Lansing area
What decides the price
Small-animal jobs often begin around $400. Larger removals, including deer, can be closer to $700 depending on access, disposal, and the conditions at the property. Those are typical starting points for the operator covering Lansing, not a quote; the number for your job comes on the call, and what follows is what moves it.
The step before this one is whether it is your job at all. The Lansing overview covers which carcasses belong to a road agency.
Size and weight
A squirrel is a bag. A groundhog is a heavier bag. A deer is a vehicle and, depending on where it lies, a second person. Weight sets the floor.
Where it is
A carcass on open lawn is a lift-and-go. One in an attic means a ladder, a search and insulation coming out with it. One under a deck means somebody on their stomach. Enclosed spaces cost more because they take longer, and the time is hard to predict in advance.
How long it has been there
A fresh carcass leaves little behind. One that has sat for a couple of weeks in a warm crawl space has soaked into what is under it, and that material comes out too, which changes the disposal end of the job.
Access
A locked gate, a dog that has to be shut in, a crawl space hatch nobody has opened in ten years, a field a truck cannot get across in April. Each one adds time, and each one is worth mentioning on the call rather than on arrival.
Distance
Lansing, East Lansing and the first ring of suburbs are routine. A farm lane at the edge of Clinton County is a drive.
About those figures
Around $400 and around $700 are where jobs commonly start, not a fixed rate. A carcass in a crawl space, a deer down a slope, or two weeks of soaked insulation can move the number, and the operator tells you the actual price before starting.
Getting to a number quickly
Address, where on the property, and whether a person can reach it without taking anything apart. Those three get most jobs quoted on the phone. If the third answer is "no idea", say so; that is a normal starting point.