Even hawk traps were made to keep them from eating his trapped muskrats. As for his 1919 Model 1, which took six years to develop, it would be widely used on the Eastern Shore until the 1950s.

When the foot trap was activated, thinly stacked sheets of metal were released that formed a cage around the ’rat.

The Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association is seeking feedback from trappers and other outdoor enthusiasts about muskrat ...

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

Harrisonville amends city code for trapping animals in response City Park’s reported muskrat issue.

“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 ...

How do you hunt them? Muskrats aren't exactly "hunted" - they're trapped. Spring-loaded traps are set up in areas the muskrats are known to run.

While it does leave diners full and satisfied, the dinner also leaves a few questions unanswered. How do you prepare for a muskrat dinner?

The 1996 referendum effectively killed the trapping of beavers and muskrats. The current law calls for cage or box traps, which cranberry growers say are not practical or efficient for bog use.