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 ...

I was told that trappers would sit in shanties on the marsh, to watch a line of traps, and when the metal flag popped up, indicating a muskrat had been caught, they would rush out and get it out ...

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.

DIY muskrat removal methods include reducing plants that are attractants, applying scent repellents, installing electronic repellents, fencing your property, installing a pond liner, filling ...

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 ...

2. Fencing. Consider installing a fence to keep muskrats out of your yard or garden. This option also excludes other pests, ...

The number of muskrats trapped for their fur in Minnesota dropped last year to about 19,000, the lowest on record. Biologists say a number of factors are at play in that drop, including fewer ...

KINGSLEY, Iowa -- The traps have been set, pulled and stored once again as Jan. 31 was the last day of trapping season for most animals.

Frederick C. Malkus Jr., a Dorchester County Democrat, put himself through law school trapping muskrat. He is now retired after 48 years as a delegate and senator in the Maryland General Assembly.

Building a better muskrat trap. By Brice Stump; ... a retired railroad man who came to Dorchester County that year to hunt ducks and ended up revolutionizing the muskrat and animal trap industry.