In addition, the muskrat's ears and nose have special flaps that seal out water when it dives. The muskrat, to keep itself from getting cold or wet, has a two-layer coating of fur consisting of a ...

Muskrat pelts, 90% of which are exported to ... The pelts must include the nose, ears and expertly cut eye holes. “All contestants are reminded to take your carcasses home with you,” the ...

Pelts can be rolled, fur out, nose to tail, placed in plastic bags and frozen for market. Some trappers recommend freezing muskrat pelts fur side out and flat. I’ve found that either method works.

In short, I wanted to prove that the notion of eating muskrat is no more deserving of a wrinkled nose than the notion of eating a pig. But first, I had to find one. Two weeks before competition day, I ...

The funky taste is hard to get rid of both in the nose and on the tongue no matter how many glasses of water or pieces of bread you eat. To each his own and all are welcome to my share of muskrat.

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.