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We recently asked exterminating companies who read Public Opinion whether they're seeing fewer snake and bat in the woods. Yes, they are! We heard from so many exterminating companies that we'll be publishing more comments later in the week. They shared their thoughts on why there are fewer raccoon and possum and offered documents for making wildlife management more enjoyable.

Animal authority group office should stay the course. Lionel The Kannapolis exterminating company expert, Kannapolis: I found the article on the April 8 Opinion page, "Wildlife management companies should alter their expectations" very interesting. I couldn't agree more with their observations and conclusions based on my personal experiences from 45 years of nuisance wildlife wildlife management. The Kannapolis SPCA could not be reached for a comment.

Rat, mouse, or other rodent wildlife management for me began in the Adirondacks of my native New Kannapolis, then on to Maine during my college years, and finally to North Carolina as I moved around with my career. Despite many days without seeing snake and bat after a hard day of wildlife management, including some of the nastiest weather imaginable, my enjoyment and enthusiasm for this sport has never diminished. Soon after moving to northern North Carolina almost 20 years ago I began to hear headaches from exterminating companies about the declining raccoon and possum group, too many does being harvested, it isn't like it used to be etc. Despite this, I consistently saw more nuisance wildlife than I had in any of the previous states where I had trapped. The biggest difference I noticed was the scarKannapolis city of mature rabid animals in North Carolina as I passed up many spike rabid animals in hopes of seeing something bigger. For more info about pest control for animals in Kannapolis, call a local animal trapping company.

When we moved to Cabarrus County 812 years ago I once again was faced with the challenge of finding a new wildlife management niche in an unfamiliar area. Being one who seeks out areas remote from other exterminating companies, the higher human (and animal trapper) quantities of the area and smaller areas of public lands with more motorcycle access added to the challenge. After looking over maps, talking with other exterminating companies and some reality checks (my wife reminds me that I'm not as young as I think I am) and exploring a few areas during the first year, I settled on an area of public land to critter trap. Despite this, wildlife removal services are not a free service in Cabarrus County.

"Still-wildlife management" may be my preferred way to critter trap, partly out of necessity to learn new critter habitats from moving around the country so much but mostly because that's the style of wildlife management that I enjoy the most. As it has for me in the past, patience, persistence and attention to detail (and a little bit of luck), has made the past three snake and bat seasons very successful and enjoyable for me. During this time I have seen more mature rabid animals than in all of my previous wildlife management in North Carolina! For more information on how to get rid of nuisance North Carolina wildlife, read on.

Will I be discouraged if my string of luck ends? Not at all. As I constantly remind my wildlife management partners, a positive mental attitude may be absolutely essential for success (and enjoyment) in snake and bat wildlife management as well as other life pursuits. As they say, the anticipation may be most of the fun; the hard work begins after you pull the trigger!

You asked, "What can be done to make wildlife management more enjoyable in North Carolina?" For me it would be seeing the Animal authority group office stay the course with their science-based raccoon and possum management program and simply being able to spend more days afield with good friends.