Based on the frequency of garbage-can diving and attic prowling, citizens of the suburbs might conclude Ohio holds more than enough raccoons. Other furry critters not so much. Opossums and skunks ...

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. Why ...

PORT PENN, Del. -- Bob Krajewski slogged through the icy pond, checking his traps, with the agility expected of someone nicknamed "Muskrat." Before long, he held up a plump prize -- a creature with ...

PIERSON, Mich. -- High demand for fur in Asian markets means one thing for Michigan trappers — muskrat love. Asian countries are buying raw material for fur garments from Michigan trappers, and ...

The number of muskrats trapped for their fur in Minnesota dropped last year to about 19,000, the lowest on record. Biologists say a number of factors are at play in that drop, including fewer trappers ...