Keeping the grill as clean as possible is the best thing you can do to keep wildlife/rodents away. Click here for instructions on how to clean your gas grill. Click here for instructions on how to clean your charcoal grill.
The goal is to remove as much grease and leftover food as possible.
If you open your grill in the spring and find that some critters used it as their winter home, don’t panic. Just clean out whatever presents they’ve left, light up the grill, and let it run on high for at least 15 minutes to clean the inside.
Click here for more info on preparing your grill for storage.