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 ...

Muskrats, beavers and minks around Rapid Creek are one step closer to living in a trap-free environment. In the wake of a November incident that revealed trapping is not regulated in Rapid City, Parks ...

Not many people run trap lines anymore, which is unfortunate. Years ago, a person could make good money by trapping predators for their fur. This also helped control the population of animals that are ...

Foes of trapping have scored victories in a few other states, and have caused many trappers to feel under siege, but overall there's been strong support for trapping in both Congress and state ...

These are dark days for animals. Rather than advancing toward a higher state of compassion and justice for other animal species, our humanity is in retreat. Witness competitive derbies where coyotes ...

“Over the next few weeks you will see signs at the pond warning that trapping is in progress. We are trapping muskrats which have proliferated over the past few years. These rodents burrow under the ...

The recent incident of a cat found to be dragging a foot-hold trap in Spring Township, Berks County, has raised questions about the use of such traps in Pennsylvania. “It’s highly regulated so there ...