Local raccoon information

Raccoon control in Oklahoma

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

Raccoons in Oklahoma: what to know

Around Oklahoma

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 Oklahoma: what the public record shows

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

NWCO permit required

Paid wildlife control work

Anyone engaged in private control of designated nuisance wildlife who charges or solicits a donation for services must hold a Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator permit.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

One county

Relocation limit

Wildlife must be released within Oklahoma, outside any city limit, and not more than one county distant from the capture site.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Written permission required

Release on private land

Wildlife shall not be released on private land without first obtaining the receiving landowner's written permission.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Raccoon species recorded in Oklahoma

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 Oklahoma

ODWC NWCO rules (one-county relocation limit, 24-hour hold)

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: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation; CDC; Pest Notes: Raccoons. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

Explore Oklahoma cities

Ardmore

Humid Subtropical · rural setting

Raccoon control in Oklahoma

Raccoons in Oklahoma: what to know

Around Oklahoma

What to note

A useful next step

Raccoons in Oklahoma: what the public record shows

Raccoon species recorded in Oklahoma

Rules that apply in Oklahoma

For context, nationally

Explore Oklahoma cities

Ardmore

Bartlesville

Broken Arrow

Edmond

Enid

Lawton

Midwest City

Moore

Muskogee

Norman

Oklahoma City

Owasso

Ponca City

Shawnee

Stillwater

Tulsa

Durant

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