FREE HELP: Texas Wildlife Commission: (512) 389-8092

The Texas Wildlife Commission, also known as the Texas Department of Fish & Game or the Texas Wildlife Conservation Office, provides free resources for pest wildlife, or conflict or nuisance wildlife, as it is also called. They can send an officer to address certain wildlife issues, or provide other resources for the control of nuisance wildlife species, and provide help to the residents of Dallas with certain wildlife problems. You can reach their offices by calling (512) 389-8092. Visit them at https://tpwd.texas.gov/

FREE HELP: Dallas County Animal Control: (214) 670-6848

Dallas County Animal Control Services most commonly help with domestic animals, such as stray cats or dangerous dogs. They also might help with wildlife issues in various capacities. Call your local office for a description of services. Visit https://dallascityhall.com/departments/dallas-animal-services/Pages/default.aspx. If that doesn't work, click here for the Dallas police dept, who can provide free Dallas wildlife control - but read my explanation.

FREE HELP: Dallas Wildlife Rehabilitation: (972) 225-4000

Dallas Wildlife Rehabilitators usually work with injured, orphaned, or sick wildlife. They will often help with wildlife issues and concerns. It is nice to give them donations for their help and wildlife rehab efforts. Visit Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation at http://www.rogerswildlife.org/index.php

PAY SERVICE: Wildlife X Team: 214-504-3587

Wildlife X Team is a private wildlife control business that charges for critter removal in Dallas. Wildlife X Team is available 24-7-365 and provides same-day wildlife removal services, including the removal of animals inside attics, rodent removal, and more.



If you have an animal problem and need assistance, there are several free animal control resources in Dallas, Texas. The first thing you can try is your local Dallas County animal services, or the free Dallas animal control services by calling (214) 670-6848. They may be able to help you with your critter problem, and possibly offer free raccoon removal or free snake removal. But they primarily deal with dogs and cats, and might not help with wildlife. For wildlife-specifice issues, try the Texas Wildlife Commission at (512) 389-8092. They do free wildlife control in Dallas and all of Texas. But they often deal with special cases like bears, or illegal hunting. They might not help you with specific cases in your house, like free rodent control or free squirrel removal. At a more local level, you can call Dallas Wildlife Rehabilitation at (972) 225-4000 for local free animal removal and trapping, and they may help with providing free critter removal in Dallas. But this organization, like all wildlife rehab, mostly focuses on healing and caring for sick or injured wildlife. There's no business that provides free pest control in Dallas that will remove wild animals that I know of, like free bat control or free rat removal. Sometimes, for a case of animals in an attic, or wildlife problems on private property, you need to hire and pay for wildlife removal, and if so, I recommend Wildlife X Team at 214-504-3587. Some people wonder if animal control costs money, or how much does animal removal cost. For that, call 214-504-3587 and ask. Of course, you can be sure to get free pest wildlife removal if you solve the problem yourself, so read my Do-It-Yourself page for more hints. Finally, you can call the local Dallas police department. Click here for Dallas police department animal removal and for a short explanation.

Dallas wildlife issues:

If you meet a local man in the suburban Dallas neighborhood and he tells you that north is south, you should believe him unless you have positive proof that he is wrong. Nine times out of ten, he, with his intimate knowledge of the country, will be right. Very few men will be deliberately misleading in giving directions to a stranger but sometimes a man is lost in his own back yard and doesn't know any more about directions than you do. Such people can usually be spotted by their manner. Any vagueness in giving directions or a reluctance in answering questions will give the idea that they are uncertain of their whereabouts and then a man should use his own judgment about believing them. Once while removing unwanted wildlife, I disagreed with an older, more experienced suburban neighborhoodman, who was a resident of the section and, as it turned out I was right, but it was a very brave thing to do.

Three of us were removing unwanted Dallas wildlife together that day. Our leader was prospecting for fur while we were looking over the country for bears or any other nuisance critters which might be there. The section was mountainous and near the timberline. On the way home we crossed a peak above the timberline. From this vantage point, the lake, where our leader's animal control truck was located, was visible and, before entering the timber, I checked the approximate location of Dallas animal control truck and fixed this in my mind as we descended. About a half-mile from the lake we came to a neighborhood which had been made by a man who had trapped the territory in previous year. We knew that this neighborhood passed behind our destination and was, at its nearest point about two hundred yards from the pest control headquarters.

When we came to this neighborhood, our leader wanted to turn to the left and I wanted to turn to the right. Both of us were sure that we were right, and, both being rather stubborn characters, neither would yield to the other. As a result, we started in opposite directions while the third man, who had voiced no opinion, sat on a rock, and waited, saying, "You can't both be right and one of you will be back here." I was at the Dallas pest control headquarters and had a fire started before they arrived. I was right in my direction but wrong in doubting the knowledge of an older, more experienced man in a country with which I was unfamiliar. One time I was fishing on a large lake and two fishermen came along in a rowboat.

FREE HELP: Texas Wildlife Commission: (512) 389-8092
FREE HELP: Dallas County Animal Control: (214) 670-6848
FREE HELP: Dallas Wildlife Rehabilitation: (972) 225-4000
FREE HELP: Dallas police department: (770) 443-8100
PAY SERVICE: Wildlife X Team: 214-504-3587