Delightful weather to be out in the backwaters. Warm temps and clear moon-lit nights have slowed down the movement of the animals. We’ve initially ended up with 25 muskrats, mostly of good size. The fur is of decent quality for being early in the season-dark brown with a red/blue mottled leather. Numerous scars and bite [...]

Buffalo County Water Trapping Opens October 31! Tom here and the anticipation mounts as we approach the opening of water trapping this Sat. Oct. 31st!  An explosion of smells greet the nose on these cool damp mornings. The scent of fallen leaves, damp earth and the spicy aromas of the backwaters stirs the memories of [...]

I’m Tom Roskos and my wife Sue and I are owners of the Trap Shack Company. I also am a large animal veterinarian in solo practice working with cattle, sheep, and goats. I work with conventional and organic farms. Sue and I work side by side on the vet route and the farm. We operate [...]