Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
The Muskrat
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9437
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When the first English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island in 1584, they found tidelands teeming with muskrats. Long before that, Native Americans had been using the animal for food and clothing. Wilson discusses its present range in North Carolina, life history, management, predators, and competitors. Fur dealers also trap the muskrat, and in the 1974-75 trapping season, muskrat peltries made up 25 cents of every dollar in the North Carolina fur trade.
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