How a Simple Mistake Trapped Birds, Invited Maggots, and Cost a Family Thousands

We’ve seen too many homeowners suffer through avoidable damage and heartbreak just because they didn’t know what to look for — or trusted the wrong advice.

Ryan RidgleyJune 26, 2025cincinnati wildlife, Cincinnati animal removal, bird in vent, bird removal, bird nest, wildlife management, wildlife removal, wildlife, wildlife control, nest in vent, nest removal, animal repair

Chipmunks Create $9,000 in Landscape Damage for Milford Family

It started with a tiny hole… Then a few more. The bricks seemed a little loose, but it wasn’t until the walkway started caving in that Mary and Steve realized something was terribly wrong.

Ryan RidgleyMay 12, 2025chipmunks, rodents, milford, cincinnati wildlife, cincinnati, landscaping

Batavia Area Sees Uptick In Coyote and Fox Sightings

If you are on social media you no doubt have seen posts of people concerned about the increase in coyote and fox sightings in Batavia. Many speculate the increase in sightings to factors such as urbanization, depletion of green spaces, and scarcity in food sources.

Ryan RidgleyJanuary 17, 2025coyotes, batavia, Clermont county, foxes, wildlife control, wildlife removal

Cincinnati Raccoon Mating Season

Raccoons are solitary animals, except during the breeding season, which occurs from late January to early March. During this time, male raccoons, also known as boars, will roam in search of females, or sows.

Ryan RidgleyFebruary 26, 2023raccoon trapping, raccoon in attic, raccoon removal, raccoon, cincinnati wildlife, cincinnati, cincinnati attic, wildlife management, wildlife, prevention, trapping

Meet Cincinnati Area Raccoons

We know them as “Trash Pandas”, “Ringtails”, and “Masked Bandits”, but many are unaware of the habits and behaviors of the raccoons that frequent our neighborhoods and sometimes our homes.

Ryan RidgleyFebruary 14, 2023raccoon trapping, raccoon in attic, raccoon removal, raccoon, cincinnati wildlife, cincinnati

The Best Skunk Smell Remover

In those 18 years I have tried ALL of the home remedies and “hacks” to remove the skunk smell and have settled on only one that is effective on pets and people.

Ryan RidgleyFebruary 2, 2023skunk eviction, skunk mating, skunk, skunk den, skunks, skunk cincinneti, skunk burrow, skunk trapping, skunk control

No Smell Skunk Eviction

When Huntsman wildlife performs a skunk eviction we use a tried and true method to ensure we quickly, efficiently, and ethically remove the skunk and prevent any further nose offending instances.

Ryan RidgleyJanuary 22, 2023skunk eviction, skunk mating, skunk, squirrel control, skunk den, skunks, skunk cincinneti, skunk burrow, skunk trapping, skunk control

Pepe LePew is On The Prowl

Have you walked out your front door recently and been accosted by the scent of skunk in the air?

Ryan RidgleyJanuary 22, 2023skunk, skunks, skunk trapping, skunk control, skunk eviction, skunk cincinneti, skunk burrow, skunk den, skunk mating

Meet the Eastern Striped Skunk

It’s hard to misidentify the Eastern Striped Skunk when it is in your yard or on your property. Cincinnati is home to hundreds of mated pairs of these emission producing monochromatic small mammals.

Ryan RidgleyDecember 30, 2022animal control, wildlife, wildlife management, trapping, cincinnati, skunks, skunk, cincinnati skunk, cincinnati skunks, skunk control, skunk trapping

Three Reasons I Will Not Go In Your Attic

Before you start thinking Huntsman Wildlife has no place in wildlife control if we are not going to do a thorough inspection INCLUDING the attic, let me give you the top three reasons we will decide not to inspect the attic at that time.

Ryan RidgleyOctober 17, 2022animal control, animal repair, attic, attic inspection, animal in attic, raccoon in attic, bats in attic, cincinnati attic