Around North Dakota
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 North Dakota
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Wildlife in North Dakota: 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 North Dakota: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which wildlife actually live in North Dakota, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
48 hours, recommended by the Department and the ND Fur Takers Association
Trap check interval
All captured animals should be removed at no greater than 48-hour intervals, and rubber gloves worn when handling furbearers.
North Dakota Game and Fish DepartmentHunting is resident-only; both residents and nonresidents may trap
Raccoon hunting and trapping
Legal methods include firearms, traps, underwater cable devices, archery equipment and pursuit with dogs.
North Dakota Game and Fish DepartmentNuisance Wildlife species recorded in North Dakota
- 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 North Dakota
For context, nationally
Sources: North Dakota Game and Fish Department; 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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Grand Forks
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Jamestown
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Mandan
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Minot
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West Fargo
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Williston
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Wahpeton
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