Growing up, in northeast Ohio in the early 1970s, trapping was a huge part of what my father and I did every Fall. And while we didn’t specifically target muskrats, they were our bread and butter.

Spotify The muskrat houses, once spotted in multitudes, were missing. That’s what a reader — who recalled seeing the critters ...

Although they play an important role in native ecosystems, muskrats can cause significant damage with their foraging and ...

Trapper’s Convention/Outdoor Expo kicked off Friday and continues today at the U.P. State Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Under a flapping, rusting tin roof, in an aging shed near the marsh, is one of the most curious pieces of machinery in Dorchester County. Almost 100 years old, it is also one of the rarest ...

That same year he got a patent for his first muskrat trap featuring an innovative under-spring mechanism. In 1919, he introduced his Model 1 two-trigger trap.

Trapping records show the most muskrats ever harvested in Minnesota was nearly 2 million in 1943. That could have something to do with food rations restricting meat during WWII.

The parks department said it did not yet have estimates in how much repairs and trapping the muskrats would cost the city, but over the last four years, the city has spent “up to $40,000” in ...

“Muskrat Trapping at the Pond,” read the subject line, which is not a collection of words that typically lands in the email inboxes of most Washingtonians. Of course, I immediately opened it ...

Muskrat trapping season in Maryland typically runs through mid-March. However, state law allows the Department of Natural Resources to extend the season for up to seven days in the case of poor ...

Building a better muskrat trap. By Brice Stump; nder a flapping, rusting tin roof, in an aging shed near the marsh, is one of the most curious pieces of machinery in Dorchester County.