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 ...

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Nelson County, N.D. The mercury had dipped to 9 below zero overnight, and Nat Bornsen's all-terrain vehicle was reluctant to fire up, even though it had weathered the brunt of the cold inside his shed ...

The 17-foot aluminum boat scoots across the Cohansey River against a backdrop of blue sky and wispy clouds. Cord grass sways and snaps in a brisk breeze. At the helm is John Zander, a trapper whose ...

Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, I had a younger brother who would trap and hunt whatever was in season. My dad was very happy when he came home with rabbits and squirrels. He would also clean ...

About Tom Azzura’s letter (Feb. 22 Missoulian) claiming muskrats chew their legs off: Sorry, it doesn’t happen. You had what is known as a ringoff and this will happen if the trap is set wrong or you ...

THIEF RIVER FALLS - Lucas Moen wanted to start trapping with his buddy, Ethan Barth, but there was a catch. First, Moen, 16, needed to buy a trapping license. But to buy a license, he had to complete ...