He takes advantage of a sunny day and winds up going on a hunt, finding a muskrat den which he successfully kills the animal. He inspects for disease and parasites and deems the meat is edible.

DIY muskrat removal methods include reducing plants that are attractants, applying scent repellents, ... and the den itself is visible only as a dome of pushed-up brush or vegetation.

Only a small portion of the den is used for a living space and other animals, including muskrats, may share corners of a beaver lodge. Family life Beyond these easily observed physical and ...

How to Identify Muskrat Damage. ... In the fall, lower the water level by two feet for the winter, exposing the entrance to ...

A valuable little beast to the U. S. is the muskrat, which yields $25,000,000 worth of pelts per year. But in Great Britain the muskrat is a trial & tribulation. Last month Parliament passed a ...

Muskrat: Michigan’s Lenten treat Eating muskrat during Lent is a tradition that is alive and well in Michigan. It is said to date back to the French Catholics, who settled south of Detroit in ...

Hurry or you'll miss it. The season for trapping muskrats in New Castle County ends on Sunday, March 10; it's over in Kent and Sussex counties on Friday, March 15. But, the eating of the muskrat ...

Just to make sure muskrat is available before visiting, call ahead at 302-422-9090. That other controversial meat dish: National Scrapple Day is Delaware's perfect excuse to eat weird meat bricks ...