For six years, Varmint Nabbers has been catching wild animals in Great Falls. The animal control family operation is run by Jim Pankratz, 62, his wife Vivian, 56, and their daughter Sophie, 12.

The small varmint trap is resting on end against my deck, rusting at the hinges. The small varmint, evidence suggests, is ensconced under the deck, hunkered in its warren against one of the ...