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 all-terrain vehicle was reluctant to fire up, even though it had weathered the brunt of the cold inside his shed ...

On the rocky banks of the Clearwater River, David Busta uses a clamp to carefully compress the springs of a steel trap, a mass of coils and bars that's not unlike the traps used in Idaho for centuries ...

CRISFIELD, MD — Muskrat trapping season is synonymous with muskrat eating season for some people on the Delmarva Peninsula. In Somerset County, this culinary heritage runs deep. Renee Mears, owner of ...

NEW YORK (WWTI) — New Yorkers are being reminded of season date changes for trapping in portions of the state. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced on November 25 new ...

Trapping is over for the season in most areas of Alaska. There are a few species such as beaver and muskrat that remain open. Some management units have extended predator seasons with the goal of ...