Hire a Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator (NWCO)
Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators are individuals who are permitted by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Services to provide professional wildlife control assistance for a fee.
Find a Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator in your area now.
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detailed permit information if you are a current or prospective Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator.
Seek Assistance from a Fur Trapper
Landowners and farmers who have problems with furbearers (mink, muskrat, beaver, river otter, weasel, raccoon, opossum, gray fox, red fox, bobcat, coyote, or striped skunk) may
request assistance from a fur trapper during the legal trapping season. Through this program, farmers and landowners benefit by solving nuisance problems at no cost and fur trappers benefit by gaining land access for trapping opportunities. Furbearer trapping season is open from mid-November to the end of February. Fur trappers are private individuals and are not employed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Services.
Landowners May Remove Wildlife or Designate an Individual to Assist
Per KRS 150.170, landowners may deal with nuisance wildlife through scare tactics, repellents, fencing and exclusion, or removal via shooting or trapping.
Contact a KDFWR Law Enforcement Officer or Wildlife Biologist in your area for assistance.
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