Local raccoon information

Raccoon control in Texas

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

Raccoons in Texas: what to know

Around Texas

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 Texas: what the public record shows

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

11 of 412 animal cases

Rabid raccoons confirmed, 2024

Raccoon rabies is minor in Texas compared with skunks (136) and bats (205).

Texas Department of State Health Services, Zoonosis Control

Class C misdemeanor

Transporting live raccoons

Applies to moving live foxes, coyotes and raccoons from, to or within Texas.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Raccoon species recorded in Texas

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.

Landowners may take nuisance fur-bearers in any number by any means without a license; relocation requires TPWD authorization and a monthly report.

Rules that apply in Texas

TPWD nuisance fur-bearing animal rules

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: Texas Department of State Health Services, Zoonosis Control; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; CDC; Pest Notes: Raccoons. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Abilene

Humid Subtropical · suburban setting

Raccoon control in Texas

Raccoons in Texas: what to know

Around Texas

What to note

A useful next step

Raccoons in Texas: what the public record shows

Raccoon species recorded in Texas

Rules that apply in Texas

For context, nationally

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