Questions
Questions homeowners ask
The wooded-lot deer question comes first around here. The main page has the street-or-property picture in one place.
A deer died in the woods at the back of our lot. Is that ours to deal with?
Yes, if it is on your land. Michigan’s Bodies of Dead Animals Act puts disposal on the owner of the premises within 24 hours, and burial has to be at least two feet down. If it is on US-131, I-96, I-196, M-6 or another state route, it is MDOT’s; on a county road, the county road commission’s; in a Grand Rapids city street, report it through 311.
Will somebody actually go into the crawl space?
Yes. Crawl spaces, attics with a hatch, sheds, garages and the void under a deck are reachable spaces, and entering them is the job. Say where the access door or hatch is.
Does the city of Grand Rapids pick up dead animals?
The city takes reports of a dead animal in the street through 311, the grcity311 app or 616-456-3000, for locations inside city limits. Its page says that for an animal on private property you will have to call rather than use the app. What it does about a carcass in a private yard is a question for that number; nothing on the page commits it to collecting one.
The smell is in a wall. Is that a job?
Usually not. Where a small rodent has died inside a finished wall with no way to reach it, the wall is not opened. The odor eases on its own as decomposition runs its course. Where the cavity opens into an attic or crawl space it can sometimes be reached from there.
Is odor cleanup included?
Removing the carcass and the insulation, soil or bedding immediately around it, and treating that spot, is usually part of the visit. Treating a whole room, replacing an attic’s insulation, or rebuilding anything is separate work, and whether the operator offers it is a question for the call.
What helps when I call?
The address and ZIP, where on the property the animal is, roughly what and how large, how long it has been there, and anything about access: a gate, a dog, where the crawl space door is. You do not need to know the species.
Does the animal have to be somewhere you can reach?
For removal, yes. If it is somewhere a person can get to, it comes out. Sealed inside a finished structure, the realistic options are airing the space and waiting, and the operator will tell you that instead of cutting.
What about a larger animal that is not a deer?
Weight and access decide it the same way. Describe it and where it lies, and the operator will say on the call whether it is a job they take.
How soon can someone come?
An arrival time is something the operator gives you, not something this page can. They will offer you one once they know how their day is shaped. If it is urgent, say so on the phone rather than in the form.
Is this a Grand Rapids company?
It is a booking line. Calls and form details go to an independent wildlife-removal operator serving Kent and Ottawa counties. The site has no office, crew or vehicles in Grand Rapids and does not set prices.
What happens after I request a callback?
The operator reads what you sent and calls the number you gave to agree a price and a time. The form itself schedules nothing. Calling 616-879-8558 reaches the same person faster.
About your property
Is a phone question. The process page covers the sequence and what is not guaranteed.