Affordable Wildlife Control
About us
WE ARE EXCITED TO BE BACK South Florida MARKET!! . I am thrilled to come back into Market I grew up in, I operate a HUMANE Trapping & removal service. We do not any Kill Animals if not mandated by state, all relocated to the Wild. We also do DOA Removal, feces removal & bio treatment's to remove odors and markings. All projects including exclusion work, trapping and removals are done by the Owner. We are licensed and insured with all our Fla. State Docs current and plenty of referrals. Commercial or Residential.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Hogs& opossums removal. DOA removal and Bio Treatments available. Commercial or Residential services available. Presentations available for HOA's meetings, Wildlife and Animal control, armadillos, bats, birds/pigeons, complete subdivision trapping and exclusion work available., raccoons, rats, snakes, squirrels
Amenities
Emergency Services
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"Thank you for your kind review. It was a team effort & I appreciated your help & support during this project. Happy that it all worked out & you are BAT FREE!!!! Very cool that we had ZERO KILLS during bat eviction. Thank you again, Darryl R. Forrest Affordable Wildlife Control!!!! awcfl.com"
"Dear Mr. [Member Name Removed], It was my pleasure to help you & your family with the small animal issue you had. The best thing was your Quick Response to the issue as waiting only increases issue. Your support during the process was instrumental in making us successful. If ever you should have a need dont hesitate to call on me. Send pictures of final roof & pool enclosure fixes if you have time... Thank you for your kind words, please be safe & well Mr. [Member Name Removed].... Darryl R. Forrest Affordable Wildlife Control..."
"There was no evidence of squirrels when I inspected. The fee I charged you was $20.00, but I am surprised that you give me an F for professionalism & then told me you would change your review if I refund the 20.00. I would rather stand on my reputation that you did not have animals when I evaluated you home. I did see openings but you stated you did not want me to seal up that you would handle it from here. Your review is inaccurate & unfair but I will not PAY or held ransom for 20.00. This is when its unfair to the business owner as I was asked to PAY for review....LOL..No thanks [Member Name Removed]"
"Thank you for all your support during project!!! Dont hesitate to call on me if ever needed!!!! Thanks again AWC"
"Thank you for your review, we appreciate all of our Angies List Customers"
"Thank you for your review, we appreciate all of our Angies List Customers"
"Thank you for your review, we appreciate all of our Angies List Customers"
"This is why I appreciate all of my Angies List customers and love working for them. Do not hesitate to call me if they come back. I appreciate all your kind words, THANK YOU AGAIN!!!! Sincerely, Darryl R. Forrest Affordable Wildlife Control 772 766 4620"
"This is why I appreciate my Angies List customers and love working for them. Do not hesitate to call me if they come back. I appreciate all your kind words, THANK YOU AGAIN!!!! Sincerely, Darryl R. Forrest Affordable Wildlife Control 772 766 4620"
Went back to Angie's List April 8th, YAY!, Darryl's AFFORDABLE WILDLIFE CONTROL showed up in my search!!!! Darryl called me back & came to my house THAT DAY. Darryl was his usual positive, informative self, which I just LOVE since I am a wildlife lover; too (just don't want them inside the house with me). He gave me a VERY reasonable cost for 5 nights of trapping in my back yard, near the points where they were accessing my roof. Darryl does NOT trap on the ROOF, like Evan @ A+ does. This put my heart to rest, because while A+ trapped on my roof last year, they would take until the next day to retrieve the poor animal that spent hours in the in the night frightened, then in the Sun with no water/food.
Even though, for some strange reason, the Racoons never showed up again once the traps were set - after 7 weeks of listening to them play Romper Room on my back roof - and we didn't catch the little buggers, we did catch a newly abandoned juvenile kitty, who I released. I hope they show up again for me to take in - they didn't want anything to do with me that day! I contacted Darryl, told him nothing but a poor young kitty was caught, take the traps back. He was nice enough to leave us with a 2 DAY CREDIT for trapping 4 days into the deal. We can call anytime & have this done using our credit.
We used A+ Animal Solutions in November 2015 for the Racoons, who submitted a higher cost to our insurance (to remove feces, insulation, blow in micro-antibacterial & new insulation, to "critter-proof" all entry points on roof) so the ins. would pay what they really wanted which was $5,170.44 ? saying we would not be responsible for the balance, after our deposit. Evan was our tech. We then were billed $65/mo. for prevention of any intrusion/activity there-after.
We called A+/Evan in February 2016 about THIS issue because we had a contract with A+. We made several other calls, too, over the next 7 weeks, for new activity on the roof. It took him until March 28th to get back to us, then telling us they no longer provided the monthly service. Asked when this started, we are still being charged, he said it started in March - BUT WE started calling in February, right? They credited out credit card for March, but told us via e-mail we would have to pay for them to come out this time, even though we were covered (and paid for) in February, when we originally called.
Calls into April 4th were not returned. Their answering service seemed to not be surprised when I told them of my frustration, suggested my message go to the other 2 men in the company - my surprise, neither of them called me! Darryl does NOT trap on the ROOF, like Evan does. This put my heart to rest, because while A+ trapped on my roof, he would take until the next morning/afternoon to retrieve the poor animal that spent up to 12+ hours in the Sun with no water/food.
Darryl is such a good person, we spoke at length about our concerns for wildlife (I've researched Florida's wildlife extensively) & I told him of my concerns that a poor trapped animal was left on my roof overnight into the next day. We both hope the FWC regains their authority over trappers in the near future so we have someone knowledgeable to report these types of issues to.
I will use Darryl's company, AFFORDABLE WILDLIFE CONTROL, only in the future. I am so glad he moved back into our area.
Thank you Darryl, I appreciate the service & the conversations. =^..^=
"[Member Name Removed], It was my Pleasure to see and service your home again. I am so SORRY that you had to use the OTHER GUYS and the NIGHTMARE that they [provided. This is why I appreciate my Angies List customers and love working for them. Do not hesitate to call me if they come back. I appreciate all your kind words, THANK YOU AGAIN!!!! Sincerely, Darryl R. Forrest Affordable Wildlife Control 772 766 4620"
"Dear [Member Name], Thank you for your kind words. This was a perfect opportunity to service my clients and take care of my animals at the same time. Our nuisance animals do not need to be killed or hurt, they just need to be relocated....Clients such as you are the reason we love our jobs!! Thank you for the opportunity.... Please dot hesitate to call on me if we may be of service. Sincerely, Darryl R. Forrest AFFORDABLE WILDLIFE CONTROL"
"[removed member name] I appreciate your kind words and do not hesitate to call if I may be of any additional service. I love that my business is able to do my projects without any harm to the animals!! Thanks again for looking out for my wildlife and call if I may be of any help!!"
After hearing scratching noises in my attic, I searched Angie's List for animal trappers. Gravitating to the ones with the better reviews, I called Critter Control first. They told me they couldn't come out this weekend. I then called All Star Animal Control and the receptionist told me someone would call me back; no one did. Running out of options for local trappers, I called Affordable Wildlife Control. I did so hesitantly, because it didn't have a perfect rating on Angie's. Nonetheless, since I really wanted to get my wildlife problem taken care of immediately, I called and was pleasantly surprised when Mr. Forrest told me that he would be able to come the next day, on the weekend. I was very candid when I told him of my hesitation to hire him given that he did not have an "A" rating. He proceeded to tell me that this was due to a single negative review and after explaining his side of the story (which sounded reasonable) offered to come out to my property with the guarantee that if I was not satisfied with his services there would not be a charge. All throughout the conversation he remained polite, respectful and helpful. And once he told me he was a military veteran, I decided to give him a chance. I am now very glad I did.
Mr. Forrest was punctual and remained every bit as polite and helpful as when we first spoke. Add to it a tremendous knowledge base about his trade and you have a consummate professional. He spent over two hours inspecting my house and only charged $55.00 (I offered to pay more but he declined). He explained every option I had, the associated costs, and the benefits and drawbacks of each of them. In the end, I chose his suggestion to do it myself and he then provided me with the bait and materials to get it done -at no cost! I wondered why a businessman would suggest solutions that would net him no profit and can only conclude that it is because he is an honorable human being, a fact that was reinforced when we made small talk after he finished his job. I learned that besides having served our country in the military during wartime, he volunteers his time trapping injured animals for Bush's Wildlife Sanctuary, a local wildlife rescue organization. He also volunteers his trapping services for many, many, local law enforcement agencies. I commend him for his volunteerism and as an animal lover, I applaud his no-kill, humane approach to trap, relocate and release problem wildlife.
As to the single negative review for this company in this review thread, all I can say is that my experience today was the polar opposite and that it couldn't have gone any better. Next time you need an animal trapper, you'll be doing yourself a favor if you call Darryl and his company first.
"Thank you for the opportunity to come to your home and evaluate your Wildlife issues. You entire family was Great to be around and I felt I was not working at all. Your daughter even followed me through the Attic like a PRO!! (she may have a a future in WC). Families like yours are the reason I LOVE MY JOB!!! I love when I may help someone with solutions for the issues that Wildlife has created.Thanks again for your welcoming attitude. It was my pleasure to serve you and please don't hesitate to call if I may be of any additional services!!!"
"Dear (deleted member name), It was my pleasure to help with your snake issue at your home. I stand on my reputation and was happy to help. This was on Sunday and No extra charge for weekend work. Snake was returned to the wild and was much happier than in your home..LOL.. Please don't hesitate to call on us if we may be of any additional service, again THANK YOU!!!! Darryl"
"There were no solicitations your mother called on Friday pm. Your efforts to NOT PAY this job has been the issue since I started talking to you. You threat to my company & staff on several occasions have not gone unnoticed. Your ignorance about the job is obvious since you were unable to discuss rationally."
He said he had also responded to several raccoon calls in my neighborhood.
He went up into my hot attic (it was 90+ degrees that day) and made a thorough search, especially in the back of the house where I had heard footsteps. He found no critters, dead or alive, but did find some animal feces. Eeeew! He said he couldn't tell how old they were so he sprayed a bio spray to neutralize them, just in case.
He said he had worked for other companies in the past (he owns his own company now for just this reason) that would have pushed a homeowner in my situation (no dead animals found nor evidence of any recent critter infestation) to buy an expensive package of treatments costing $1,000 and up -- and who would argue? The very thought of rats or or squirrels or raccoons or any creature in your attic is enough to make you want to do everything possible to get rid of them. Even when you don't need to...
He said he didn't think any further action was needed. He charged me $180 for searching the attic and the roof and nearby area, and $20 for the bio spray. He said if I needed to call him back (if I found evidence of animals or thought I heard something up there) he would waive the service call fee if he needed to come back.
But he was right: We haven't seen or heard any more creatures.
"Thank you for your kind words Member. Don't hesitate to call on me if I may ever be of any service, it was my pleasure. Sincerely, Forrest.."
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