Whats the hardest animal to handle?
People seem to think it would be a skunk. “Skunks are our favorite. We’ll do a couple hundred a year. Last year I caught 19 by hand, just picking them up. So, skunks for us are no problem. Flying squirrels are one of the hardest. They’re the size of a chipmunk, and they move at night. The hole they get into is the size of a quarter. You’ve got to find the hole they’re getting into. They’re colonized, so it’s not unusual to pull 20 to 40 out. It’s time-consuming. When we set a trap, we check it every 24 hours.” What is the best part of your job? “Working with family. To think that we’re helping wildlife. We work for ourselves, and pick and choose what jobs to do, and work as a family. My grandson, Sammy, is 20 months old, and the other day I saw him with his finger in a mouse trap. I saw potential in the boy right away.” What’s the worst part? “The long hours. When we get real busy, I’ll go four or five days without seeing my wife. That and driving. High gas prices and traffic. All the
