Around Arkansas
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local raccoon information
Raccoon control in Arkansas
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Raccoons in Arkansas: what to know
What to note
Where you see raccoons, 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
Raccoons in Arkansas: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which raccoons actually live in Arkansas, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Allowed, with a 24-hour deadline
Relocation
Live-trapped wildlife must be released unharmed outside the municipality's boundaries within 24 hours.
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension ServiceNo depredation permit needed
Live cage traps
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission allows landowners or their designees to use live cage traps at any time without a depredation permit.
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension ServiceDepredation permit required
Shooting a raccoon at night
Raccoons may be taken during daylight hours or trapped year-round without a permit, but a depredation permit is required to shoot any wildlife at night.
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension ServiceRaccoon species recorded in Arkansas
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor) — Present in all 48 contiguous states; furbearer/game animal in most, with seasons, but nuisance take is generally allowed on one's own property.
Rules that apply in Arkansas
For context, nationally
Sources: University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service; CDC; Pest Notes: Raccoons. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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