First light fisher

[bigstick6017555]

This past spring, turkey hunting in Sabinsville, Tioga Pa. I saw a pair fooling around the bottom of a big oak tree, maybe 20 yards. They seemed to have been playing with something, I seemed to really surprise them when I advanced on them to see what it was. It was a fresh half eaten small crow. Many hunters in the area are claiming declining turkey population. Had a gentleman tell me the Pa. Game Comm. stocked them so trappers had more of a variety of furs for trapping. Also heard they were reintroduced because they were native at one time. Would not mind seeing them work on the population of feral cats. If you ever hear 2 raccoons mating/fighting you would swear someone was killing a woman with all the screaming

 

[SSBN617b]

One thought on Fishers ( named after the fellow that “discovered “ them) , if they were any bigger or God forbid came out it in daylight more I would never step onto the woods.

 

[thompson50]

This past spring, turkey hunting in Sabinsville, Tioga Pa. I saw a pair fooling around the bottom of a big oak tree, maybe 20 yards. They seemed to have been playing with something, I seemed to really surprise them when I advanced on them to see what it was. It was a fresh half eaten small crow. Many hunters in the area are claiming declining turkey population. Had a gentleman tell me the Pa. Game Comm. stocked them so trappers had more of a variety of furs for trapping. Also heard they were reintroduced because they were native at one time. Would not mind seeing them work on the population of feral cats. If you ever hear 2 raccoons mating/fighting you would swear someone was killing a woman with all the screaming

I heard someone say that they are one of the few natural predators to porcupine. I’m not sure how true this is.

 

[SSBN617b]

The way a porcupine defends itself is by balling up. The Fisher attacks it by clawing it to death, so I’ve read.

 

[Ames]

I've come across the aftermath in the woods before.

 

[PegLegNC]

Until you hear one scream while your in the woods alone, you don’t know scared. Sounds like a woman screaming

Down here in the Carolinas, Bobcats have a "screaming woman" yowl that will wake you up and clinging to the ceiling!

 

[hrt4me]

I see pine martens every time I visit Colorado, but I have yet to see a fisher...

 

[toot]

My oldtimers struck me this morning. I was looking all over the sky in the photos for a king fisher, and thought well you just don’t see them in the woods, but I couldn’t see it
I blew up the first and look all over then I saw it… oh ‘fisher’
I’ve never seen one in the wild

remember AMOS & ANDY show? it had one on it.

 

[toot]

I guess that there aren't any one old enough to have watched the show? OH, WELL!

 

[tenngun]

remember AMOS & ANDY show? it had one on it.

I’ve seen them before just not in the wild
Trapped a mink or two over the years but never saw a wild one that wasn’t in my trap. Rare I’ve seen a owl in the day or a whiperwill

 

[toot]

whippoorwill, not that is a bird that is not much mentioned any more. sorta like KADYDIDS?

 

[toot]

BTW, KINGFISHER was a star on the AMOS & ANDY SHOW.