Muskrat dinners at firehouses and fraternal ... you can’t just go out and buy a bunch of traps and start trapping. In New Jersey, trappers must first pass a two-day course, one day in the ...

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.

Trapping, which for fox, raccoon, skunk, opossum, mink and muskrat legally commences Nov. 10, requires diligence, expertise and effort. The remunerative awards almost assuredly are not commensurate.