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 ...

If efforts to drive the muskrats to a new home haven’t been effective, the next step is trapping and relocating them. First, make sure that muskrat trapping and muskrat removal is legal in your ...

Muskrats are large aquatic rodents that are usually found in North American wetlands. ... Baby muskrats are called kits. At 30 days old, ... The muskrat's dense fur traps air to keep them warm.

Trapping is the most effective muskrat control method, and it can be as easy as calling a local wildlife control office or ...

CRISFIELD, MD — Muskrat trapping season is synonymous with muskrat eating season for some people on the Delmarva Peninsula. In Somerset County, this culinary heritage runs deep. Renee Mears ...

Three other muskrat traps turned up empty, but that didn’t faze Baker, who likes to focus on wins, not losses. “It’s Christmas every morning,” Baker said.

KINGSLEY, Iowa -- The traps have been set, ... Larsen and Gollhofer, who share 150 traps, trap mostly raccoon, with some muskrat and mink along the banks of the West Fork River near Kingsley.

About Tom Azzura’s letter (Feb. 22 Missoulian) claiming muskrats chew their legs off: ... Trapping: Muskrats don’t chew legs off. Mar 2, 2012 Mar 2, 2012; 0; Facebook; Twitter; ...

That fur is still the primary motivation to trap the rodents, and trappers continue to sell pelts to auction houses or fur buyers. With pelts fetching less impressive prices, muskrat trapping has ...

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.