If you guys can help it, stop trapping muskrats soon and save them for next year

they are pretty trashy this time of year and they get worse quickly.
For new guys: when you've skinned a rat look at the kidney area on the inner part of the hide. When it's dark and blotchy there, you're dealing with shedding. When that area takes way longer to dry before skinning is a symptom too.
Awesome pictures!