Welcome, to muskrat trapping 101. The Best Muskrat-Trapping Gear For Beginners. A sturdy pack basket is great for holding all of your gear, but you can also use a 5-gallon bucket.

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

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 ...

The anticipation of what he might find is the best part of muskrat trapping, Bornsen says. "You don't know until you dig into the hut," he said. "Coons or coyotes you can see 100 yards away.

Burrowing muskrats in Harrisonville City Park have resulted in a leaking spillway and other damage found at the lakes, and in response, Parks and Recreation Director Chris Deal said the city is ...

As for muskrats, the big ones fetch around $5, the smaller ones, average $3. He added that 7 to 8 years ago muskrat pelts got $14-15, and mink was up to $20. “The market goes up and down fast ...

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.

The Baltimore Sun noted that muskrat trapping was big business: 1 million pelts were sold in Maryland during the 1928 trapping season. The next state with more, Louisiana, had 5,000,000 sold that ...