This furry little guy is a muskrat. The semi-aquatic animal, classified as a rodent, is found all throughout North America and lives by rivers — like the Delaware — and marshes or lakes. They can grow ...

Jim Omler has been a muskrat trapper since childhood. For years, he’s caught and sourced muskrat for several local dinners, including the annual Monroe Boat Club Muskrat Dinner, which is planned for 5 ...

Hudson Peltier is a little surprised that the Smithsonian Institution could be interested in the muskrat dinners he helps serve up every winter. To Peltier, trapping, cleaning, cooking and eating the ...

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

LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP. — People didn't just come for the muskrat. Old friends, family, locals and many from out of state came for the food, but also the friendship Saturday at the 76th Annual ...

RIVERVIEW, Mich. (CNS) -- There's an alternative to fish for some Michigan Catholics abstaining from meat on Fridays in Lent -- muskrat. The custom of eating muskrat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays in ...

Most Catholic parishes have established popular gatherings, from pancake breakfasts to fish fries to Oktoberfests and plenty more. But one wonders how many parishes actually host a muskrat dinner, or ...

A group of Michigan residents are dining on Muskrat, which they consider a local delicacy. The Alogonquin Club of Detroit and Windsor holds a muskrat dinner once a year. (March 1) ...

FISHING CREEK Hooper's Island Volunteer Fire Company will hold a muskrat and chicken dinner at 11 a.m. Sunday. until sold out. The menu includes muskrat, chicken, green beans, stewed tomatoes and ...

If you've never eaten muskrat before, you could soon have the chance to have it deep fried, pan roasted or BBQ style. The Southeastern Michigan Conservation Club's 79th annual Muskrat and Wild Game ...