USDA’s Wildlife Services have caught around 20 Muskrats in the lake. It is an attempt to get rid of an overpopulation of the animals that have been collapsing shorelines and damaging property.
There are 2 floating traps still available to residents willing to get a permit to trap muskrats along their property.
Muskrats are vegetarian. Animals leaving muscle shells or making big holes back away from the water are probably raccoons or groundhogs. Local vendors like Critter Control (618) 655-9570 can help with those.