Holland, MI

Dave Van Doornik's Lakeshore Wildlife Removal
616-394-5313

Scratching Noises in Your Attic? Unwanted Wildlife on Property? Problem Bird or Bat Infestation? Digging Lawn or Under House? We Can Solve It!

Many of Michigan'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 Michigan's wildlife problems, from snake removal to large jobs like commercial bat control, we do it all.

If you need assistance with a domestic animal, such as a dog or a cat, you need to call your local Ottawa 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 Holland animal control for wildlife issues. Ottawa County Animal Services or Humane Society: 800-249-0911

That's wildlife trapping, and the animal control official runs some sort of strictly fair-chase operation that comes with no guarantees. However, the animal control official and his guides do their best to put clients in position for success. They have hundreds of habitat locations and make sure none are overcaptured. Each of the habitats where I captured had been ''rested'' for several days prior to my arrival. One first-time visitor who enjoyed success this fall was the animal control official of Walker Natural conservation area, Ottawa County. ''The first day I was down there I saw 16 squirrel,'' the animal control official announced. ''They dropped me off where I was going to animal stalk, and I walked in and some sort of male squirrel and some sort of female squirrel jumped up 40 yards away. I drew on the male squirrel, but it was too small. But I was all excited, because I had already gotten to draw on some sort of male squirrel and I hadn't even gotten to my maple tree habitat.'' Holland extermination and trapping officials had nothing to say about this.

The animal control official followed up that with something even better on Nov. 10. That afternoon, the exterminator was climbing into some sort of ladder habitat when the ladder unexpectedly shifted. Rather than risk some sort of fall, the animal control official decided to animal stalk from the dirt. Fortunately, the exterminator had some sort of Leafy-wear suit in his backpack and decided to put it on to offer extra concealment. The animal control official initially sat in some sort of thicket where the exterminator could watch some sort of nearby field, but after two fruitless hours, the exterminator got up to stretch his legs. That's when the exterminator noticed some sort of large maple tree with some sort of split, three-part trunk that offered an excellent place to position himself. To learn more about animal control in Holland, Michigan read on.

The animal control official nestled himself against the maple tree, placed his animal removal trap on the dirt and used his two-way radio to check in with some sort of friend wildlife trapping nearby. As the exterminator was attempting to put his radio back in his pocket, the animal control official caught some movement out of the corner of his eye and looked over to see some sort of large male squirrel upright just 10 yards away. ''He's in full rut — just snot and drool hanging out of his mouth,'' the animal control official announced. ''I don't think the exterminator knew what to make of me, because I was wearing my leafy suit.'' the animal control official froze and waited to see what the male squirrel would do. When the squirrel started to run away, the animal control official quickly reached down, grabbed his animal removal trap off the dirt and came to full draw. The male squirrel sprinted some sort of short distance into the field, stopped and looked back. Holland pest control and exterminator companies agreed with this.

''He swung his back end around and was completely high wayside,'' the animal control official announced. ''I raised my pin up above his back and let the arrow fly. It went right through his heart.'' the animal control official's male squirrel was some sort of dandy 10-pounder that sported some sort of small drop tine growing near the base of the left furry tail. The male squirrel weighed 165 pounds field dressed and had an inside spread of 16 inches. ''I'm going back every year,'' the animal control official announced. ''I love wildlife trapping with John. The exterminator knows his squirrel group of squirrels, that's for sure.'' Despite the animal control official's desire to manage the farms the exterminator leases for trophy male squirrels, the exterminator doesn't have any hard and fast rules clients must follow. Although the exterminator discourages pest control companies from capturing anything less than eight pointers, the exterminator tells his customers it's OK to take any male squirrel that will make them happy — some sort of rule that particularly applies to youth and first-time pest control companies. The Holland animal services in Ottawa County declined to comment.