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The Bat Guy Wildlife Control After 33 years operating my wildlife control business, I finally retired at the end of December (2023).

I had always felt I'd work until I dropped, as every single day at "work" was interesting, challenging and very rewarding, but it's time to slow down.

Rat snake discovered in a gutter directly below a primary bat entry/exit point, 3 stories high. Found while doing a bat ...
08/25/2026

Rat snake discovered in a gutter directly below a primary bat entry/exit point, 3 stories high. Found while doing a bat exclusion program at a doctor's home at the northwest corner of Springfield in 2016. Great opportunity to educate the kids, their mom and grandmother about snakes. Released in the woods.

Easy sn**ch and grab at a very nice home in Hillsboro a few years ago. The lady discovered this rat snake coiled up behi...
07/24/2026

Easy sn**ch and grab at a very nice home in Hillsboro a few years ago. The lady discovered this rat snake coiled up behind her shoe basket in her living room. She didn't need a second cup of coffee that day! There was a small gap in the rubber seal at one end of her door sweep on the screen door. I installed a new one for her.

Most of the young bats in our region (south-central IL) are now flying. They no longer require the hot temps of the atti...
07/12/2026

Most of the young bats in our region (south-central IL) are now flying. They no longer require the hot temps of the attics, and young and adults are finding outdoor roost areas. This one was behind a large, round thermometer. Note bat rub marks on mud dauber nest at left.

Spent 33 years catching critters..... solving problems with home invaders and property damage issues. Always wanted our ...
12/14/2025

Spent 33 years catching critters..... solving problems with home invaders and property damage issues. Always wanted our own woods, and the 20 acres we now have in eastern Kentucky is wildlife nirvana. I've installed about 20 nest boxes, ranging from large owls to small owls, kestrels, and flying squirrels. Of course I kept a variety of traps in case something decides it likes our house better than the ones I built for them.

Pic from 12 years ago.... but shows a common scenario after bats are evicted from churches or other structures. They can...
09/10/2025

Pic from 12 years ago.... but shows a common scenario after bats are evicted from churches or other structures. They can't return into the attic, so will roost on the screens under the bell tower louvers. Sometimes a temporary condition, but the drawback is the accumulation of guano on the sidewalk near the church entry!

04/19/2024

Bat calls coming in all day long, and there is no lack of ridiculous "sales" people using totally BS tactics. Just talked to a lady (for 30 minutes) who has a bat colony in the attic. The company she called told her they will drill holes into the attic from inside the home, and spray pheromones in there so the bats "will leave". They said they would return in 2 weeks and remove all the insulation from the attic and replace it. This wasn't one of the big bug companies (which are horrible at bat work)..... but the guy claimed he was "licensed". FYI... anyone licensed for bat work KNOWS that is NOT an approved method, and it certainly isn't effective. I explained to her how a successful bat exclusion program is performed, and that she needs to toss that guy's business card in the trash. I gave her a friend's number (Daryl Drennan from Belleville) who does PROPER bat work. This whole ordeal with unscrupulous, untrained "bat" companies is way out of hand. Caveat emptor!

I'm retired.... but the phone still rings constantly. It's the peak time of year for raccoons to search out dry, protect...
04/07/2024

I'm retired.... but the phone still rings constantly. It's the peak time of year for raccoons to search out dry, protected areas to have their litters. Raccoons: Climb downspout (or TV tower, or siding trim, etc), tear open soffit, use attic for den site. Humans: Hear noises in attic, possibly notice horrible odor, find fleas throughout home, and end up spending thousands on ductwork and insulation replacement. PSA: GO LOOK AT YOUR HOUSE EXTERIOR.

Had a pair of kestrels flying around calling yesterday. I knew there was a squirrel living in the kestrel box, so set a ...
02/10/2024

Had a pair of kestrels flying around calling yesterday. I knew there was a squirrel living in the kestrel box, so set a trap as soon as I heard the kestrels. Caught the squirrel in 40 minutes. Used my lift to clean the squirrel nest out of the box. Added a couple inches of wood shavings. Hoping for success.

Classic starling "nest" I removed from an attic a few years back. Truly not a nest, as they couldn't even get into the a...
01/19/2024

Classic starling "nest" I removed from an attic a few years back. Truly not a nest, as they couldn't even get into the attic. This is an example of "haystacking", which is a weird behavior that starlings frequently engage in. They find a small opening in an attic vent or ridge vent end, and make thousands of trips dropping pieces of nesting materials into the hole. Yet are never able to use their masterpiece.

12/31/2023

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