Around South 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 raccoon information
Raccoon control in South Dakota
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Raccoons in South Dakota: 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 South Dakota: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which raccoons actually live in South Dakota, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
2 or 3 calendar days
Trap check interval
Traps, including snares, must be checked before midnight of the second full calendar day east of the Missouri River and the third full calendar day west of it.
South Dakota Game, Fish and ParksReleased or humanely killed
A wild-caught raccoon must be
Except for the single-pet exception, a furbearer taken from the wild must either be released or immediately and humanely killed.
South Dakota Game, Fish and ParksOne
Live raccoons per household
No more than one live furbearer, a raccoon, jackrabbit, skunk, red or gray fox or coyote, may be kept as a pet per household, and the Animal Industry Board requires a permit for certain mammals.
South Dakota Game, Fish and ParksRaccoon species recorded in South Dakota
- 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 South Dakota
For context, nationally
Sources: South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks; CDC; Pest Notes: Raccoons. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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