The muskrat, an adorable furry rodent, was first spotted by Adam Katzman, a resident of a houseboat docked at First and Bond streets. The animal was building a nest with weed remnants of a ...

Despite webbed hind feet and a tail like a rudder, the rodent often falls prey to herons, foxes and snapping turtles; whole muskrat traps are sometimes found inside the nests of bald eagles ...

"He sets his traps about each muskrat nest, rising inconspicuous on the landscape as a small clump of dried marsh grass and twigs. The law forbids him to place them nearer than 10 feet from the nest.

At the helm is John Zander, a trapper whose dad, Harry, owns Zander Fur in West Deptford, the country’s largest muskrat dealer. “Middle of February, you’re catching your best muskrats ...