal issue.