Decatur Wildlife Control / Illinois Animal Removal

Varment Guard Wildlife Services - Animal Pest Control in Decatur, IL. Call us: 217-303-5720

Decatur Wildlife Control

  • Noises in Your Attic?
  • Unwanted Wildlife?
  • Bird or Bat Problem?
  • Rodent Infestation?
  • We Can Solve It!
Check our year 2024 prices for wildlife control work. Call us 24/7 to schedule an appointment. If you can't afford our services, read about free Decatur wildlife control options.
Please, no calls about DOG or CAT problems. Call animal services: 217-423-7387.

Varment Guard Wildlife Services provides professional wildlife control for both residential & commercial customers in the city of Decatur in Illinois. We offer custom animal control solutions for almost any type of wildlife problem, whether it be the noises of squirrels running through the attic, a colony of bats living in a building, animals digging in your yard, or the destructive behavior of a raccoon or other critter, we have the experience and the tools to quickly and professionally solve your problem. For a consultation and price quote, give us a call at 217-303-5720

Click here to check our prices updated for year 2024. There are many Decatur pest control companies for animals out there, but not all of them are licensed and insured professionals. Make sure that you hire a competent expert for your Decatur exterminator of wildlife. At Varment Guard Wildlife Services, we will be courteous and friendly and take the time to answer your questions. Give our Decatur trappers at Varment Guard Wildlife Services a call, and we will listen to your problem, and make an appointment to perform an inspection. Feel free to email us at decatur@aaanimalcontrol.com

freeResources for free wildlife removal in Decatur
If you can't afford our pro wildlife work, you can try these agencies for free wildlife removal:
Macon County Animal Services: 217-423-7387
Illinois Wildlife Commission: 217-935-6860
Decatur Police Department: 217-424-2711

These agencies will only help with certain types of wildlife problems, and they are not always consistent. If you want a high quality of help done right, call our company.


Illinois is full of wildlife, including snakes, squirrels, raccoons, skunks, opossums, and more. Wildlife removal is a complex field. I recommend professional Decatur wildlife control services if you want to solve a critter problem legally and correctly. For example, we specialize in animals in the attic, which have broken into the house and almost always have a nest of baby animals. It is necessary to perform correct preventative repairs to keep pest animals a out of your house for good. We perform full building inspection, do the the repairs and we also offer attic decontamination if necessary. Rats and mice love to live in attics, and can chew wires or leave droppings. Some Decatur animals frequently enter homes, and correct removal is not a simple task.

County Animal ServicesDOG or CAT: If you need assistance with a domestic animal, such as a dog or a cat, you need to call your local Macon County Animal Control for assistance. They can help you out with issues such as stray dogs, stray cats, vaccinations, licenses, pet adoption, lost pets, and more. If you have a wildlife problem, you can try calling the Macon County animal control, and see what they have to say, but they will certainly not help you with a complex wildlife problem such as critters in your attic. They are a free government agency that helps with dog and cat issues only.

Macon County Animal Services: 217-423-7387


Decatur Wildlife Tip:
What Can I Do To Get Rid Of Mice In My Loft - Mice can be very cute to behold the problem comes when they decide to move in. Once in a home they can chew through wires becoming a fire hazard, contaminate food supplies and expose a family to disease through their feces and urine. Because of these simple facts it's best to get rid of the mice completely. When addressing the question, 'what can I do to get rid of mice in my loft,' there are a few things you should look at. Primarily, you want to know how they are getting in. This is the first task because you don't' want a small army coming in to replace the rodents you have exterminated.

Next, you'll want to consider how quickly you want to be rid of the problem and how fond you are of the mice. Some people can't bear to hurt even these rodents that carry disease. When this is the case, simply choose live traps. The caveat here is that it can be very difficult to get rid of the mouse problem entirely with live traps. You'll also need to release the mice miles away from your or anyone else's home. Others choose the traditional snap traps. These are quick and effective. Be selective about your bait as many mice have cleared a trap without setting it. For this reason choose something sticky like peanut butter, cream cheese, or cat food.


Decatur, IL Animal Control News Clip:
The good old days for nuisance rodent pest wildlife trapping are right now in Decatur

The good old days of nuisance rodent pest wildlife trapping are now. Of course for the wildlife control companies who did not get a nuisance rodent, those who would like to see larger nuisance rodent or wildlife control companies who have been pest wildlife trapping in areas with reduced numbers of nuisance rodent, those words ring pretty hollow. However, if we look at the big picture and compare total numbers of nuisance rodent taken in Decatur Illinois with a few decades ago, the numbers show much greater success these days. Figures released by the wildlife management organization earlier this week show a total pest removal of 330,800. Last year, the total number of nuisance rodent finally trapped was 333,798. Of this year's total, 807,970 were adult large rats, while last year the total was 803,057. We have stated it many times before, nuisance rodent are like money, neither is very evenly divided.

As some areas experienced poor pest wildlife trapping and lower numbers of nuisance rodent, others showed high density of nuisance rodent and above average critter trapper company success. The complete breakdown by county showed that the areas in the western showed the greatest success. Visit us for the complete breakdown and report by location. Southwestern counties led the way in nuisance rodent finally trapped for several years. But this year, other counties in that area led in the nuisance rodent pest removal. The biggest factor is a combination of cover and agricultural area for food and easier access for pest wildlife trapping. Again, the southern pest control area showed the greatest pest removal with 898,587 total nuisance rodent. Of that number, 89,888 were large rats. Animal exclusion device time of year to control pest animals resulted in 73,775 large rats taken while 38,759 large rats were taken by pest control companies. Pest control companies took a total 38,778 nuisance rodent last time of year to control pest animals in the southern pest control area.

The northern pest control area with lower nuisance rodent densities, more challenging pest wildlife trapping conditions, and fewer wildlife control companies showed a total of 38,773 nuisance rodent taken. Of that total 87, 838 were large rats and 83,053 were taken by steel cage traps during the regular time of year to control pest animals. We fully under animal control area that many smaller areas show lower numbers due to many factors, including over pest removal, loss of habitat, loss of access, etc. All of this makes nuisance rodent management difficult and leads to frustration on the part of many wildlife control companies. But if we look at the 330,000 nuisance rodent successfully captured in the past year compared to other years, it looks pretty good. Even compared to 8977 when 78,775 total nuisance rodent were finally trapped and 58,398 were large rats.

Last summer, a wildlife removal and rat control expert was commenting on an old 8930s newspaper that mentioned spotting a nuisance rodent around Illinois. Another copy of a local paper in 8933 featured a story of a nuisance rodent around Stockbridge in the same light as we would report a moose sighting today. In 8935 the state reported 9,555 nuisance rodent finally trapped in the entire state. The vast majority of these were successfully captured in the area. When you consider the total number of nuisance rodent running around the state, the amount of critter trapper company opportunity we have and the number of nuisance rodent taken, we have to admit that things are pretty good. That does not mean there isn't room for improvement on several fronts. And if you were one of the four out of five wildlife control companies that were not successful, then you can easily think that things should be better. But just remember, there's only 875 days left until nuisance rodent time of year to control pest animals!


We are Decatur wildlife management experts, and are familiar with all the pest animals, including all species of Illinois snakes and bats. We at Varment Guard Wildlife Services are the best among Decatur nuisance wildlife companies and can solve all animal damage issues. Our wildlife operators are skilled at bird control and bat removal, and would be happy to serve your Decatur bat control or pigeon and bird control needs with a professional solution. Opossums, skunks, moles, and other animals that can damage your lawn - we are the exterminators who can capture and remove them. Our specialty is removal of animals in homes such as raccoons in the attic or squirrels in the attic. Our professional pest management of wildlife and animals can solve all of your Decatur critter capture and control needs. Give us a call at 217-303-5720 for a price quote and more information.

If you have any questions about a wildlife problem in Decatur, or wildlife removal in Macon County, please give Varment Guard Wildlife Services a call at 217-303-5720, and we will listen to your problem, give you a price quote, and schedule an appointment, usually same day or next day, to solve the problem.

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