With all of the lure and bait choices available today, how do you choose one? The author breaks down what you should look for to make sense of all those scents. [Read More]
Tag Archives: muskrat trapping
New Jersey Town Holds 75th Annual Muskrat Dinner
About 250 people dined on rodent this weekend at the 75th Annual Muskrat Dinner in Lower Alloways Creek, N.J. The annual event, which is organized by the Lower Alloways Creek Township Fire Company, is a part of the town’s history. “Muskrat identifies with our … [Read More]
Muskrat Bites Miniature Dachshund
A tangle with a muskrat nearly cost Nathan, a miniature dachshund, his life. The dog, who is owned by Robert and Michele Bashore, of Pittsburgh, suffered a severe bite wound close to the jugular from the encounter with the ‘rat. … [Read More]
As Auctions Near, Optimism Grows, Especially for Muskrats
As the major North American fur auctions begin this winter and record-high prices continued at the season’s first European auctions, optimism is high for the fur market. Alan Herscovici, the executive vice-president of the Fur Council of Canada credits “design … [Read More]
Illinois Adds Muskrat Season
There was good news for trappers in Illinois earlier this week as legislation passed to create a spring muskrat trapping season. Prairie State Outdoors has the details: Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation creating a muskrat trapping season in Illinois. … [Read More]
Muskrat Slump Has Experts Stumped
From DemocratandChronicle.com According to various studies, the trapping harvest of muskrats in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region is down 75 percent to 80 percent since the early 1980s. New York’s harvest fell from 539,196 in 1982-83 to 108,324 in 2007-08, … [Read More]
