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Taking Out Muskrats
I love animals, especially little furry ones like muskrats. The problem is that muskrats dig burrows that are waiting to break your ankle and they also eat all of your plants. I used to leave muskrats alone but they ate my
lilly pads and water irises and dug a bunch of holes in my breastworks. After that happened IT WAS WAR.
It's important to note that in most if not all states it's illegal to trap muskrats out of season. Most if not all states have provisions though that state if they are destroying property you can trap them. You are not allowed to keep the pelt if you trap out of season.
Catching muskrats is fairly easy. Head over to Northwest Trappers Supply and purchase a bunch of Victor 110 Conibear traps. Next put on your waders and walk along your pond or stream edge and locate their holes. Conibear traps are square traps that you place in front of the muskrat's hole. As the muskrat enters or leaves his hole he swims through the trap and hits a trigger. Once the trap is triggered by a swimming muskrat it slams shut on him and kills him. It's rather gruesome but not as gruesome as ripping your foot off when you accidentally fall in one of their burrows.
 Muskrat
caught in a conibear trap
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