Under a flapping, rusting tin roof, in an aging shed near the marsh, is one of the most curious pieces of machinery in Dorchester County. Almost 100 years old, it is also one of the rarest ...

Newly built dome-shaped muskrat homes are numerous now on the edges of marshes, ponds and small lakes. I often see muskrats taking advantage of new ice sheets, using them as platforms on which to rest ...

The time has come for another installment of our Ohio Wildlife Series. This week we will feature an animal that some might be familiar with while others may not be, the muskrat. Many of you may have ...

In the beginning, Kitchi-Manitou, creator of Earth, populated the lands with the Anishinabe. After these original peoples descended into conflict and war, Kitchi-Manitou flooded the lands in ...

Muskrat populations have been declining for more than half a century across North America. In Pennsylvania, the number of muskrats harvested each year has dropped from 720,000 in 1983 to 24,792 in ...

- 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. - ...

Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, I had a younger brother who would trap and hunt whatever was in season. My dad was very happy when he came home with rabbits and squirrels. He would also clean ...

Similar to the beaver but much smaller, the muskrat is a creature of the water. On land this short-legged animal is easy prey for mink, foxes, bobcats, coyotes, owls, hawks and eagles. True to its ...

My oldest friend in Guilford is a stinky swimmer. Dawn and dusk, she swims past my windows from her burrow at the edge of the island. When cloudy or rainy, she is active all day long, puttering to and ...