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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 Oregon
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Raccoons in Oregon: 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 Oregon: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which raccoons actually live in Oregon, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Illegal
Relocation
ODFW states relocation of raccoons is illegal in Oregon because relocated animals can transmit disease to new areas and have very low survival rates.
Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeReleased on site or euthanized
What happens to a trapped raccoon
Raccoons trapped under an ODFW permit must be released on the same property or humanely euthanized.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife3 to 7 weeks
How long kits stay in the nest
ODFW advises waiting until young are old enough to travel with the parents before sealing a den space.
Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeRaccoon species recorded in Oregon
- 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 Oregon
For context, nationally
Sources: Oregon Department 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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