This semi-aquatic rodent looks like a small beaver with brown fur, a thick body, and large, partially webbed hind feet. Adult muskrats average two and a half pounds and two feet long, including ...

Researchers have long suspected that the country’s muskrat population was declining based on anecdotal evidence from fur trappers. In a recent study of harvest data, Adam Ahlers, an assistant ...

We do it as a service to trappers in Illinois,” he said. “Many trappers have no other viable way of marketing their fur.” ...

The season for trapping muskrats ends anywhere from March 10 to March 20, depending on which county hunters are visiting. That means it's prime season right now for muskrat eating. We know only ...

“When fur is used in a slow-fashion way ... “Right now I’m getting a custom bomber jacket made for my wife from our own muskrats pelts. I was telling her that if an animal rights activist ...