People still see muskrats in lakes, streams, marshes — even drainage ditches — but trapping data are the only regular measurements of muskrat populations in Minnesota. Muskrats have received ...

The muskrat is a pudgy, furry, semi-aquatic mammal with a flat, naked tail. Adults weigh somewhere between 2 and 5 pounds, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Don’t let ...

Minnesota ranks among the top three states for wild muskrat, otter, beaver, pine marten and fisher fur. China and Russia are major markets for Minnesota’s wild furs. Teenager Dylan Monroe ...

we decided to honor their memory and make Major Muskrat the mascot of the park,” she said. Dan Svedarsky, a recently retired professor at the University of Minnesota who co-authored a report on ...

"This is our first year with the muskrat," said Roberto's friend, restaurateur Sal Timperio. He picked up a wild game cookbook and turned the pages. "Right here — 'Minnesota Muskrat,' it's called." ...

Muskrat fur pelts on display at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading post in Onamia, Minnesota. Created no earlier than 1918. Credit: Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society The North ...

at Minnesota airports. The data show collisions with all manner of fauna: mostly small to medium-sized birds, but also bats, coyotes, foxes, deer and one unfortunate muskrat. In most cases ...

There is no water where most of the cattails grow. So, it appeared first that one muskrat simply was spending a lot of time in our pond, small as it has become. Then we saw two. Then three.

Reach him via Katie Rohman at krohman@duluthnews.com. A muskrat moves through a snow-covered swamp on a mid-winter day. Note the footprints with the mark of a dragging tail.

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 ...