Dead Animal Removal in Clearfield, PA

Why Clearfield Has the Dead-Animal Calls It Does

Clearfield County spreads roughly 78,000 residents across a heavily forested stretch of the Allegheny Plateau drained by the West Branch of the Susquehanna. Moshannon State Forest covers an enormous share of the county, with Parker Dam and S.B. Elliott State Parks inside it, and the terrain is remote enough that the county sits on the western edge of Pennsylvania's wild elk range — elk, like deer and bear, are Commonwealth property and a Game Commission matter, which is a distinction that matters here and almost nowhere else in the state. DuBois anchors the county's northwestern corner and Clearfield borough the center, both with older housing built around timber and coal. Deer-vehicle collisions concentrate on I-80, US-322, US-219, and PA-153.

Common species calls in greater Clearfield: Most-called species across Clearfield County: deer (forest edge and I-80 corridor, peak Oct-Dec rut), black bear (routine given state-forest coverage), raccoon (Clearfield and DuBois's timber- and coal-era housing; primary PA rabies vector), squirrel and flying squirrel, groundhog, skunk, opossum, and coyote. Elk occur on the county's northern fringe within Pennsylvania's managed elk range.

Pickup jurisdiction in Clearfield: Clearfield County does not operate a county health department — only seven Pennsylvania counties do. It is served by the Clearfield County State Health Center under the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Borough and township public works handle right-of-way carcasses; PennDOT covers I-80, US-322, US-219, and PA-153. DCNR administers Moshannon State Forest and the state parks within it. Private property is the owner's responsibility. Roadway deer, bear, and — distinctively for this county — elk fall to the Pennsylvania Game Commission Northcentral Region office (1566 South Route 44 Highway, Jersey Shore — 570-398-4744).

Neighborhoods we serve in Clearfield: Clearfield, DuBois, Philipsburg, Curwensville, Houtzdale, Coalport, Mahaffey, Grampian, Osceola Mills, Ramey, Wallaceton, Madera.

All Clearfield field work is performed by Pennsylvania Game Commission-permitted partner operators carrying GL insurance ≥$1M, following the Pennsylvania Domestic Animal Act (PA Department of Agriculture) and PA DOH rabies-vector protocols (PA DOH rabies-vector guidance).