Around Mississippi
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local wildlife information
Wildlife control in Mississippi
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Wildlife in Mississippi: what to know
What to note
Where you see wildlife, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.
A useful next step
Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.
Local research
Wildlife in Mississippi: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which wildlife actually live in Mississippi, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Required for anyone trapping nuisance animals other than wild hogs
Trapping licence for nuisance work
A valid Mississippi trapping licence is required unless the person is otherwise exempt.
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and ParksMay be hunted year round by the landowner or leaseholder
Nuisance animals on private land
Designated agents must carry a signed, dated written permission letter naming both parties.
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and ParksEvery 36 hours
Wild hog live-trap check interval
Non-target wild or domestic animals must be released immediately on detection; live hogs may not be relocated within the state.
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and ParksNuisance Wildlife species recorded in Mississippi
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor) — Top terrestrial rabies vector in the East; relocation banned in most states.
- Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) — Primary rabies reservoir in Texas and the central U.S.; Illinois requires euthanasia of trapped striped skunks.
Rules that apply in Mississippi
For context, nationally
Sources: Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks; Rabies in the United States: Protecting Public Health; Class A (commercial) Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit study packet (17 Ill. Adm. Code 525). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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