The purpose is to reduce muskrat populations to lessen damage they cause to water management structures. Burrowing by ...

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 ...

MONTPELIER — Vermont’s regulated land and water trapping seasons open on Oct. 25. Traps can be set on land for species such as fox, coyote and raccoon through December, and in the water or under ice ...

VENTURA — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is extending the muskrat trapping season on Ventura Marsh from Feb. 1 to April 1 to reduce the muskrat population and preserve the beneficial ...