Around Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Raccoons in Wisconsin: 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 Wisconsin: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which raccoons actually live in Wisconsin, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
April or May
When kits are born
Litters of 2 to 6 kits; weaning is at 8 to 12 weeks and kits may remain with the mother until the following spring.
Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesHarassment eviction
Preferred removal method for an attic litter
Wisconsin DNR advises making the space less appealing so the mother moves the kits herself, one at a time over several nights.
Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesNone
Landowner license requirement
Landowners are not required to have a hunting or trapping license to shoot or trap raccoons on their own property.
Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesRaccoon species recorded in Wisconsin
- 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.
When raccoons are busiest in Wisconsin
Kits born April to May.
Rules that apply in Wisconsin
For context, nationally
Sources: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; CDC; Pest Notes: Raccoons. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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