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Maple Grove, MN · Serving since 2023
Humane wildlife removal in Maple Grove, MN
Skedaddle Minneapolis — serving the greater Maple Grove area since 2023.
No traps. No poison. Permanent exclusion.
Four named lakes sit inside Maple Grove — Fish Lake, Weaver Lake, Rice Lake and Eagle Lake — and Elm Creek Park Reserve runs along its northern edge, putting habitat hard against the housing stock. Skedaddle Minneapolis takes squirrels, mice, bats and raccoons out of those homes using whatever the inspection shows will suit the animal, closes each opening for good, strips out droppings and fouled insulation, and rebuilds the attic. Nothing is trapped, poisoned or killed, and finished work carries a lifetime guarantee on all workmanship and materials.
Serving Maple Grove since 2023
Skedaddle founded 1989
Humane, hands-on removal
At a Glance
- Service area: Every residential area inside Maple Grove city limits, including the Fish Lake, Weaver Lake, Rice Lake and Eagle Lake areas, the Elm Creek Park Reserve edge and the Central Park area.
- Species handled: Squirrel, mouse, bat and raccoon removal.
- Inspection: Roof line, soffits, vents, attic and foundation, walked in full before any work is quoted.
- Method: Humane exclusion fitted to the animal and the season, then decontamination and attic restoration. No traps. No poison. No lethal removal.
- Guarantee: Lifetime guarantee on all workmanship and materials.
- Experience: Skedaddle Minneapolis serving Maple Grove since 2023 · Skedaddle founded 1989 · 15+ humane wildlife removals completed in Maple Grove in the past 12 months.
Reviewed by Bill Dowd, Founder, President & CEO, Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control. Last updated September 2026.
Why homeowners choose Skedaddle
The fastest answer to a wildlife problem is rarely the one that holds. Every Skedaddle Minneapolis visit to a Maple Grove home follows the same order of work: name the species, find the opening it is using, get it out alive, close that opening for good, clean up what it left behind, and stand behind the repair afterward.
How long has Skedaddle been removing wildlife in Maple Grove?
Skedaddle Minneapolis has served Maple Grove since 2023, with 15+ humane wildlife removals completed here in the past 12 months. Geography drives that volume. Elm Creek Park Reserve runs along the community's northern edge, four named lakes sit inside it, and the drainage corridors between them work as wildlife highways straight into residential blocks. Crews see both the mature-canopy streets near Fish Lake and the newer construction around the Central Park area every week.
Technician training and method
Skedaddle technicians train in wildlife biology, home repair, decontamination and attic restoration, and the removal methods they use carry SPCA and Humane Society approval. On a Maple Grove call the animal gets identified before anything goes on the house, the approach is picked for that species in that month, and no opening is closed until the crew is certain nothing living is behind it. Bat colony work is scheduled around what the Minnesota DNR advises for roosts between May 15 and August 1.
The lifetime guarantee behind the seal
Every closure here is built as a permanent repair. A patch that pops loose during a Minnesota thaw cycle was never exclusion, so the crew uses fasteners and materials rated for the movement. Finished work carries a lifetime guarantee on all workmanship and materials. Should an animal beat something the crew closed, the team is back out to re-seal it for free. One written quote, produced before the homeowner commits, breaks out what the exclusion covers, what the cleanup covers and what the guarantee covers.
Meet the Team Behind Maple Grove's Wildlife Removal
Matt Sanders
Co-Owner
Matt Sanders launched Skedaddle Minneapolis with long time friend and colleague Brett Robertson. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Matt now lives in a house across the street from his childhood home, with his wife and children. He has a passion for the community he calls home and is proud to provide home and business owners with humane solutions to their wildlife conflicts. Matt graduated from Bethel University with a double major in Philosophy and Biblical and Theological Studies in 2004. He then returned to Minneapolis to begin a decades-long career in supply chain management in the food production industry. Launching a Skedaddle franchise has allowed Matt to fulfill his dream of operating a business that could have a more direct impact in his community. As a local business owner, Matt relies on his decades worth of management experience to provide Skedaddle clients with a high level of customer service.
Brett Robertson
Co-Owner
Brett Robertson launched Skedaddle Minneapolis with the desire to bring humane wildlife control services to the community he calls home. As a resident of Plymouth, Minnesota, with his wife and two kids, Brett has first hand knowledge of the area and the wildlife that thrive in the city. Brett graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2006, and before joining Skedaddle spent several years working in corporate America across the Midwest. Becoming a Skedaddle Franchise partner has allowed Brett to put his decades worth of management experience and business knowledge to use helping property owners in Minneapolis with their wildlife challenges. Brett loves the outdoors and is thrilled to deliver unique solutions and high level customer service to clients.
Jesse Graham
Lead Wildlife Technician
Jesse is a Lead Wildlife Technician with Skedaddle’s Twin Cities branch. Raised in Union City, California, he graduated early from James Logan High School before jumping straight into blue-collar work. He started his career in tree care with Davey Tree’s Tree Surgery Division, trimming trees near power lines for PG&E, and later worked with Acorn Tree Company on residential projects. Along the way, he developed a love for working outdoors and even rescued baby squirrels and hummingbirds, bringing them to rehab centers. After moving to Minnesota, Jesse discovered Skedaddle—a unique opportunity that fit his skills and passion for hands-on work.
Logan McCallister
Wildlife Control Inspector
Logan is a Wildlife Inspector with Skedaddle. She grew up in rural Southeastern Ohio and earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology from West Virginia University. Since 2015, Logan has gained extensive experience working with wildlife, including live removals and rehabilitation. She is a licensed Wildlife Educator in Tennessee and a former permitted Wildlife Rehabilitator. Before joining Skedaddle, Logan worked for the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency and later with a wildlife control company, where she also helped launch a sister company focused on attic and crawlspace restoration. Now based in the Twin Cities, Logan handles everything from detailed home inspections and emergency animal removals to building relationships in the community.
Mia Bagley
Lead Wildlife Control Technician
Mia Bagley is a Lead Wildlife Control Technician with Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control. She grew up on a small farm along the Utah–Idaho border, where a lifelong love of animals first took root. Mia earned her degree in Environmental Sociology with a minor in Equine Studies from Utah State University. After graduation, she moved to Minnesota to manage a horse farm—a role that further strengthened her passion for hands-on animal work. Skedaddle appealed to her as a place where she could combine her interest in wildlife with her problem-solving skills, all while helping people and animals safely coexist. Since joining Skedaddle, Mia has taken on the role of lead technician, working closely with homeowners to assess wildlife concerns and provide effective, humane removal and exclusion solutions.
Caleb Hardekopf
Wildlife Control Inspector
Caleb is a Wildlife Inspector with Skedaddle who brings a unique background to the team. A native of Parkers Prairie, MN, he briefly attended Saint Cloud State University to study economics before exploring a variety of career paths. His experience includes roles in food service and tech, along with certifications in forklift operation and aerial lifts. What drew Caleb to Skedaddle was the opportunity to join a growing branch led by people he respected and a collaborative environment where everyone motivates each other to succeed. At Skedaddle, Caleb focuses on putting homeowners at ease during stressful wildlife situations by creating effective, humane solutions that restore peace of mind. Outside of work, he enjoys golf, gardening, fishing, thrift shopping, playing volleyball, and gaming with friends across the country. Caleb and his wife share their home with three beloved cats and are excited about the next chapter of building a home and family together.
Meet Matt Sanders, Co-Owner of Skedaddle Minneapolis
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control's newest franchise in the vibrant city of Minneapolis, Minnesota and surrounding communities! Meet dedicated co-owner, Matt Sanders as he leads the charge in providing humane and effective wildlife solutions.
Wildlife we handle in Maple Grove
Four animals account for nearly all of the Maple Grove work Skedaddle Minneapolis handles, in this order: squirrels, mice, bats and raccoons. The community's shape explains the mix. Park-reserve habitat presses against subdivisions on the north side, four lakes and their shorelines cut through the middle, and the housing runs from mature-canopy streets to recent construction with thin vent screens. Each animal takes a different route indoors, and each has a season for taking it.
Squirrel removal
Peak Feb–Mar & Jul–Aug
Gray squirrels drive the most activity here, and they litter twice a year, in late winter and again in midsummer. Mature canopy over the Fish Lake, Weaver Lake and Rice Lake streets lays branches on rooflines, and plastic vent caps and soffit returns fail first. The crew hand-clears any young, then rebuilds each roof-line weak point in heavy-gauge mesh.
Mouse removal
Peak Sep–Nov
Mice rank second by volume, and pressure builds from late September as overnight temperatures fall. Houses near Elm Creek Park Reserve and the Eagle Lake area back onto open ground, where a dime-sized void beside a sill plate, dryer duct or gas line is access enough. Technicians close those voids with rodent-proof material, then monitor inside until activity ends.
Bat removal
Inspect Jun–Aug
Bats roost in Maple Grove attics behind gable vents and along soffit-fascia joints. Minnesota's DNR recommends avoiding exclusion between May 15 and August 1, while pups still cannot fly (MN DNR bat exclusion guidance), and Skedaddle holds bat work until August 1. Exclusion therefore runs August through mid-May. Calls during the closed window get an inspection and a dusk exit count.
Raccoon removal
Peak Mar–Jun
Raccoons arrive over the roof: lifted soffit returns, unscreened roof vents, uncapped chimneys and fascia-line gaps. March through June is the heaviest stretch, and streets backing Elm Creek Park Reserve and the Eagle Lake shoreline carry the most pressure. The crew locates the litter, hand-carries kits down, gives the adult a one-way door where appropriate, then rebuilds the roof line.
Other wildlife we remove in Maple Grove
Fall pushes the rest of Maple Grove’s wildlife up against the house. Skunks dig in under decks, porches and sheds along the wooded edges near the Weaver Lake area, as they look for winter denning, and the odor usually arrives before the sighting does.Rats show up occasionally near creek and drainage corridors, and are handled by closing the opening rather than baiting. Birds nesting in dryer and roof vents winds down as the warm months end, most often around the Central Park area.
Not sure which animal you’re hearing?
Our technicians can identify the species and confirm the entry points during a single on-site visit.
Neighborhoods in Maple Grove we serve
What areas of Maple Grove does Skedaddle service? Skedaddle Minneapolis serves every residential area of the city, from the lakeside streets around Fish Lake, Weaver Lake, Rice Lake and Eagle Lake to the communities beside Elm Creek Park Reserve and the blocks near the Central Park area. Those lakes, the park reserve boundary and the drainage corridors between them shape where wildlife pressure shows up across the year. If your home is inside Maple Grove city limits, we service it.
What a Skedaddle inspection in Maple Grove looks like
What happens during a Skedaddle wildlife inspection? A technician covers the whole property — inside, outside, roof line, soffits, vents and attic — finds each opening in use or likely to be used next, pins down which animal is responsible, photographs the interior damage, and hands over a written quote broken out by exclusion, cleanup and guarantee scope before anything begins.
- Book the inspection — phone (952) 460-2680 or use the online request form; give the Maple Grove address and a line about what you are hearing or seeing.
- Onsite inspection and removal plan — the technician follows the animal’s route in, looks through the attic and any open wall void for droppings and flattened insulation, and goes over the plan and the price with you before a tool comes out.
- Humane removal and permanent sealing — how the animal leaves depends on the species: where appropriate an adult walks out through a one-way door, young too small to follow are carried out by hand, and each weak point is rebuilt with heavy-gauge mesh and weather-rated material rated for Minnesota winters.
- Decontamination and attic restoration — waste, fouled insulation and nest debris are hauled out, the area is treated to knock down odor and scent marking, and insulation goes back to depth wherever it was contaminated.
- Guarantee and follow-up — every finished job carries a lifetime guarantee on all workmanship and materials, and a technician comes back out if any part of the exclusion needs another look.
Nothing has to be booked on the spot. Cleanup and restoration are priced on the exclusion quote itself, so a Maple Grove homeowner weighs one number for the whole job rather than a series of them. Call (952) 460-2680 to book your inspection.
Skedaddle's Three-Step Wildlife Removal Process
Step 1
Assess and Remove
We begin with a detailed inspection of your home to identify the wildlife, locate active entry points, and assess the extent of the problem. Our technicians then use proven, species-appropriate methods to remove animals safely and humanely.
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Step 2
Clear and Clean
After the animals are removed, we clean and decontaminate affected areas, removing nesting materials, droppings, and other traces left behind. When needed, we also address damaged insulation and help restore the space to a clean, healthy condition.
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Step 3
Prevent and Protect
Finally, we identify vulnerable areas and seal confirmed or potential entry points to help prevent wildlife from returning. Our durable exclusion work provides lasting protection and includes a lifetime warranty on the entry points we seal.
Learn moreMaple Grove wildlife by season
When is Maple Grove wildlife most active? Two peaks dominate the year. From March into June, squirrels and raccoons hunt for sheltered attic space to raise litters; from September into November, mice press in at ground level as overnight lows fall. Denning carries on quietly through the coldest months in between.
| Season | Active species | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) |
Squirrels (attic denning), raccoons (attic denning), mice (indoor activity) | Scratching overhead and in walls, damaged insulation visible near Elm Creek Park Reserve streets. |
| Spring (Mar–May) |
Raccoons (nesting), squirrels (nesting), bats (returning) | Peak raccoon exclusion volume along the lakeshore blocks; bat scheduling closes ahead of May 15. |
| Summer (Jun–Aug) |
Bats, juvenile squirrels | MN DNR recommends avoiding bat exclusion May 15 – August 1, so colony work resumes after August 1; baby-animal reports around Fish Lake and Weaver Lake homes. |
| Fall (Sep–Nov) |
Mice (peak entry), squirrels (food storing), raccoons (pre-winter denning) | Highest mouse-entry pressure of the year as nights cool; new openings appear at foundation seams. |
Quarterly focus: Fall in Maple Grove runs on squirrels and mice. Squirrels are storing food and working at soffits and roof vents, while mice press in from late September at sill plates, dryer ducts and gas lines on houses near Elm Creek Park Reserve and Eagle Lake. Bat colony work is booking again now that the Minnesota DNR’s recommended avoidance window has closed. Closing those voids before the first hard freeze is what keeps the winter quiet. Call (952) 460-2680 to book an inspection.
Fall mouse season: what homeowners ask most
When does mouse season start?
Mice start testing Maple Grove houses in earnest from late September onward. University of Minnesota Extension counts a rise in mouse activity among the markers of approaching fall, when mice go looking for somewhere warm and sheltered — a garage, a shed, or the house itself. Indoors they favor sheltered places for their nests, built from shredded paper and similar fibrous material, so the kitchen and the utility room are where a Maple Grove household usually notices something first.
How small a gap can a mouse use?
A gap a quarter of an inch or bigger will do, according to City of Minneapolis pest guidance, and mice climb well enough to reach it. On the newer construction around Weaver Lake and Fish Lake, the recurring weak points are garage-door corners, dryer vents, utility penetrations at the foundation line and the gap beneath a service door.
What are the earliest signs of mice in a house?
The City of Minneapolis points to droppings, gnawed doorways or food packaging, a musty pungent odor, and rub marks on walls in heavily traveled areas. Add scratching inside a wall cavity at dusk, shredded paper or insulation used as nesting material, and greasy marks along the baseboards of a route in regular use.
How do you mouse-proof a house?
Find every opening first — that is what the exterior inspection is for. Seal with materials that defeat gnawing; Missouri Extension is explicit that plastic, screen, wood and rubber are unsuitable and that steel wool is only temporary. Then check the interior for nests, droppings and insulation that needs replacing, and expect a written, itemized quote before anything is authorized. Call (952) 460-2680 to book the inspection.
Inside the Skedaddle exclusion process
How does Skedaddle remove wildlife humanely in Maple Grove? Nothing goes on the house until the inspection is done, because the species, the month and the way the house is built all change the answer. Nothing is trapped and nothing is killed. The animal walks out under its own power, the route in is closed permanently, and the attic is cleaned and rebuilt afterward.
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A humane approach to wildlife removal
An older home under canopy near Rice Lake presents a different set of routes indoors than a recent build near the Central Park area, so the technician picks hardware to suit what is in front of them. Where appropriate, an adult squirrel or raccoon walks out through a one-way door and finds the route shut behind it. Mice are handled purely by closing the seams and voids they travel. Bat colonies get species-appropriate equipment, scheduled after August 1 once the pups fly. Every situation differs, and the plan belongs to that house.
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Reuniting mothers with young whenever possible
Attics along the Elm Creek Park Reserve edge and the Eagle Lake shoreline carry spring litters every year, and a kit or pup that cannot yet follow its mother out is never shut in behind new material. Technicians bring them down by hand into a warmed reunion box set near the opening, and the mother moves them to a backup den on her own. It costs the crew time that trapping the adult would save, and it is the part of the job that earns the word humane.
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Decontamination and attic restoration
Emptying an attic is not the same as finishing one. Waste, urine-soaked batting and nest material are cleared out, the cavity is treated so lingering odor and scent marking stop advertising the site, and insulation is rebuilt to its rated depth so the assembly still performs at twenty below. Maple Grove homeowners get that cleanup and restoration priced on the exclusion quote itself, never invoiced afterward as an extra.
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Why every seal carries a lifetime guarantee
A repair that fails in two winters was never exclusion. Maple Grove openings get heavy-gauge mesh and weather-rated material, specified to survive animals that will keep testing them and the freeze-thaw cycling that finds every weak fastener. Completed work carries a lifetime guarantee on all workmanship and materials. Should wildlife get back in through anything the crew closed, the team returns and re-seals it at no cost to the homeowner.
Ready to see the same method used on your home?
Get a Maple Grove-specific inspection and a written scope that spells out exclusion points, decontamination, and warranty terms before any work begins.
Service area and contact information
Business name
Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control — Minneapolis
Parent organization
Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control (founded 1989 by Bill Dowd)
Phone
Service area
Maple Grove and the surrounding Minneapolis metro, including Plymouth, Brooklyn Park, Osseo and Corcoran
Hours
Mon–Fri 6:30am–8:00pm
Sat 7:00am–4:00pm
Sun 9:00am–3:00pm
Sat 7:00am–4:00pm
Sun 9:00am–3:00pm
Established
Skedaddle Minneapolis serving Maple Grove since 2023 · Skedaddle founded 1989
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Regulator
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR). Bat work waits out the pup-season avoidance window of May 15 to August 1 that the DNR recommends.
GBP service area (20 places)
Maple Grove, Plymouth, Brooklyn Park, Osseo, Corcoran, Anoka, Orono, Blaine, Medina, Mendota, St Paul, Wayzata, Shakopee, Maplewood, Burnsville, Minnetonka, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Eden Prairie, Cottage Grove, Roseville, Columbia Heights
Frequently asked questions about Maple Grove wildlife removal
How much does wildlife removal cost in Maple Grove?
Cost in Maple Grove tracks the species involved, how many openings need sealing, and whether the attic needs decontamination or replacement insulation. A technician inspects the property first, then leaves a written quote that itemizes exclusion, cleanup and guarantee scope, so nothing is priced after the fact. There is no obligation to proceed. Call (952) 460-2680 to book the inspection.
Can Skedaddle remove wildlife from my Maple Grove home the same day I call?
Same-day service is sometimes available, but it cannot be guaranteed. The office prioritizes real urgency — an animal loose in a living space, or a squirrel shut inside a Maple Grove roof vent it cannot back out of. Other calls are placed at the earliest available inspection on the route. Call (952) 460-2680to check today’s availability.
When can I schedule a bat exclusion in Maple Grove?
Any time outside May 15 to August 1. That is the pup-season window the Minnesota DNR recommends avoiding, since the young in a roost cannot fly yet, and Skedaddle holds Maple Grove bat work until August 1. From then through mid-May, exclusions run normally. Call while the window is closed and you still get the inspection, a dusk count of the roost, and a date on the calendar.
What areas of Maple Grove does Skedaddle service?
Skedaddle Minneapolis services every residential part of Maple Grove: the Fish Lake, Weaver Lake, Rice Lake and Eagle Lake areas, the communities beside Elm Creek Park Reserve, and the Central Park area. That takes in older lakeside streets under heavy canopy as well as the newer subdivisions. If the home sits inside Maple Grove city limits, Skedaddle services it.
Does Skedaddle follow humane wildlife regulations?
Yes. Skedaddle Minneapolis follows Minnesota Department of Natural Resources guidance on humane wildlife handling, and that includes the DNR’s recommendation to leave bat roosts undisturbed from May 15 until the pups can fly on August 1. Technician training covers wildlife biology, home repair, decontamination and attic restoration, and the removal methods carry SPCA and Humane Society approval. Nothing is trapped or poisoned on a Maple Grove job.
What wildlife is Skedaddle most likely to remove from Maple Grove homes this season?
Squirrels and mice share the fall in Maple Grove. Squirrels stay busy at soffits and roof vents, while mice press in from late September — usually noticed as droppings in a kitchen drawer or beside a pantry, then as scratching in a basement, garage or wall void. Bat colony work runs again in the fall once the summer pup season has passed. The inspection confirms the species before anything is quoted.
Does Skedaddle offer a warranty in Maple Grove?
Yes. Skedaddle Minneapolis backs every completed exclusion in Maple Grove with a lifetime guarantee on all workmanship and materials. If wildlife gets past an opening the crew closed, the team comes back and re-seals it at no cost to the homeowner. That commitment is printed on the same written quote that itemizes the exclusion and the cleanup.
What happens to the attic after the animals are removed?
After the last opening is closed, the crew clears droppings, soiled insulation and nesting debris out of the attic, then treats the space so the odor and scent markers left behind stop advertising the site to the next animal. Contaminated insulation is replaced to its original depth so the attic still performs in a Minnesota January. Restoration is itemized on the exclusion quote.
Book your inspection today
None of this resolves itself. A raccoon that has learned a lifted soffit return on a street backing Elm Creek Park Reserve comes back to that same corner; a squirrel through a cracked roof-vent cap near Rice Lake reopens the hole it already knows; mice at a garage sill near the Eagle Lake area bring more in behind them every cold night. Skedaddle Minneapolis runs the whole sequence: name the animal, fit the method to it, close the opening for good, clean up the mess, rebuild the attic where it denned, and guarantee the result for life. The removal methods carry SPCA and Humane Society approval. Call (952) 460-2680 or request an inspection online.
