USDA doing urban coyote control in California.
https://abc7news.com/belvedere-coyotes-usda-snipers-marin-county-coyote-island/12911980/

USDA doing goose control in TX

https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/06/19/geese-removed-sikes-lake-msu-texas/

No NWCO are safe from USDA competition;
Even in ID
https://cdapress.com/news/2023/jul/01/city-beach-geese-rounded-euthanized-coeur-dalene-p/

Im 5 hrs from there doing some coyote work myself.

I wonder how much work they will actually refer to NWCOS?
I’m sure it will be the small jobs and they will take all the big ones.

https://www.hotsr.com/news/2023/nov/09/agfc-usda-aphis-wildlife-services-unveil-new/

County in NM not happy with USDA, but thinks there is no other option.
Someone should reach out to them!
https://www.scdailypress.com/2024/06/26/county-restricts-wildlife-services-contract-4-1-vote/

USDA doing Otter work in WA

https://www.newsweek.com/river-otter-attacks-child-washington-marina-wildlife-statement-1954003

And I was the dumb (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) that thought them to do I when i participated in the New Mexico relocation project.....

Can you decipher?

A few year ago usdaws was relocating otter to New Mexico, and I participated in the project.

As the project progressed, they contacted me because was capturing and delivering otter at a rate of 4 to their one.
The asked if one off their people could ride along with me for a day.

I said yes.

AND THAT MY FRIEND IS WHERE YOU MADE A MISTAKE !

They tried to f me,,,,,

I have the business lic as wildlife services,,,,they tried to come after my business for using “ their name”.
I have a wdfw logo over my NWCO number ,,,,,they called the state saying i was representing myself as a state employee…….
Guessing they were scared,,,,,, they did get the airport from me,,,,( understandable,,,,dont want some hillbilly shooting out tire on Canadian our Californian small Aircraft arriving…)
We did element most of their beaver contracts p

And I call them when when there is a sea gull problem with a nest on public property with fledgling,,,,,,,lol…..
Grab your helmet

Asbbholes………

USDA doing crow work in MN
https://kroc.com/rochester-mn-crows-usda-sharpshooters/

USDA Sole sourced a predator control contract in ME, Fish and game said no one else in Maine can do predator control.......lol no trappers in maine,
https://www.themainewire.com/2024/1...ators-of-state-endangered-piping-plover/

Here's a general overview based on the information available from the web results for USDA Wildlife Services cooperator funding by state for FY 2022:

| State | Cooperator Funding (in millions) |
|-------|----------------------------------|
| **AL** | $1.89 |
| **AK** | $1.40 |
| **AZ** | $2.02 |
| **AR** | $1.76 |
| **CA** | $8.30 |
| **CO** | $2.45 |
| **CT** | $0.34 |
| **DE** | $0.18 |
| **FL** | $4.04 |
| **GA** | $2.99 |
| **HI** | $1.11 |
| **ID** | $2.78 |
| **IL** | $1.84 |
| **IN** | $1.96 |
| **IA** | $2.32 |
| **KS** | $2.61 |
| **KY** | $2.25 |
| **LA** | $2.47 |
| **ME** | $1.03 |
| **MD** | $1.26 |
| **MA** | $0.57 |
| **MI** | $2.33 |
| **MN** | $3.41 |
| **MS** | $1.93 |
| **MO** | $2.43 |
| **MT** | $3.14 |
| **NE** | $2.96 |
| **NV** | $1.70 |
| **NH** | $0.32 |
| **NJ** | $1.06 |
| **NM** | $2.86 |
| **NY** | $2.50 |
| **NC** | $3.17 |
| **ND** | $1.87 |
| **OH** | $2.27 |
| **OK** | $2.53 |
| **OR** | $3.20 |
| **PA** | $2.55 |
| **RI** | $0.15 |
| **SC** | $1.81 |
| **SD** | $2.26 |
| **TN** | $2.18 |
| **TX** | $11.67 |
| **UT** | $1.80 |
| **VT** | $0.45 |
| **VA** | $2.30 |
| **WA** | $3.37 |
| **WV** | $1.00 |
| **WI** | $2.94 |
| **WY** | $2.66 |

**Notes:**
- These figures are based on the FY 2022 Program Data Reports from the USDA's APHIS Wildlife Services.
- Funding can vary significantly year by year based on specific programs, projects, and local needs.
- The numbers provided are in millions of dollars and represent the cooperator funding for wildlife damage management operations in each state.
- This table does not include territories or other special jurisdictions unless explicitly mentioned in the reports.
- For the most up-to-date or detailed state-specific data, direct access to more recent or specific USDA reports would be necessary.

Please note, these figures are approximate and based on the information available from the web results. For precise current data, one would need to consult the most recent USDA APHIS Wildlife Services Program Data Reports or contact the respective state offices.

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/morri...l-park-initiates-deer-management-program

USDA Doing deer control

USSA WS have taken this down from their site.
It is intended to restrict their ability to do rodent control.

Here are the key points from the document:
The complete document is below this summery

- **Policy Decision:** The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) within the USDA's Wildlife Services (APHIS-WS) program is clarifying the term "urban rodent control" as mentioned in the Act of December 22, 1987.

- **Purpose:** The clarification aims to define when APHIS-WS can conduct activities or enter into agreements for controlling nuisance rodents or those carrying zoonotic diseases in urban settings.

- **Definition of Urban Rodent Control:** For the purposes of the Act, "urban rodent control" now specifically refers to actions targeting mice, rats, voles, squirrels, chipmunks, gophers, and woodchucks/groundhogs in cities or towns with populations over 50,000, including contiguous urbanized areas.

- **Exceptions:** APHIS will still consider requests for operational assistance in:
- Federal agency contexts.
- Cooperative service agreements with government entities existing before October 1, 2013.
- Situations where state law, rulemaking, or local ordinances explicitly authorize rodent control.
- Railways and airport airside areas.

- **Private Sector Referral:** All other requests for urban rodent control from private entities like homeowners or business associations will be referred to private pest control companies to avoid duplication of services and maximize federal resources.

- **Contact Information:** For further information, contact details for William H. Clay, Deputy Administrator of Wildlife Services, are provided.

This policy aims to streamline the role of APHIS-WS in urban rodent management, focusing federal efforts where they are most needed or legally required while encouraging private sector involvement in other scenarios.


Here is the whole document
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49445-49446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19831]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0056]


Wildlife Services Policy on Wildlife Damage Management in Urban
Areas

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service's Wildlife Services (APHIS-WS) program is making a
policy decision on how to define ``urban rodent control,'' as referred
to in the Act of December 22, 1987. This action is necessary to make it
clearer when APHIS-WS may or may not conduct activities and enter into
agreements in order to control nuisance rodent species or those rodent
species that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William H. Clay, Deputy
Administrator, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC, 20250; 202-799-7095.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Wildlife is a publicly owned natural resource in the United States,
and State and Federal wildlife agencies have an affirmative duty and
responsibility to administer, protect, manage and conserve fish and
wildlife. The mission of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service's Wildlife Services (APHIS-WS) program is to provide Federal
leadership in managing problems caused by wildlife. This includes
determining and implementing both research of and methods for
controlling animal species that are injurious to agriculture,
horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry, endangered and threatened
species, other natural

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resources, property, and that create a risk to human health and safety.
To this end, APHIS-WS cooperates with Federal agencies, State and local
governments, and private individuals to research and implement the best
methods of managing conflicts between wildlife and human health and
safety, agriculture, property, and natural resources.
Under the Act of December 22, 1987 (7 U.S.C. 426c), APHIS-WS is
authorized, except for urban rodent control, to conduct activities and
enter into agreements to control nuisance bird and mammal species or
those bird and mammal species that are reservoirs of zoonotic diseases.
While the Act makes an exception for urban rodent control, it does not
define the term. This has led to confusion about when APHIS-WS may
provide wildlife damage control assistance and has created an overlap
in services with private sector pest control companies in urban and
suburban areas.
The term ``rodent'' refers to the group of mammals that includes
rats, mice, chipmunks, squirrels, porcupines, and groundhogs, among
other species. Therefore, to maximize Federal resources and reduce
duplication of services, we are considering ``urban rodent control,''
for the purposes of activities authorized by the Act of December 22,
1987, to mean actions to directly control mice, rats, voles, squirrels,
chipmunks, gophers, and woodchucks/groundhogs in a city or town with a
population greater than 50,000 inhabitants, as well as the urbanized
area contiguous and adjacent to such a city or town.
There are some categories of actions for which APHIS will continue
to consider requests for operational assistance. Specifically, actions
involving Federal agencies; government entities engaged in a
cooperative service agreement with APHIS to provide direct control of
rodents as of October 1, 2013; a State in which direct control of the
rodent species has been expressly authorized by State law, rulemaking,
or a local jurisdiction's ordinance promulgated by public notice and an
opportunity for public comment or as otherwise promulgated as required
and authorized by the respective State or local law; and railways and
airport air sides areas are excluded from this definition. Otherwise,
APHIS will refer all requests for operational assistance with urban
rodent control from private entities such as home and business owners
and associations to private sector pest control companies.

Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of 2013.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-19831 Filed 8-13-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P

USDA Wildlife Services doing urban Coyote Control

https://www.keranews.org/environmen...ing-fort-worth-north-texas-mating-season