Minnesota ranks among the top three states for wild muskrat, otter, beaver, pine marten and fisher fur. China and Russia are major markets for Minnesota’s wild furs. Teenager Dylan Monroe skinned a ...

Consider the muskrat. A muskrat can be thought of as a low-rent version of a beaver — they toil but do not build, their tails make no signature slap upon the waters when startled, trapped, their fur ...

If you've never eaten muskrat before, you could soon have the chance to have it deep fried, pan roasted or BBQ style. The Southeastern Michigan Conservation Club's 79th annual Muskrat and Wild Game ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks wants your muskrat carcasses. The department says the carcasses from the 2024-2025 furharvesting season are crucial for a multi-state ...

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 trappers ...

Hiking through the snow over the weekend I happened upon a frozen pond, when suddenly a small blunt brown head popped out of a break in the ice near some cattails at the pond’s outfall. The creature ...

The Southeastern Michigan Conservation Club will host their 82nd annual Muskrat and Wild Game dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the club located at 2402 N. Belle River Road, East China. The event ...

- The muskrat is about 20 inches long, including its 9-inch tail, and adults weigh 2 to 5 pounds. - Muskrats generally have a reddish-brown upper body with grayish-brown coloration farther down. - ...

Hurry or you'll miss it. The season for trapping muskrats in New Castle County ends on Sunday, March 10; it's over in Kent and Sussex counties on Friday, March 15. But, the eating of the muskrat or ...

The calendar says spring has been with us for two weeks, but Mother Nature forgot to send the memo to Jack Frost, who’s been in no hurry to relax his icy grasp on our waterfront. There was an upside ...