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Trapper Ron's

Pest Control, Animal Removal

About us

Trapper Ron Baker has over 15 years of wildlife control experience, stories and advice for you to enjoy. He has handled every thing from mice, squirrels, skunks, ground hogs, raccoons, birds, bees, muskrats, coyote, and opossum. He has written dozens of articles for the Farmington Observer & Eccentric newspapers and is currently writing a book on the humorous tales of an animal trapper. Trapper Ron has also appeared on Channel 2 news as a wildlife expert for a coyote story that aired last year. Trapper Ron is licensed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources as a Wildlife Nuisance Animal Control Operator. LC# RC613. The typical service includes setting live traps, daily baiting, and removal of all animals for one standard fixed price. Our competition charges a setup fee and a per animal fee. This can get very expensive particularly if they catch animals not targeted. Many of our clients say that they wished they called Trapper Ron first.

Business highlights

Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Animal Removal, Animal Relocation, Animal Damage Repair, Carcass Removal, Chimney Flue Cover Installation, Dryer/Bathroom Vent Bird Cover Installation, Complete Mole Removal, Home Inspection, Monthly Rodent Contracts

Amenities

Senior Discount

10%

Emergency Services
Yes

Reviews

3.611 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
64%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
36%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.9
value
4.1
professionalism
3.6
responsiveness
3.6
punctuality
3.9
Showing 1-11 of 11 reviews

Mike M.
11/2017
1.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
After a week I called to say nothing was trapped and the parsley he used for bait was dried and wilted terribly. I had to call several times to get him to return my calls. He came out a week later to change the bait to peaches in plastic containers. When this bait was gone I called again and again leaving messages. I never received a call back. I lost my money and still have a groundhog living on my property. I have been scammed! It's been 8 weeks and I haven't heard from him in 6 weeks.
Description of Work: I needed a groundhog removed from my property. There were 4 different locations where the groundhog had burrowed. I called two companies. This was the most economical by $20.00. Erik came out a couple of days after I called. On 9/20/17 he set 2 traps saying he would return as many times as necessary until the animal was trapped. If I saw an animal trapped, call in the morning so he could set his schedule. I paid him the agreed upon price.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$250

Todd T.
05/2017
1.0
pest control
  + -1 more
First of all, Erik told us when we hired him that he was going on vacation for a week, however he assured us he had guys working for him that could come out to cover for him. That was not the case. The groundhog sprung the trap the first day and got out and no one came to reset it until Erik came back a week later. We were very patient and understanding of this because Erik assured us he would take care of us when he returned. He came back and we caught 2 groundhogs and 1 possum over the next week. When he came to pick up the second groundhog he picked up the trap and left without a word and without replacing it with another trap. The problem was we still have at least one more groundhog on the berm! I tried contacting him and Trapper Ron multiple times over the next two weeks (both via text and phone call) and never got a response. Unbelievable! If 2 groundhogs were the max (which is not what we agreed on), then okay I would have been willing to pay more! I would have gladly told them this if one of them would have returned my call!! Terrible customer service. I would not recommend them!
Description of Work: We hired Erik to trap some groundhogs on a berm at the back of our property. We were told there was a flat rate and he would keep traps out there "until we caught them all."

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
3.0

$250

Jeremy G.
07/2016
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
Erik was out to our home a few short hours after the initial phone call. He explained the process & set 2 traps. We caught 1 skunk the 1st night, 2 the 2nd and the last one on night 3. Excellent service, we would use the company again, if necessary.
Description of Work: Trapping & removal of a skunk family of 4, from under our deck.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$250

Karah S.
07/2015
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
Worth every penny. We had a family of 8 ground hogs living under our deck. Erik was great. We called him on a Monday evening and left a voicemail. He called back the next morning and by Tuesday afternoon two have a hart traps were set up in our back yard. Wednesday morning we had trapped a raccoon. All told we captured 2 raccoons and 4 ground hogs. We'd just sent Erik a text when something was caught and he'd come pickup. Would hire again in a heart beat.
Description of Work: Purchased the basic 5 day trapping service for $250

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$250

Kathleen W.
02/2014
1.0
pest control
  + -1 more
Erik came out to the house. He said that my ladder wasn't long enough to get into the attic. Over the phone he said he would be looking in the attic. He was able to get the attic hatch open and he looked around and saw seeds and nuts. This was evidence of a squirrel so he put traps right in the entrance. He said that he would be back to check on the traps. It has been over two weeks, he is not responding to my phone calls, and he has not been back to check on the traps.
Description of Work: He was supposed to come out and go into the attic where we thought we had squirrels.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$205

Ryan N.
01/2014
1.0
pest control
  + -1 more
This review is for trapper Erik. I feel bad that it has come to this. We called a few weeks ago because we heard a rodent above our kitchen. Seeing we have a 5 month old baby, we wanted to resolve the issue immediately. He came the day after we called and set a squirrel trap. He did only charge $150 because it was an easy fix, and said he would be back in a few days. We paid up front in good faith. It is now 2 weeks later and we have left several voicemails because we still hear something up there. No one has called us back. I gave them benefit of the doubt and called his dad, Ron, up north to make sure Erik was physically ok. Ron said Erik is having 'phone issues' and he would try to reach him, but there wasn't much he could do from up north. I work hard for my money and I am sad that we wasted it here. We won't be using their services again. There is no excuse for not following up with the customer.
Description of Work: Started out good, but ended bad.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
5.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
5.0

$150

Tania J.
07/2013
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
In May, we noticed a groundhog in our backyard. A few weeks later, we noticed about 7 groundhogs in our backyard. I looked on Angie's List to find a provider to use humane traps to catch the groundhogs. When I called Trapper Ron, he answered the phone and was very reassuring (not to mention quite funny)! He came out the next day and set up the traps. He brought one of the guys from his crew, introduced him to me and they gave me very detailed instructions on what they were going to do and what I was supposed to do. I was instructed to check the traps a few times a day and give them a call if we caught anything. When I called, they came out almost immediately- even on Saturday and Sunday. One day, my very curious 6 year old son was home when they came by and they took the time to answer his questions and teach him about groundhogs. Trapper Ron initially told me that they would leave the traps out for 5 days. When the 5 days were up, we had caught all 7 groundhogs, but they left the traps out for a few more days- just in case. I was extremely happy with their service and would definitely use them again and recommend them to anyone in need.
Description of Work: Set up traps to catch groundhogs

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$225

Thomas F.
05/2013
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
I called Trapper Ron and arranged a time for him to come out. He arrived on time and was very cordial. He looked at our situation and explained what he would do and the cost. He is highly knowledgeable about wild critters and their habits.and obviously cares about the wild animals that he traps. He relocates the trapped animals to a safe location which is best for them and for us. Ron told us what to expect and how long it would take to catch the ground hog and he was right on! He also trapped a raccoon in the process which was great because the raccoon had been tearing up our front lawn looking for grubs. Ron rates an A+. We have already recommended him to one friend and will continue to do so.
Description of Work: Trap and relocate a ground hog which had a burrow under our deck.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$225

matthew K.
05/2012
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
Three traps were set and a raccoon was caught the second night. They determined it was a nursing mother and told me that if there were babies in the attic I'd hear them soon and if so, to call. Sure enough I heard them the next day and they came out, checked the attic but found nothing. The babies were (of course) silent and the part of the attic I thought they might be in is near impossible to get to. I continued to hear them and after several visits back that day and the next, they found the babies. I really appreciated the time and effort they went through to get them out alive and back to their mother (they hold on to the mom in case they recover babies and then release them together). The guys that came out (Ron & Ethan) were great. Phone calls to them were always answered and getting the baby raccoons out of the attic wasn't easy.
Description of Work: Live trapping of raccoon and removal of raccoon babies from attic. The fee covers 5 days of trapping services; they come out daily to check traps.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$225

Steve G.
10/2011
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
Very well. He came out, looked down chimney, detected tiny mud footprints on our downspout and pronounced that we had raccoons in the chimney. He recommended, based on his experience and given the season, that they would be gone on their own in 3 weeks or less. He recommended doing nothing because they should leave one their own. However, he recommended getting the chimney flue repaired so that a screen cap could be placed on it to prevent future invaders. We waited and after just a few DAYS, the sounds stopped. The raccoons had left as he said. We got the flue fixed and capped. He didn't even charge us and he saved a lot of money. We appreciate that he waived his usual inspection charge and didn't try to sell us on a more costly course of setting traps. We appreciate his honesty and professionalism! He'll be the first we call should we need it again.
Description of Work: He came out in response to our call regarding animal sounds in the attic or chimney.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Brenda C.
10/2011
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
Overall experience was positive. Thankfully we didn't have to wait to have drive/patio poured =)
Description of Work: We were in the process of getting a new drive/patio poured and when old deck was being removed we thought there was a rat problem. Through a search we found Ron and made an appointment for him to come to our home to take care of our "problem". When he arrived he told us we had no problem at all and did not require his services at all and that if we ever did require them to call him. He did not even charge us a service call fee. It is quite nice to know that there are still some business people out there who are honest and with ethics. If we are ever in need of his services we will DEFINITELY be calling him again.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

    Contact information

    37046 Birwood Ct, Farmington, MI 48335

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    Service Categories

    Pest Control,
    Animal Removal

    FAQ

    Trapper Ron's is currently rated 3.6 overall out of 5.
    No, Trapper Ron's does not offer free project estimates.
    No, Trapper Ron's does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Trapper Ron's does not offer a senior discount.
    Yes, Trapper Ron's offers emergency services.
    No, Trapper Ron's does not offer warranties.
    Trapper Ron's offers the following services: Animal Removal, Animal Relocation, Animal Damage Repair, Carcass Removal, Chimney Flue Cover Installation, Dryer/Bathroom Vent Bird Cover Installation, Complete Mole Removal, Home Inspection, Monthly Rodent Contracts

    Contact information

    37046 Birwood Ct, Farmington, MI 48335

    trapperron.com