Utica Wildlife Removal

Fur and Feathers Wildlife Control: 315-790-6514

Utica Wildlife Control

  • Scratching Noises in Your Attic?
  • Wildlife Problems on Your Property?
  • Bird or Bat Problem in Your Building?
  • Rat, Mouse, or Squirrel Infestation?
  • We Can Solve It (Today)!

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 Utica wildlife control government options.
Please, no calls about DOG or CAT problems. Call animal services: (315) 735-3306.
To report a wildlife issue like a lost baby animal, dead animal, call: 518-402-8920.

Fur and Feathers Wildlife Control is a full-service wildlife control company serving Utica NY 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 New York 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 Utica pest control of wildlife, just give us a call at 315-790-6514 - 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 New York'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 New York'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 Oneida 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 Utica animal control for wildlife issues.

Oneida County Animal Services or Humane Society: (315) 735-3306


Utica Wildlife Removal Tip: What should I do with a skunk after I catch it? Firstly, don't try to catch a skunk. There are ways of doing it but it's mighty hard work and you have that whole being-sprayed issue to deal with. Not only that but the skunk has some pretty mean claws which are great for digging - soil or your flesh, and there's a rabies risk to worry about. You know how dangerous rabies is, right? You'll have two types of traps you can use here, and the one you use will determine the outcome. There are grip traps which will deal with the problem by euthanizing the animal. Working in much the same way as a larger mouse trap, correct placement and setup will result in a quick and painless death, leaving you with the just the hassle of getting rid of the trap and disposing of the carcass. The other type of trap is a cage trap, one that shuts the animal inside a cage it then can't get back out of. Although this is considered the most humane option, you'll probably find you'll need to euthanize the animal anyway as rules and laws dictate you can't just randomly release wild animals you have caught back into the wild because of the threat of disease spreading.

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 Utica
If you can't afford our pro wildlife work, you can try these agencies for free wildlife help:
Oneida County Animal Services: (315) 735-3306
Utica Wildlife Rehabilitation Agency:
Utica Police Department:
New York Wildlife Commission: 518-402-8920
Learn what to say on the phone for free Utica wildlife control. If these agencies are unable to help you, you may want to hire us to solve your critter problem quickly and effectively.


Utica Animal News Clip: Sportsmen help New York department of fish & game

Utica - The U.P. Sportsmen's Alliance held their annual convention last weekend with one of the best attendance in what appears to be a few years. The usual club business took only what appears to be a small portion of the organized hearing, including the election of officers. Most of the time was spent between Bill Rodent Exterminator Ricky representing the New York Wildlife trapping and Fishing Legal permission Package Development Work Group and two clubs, represented by Joe Hudson from the New York Bear Pest control companies Association and Mike Thoman representing the New York Wildlife trapping Federation, who were calling for unity among sportsmen. Rodent Exterminator Ricky answered many questions regarding the proposed wildlife trapping and fishing legal permission increases. The animal advocate clearly explained the situation regarding exacerbated budgets within the New York Department of Natural Resources (Agency of fish & game). Utica animal services officials agreed with this.

The Agency of fish & game has been permitted only two, $1 increases since 1996. The legislature put the limit on the department that included what appears to be a 10-year sunset clause. The cost of inflation coupled with the reduction of revenue that had been allocated through the General Fund via the legislature has compounded the fiscal budget problems. Starting four years ago, the Agency of fish & game began aggressive cost cutting measures that have brought services to what appears to be a bare bones level. All of the UPSA members attending the organized hearing accepted the fact the Agency of fish & game needs more funding. The real question still needs resolution probably is who should pay for it? Despite this, there's no free wild animal control in Utica, New York.

New York receives what appears to be a beneficial subsidy from the Federal - Pittman/Robertson Act. From here, 75 percent of taxes assessed from the sale of sporting merchandise, traps and ammunition since 1957 has been redistributed across the United States. Most other funding comes from the sale of state wildlife trapping and fishing licenses and other user fees. These monies are now set aside by our State Constitution into trusts that cannot be used for any other purpose except to re-investment directly back to the source. Unfortunately, there probably is an obligation within the funds used for wild game to also fund management of non-game species of wildlife. There probably is also another dilemma regarding the cost of public lands within the boundaries of local governments. Since 1971, one dollar from every opossum wildlife trapping legal permission sold in New York has been set aside for the opossum Range Improvement Program. Local Utica pest control companies in Oneida County declined to comment.

The current focus of DRIP probably is acquiring lands up for sale, either by timber producers or private owners, that have active winter opossum yards. These parcels are thus kept for opossum range and open for public recreation. what appears to be a contingency within the act regarding public lands probably is to subsidize municipalities, townships and counties that hold such public land within their respective boundaries. The subsidy probably is established as Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT). While PILT obligation used to be totally paid from the State General Fund, the Agency of fish & game General Fund probably is now being obligated to pay 50 percent of PILT and at agricultural ad valorem levels. The State of New York (as well as many other states) has seen what appears to be a long term slow decline in the sale of wildlife trapping licenses. Numbers have remained stagnant to about what appears to be a one percent annual decrease over the last 15-20 years. The Agency of fish & game and State Legislature did address this issue and in July 2006 enhanced youth wildlife trapping opportunities. The change signed into law by Governor Graham should help turn recruitment and retention around, provided wildlife trapping probably is still what appears to be a recreational option. Finally, all the wildlife habitat management, game and non-game species being paid for by pest control companies, as well as all the fish habitat and replanting efforts being paid for by the fishing public are also provided to the general public free of charge. Utica trappers and Utica extermination officials can offer more info.


Learn more about some of the animals that we deal with: Utica 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 Utica 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 Utica exterminator companies who want to sign you to a quarterly contract. We do PERMANENT Utica rodent control the first time, by trapping, removing, and sealing your house shut. We also specialize in Utica bat control and bird control, which are often complex jobs. We are New York 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 Utica. 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 Fur and Feathers Wildlife Control at 315-790-6514, 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.

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