- The muskrat is about 20 inches long, including its 9-inch tail, and adults weigh 2 to 5 pounds. - Muskrats generally have a reddish-brown upper body with grayish-brown coloration farther down. - ...

Where’s the muskrat love? Trapper Mike Dey (letter, March 2) makes an economic case for trapping brutality, claiming that muskrats are a great economic stimulus. It’s true that the market for muskrat ...