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. Why ...

NELSON COUNTY, N.D. -- The mercury had dipped to 9 below zero overnight, and Nat Bornsen's ATV was reluctant to fire up, even though it had weathered the brunt of the cold inside his shed. Nat Bornsen ...

“Over the next few weeks you will see signs at the pond warning that trapping is in progress. We are trapping muskrats which have proliferated over the past few years. These rodents burrow under the ...

The 17-foot aluminum boat scoots across the Cohansey River against a backdrop of blue sky and wispy clouds. Cord grass sways and snaps in a brisk breeze. At the helm is John Zander, a trapper whose ...

Now about the muskrat. It is one of our most valuable furbearers in America. This year the sale of muskrats should top $50 million. Currently, the North America fur auction in Canada is selling ...

Muskrats, beavers and minks around Rapid Creek are one step closer to living in a trap-free environment. In the wake of a November incident that revealed trapping is not regulated in Rapid City, Parks ...