At one time, Munniksma purchased 100,000 muskrats in New Jersey alone. Last year, he bought about 10,000 from state trappers. Most of his pelts came from Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana and Michigan.

Salem; How to trap, kill, cook and eat a muskrat, according to Salem County residents. Updated: ; Feb. 01, 2015, 12:47 p.m. | Published: ; Feb. 01, 2015, 11:47 a.m.

New Jersey's fur hunters trapped nearly 20,000 animals last year ... brought in $545,589 in fur sales for 2013-2014 trapping ... Jersey when there was a strong market for muskrat ...

Salem County muskrat trappers from a century or more ago seem proud of their huge catch.

THE MUSKRAT'S PERILS.; TRAPPING THE LITTLE ANIMAL ALONG THE NEW-JERSEY MARSHES. Share full article. ... "It is not necessary to go to the Northern latitudes to learn to trap successfully.

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.

The trapping season has started, but so far, things don’t look good for muskrat lovers, Webster says. Advertisement “Right now, right this second, I’ve got muskrats.

Under a flapping, rusting tin roof, in an aging shed near the marsh, is one of the most curious pieces of machinery in Dorchester County. Almost 100 years old, it is also one of the rarest ...

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 ...