Local squirrel information

Squirrel control in Indiana

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Squirrels in Indiana: what to know

Around Indiana

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see squirrels, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Squirrels in Indiana: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which squirrels actually live in Indiana, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Within 24 hours; release in the county of capture

Release/euthanasia deadline for trapped squirrels

Landowners may take damaging squirrels without a permit.

Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife

Groundhogs, chipmunks, mice, Norway rats, voles, shrews, moles

Species removable year-round without permit

Chipmunks are unrestricted; tree squirrels are not.

Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife

Squirrel species recorded in Indiana

Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) — Game animal in most eastern states; introduced and unclassified in Washington and California.
Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) — Game animal in the East; in California an introduced species that may be controlled any time when damaging property.

Rules that apply in Indiana

Indiana DNR Wildlife Removal Permits

For context, nationally

Two, with 1-8 pups each — Gray squirrel litters per year. Penn State Extension
Mid-December or early January, and again in June — Gray squirrel breeding periods. Penn State Extension

Sources: Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife; Tree Squirrels; Pest Notes: Tree Squirrels. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Bloomington

Humid Continental · suburban setting

Squirrel control in Indiana

Squirrels in Indiana: what to know

Around Indiana

What to note

A useful next step

Squirrels in Indiana: what the public record shows

Squirrel species recorded in Indiana

Rules that apply in Indiana

For context, nationally

Explore Indiana cities

Bloomington

Carmel

Elkhart

Evansville

Fishers

Fort Wayne

Gary

Greenwood

Hammond

Indianapolis

Kokomo

Lafayette

Mishawaka

Muncie

Noblesville

South Bend

Terre Haute

Columbus

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