| 单词 | muskrat |
| 例句 | He bopped Mutto again with the muskrat carcass, chased him once around the table and out of the kitchen. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z For instance, I was hungry enough to eat a pig, a rabbit—heck, I’d have eaten a muskrat when things got really bad—but Mom still refused to serve it in the house. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t so much a matter of hunting—there wasn’t too much game around, although some farmers occasionally got a deer or a muskrat for the pot. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d catch frogs, rabbits, muskrats—basically whatever creatures happened along our stretch of the creek. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Nanabozho didn’t think much about the muskrat, because he was so small, just a little animal, too weak. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She learned to stand still, on the bank of the river, and thus she saw the muskrats swimming, noses above water, watched them dive. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Dead muskrats, were found in the treated areas, dead rabbits in the fields. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She felt like the muskrats, one moment she had seen them diving and swimming in the river, and then suddenly click! and they were caught fast in the trap. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The others were outside sucking fresh air and trying to expel from their nose buds the odor of warm, dead muskrat. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Three mice swelled Pax’s belly and a muskrat dangled from his mouth, his first large prey. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He talked about the arrival of the wild ducks, the thickness of the winter coat of muskrats and of rabbits. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We found life vests, two short-arm paddles, a plastic milk crate filled with rope, binoculars, a bent screwdriver, a wrench kit and a rusty hammer, and a long-dead muskrat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a better chance of finding another dead muskrat in the cabinets before we found a Sharpie. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere under there, they knew, was the den of a family of muskrats. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re lucky,” she said, “it’s muskrat stew and there’s plenty left over tonight, eat as much as you can.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Maybe we’d even have a rabbit or a muskrat to sell in the morning. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “That muskrat was dead a while. When was the last time your neighbor got the boat out? Oh right, you have no idea. Awesome. Okay, then when was the last time you borrowed it?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z By careful watching, she was able to distinguish the dark brown fur of a muskrat, near the burrow, though they were the same color as the mud along the bank. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered how she had hated the scaly tails of the muskrats, the wild smell of them, and yet did not want to find them caught fast in the traps. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful ate old frozen muskrat during those days, We couldn’t kick up a rabbit or even a mouse. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Like sea things retreating with the ocean’s tide, water snakes and muskrats went back to the green areas along ditches and in the dampest vegas. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Beans, hoisting the muskrat carcass like a flag, blared, “Back to Fishface’s!” and led them out to the sidewalk. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I had always looked closely when we passed the swamp, see if I could see any muskrats or water moccasins. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He would sometimes crawl up under an undermined bank or into an old muskrat den. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought many times of the muskrat diving down, down, down for that little bit of dirt that made the world. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “What gross stuff did you do, you and your best friends? Did you eat a dead muskrat, Snots?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Pastor Tom could dunk Henry in saving grace till he was sleek as a muskrat, but he couldn’t shake those mistakes off easy as drops of water. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Unsure, Palmer stared back—and the hurricane swirled into the kitchen, Mutto screaming and laughing around the table, Beans waving the muskrat like a tomahawk. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It was the air hole for a muskrat den. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In some way he had gotten into that old muskrat den. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dead rabbits, muskrats, opossums, and fish were also found in numbers, and one of the local schools made the collection of insecticide-poisoned birds a science project. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z At first I thought it was a muskrat. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was flat and stiff and mostly black, and Palmer never in a million years would have guessed it had once been a muskrat. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z We would trap muskrats out in the little creek in back of our house. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at all the great stuff I’m missing. No neat name for me. No dead muskrats. No torturing people on the way home from school. No making mothers scream. No Treatment on my birthday.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The muskrat did us the favor of emptying it. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She bent over, shivering, examining a trap, not liking the scaly look of the tails of the muskrats and yet not liking to see them caught in the traps. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Tomorrow, resolved Omakayas now that she had a bit of strength, she would make her small, important effort like the muskrat. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Boll was bound to be inside, cooking up the fresh muskrat we’d sold her, so we might have a clean shot at swiping a couple of melons and not being noticed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “The witch knows!” said another man, whose muskrat dæmon gnawed unceasingly at a pencil. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Little Ann would ease herself in and swim like a muskrat for the opposite shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “People want me to cook muskrat on the side of the road,” Howard said, not bothering to hide her irritation. Vivian Howard lives ‘A Chef’s Life,’ her attempt to show the real North Carolina In some versions of the story a muskrat helps her. | 'Letters From the Big Man': ?Letters From the Big Man? Stars Lily Rabe - Review 2011-11-10T21:57:13Z But even muskrat love doesn’t always go on forever. Farewell, my muskrat love: Captain and Tennille divorce 2014-01-23T20:16:00Z Beginning with a creation myth that casts the humble muskrat as hero, the play opens in a room filled with eight beds, a sleeping figure in each. Review: ‘The Annotated History of the American Muskrat’ Is Worried About America 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z As I toweled off my racer-back Speedo after a chilly swim, I spotted a muskrat busy building a nest beneath the willows. Journeys: It?s Back to Nature at Rustic Spas in Quebec 2011-06-10T18:55:13Z I said, “No, guys, you didn’t see a beaver, you saw a muskrat. There haven’t been beavers on the Bronx River for 200 years.” When the Bronx Was a Forest: Stroll Through the Centuries 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z This year’s lineup includes works centered on androids, muskrats, lambrusco, skiing and an outsider artist. Theater Listings for June 24-30 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Watching that man bragging his hollow brags with that fake half-smile on his face and that yellow muskrat on his head, you want to pick up the flat screen and throw it across the room. Maybe the Trump years require magic mushrooms 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Kahn, the only one of the trio showing color images, captures a different sort of laborer — crab pickers, oyster shuckers, muskrat trappers — as well as places where the life they know is vanishing. In the galleries: Tension and beauty collide in Michael Sastre’s paintings 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z For 30 years Mr. Rohweder trapped muskrats during the day while working on the railroad at night because he needed the money. Critic?s Notebook: Filmmakers Head to the Country, in Several Countries 2011-08-04T22:40:22Z It could pass for a muskrat riding a doily. My horrible toupee nightmare: I needed self-confidence, and got a head full of roadkill instead 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Inside the Tubman Park visitor center, carefully crafted exhibits place her in the habitat of muskrats — as an enslaved girl separated from her family, Tubman tended their traps. Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z So the next day, I go with them to look, and sure enough, there were markings on a tree that were not made by a muskrat. When the Bronx Was a Forest: Stroll Through the Centuries 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z The trail follows the Blackstone River and Blackstone Canal with views of waterfalls, marshes and wildlife, including great blue herons, cormorants, ospreys, eagles, foxes and muskrats. Take a grand tour of New England — by bike 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z They learn to wield their weapons — swords, smooth talk and moldy muskrat steaks — with greater skill. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom’ 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris Buy it from the Guardian bookshop Search the Guardian bookshop "Work how?" asked a muskrat. Animal passions: David Sedaris's modern fables 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z For the second time that day, the muskrat raised his hand. Animal passions: David Sedaris's modern fables 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z “It’s an old song. About muskrats. It’s terrible.” Review: ‘The Annotated History of the American Muskrat’ Is Worried About America 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z One statue shows her hunting muskrats, valuable for food and fur. A new stop for Harriet Tubman along the Underground Railroad 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Their main targets were beaver, sea otters, fur seals and buffalo, but they also took muskrats, raccoons and even skunks. 'Fur, Fortune and Empire': How the fur trade drove the exploration of America 2010-07-25T04:46:00Z For some reason, likely an affection for the word “muskrat,” muskrats figure heavily. Review: ‘The Annotated History of the American Muskrat’ Is Worried About America 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z It doesn't matter that he sports what looks like a nest of muskrats on his head, and maintains a dedication to fringing – Little Richard basically invented rock'n'roll, so he can do what he likes. Liberace to Carmen Miranda 2013-06-06T09:58:14Z Aquatic species such as muskrat and beaver, which can hold their breath for up to 15 minutes, will take that long to drown in underwater sets. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Try harder on images for birds in D.C. area 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Mussels help the ecosystem in other ways, too: Their beds make a good habitat for insects, and the mussels are a food source for muskrats and otters. Rare mussel species, nearly wiped out, gets rebirth in Virginia river 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Likewise, muskrats, which have a lot of fur on their ears, are often misidentified as beavers, which don’t. Can Humans Find Common Ground? Sure. Just Start With Sea Slugs and Bears. 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z In February 1957, a young man hunting muskrats in a park north of Philadelphia chanced upon the badly beaten corpse of a young boy discarded in a cardboard box near the side of the road. Philadelphia's gruesome "The Boy in the Box" case has been partially solved 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The most popular mullet of today isn’t the spiky Bowie version or the luxurious muskrat look from “Joe Dirt.” The mullet is the haircut that refuses to die 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Carter splashed into the water to pick them up, holding the desperate ball in front of him by the muskrat’s tail. How to Think Like a Mink 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z It is larger than several U.S. states, and home to 130,000 people and countless bobcats, beavers, muskrats and cottontail rabbits. New York gun bans alarm residents of upstate bear country 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z “People are like, ‘I know it’s a beaver,’’ and I’m like, ‘You may know it’s a beaver, but you took a picture of a muskrat,” he said. Can Humans Find Common Ground? Sure. Just Start With Sea Slugs and Bears. 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z A muskrat population oscillates 33 above and below average during the year, reaching the lowest value in January. Precalculus 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z Many make their living shrimping or crabbing in the marshes and estuaries; their parents and grandparents trapped muskrats or nutria. In Louisiana, Native Americans struggle to recover from Ida 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The lucrative potential of interspecies showdowns has inspired him to build up a small base of farms and public areas where he can go to hunt rats and muskrats. How to Think Like a Mink 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Many make their living shrimping or crabbing in the marshes and estuaries; their parents and grandparents before them also trapped muskrats or nutria. In Louisiana, Native Americans struggle to recover from Ida 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z “For 28 years, this has been his arena for remarks profound and moving, questions challenging and insightful, and hypotheticals downright silly. This sitting alone has brought us radioactive muskrats and John the Tiger Man.” Supreme Court Debates Limits of Ruling for Tribes in Oklahoma 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z In stall after stall of the poorly ventilated space, he saw live wild animals — snakes, badgers, muskrats, birds — being sold for food. ‘He Goes Where the Fire Is’: A Virus Hunter in the Wuhan Market 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z After graduating from high school, Rinella was set on becoming a commercial fur trapper, selling muskrat, beaver, mink, fox and raccoon pelts to be made into fur coats and hats. ‘An Environmentalist With a Gun’: Inside Steven Rinella’s Hunting Empire 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z She held a small camcorder and was staring at its monitor, which displayed a tight shot of the larger muskrat. How to Think Like a Mink 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The mink and muskrats mostly appeared to lose consciousness within a few minutes of entering the traps. In a world that still traps animals, can science ever limit suffering? 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z They labeled as "high" risk animals like white-tailed deer, the Chinese hamster, the beluga whale, the giant anteater and the muskrat. From deer and dogs to rats and mink, COVID-19 has spread to the animal world 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z He later transferred to the Asheville School in North Carolina, where he spent his free time catching muskrats, and studied at Williams College in Massachusetts, grouse hunting on the weekends. Leigh H. Perkins, who built Orvis into an upscale sporting brand, dies at 93 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Key lyric: “Forest hearth and muskrat wine / And felted touch near river’s crest.” All 31 songs from Season 1 of 'Girls5eva,' ranked 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z With barely a ripple he sped toward the larger muskrat, which began paddling away desperately. How to Think Like a Mink 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z For mink and muskrat, the researchers concluded, drowning traps "fell within the tentative criteria of humaneness" established by the Canadian committee. In a world that still traps animals, can science ever limit suffering? 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z She checked muskrat traps, broke flax and hauled logs with a team of oxen she was later permitted to purchase. Harriet Tubman’s lost Maryland home found, archaeologists say 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z I would cook meals, we went foraging, and Orion had fun skinning muskrats. 'First Cow' 'gives the loneliest of us hope,' say the film's stars 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z They’re in between the size of muskrats and beavers and contribute to erosion by burrowing in land and eating marshland plants, including the roots. US House passes bill to help eradicate the swamp rat invading California, other states 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z But they are quick and agile, and their prey can include everything from fish and rabbits to birds and muskrats. How to Think Like a Mink 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z According to Groenewold, the wild fur buyer, the market for one-time mainstays like raccoon and muskrat is one-tenth the size it was a decade ago. In a world that still traps animals, can science ever limit suffering? 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The webbed-toed, buck-toothed rodents are in between the size of muskrats and beavers and are known for nibbling on tree roots, causing erosion to land and marshes. US House passes bill to help eradicate invasive swamp rodent 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z His biggest hit was the autobiographical 1961 song “Louisiana Man,” filled with boyhood memories of his Cajun father who roamed the bayou on his pirogue, catching muskrats and fish to support his family. At 84, Cajun musician Doug Kershaw still going strong 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Maine trappers harvest mammals such as foxes, beavers and muskrats for their fur. Maine looking for new ways to manage declining fur trade 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Carter walked over with her camera and zoomed in on the dead muskrat, now on its back with its feet in the air. How to Think Like a Mink 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Eventually, she decided to begin eating game she had hunted and trapped — first venison, but then beaver and muskrat and even, once, a bobcat. In a world that still traps animals, can science ever limit suffering? 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z She was forced to do housekeeping, weaving and muskrat trapping in harsh and unrelenting conditions. She Came to Slay: Tubman biography looks beyond Underground Railroad 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z It’s where she caught muskrats with bare hands. A new Harriet Tubman movie also stars the places where the Underground Railroad leader made history 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Accordingly, it dedicates a full page on its website to “Animals Mistaken for Rats” — pocket gophers, red squirrels and muskrats, to name a few. Alberta, Canada: Rat-free for 70 years! 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z But on this morning they found only muskrats, smaller swamp-dwelling rodents, and release them back into the pond. California ramps up efforts to combat invasive swamp rodents 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z But on this morning they found only muskrats, smaller swamp-dwelling rodents, and release them back into the pond. California ramps up efforts to combat invasive swamp rodents 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Laboe said some people describe it as tasting like duck, but he disagrees: “I think muskrat tastes like muskrat, and I don’t think I can compare it to anything else.” Muskrat love: Detroit-area Catholics permitted to eat rodent 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z On these jobs, she also worked with her father cutting timber and checking muskrat traps. A new Harriet Tubman movie also stars the places where the Underground Railroad leader made history 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Jokes aside, Laboe said the long history of parishioners chowing down on muskrat in the weeks before Easter is in keeping with the meaning of the season. Muskrat love: Detroit-area Catholics permitted to eat rodent 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z “The pantry is always full with a variety of fish, fowl and an occasional muskrat and turtle,” the organization said, in a YouTube post accompanying a webcam of the nest. A bald eagle trio of two males and a female is successfully raising eaglets in Illinois 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z At least 100 species, including cottontail rabbits, foxes, otters and muskrats, are in decline because of its loss. ‘Oh, Hi There.’ Forest Cam Captures the Secret Lives of Animals. 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z “The people that ate muskrat many, many years ago were poor, and they didn’t have much,” he said. Muskrat love: Detroit-area Catholics permitted to eat rodent 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z The animals most commonly trapped in central Pennsylvania are muskrats, foxes, raccoons, coyotes and beavers. Trapping animals _ what you need to know to get started 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z A long-standing permission allows local Catholics to eat muskrat — a furry, marsh-dwelling rodent native to the area — "on days of abstinence, including Fridays of Lent," according to the Archdiocese of Detroit. Muskrat love: Detroit-area Catholics permitted to eat rodent 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z It might be getting done by a certifiable loon with an orange muskrat on his head, but it’s the right thing to do and it should have been done a long time ago. Good riddance to James Mattis, Trump’s last general 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z The island houses more than 100,000 birds and other species such as egrets, otters and muskrats, along with exotic plants and prehistoric archaeological sites. Louisiana’s Avery Island listed on historic place register 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z “I don’t know if I enjoy more eating the muskrat or watching people try it for the first time, because it doesn’t look in any way appetizing,” said Laboe, dean of studies at Sacred Heart. Muskrat love: Detroit-area Catholics permitted to eat rodent 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z New York likes to think of itself as a city of skyscrapers and mighty avenues, but at another level it’s really just a sloshing ground for muskrats and local waterfowl. New York’s Forgotten Waterways 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z "I don't know if I enjoy more eating the muskrat or watching people try it for the first time, because it doesn't look in any way appetizing," said Laboe, dean of studies at Sacred Heart. Muskrat love: Detroit-area Catholics permitted to eat rodent 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z The land also contains a healthy population of deer, bears, otters, beaver, mink, raccoons and muskrats. Vermont expands wildlife management area 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z The Asian species is revered for its magnificent flowers and edible seeds, roots and leaves; the American species is known mostly by naturalists and eaten mostly by muskrats. Opinion | Loving the lotus along the Anacostia 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z A long-standing permission allows local Catholics to eat muskrat — a furry, marsh-dwelling rodent native to the area — “on days of abstinence, including Fridays of Lent,” according to the Archdiocese of Detroit. Muskrat love: Detroit-area Catholics permitted to eat rodent 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z He presented a slide show and argued that the proposed changes would harm the birds, water snakes and muskrats in the estuary. Patagonia v. Trump 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z The Rev. Tim Laboe grew up in an area of Michigan where the practice has long been a tradition and recalls sitting down for muskrat dinners with his grandfather. Muskrat love: Detroit-area Catholics permitted to eat rodent 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z But she often hunted muskrat and worked alongside her father, Ben Ross, cutting timber, so there are few places she didn’t visit in the region, historians say. Harriet Tubman national park visitors shatter projections 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Beavers, muskrats, raccoons, foxes and deer are regulars. Opinion | Discarded in the Potomac: Bottles and cans, golf balls and boats 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Most of the rest were characterized as cathemeral like the star-nosed mole, the European rabbit and the muskrat. After the Dinosaurs’ Demise, Many Mammals Seized the Day 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z He and his village’s other men and boys, who are members of the French-speaking Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe, used to hunt and trap muskrat and mink in those oak and hackberry forests. Louisiana fights the sea, and loses 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Laboe said some people describe it as tasting like duck, but he disagrees: "I think muskrat tastes like muskrat, and I don't think I can compare it to anything else." Muskrat love: Detroit-area Catholics permitted to eat rodent 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z During that time, he was also a trapper who caught a variety of animals, such as beavers, muskrat, raccoons, otters and mink. Alabama man known for his wild life captures national honor 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Adult schistosomes in a lake or pond live in the gastrointestinal tracts of birds—or in the case of at least one species, muskrats. Creepy Swimmer's Itch Parasite in Northern Lakes Can Scratch Summer Fun 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z It has been found in creatures ranging from mice and muskrats to manatees — as well as humans. Parasites: Kitty carriers : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Here, she checked muskrat traps, broke flax and hauled logs with a team of oxen she was permitted to purchase. Harriet Tubman fled a life of slavery in Maryland. Now a new visitor center opens on the land she escaped. 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z "The people that ate muskrat many, many years ago were poor, and they didn't have much," he said. Muskrat love: Detroit-area Catholics permitted to eat rodent 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Lethal body-grip traps - although much larger than mousetraps, they operate on the same principle - he places underwater along the banks of streams and lakes for killing beaver, otters and muskrats. Couple’s dog gets caught in steel trap set in Missouri park 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Eagles roost on tall pines, muskrats burrow in mounds of mud and straw, and black ducks splash in a pond. At Blackwater refuge, rising sea levels drown habitat 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z It hosts dozens of plant species, more than 200 kinds of birds, and mammals including muskrats and black bears. Is wood a green source of energy? Scientists are divided 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z They can take home bobcat, gray fox and red fox, marten, muskrat, mink, raccoon, river otter and beaver, but only when such animals are in season. Tempted by a dead deer on the roadside? Better think twice 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z And there is abundant wildlife: mink, weasels, muskrat, beaver, porcupine, coyote, and plentiful birds. Actress Jane Alexander Tells Tales of Wild Things and Places Animal inhabitants here include muskrats, coyotes, red and gray foxes, peregrine falcons, river otters, bald eagles and great blue herons. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z It was determined a muskrat had chewed through the exhaust pipe, creating a hole underneath a mattress area in the watercraft. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The list of mammals that enjoy it includes white-tailed deer, raccoons, muskrats and Eastern cottontail rabbits. What Poison Ivy Has Against Us 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z They share a preference for wetland habitats and their swimming styles are similar, but muskrats are considerably smaller. It’s a Beaver! It’s a Big ‘Water Rat’! No, It’s a Muskrat 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z “I liked foxes and mink, but muskrats were fine,” Shenk said. At 89, York fly fishing legend still yearns for the water 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z He spent his teenage years in the Great Depression hunting deer, trapping muskrat and fishing in Gloucester County’s streams and ponds. Former New Jersey mayor wants brother’s remains returned 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z Two sets of tracks—fox and mouse—weave across the snowy surface of the river, which is home to bass, muskrats, and beavers. Why Are These Males Growing Eggs? Indiana also allows trapping for coyotes, beavers, muskrats and other animals. Indiana’s 1st otter trapping underway since species’ return 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Red foxes and snapping turtles hunt for muskrats in ponds and woodland edges. It’s a Beaver! It’s a Big ‘Water Rat’! No, It’s a Muskrat 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z They included earrings made from muskrat jaws; pieces of human skulls; and a wide variety of taxidermy. Nothing says love like a 2-headed taxidermied bird for the holidays; includes Santa hats 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Also on the menu will be deer, bear, moose and muskrat. Oh, deer: Vermont hotel to serve $75 road kill-inspired menu featuring beaver, moose, bear 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Here's how he described the relocation of some muskrats: Here are some beavers parachuting against their will 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Since creating it, he and his family have seen blue herons and an eagle, moose and muskrat come to drink, and it is full of trout. Family Pond Boils at Center of a ‘Regulatory War’ in Wyoming 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Look for muskrat signs when the animals themselves are not obvious. It’s a Beaver! It’s a Big ‘Water Rat’! No, It’s a Muskrat 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z But Wisconsin Natural Resources spokeswoman Ruth Nissen said the wild rice beds are a real boost to birds, muskrats and fish. La Crosse marsh sites selected for wild rice growing project 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z No moth-eaten muskrat coats up there, no old badminton rackets—but not much light, either. An Attic Renovation That Looks Original 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Other infrequent visitors include raccoons, muskrats and opossums. The toad by the door 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z He, his two younger brothers and the neighborhood kids would fish from shore, swim, play in the woods and trap muskrats. Bismarck man’s love of fishing leads to family business 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The hotline gets hundreds of calls a year, mostly false alarms — misidentified muskrats or pocket gophers. On the front lines of humanity’s high-tech, global war on rats 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Everglades National Park, a world-renowned wetland in southern Florida, once abounded with rabbits, raccoons, muskrats, and other small mammals. Pythons wipe out rabbits—and probably much more—in Everglades 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z As for the muskrats, Mr. Tertinek said such worries were overstated. Around Lake Ontario, Neighbors Debate a Dam, Property Values and Muskrats 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Tularemia is often transmitted to people handling infected rabbits, hares, beavers and muskrats. Louisville woman tests positive for ‘rabbit fever’ 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Tularemia is commonly transmitted by people handling infected rabbits, hares, beavers and muskrats. Rabbit Fever discovered in Mesa County 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Beavers, muskrats, crayfish, rough green and ribbon snakes are among the year-round residents at Huntley Meadows. Huntley Meadows Park restores hemi-marsh 2014-05-02T23:09:58Z Incidentally, the idea that muskrats are voles is pretty awesome. North America: land of obscure, freaky voles 2014-01-13T16:45:00.548Z But with the many communities and competing interests involved, the plan has also set off a debate on subjects including climate change, property taxes and the importance of muskrats. Around Lake Ontario, Neighbors Debate a Dam, Property Values and Muskrats 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z So far the oiled animals those crews have worked with include 16 ducks, seven turtles, nine reptiles, a beaver and a muskrat. Exxon Replacing Oiled Arkansas Lawns, Ruptured Pipeline Still Shut 2013-04-04T17:15:00.340Z Exxon said in a statement on Tuesday that 14 "oiled" ducks, two turtles, and one muskrat have been recovered for treatment following the spill. U.S. government issues corrective order for Exxon spill 2013-04-03T00:00:32Z Dependent on for food, they dive into rivers and lakes to eat muskrats, chipmunks, fish, frogs and birds. Mink Young Jeopardized by Industrial Chemicals 2013-04-02T17:15:00.340Z So, it would take almost 40 ‘average’ voles to make up one muskrat. North America: land of obscure, freaky voles 2014-01-13T16:45:00.548Z While Flevoland’s muskrat hunters were out looking for rodents this week, the heir to the Dutch throne, Prince Willem-Alexander, joined other officials in the provincial capital, Lelystad, to open the Water Management Center. Netherlands Sets Model of Flood Prevention 2012-11-15T01:54:24Z This is an easy one, because muskrats don’t build dams — only beavers do. Beaver or muskrat? Here’s how to tell 2012-05-21T22:46:05Z There are several dozen muskrat lodges throughout the marsh, too. Places to see beavers and muskrats 2012-05-21T22:49:20Z An analysis of mink predation upon muskrat in north central United States. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z A miniature, terrestrial muskrat that lives in the mountains of south-eastern Europe? North America: land of obscure, freaky voles 2014-01-13T16:45:00.548Z And in Flevoland, Mr. Van Dijk said he received regular complaints from animal rights activists that killing muskrats is cruel and unnecessary. Netherlands Sets Model of Flood Prevention 2012-11-15T01:54:24Z Beavers are much larger than muskrats, and their ears are more visible. Beaver or muskrat? Here’s how to tell 2012-05-21T22:46:05Z After the big fish came the muskrat; after the muskrat—in the old days, at least—sneaked the wolverine; after the wolverine crept the stealthy panther; and for the panther an Indian lay in wait. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z “That will I,” said the muskrat, and he quickly disappeared between the logs of the raft. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z Among other things she was set to the task of watching muskrat traps, which work compelled her to wade much in water. Women of Achievement Written for the Fireside Schools 2012-02-08T03:00:23.060Z Speaking with his old friend, the muskrat, last week ... Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z It is noteworthy here that the bear uses either gum or clay indifferently, while the beaver and muskrat seem to know enough to avoid the clay, which would be quickly washed off in the water. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z If when you're passing a marsh or swampy tract, and spy a number of what look like irregular mounds, or heaps of dead rushes, you can make up your mind muskrats live there. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z Mink might be found along the smaller tributaries to the Sweetwater; muskrats were plentiful in the marsh land, and some smart trappers made quite a little sum taking these small animals during the season. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z Speaking with his old friend, the muskrat, last week.... Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Look up the muskrat and compare his ways with those of the beaver. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z The trap was set in shallow water where a path made by muskrats came up out of the river into the grass. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Nobody is going to starve here in the woods where we can find some sort of meat to eat, even crow, if we have to come to it, or perhaps muskrat. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z The young men, in the mean time, are employed in hunting within the distance of seventy or eighty miles around, for beaver, otter, deer, muskrat, elk, &c. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z After that some muskrats traps were placed in a little marsh where the rodents lived in great numbers. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z In the "Country Life Reader" you will find a graphic description of one of the perils of life for the beavers and their cousins the muskrats; namely in attacks by the great horned owl. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z These shores are the favorite promenade of the porcupine; and the mink, muskrat, and otter are typical of the habitat. Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920 Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Number 109 2011-10-15T02:00:26.690Z "While we were facing starvation, why stewed musquash sounded right good to us; but with a whole carcass of venison on our hands it's plain muskrat again; and there you are, Lil Artha." Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z They will mind you no more than they would mind a muskrat, and you will have a splendid opportunity to study the character and ways of each species. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z He meant to simply keep this as a reminder of the strange adventure that had waylaid him on his return from the little marsh where the Northern muskrats abounded. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z "My elder brother," said he, "shall we two strip and set our knives between our teeth, and swim out to scalp those muskrats yonder?" The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Signs of muskrat were noted at the edge of these willows. Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920 Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Number 109 2011-10-15T02:00:26.690Z The boys sometimes search for muskrats, whose homes are much like those of the beavers, a number of them always found together. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z The Merriams rowed about a mile along the river, in the direction away from the village, without finding anything more interesting than a muskrat, who disappeared when Puppums barked at him. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z He's brought in the skins of every kind of animal in the country, from a black fox, down to muskrat hides, when you couldn't hardly give these last away. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z As they had a practiced eye, they found the buried food of the squirrel, the otter and the muskrat, which they would dig up and appropriate to their own use. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z At the mouth of Merriweather Creek on Gogebic Lake signs were noted in a willow thicket, and muskrats were reported numerous in the region. Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920 Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Number 109 2011-10-15T02:00:26.690Z There are martens, with their soft brown fur, black and silver foxes, beavers, muskrats, mountain-goats, moose, deer, otter and many others which roam in great numbers over the hills and through the valleys. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z I forgot that you showed us how different the tracks of wildcats, raccoons, mink, possums, and muskrats were. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z Besides wildcat, a few other animals are also treated this way, notably 'possum, muskrat, mink and otter. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z The intense stillness of an early summer night was not broken save by an occasional muskrat hurrying to its home in the bank or the ripples playing round the bow of their canoe. Habits, Haunts and Anecdotes of the Moose and Illustrations from Life 2011-08-23T02:00:29Z In the Cisco Lake Region broken mussel shells were abundant in the muskrat runways along the shores. Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920 Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Number 109 2011-10-15T02:00:26.690Z Besides beavers, there are martens, minks and fishers to be hunted and trapped, as well as muskrats and skunks. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Those four ducks played and fed within thirty feet, and a muskrat worked at house-building a few yards away. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z It was when the boys were starting back to the dugout, after locating the last of their muskrat traps in the marsh, that Tom made a discovery. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z On the marshes you may find the ice shrunken from the shores and an intervening strip of water where the muskrat may see the sun and the stars again. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z In the Cisco Lake Region an adult female was taken in a trap set for muskrat under water on a brushy point. Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920 Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Number 109 2011-10-15T02:00:26.690Z Yes, sir, just to think of a kid not over six years old being able to set a muskrat trap, and actually take skins. Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol 2011-07-26T02:00:18.713Z He afterwards married a muskrat, by whom he became the father of a flourishing family. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Progress was rather slow, for he had to pass around many obstacles, so dense was the vegetation in this low lying spot adjoining the marshy tract where he found the muskrat colony. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z Tally-sticks cast adrift are a symbol that the trapper's warfare against the muskrats is ended and that the decimated remnant of the tribe is left in peace to reëstablish itself. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Upon one of these marshes a city had been reared by the muskrats, which presented an interesting appearance. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z It takes a bright boy to outwit an old seasoned muskrat. Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol 2011-07-26T02:00:18.713Z At last the muskrat went down and, after a long delay, returned with some dirt, from which the earth was formed. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z As his catch of furs that day chanced to be limited to a couple of muskrats, and a single mink, Tom was just in the humor for striking at something out of the common. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z You rarely see the voyaging muskrat or hear his plaintive love calls. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z A muskrat ferried himself over from one side to the other, urgent upon business best known to himself. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z The value of the fur of the muskrat causes many of them to be destroyed, which is easily enough effected by means of a trap. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z "Won't you come to Little Jack Rabbit's May Day Party?" asked the little Balmy Breezes, and of course the beaver and the muskrat answered yes. Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk 2011-05-09T02:00:03.903Z There were the buffalo, the beaver, elk, deer, antelope, otter, muskrat, wolf, bear, fox, wildcat, badger, bean mice, and many other kinds of animals. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z It discloses the muskrat's doorway, to which he once dived so gracefully, but now must clumsily climb to. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z This is not true, however, of muskrat, the best of which comes from the central and eastern States. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z In the night, when the muskrat sallies forth, he enters the box, instead of passing into the open air, and is drowned, as the box is quite filled with water. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z A stranger, a good-looking man, brought in an extra fine looking lot of muskrat skins. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z The muskrats are repairing their houses and are storing in them the tubers of the water-lilies and of the arrow-leaf and of other kinds of plants for their winter supply. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z We passed many new houses of the muskrats, who are building close to the channel this year in prophecy of continued low water. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Though this keeps the temperature high, the medicine woman cannot use a fan, but may use the skin of a muskrat to wipe the perspiration from her face and hands. The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians 2011-04-26T02:00:23.287Z But in other parts of the country, where extensive marshes exist, and muskrats are abundant, they build very snug and substantial houses, quite as serviceable and ingenious as those of the beaver. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z The squatter, as we called him, par excellence, pulled the logs and bits for his dwelling actually out of the river, as a muskrat collects bits of drift for his house. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z An old Indian once told me how a muskrat lays up stores of food in his house. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z But muskrats are not infallible prophets, and sometimes suffer therefor in starvation or drowning. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z How infinitely more delicious than muskrat—more tender even than rabbit! The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z A few years since I visited the marshes near the mouth of Magerthy river, in Maryland, where I was informed, by a resident, that the muskrats still built regularly every winter. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z This bog or swamp, when I first bought into it, was mainly dedicated to the use of frogs, muskrats and snapping-turtles. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z Andy skinned the still-warm muskrat, knowing as he did so that the pelt would bring less than a good price because the owl's talons had pierced it. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Winter before last the marshes were frozen to the bottom, blockading the muskrats in their houses, where entire families perished miserably after being starved to cannibalism. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z So Old Man Lynx warned himself when he came upon the muskrat in the trap. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z Along all the water-courses and meadows in Jersey, opposite Philadelphia, and in the meadows of the Neck, below the Navy-Yard, there must be large numbers of muskrats. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z Leap down, my lovely one, with your accustomed 106 grace and agility, into the arms of your faithful, your adoring muskrat! The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Far off, hopelessly out of range, Andy saw two owls in the hollow sycamore that overlooked the slough where the five muskrats lived. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z In its shadow the muskrat is thatching his winter home, and on his new-shorn watery lawn the full-fledged wild duck broods disport in fullness of feather and strength of pinion. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Instead, he trotted down to Lone Lake, where muskrats were supposed to be. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z By thinning the number of muskrats, a positive benefit would be conferred on the farmers and furriers, to say nothing of the profits to the individual. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z The muskrat gave a wild shriek, and plunging his nose among the rushes on the bank, tried to rub off the tar. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Five minutes later, a muskrat emerged from an underwater burrow, surfaced and swam in little circles. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Here muskrats were getting first sight of the sun after months of twilight spent beneath the ice. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z “You can trap muskrats,” said the Boy thoughtfully. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z A closer examination of the locality showed the footsteps of a quadruped, which I readily believed to be the muskrat, more especially as, upon examining the adjacent banks, numerous traces of burrows were discoverable. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z “In fact, you cannot catch a muskrat unless you put tar on his nose.” The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Although less than ten feet away, the muskrat considered himself safe because he was in the water. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Nathan, whose heart was beating fast at the stirring news, saw the muskrat drop to the ground. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z And we must spare our mousers, the fox and the skunk and the big barn owl,—for the mice destroy our grain, and I don’t know anything muskrats are good for except their fur. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z The entrance is always under water, and thence sloping upwards above the level of the water, so that the muskrat has to dive in going in and out. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z The eager muskrat thrust his head out of the water; and plump! the squirrel dropped the tar on the end of his nose. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Given one more week, they would take every muskrat from every slough. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Amid the pleasant sights of nature’s progress, Nathan and his friend sat near the door, taking off and stretching on pliant bows the skins of the last catch of muskrats. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z These latter carried upon their cruppers game bags, the contents of which were speedily displayed; four birds, a kangaroo, twenty muskrats, a monkey, two hares, and half a dozen beaver rats, were laid before me. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z And the land where they would be built is probably home to muskrat and a few stray mink. Green: A Detailed Look at Indian Point's Environmental Effects 2010-12-14T15:31:08Z These days, canoeists plying the river see no more automobile carcasses, and instead spot long-necked egrets spearing fish, red-winged blackbirds gliding along the tree-lined banks, and flocks of nervous ducklings and burrowing muskrats. Behind Drownings, a Restored, Enticing Bronx River 2010-07-20T04:01:00Z Since no muskrat in trouble would ever think of turning toward land, they continued their efforts to get into the water until they drowned. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z They had first visited the small traps near the lake, securing a couple of mink and three muskrats, which were left in the canoe. The Girl From Tim's Place As a haunt and home of the muskrat, I venture to say that Cumberland, on the Saskatchewan, is the banner producing post on this continent. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Mice, frogs and muskrat can all be used. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps For convenience and good results I advise ripping with a saw, a narrow wedge from the center of all boards except those intended for muskrats. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture The waiter exemplified the town's attitude; hillmen would fight over anything, even worthless muskrats in a worthless swamp. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z An’ he’s swiped our muskrats and mink,” he added, as he looked under the canoe, “durn him!” The Girl From Tim's Place I fixed my trap all back again and the fifth morning had a fine muskrat. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. A muskrat in entering or leaving the den is sure to enter the trap. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps Muskrats are most numerous as a rule in the settled parts of the country and wherever the muskrat is found there the mink is also. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture But muskrats that had been ice-bound for weeks were frantic for a taste of fresh food. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z They were of the usual species found in this wilderness,–a dozen muskrat, with a few mink and otter skins and one lynx. The Girl From Tim's Place "But," said I, "muskrats will climb up too, 'cause you've got muskrat meat for bait." Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Set in two or three inches of water where muskrat frequents, or set in skunk dens. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps If the spring is of fair strength as it is in the higher grades they may also be used for muskrat and marten. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Coming back, Luke picked up the drowned muskrats, placed them in the packsack, took his traps and was out of the swamp well before daylight. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The habits of the muskrat, the least cunning of these, are so well known that they merit only a few words. The Girl From Tim's Place Close by I will find a small dump of trash made by muskrats, where the mink go to dung. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. In most sections muskrat, bear, beaver, badger and otter are good all thru April, but other animals began shedding weeks before. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The No. 1 is known as the muskrat trap and is the best size for this animal. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture He had never taken more than five muskrats on any one night. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z All these are more valuable fur-bearing animals than muskrats. The Girl From Tim's Place It may be a hole in a bank or an old muskrat house. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. A quarter of a century ago, opossum, muskrat, skunk, and fox were more numerous than now. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps For bait, the following are all good: muskrat, skunk, chicken, birds of any kind, rabbit, squirrel, mice, rotten eggs or fish--tainted bait is always to be preferred for skunks, fresh bait being second choice. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture A great horned owl that had not been there a second before was there now, hovering over what could be nothing except a swimming muskrat. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z I should recommend for bait cat or muskrat, a piece half the size of an egg is all right. Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers The favorite haunts are along marshy shores of lakes, rivers, creeks and other swampy places, and where muskrats are plenty there you are almost sure to find mink. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. For bait I use fresh fish, muskrat, bird, etc., and scent with honey or blood. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The food of the mink consists of fish, frogs, birds, squirrels, mice, rabbits, muskrats, etc., all of which are good for bait. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture More muskrats had been lost and that he knew, but on the whole, they had done better than he thought they could. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z For bait I use muskrat carcasses, skunk, dead hens, rabbits, fish or partly decomposed meat. Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers The principal food of the mink is fish, birds and their eggs, frogs, mice and small snails, and have had them partly eat muskrat while in my traps. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Bait with frogs, fish, tainted meat for skunk, and pieces of rabbit, muskrat or bird, for mink. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps Fish oil, oil of anise, assafoetida and muskrat musk, thoroughly mixed. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture There were colonies which Andy knew definitely contained at least three muskrats, and there was one with five. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z It seems that red fox, skunk and muskrat remain about as numerous in most sections as ever. Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers I have bought small mink hides about 8 inches long and 6 inches wide at the base--just as you would stretch a muskrat. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. In many places these traps, with a door at each end, are used for catching muskrat. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The food of the otter consists principally of fish, trout being their favorite food; but they also feed on muskrats, clams, frogs, and the smaller animal life, found in the beds of streams and lakes. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture On this knowledge he had based his plan for trapping mink without catching any muskrats, which also might travel the waterways. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z I prefer cat or muskrat for bait, says G. W. Asha. Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers I arranged my traps all nicely, and the third morning I found a muskrat and he was cut up badly by the mink. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. I see in a recent number where George Walker wanted some one to tell through H-T-T how to make box trap to catch muskrat. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps They capture muskrats by entering their houses and their holes in the banks. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture He set his traps at places which mink would investigate but muskrats were likely to avoid, and he baited each with a tiny bit of scent from the scent glands of mink trapped last year. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Winter scent, pure matrix from the female fox taken in the running season during the heat, a little muskrat musk and pure strained honey. Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers In the dry season all the tile ditches and small creeks have very little water in them, and no better places can the mink find than a dry tile or an old muskrat den. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Where muskrat are numerous, instead of digging a pit, secure a box about three feet deep. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps In case you cannot get fish for bait, use the head of a rabbit, the breast of a partridge, or a piece of muskrat. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Every muskrat colony—and Frosty knew of two which even Andy had not yet found—he had visited time after time and he was aware of the exact number of muskrats in each. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Also such as skunk or muskrat scent or fish, as it smells rotten and makes a strong smell. Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers Not like the muskrat, the habits of the mink are almost the same in all localities, but changing some in different seasons of the year. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Even there September is too early to begin, yet muskrat and skunk are worth something as well as other furs. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The beaver is an amphibious animal, resembling the muskrat in appearance but much larger. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Doubtless they'd gone off to hunt, and almost surely they were hunting muskrats. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Take a cat, skunk and muskrat in April, dress them and chop them up fine and put them all in a glass jar. Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers This section of the country is cut up with small ditches and small creeks, ideal places for mink and muskrat. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Raccoon and muskrat are easily fleshed by pinching the flesh between the edge of the knife and the thumb. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The muskrat is a small herbivorous animal of the amphibious class. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Gliding over the slough, it took the swimming muskrat in both claws and never missed a wing beat as it flew on. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z It is absurd to think the thick-headed muskrat is sharper in any respect than wise Mr. Fox. Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers In some sections they eat muskrat, but we believe they prefer other animals, only eating muskrat when very hungry and other game is scarce. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. I make what I call the two piece stretcher with a wedge for muskrats. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The muskrat is a nocturnal animal, but is sometimes seen in the day time. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Since his muskrats were safe beneath the ice, a routine patrol sufficed for the swamp. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z After much coaxing he made me three more which I was able to set and then the muskrats began to suffer. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. For mink in my country, Ontario, I prefer a hollow tree turned up at the roots, setting a No. 1 trap, baited with either fish or muskrat. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. With the exception of skunk and muskrat most houses subdivide the No. 1 skins into large, medium and small. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps From six to ten muskrats are sometimes found in one house. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Anybody who knew the trails could go into the swamp as easily by night as by day, and the muskrats had never been hurt by any human being. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Let me say at that time a muskrat skin was worth more than a mink skin. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Mink often follow muskrat trails, especially in the fall before the snow comes. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Stretch your hides as near the shape of the animal as possible; don't try to make a muskrat hide as long as a mink, or a mink as wide as a muskrat. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps The muskrats found on the streams do not build houses, but live in holes in the bank, the entrances of which are under water. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture The sun was just rising when, with five crates of muskrats back on the pack board—the sixth he intended to release in the watery slough directly in front of his house—he started out. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Let us all who would have a closed season on mink, fox, skunk and muskrat get a petition to that effect and circulate it. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The principle was that the muskrat wouldn't climb up, for he would see the fur and smell the mink scent, and think it was a mink. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Remarks.—One muskrat was shot in an old beaver pond on the north side of the Salcha River. Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway The muskrat is found throughout the greater part of the United States and Canada. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Andy was surprised and pleased when the day passed and he lost no more muskrats. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The bait if any is used, should be fresh muskrat, rabbit or chicken. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The rat isn't likely to leave the trail for the head, but the mink will, unless he is hot after a muskrat. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. This section is the great skunk producing one and as well as one of the best mink and muskrat sections. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. This muskrat ground is owned by private parties, who lease the ground to the trappers for a certain length of time, the trapper catching all the animals he can in that length of time. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Andy caught a young bobcat, picked up his traps . . . and in three days lost the two muskrats in Dead Man's Slough and the one whose mate had been killed by the bobcat! Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z One famous trapper says, "any fool knows enough to catch a muskrat." Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. I find where the mink go out from the shore to some muskrat's home, which will have a pole in it above water. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. The thousands of small lakes, ponds, etc., offer a splendid opportunity for the successful raising of muskrat. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. Where the muskrats live in houses, they are trapped mostly after the ice had formed. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture The male muskrat came up to stare haughtily at him and Andy stared defiantly back. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z I like sweet apples best, and so do the muskrats. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Lay a chip or chunk of wood back of the house and place a piece of fresh muskrat on it. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Such a fence would also keep out mink, which kill muskrat, often. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. The muskrats found in settled districts are larger and better furred than those of the wilderness, also, those found East of the Mississippi River are larger than those of the West. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture The muskrat—Andy had whimsically named the pair Four-Leaf and Clover—made a lazy circle and turned to fix unblinking eyes on the boy. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z We got 30 to 40 cents each for muskrats. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. In four weeks we caught 101 mink and 50 muskrats. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. One party may have a creek, pond or lake, perhaps a swamp, already inhabited by muskrat, and all that is necessary is to keep other hunters and trappers off. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. The muskrat, when caught, winds the chain around the outer stake and is thus prevented from reaching the bank. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture However, he knew that there was a vast abundance of the aquatic plants on which muskrats fed, and muskrats did very well in northern climates, too. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Many, perhaps most trappers use the No. 1 trap for trapping mink, muskrat, marten, etc. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. When I bait with muskrat I use the glands for scent and fish oil when with fish. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. I have used another style of box-trap for muskrats, but is not intended for catching the animals alive, and the muskrats are always drowned. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. The single spring Oneida Jump traps are also fine traps for muskrats. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture It was less than an alluring prospect to have the muskrats in his house all night, and, other things being equal, they'd be perfectly all right on the porch. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z I have tried the skunk and muskrat scent, the matrix of the female fox taken at the proper time. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Put a piece of muskrat carcass in the hole to keep the rabbits from going in and set a Blake & Lamb trap in the entrance. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Set in this way, it will catch any muskrat that attempts to leave the den, and I have caught three at one time in such a trap. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. Attach a rope to one end of the board and anchor it in the water where the muskrats are sure to find it. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture They were back in the water and muskrats are born for water. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Thousands of muskrat skins were also made up into bundles. Hawk Eye Some trappers say it is hard to catch mink, others say that they are as easy to catch as muskrats. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. All foxes will eat fish with a relish when they can get them and will refuse scarcely anything in the line of flesh, being especially fond of muskrat, skunk and opossum. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. To trap muskrats in their houses in winter, cut a hole in the side of the house, and set the trap inside, on the bed. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture On a patch of smooth grass, five feet from the water's edge, lay the gnawed head and naked, scaley tail of a muskrat. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The Musquash, sometimes called the muskrat, although it ought to be called the muskbeaver, because it is really a beaver and no rat at all, never builds dams nor digs canals. Hawk Eye It is better for the novice to serve a few season's apprenticeship on the muskrat or skunk before attempting the capture of the shrewder fur bearing animals. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. While the mink is always found near the water, it is not a water animal, as is the muskrat, and a large body of same is not needed. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. The best baits for muskrats are sweet apple, parsnips, carrot, pumpkin, corn and the flesh of the muskrat. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture He had expected to lose some, but the first day was not yet ended and he'd lost a quarter of all the muskrats liberated. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Muskrat.—In spite of persistent trapping, muskrats are still numerous in the county. The Mammals of Washtenaw County, Michigan Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, No. 123 The baits I have found the most enduring and most likely to tempt an animal are--first and always the muskrat. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. An occasional fowl will be acceptable, also rabbit, muskrat, etc. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. Muskrat musk, beaver castor and catnip are all attractive to the muskrat. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture A leaning log angled from the bank into the slough, and the surviving muskrat sat on it, shucking a fresh-water mussel. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z "It looks as if he had a muskrat by the tail." Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road I have two methods for trapping them; one is to find a hole along some stream, an old muskrat or woodchuck hole is best. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. While there is only one species of the muskrat, naturalists find several varieties differing mainly in size and color. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. I recommend the flesh of the muskrat, skunk, opossum or house-cat for bait, and it should be allowed to taint by remaining about a week in a glass jar. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture He became aware that they were being followed shortly after Andy planted the third pair of muskrats, but at first all he knew was that something trailed him. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z He dived and he stayed down, the little muskrat," Constance continued, "longer than the beaver and the otter both together. The Indian Drum I have used all kinds of bait including muskrats, fish, birds and chicken heads, but find squirrel to be the best. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. From this it appears that the high prices of muskrat during the months of October, November and December, 1908, caused an unusual number of hunters and trappers to seek these animals. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. Place a fair sized bait, such as a skunk or muskrat about eight feet away from the trap. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Frosty still did not move, for the owl merely soared gracefully over the slough, dipped to pluck a swimming muskrat from the water and winged into a dead tree to devour its prey. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z So the animals and Michabou himself were ready to give it up; but then the little muskrat spoke up—am I right? The Indian Drum Still another is where the muskrats got an opening through the ice or frozen bank. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. These beds are the dining rooms of the muskrats, for to them they bring all of their food so that they may have a place to rest while they are enjoying their meal. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. In the winter, traps may be set on muskrat houses, and bait placed on the ice. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Little interested in the muskrats' fate and unable to catch one himself because none climbed out on the island, Frosty could not know that the owl had found a bonanza here. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The largest true arvicola seems to be the yellow-cheeked mouse of Hudson's Bay, and the biggest representative of the family on either continent is the muskrat. Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt For bait use chicken, rabbit, or still better, muskrat, but they must be strictly fresh. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. The breeding habits of the muskrat are different from those of other fur-bearing animals, as they will have three litters in a season. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. Another very good one is made by allowing the flesh of a muskrat to rot in a bottle, and adding about four ounces of strained honey and one-half ounce of essence of musk. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Following its customary routine, it went forth at dusk to catch another muskrat, then winged into the dead tree. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Miss Asquith thought it was a muskrat, it was so big. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter The mink is not looking for food then, and such scents as fish-oil and muskrat musk are not as good as the musk of the mink itself. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. These are the young muskrats, for while they grow rapidly the first summer, it requires several years for them to attain full size, yet they class as No. 1 the first season. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. Beaver, otter or muskrat meat is also good. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture With luck, there should be at least 200 muskrats by spring, and that was one reason why the north wind sang such a beautiful song. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z He was in the iron clutch of a muskrat trap. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Mr. Mink would wait until the muskrat drowned, then he would spoil the pelt. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Artichokes should also be started, as muskrats are fond of them. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. Pure fish oil is used by some trappers and beaver castor, muskrat musk and oil of anise are also good. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture But ice-locked ponds and sloughs would protect the muskrats from almost everything. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Such an achievement would afford a pleasant variation to his customary diet of fish, frogs, beetles, and occasional muskrat. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Well, I didn't catch any mink in the traps baited with chicken offal and birds but the trap baited with muskrat won. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. If the feed is not there the prospective raiser should see that it is started at once by sowing wild rice seed, transplanting some flags and lily roots to his muskrat waters. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. For bait I use rabbit, fowl, muskrat or small birds of any kind. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture There was no surface connection with any stream or river, and any muskrat that tried to get into the swamp would have a long and perilous journey overland. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Just then a little muskrat jumped out of the water and from behind a tree ran a pretty gray squirrel and a striped chipmunk. Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe I will then go on shore which is generally flat, following the mink signs I will find where they have dug into an old muskrat run. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. The fur of the beaver, otter, muskrat and bear remains in good condition until late in the spring. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. In the mud alongside of a pool of water, the tracks of that busy little animal the muskrat, can be seen. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Andy released his remaining pairs of muskrats at scattered points and returned the way he had come, to pick up the empty crates. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The old frog swam over, as did the muskrat. Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe One mink I caught by placing an old rotten piece of wood on each side of a muskrat slide, close to the water. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. The advanced price of muskrat, no doubt, caused more trapping of these animals than ever before. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. All signs are plentiful in early fall, and at such times the novice is likely to overestimate the number of animals, as the muskrat is very active at that season. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture But it might have marked the muskrats as a possible future dinner and mink were almost the only predator able to follow a muskrat into its den. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z "Well, you got here all right, didn't you?" asked the muskrat. Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe Red squirrel, chicken, rabbit, partridge, muskrat or turtle are all good baits. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Prices for wolf, fox, lynx, wild cat and muskrat are very high, as well as many other American raw furs. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. The weasel, mink, marten, fisher, fox, opossum, muskrat, civet, skunk, wild cat should be cased. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Andy thought speculatively of one of the cages in which the muskrats had been shipped. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z So Sleek the muskrat came and made a road for her from one tuft of grass to another till she was safely on the land. Lulu's Library, Volume II It was while running a line of traps up Deer Creek last November that mink got to disturbing my muskrat sets, says an Indiana trapper. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. Yet fully one-half of the value of the American catch of raw furs is comprised in the three following articles—skunk, mink and muskrat. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. Some trappers do not use much care in removing the skin from the head of the muskrat, but simply pull it off by main strength. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture "Hope he falls in a quicksand slough, if he comes for your muskrats!" the warden said grimly. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The ground in front was strewn with muskrat tails, small bones, and the beaks and feet of partridges and ducks. Northern Diamonds I once had a line of eighteen traps baited with birds and chickens on the Nottoway River, and out of the eighteen traps, I baited one with the carcass of a muskrat. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. That skunk, mink and muskrat do well in settled sections, there is no question, but since their pelts are so valuable, more trappers are after them than ever before. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. In the depth of winter the muskrat houses are sought out and pierced with strong and sharp spears which transfix the muskrats and bring them out on the points. The Indian Captive A narrative of the adventures and sufferings of Matthew Brayton in his thirty-four years of captivity among the Indians of north-western America Luke Trull had not yet raided his muskrats, and at least as much as anything else, his own hot-headedness was responsible for his present predicament. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Once an animal, probably a muskrat, startled them by diving noisily. Northern Diamonds The oft-quoted chicken's head has invariably failed for me, nor have I found the flesh of the muskrat such a killer as is claimed by some. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. The enclosure for mink and muskrat should include a stream of running water if possible, or a pond of pure water. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. The muskrat and the beaver stood near at hand, while the rabbit and the old bullfrog, who had climbed off the squirrel's back, looked out from behind the tree trunk. The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr. These animals were the offspring of some muskrats he had liberated. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The fur that we get in this country is muskrat, mink, otter, marten, fox, lynx and once in a while fisher. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp When I trap mink I use muskrat carcass for water sets. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. The muskrat is one of our most common fur-bearing animals and is found in greater numbers than any other animal, notwithstanding its fur is very popular and is gradually increasing in value. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. She was skinning a muskrat at the time, and he could not but admire her deftness and skill. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories But choosing them meant letting the owls go, and if he did, he might very well pay for his choice with a dozen or more muskrats. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z "I wouldn't give the poorest muskrat pelt I ever took to change places with him." The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp I use muskrat musk and mink musk with good success, but common sense is the best. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. The muskrat of the Northwest, while of the same variety as those of the Central and Eastern districts, are small and thin skinned and as a consequence are less valuable. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. The grand ratification of the partridge ushered in the wail of the turtle dove and the brief plunk of the muskrat in the gloaming. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories However, neither Luke Trull nor any extraordinary wave of natural predators had as yet attacked the muskrat colonies. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Last and least, but like the pennies that make the dollars, are the muskrats. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp "All go trap many beaver, many mink, many muskrat," he added, making a circle with his hand to indicate his inability to count the pelts which had been taken. Scouting with Daniel Boone Trappers say that there are very few muskrats left in certain localities. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. The fox his hill-side cell forsakes, The muskrat leaves his nook, The blue-bird in the meadow brakes Is singing with the brook. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 This early in the season, Andy's muskrats must be the very lure that was attracting them. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z In one trap he had found the foot of a muskrat, nothing unusual in itself, but it had been cut off with a knife and not twisted or gnawed off. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The muskrat is adrift, but not homeless; his range is vastly extended, and he evidently rejoices in full streams. A Year in the Fields This shows that continued trapping will practically exterminate the muskrat. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. By and by I see the beast, a muskrat, steamboating his way up the rapids like a furry Maid-of-the-Mist, or perhaps I should say a submarine, that navigates the surface with but little bulk exposed. Old Plymouth Trails Then an owl, a huge bird with a mighty spread of wings, labored up from a slough with a muskrat in its talons. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The swarthy evil face was crowned with a cap of unplucked muskrat fur. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp On various occasions I have seen them swimming about the spring pools like muskrats, and, when alarmed, diving beneath the water. A Year in the Fields Along the Atlantic Coast south from New York for hundreds of miles the marshes along the coast, bays, rivers and creeks are literally alive with muskrats. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. The muskrat knows, however, that these are good. Old Plymouth Trails All night long the muskrats in the swamp would be at their mercy—and they had no mercy! Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Then toss a big bait like a muskrat or rabbit eight or ten feet from it. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp I used to think the muskrats could foretell an early and a severe winter, and have so written. A Year in the Fields In this section black muskrats are not uncommon, the catch some seasons running as high as 40% black, but as a rule it is lower. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. Such a glimpse of the submarine life of the brook the muskrat has given me with the musky odor of his passing. Old Plymouth Trails Knowing every colony that still contained muskrats, he would visit each. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z These small boards Pat and I are making are for muskrats in the spring. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Where the river-bluffs back of Brannon shoved their dark shoulders through the snow, the wind having swept their tops clean of the last downfall, he was working away like a muskrat. The Plow-Woman What nature in a way does for the muskrat in the Eastern swamps, fur raisers can help to accomplish in hundreds of localities throughout America. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. Spencer who saw a muskrat, no doubt a wanderer, on the Knife Edge Road on a cold winter night. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Lacking the faintest notion that, however indirectly, he had saved this colony of muskrats for Andy, Frosty finished his fish and went to hunt gophers. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z For muskrats we use No. 1; for mink No. 1 or No. 1-1/2. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Like a frightened muskrat, he sought the water, floundered to a solid footing, and waded out. The Plow-Woman There are scores of ponds, small lakes, swamps, etc., in practically all states where the muskrat is found that can be made to yield large profits from muskrats. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. The muskrat, mink, beaver, and raccoon usually occur only along the Mancos River, as there is no other permanent surface water in the Park. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado He'd heard a young muskrat, one of the sons of Four-Leaf and Clover, swimming up a thin finger of water that led over a little knob and into a slough. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Skunk fat and mice cut up and put in the jar and hung in the sun until thoroughly rotted, and then some skunk and muskrat scent added. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp Chuckling and muttering incoherently, she put a stealthy hand into her bosom, and drew forth a little bag of muskrat skin. The Wilderness Trail Along the streams of the farming sections, much damage is done by muskrats because of these burrows. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. These men, both reliable observers, stopped and saw the muskrat at a distance of two feet, where it took shelter under a power shovel parked beside the road. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Another young muskrat, a daughter of the cautious pair, was already in the slough. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Mink, marten, fox, fisher, weasel, muskrat, skunk and bob cat are 'cased.' The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp In this primitive way is wrought the gigantic trade that covers woman with fur, from queens with their ermine to the shop-girl with her scraggly muskrat or rabbit. The Wilderness Trail The muskrat is a vegetarian and seldom eats any animal food. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. When night came they would sleep in a hole in the hill fit for a mud-turtle or a muskrat. With the French in France and Salonika But if both lived, next year there would be another muskrat colony. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z There were marten, mink, fisher, a couple of otter, three red fox, two lynx and a number of muskrat, a pile that altogether represented a tidy sum from a trapper's point of view. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp "Maybe there's a muskrat here," he said to himself. The Tale of Old Dog Spot They are very fond of wild rice, and those who have ponds suitable for muskrats and are contemplating the raising of these animals would do well to sow them with wild rice. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. They heard a distant splash where a muskrat had taken to the water. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John He lay tumbled on the ground, talons still imbedded in the muskrat, when Andy reached him. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z A muskrat appeared briefly, his sleek head making a V of ripples in the calm water. The Flying Stingaree |
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