Local raccoon information

Raccoon control in New Jersey

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Raccoons in New Jersey: what to know

Around New Jersey

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

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 New Jersey: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which raccoons actually live in New Jersey, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Rabies vector species

Legal status of raccoons

Raccoons, skunks, fox and woodchucks are classified as rabies vector species for the raccoon rabies strain endemic in New Jersey.

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife

10 miles

Maximum relocation distance, adult raccoon

Adult rabies vector species must be released within the township of origin, and no release may be more than 10 miles from the capture site for raccoons and foxes.

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife

County of origin

Release limit for kits

All young of the year must be released within the county of origin, in suitable habitat, with the landowner's permission.

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife

Raccoon species recorded in New Jersey

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 New Jersey

NJDFW Wildlife Relocation Policy (rabies vector species limits)

For context, nationally

29% — Share of U.S. rabid animals that are raccoons. CDC
10% — Raccoons that expose people or pets and turn out rabid (within endemic range). CDC

Sources: New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife; CDC; Pest Notes: Raccoons. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Raccoon control in New Jersey

Raccoons in New Jersey: what to know

Around New Jersey

What to note

A useful next step

Raccoons in New Jersey: what the public record shows

Raccoon species recorded in New Jersey

Rules that apply in New Jersey

For context, nationally

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