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In another post Ken showed us some pictures of a "Fisher".
Having heard quite a bit about the "Fisher", "Fisher Cat", and the "Weasel", I wasn't sure of the diffeence so I did a little research.
This is what I came up with......Near the bottom of this there are some prices listed with the number of pelts taken. $340.00 in 1930 money was a hefty sum . However, when we look at the records from 1930 -1939 we see that only nine (9) were reported as being trapped.
To me, I found all this very interesting. I thought I would share it with you.
This is how the name sounds for a "Fisher Cat".
This is what he actually looks like.............
A couple of other interesting things....
He is known as Fisher, Fisher Cat, Pekan Cat, Black Cat, and Marten. He is a very solitary animal, and is dark brown to almost black in color.
He weighs between 7 and 12 pound, with recorded weights of 30 and 40 pounds.
He is approx. 40" long with very large feet, and five sharp toes.
He is a member of the Weasel family, both being members of the greater Skunk family.
The female is sexually active at one year, but posesses a process known as "delayed implantation" that prevents her from giving birth until two years of age. The mateing call of the Fisher is much like the high pitched scream of a child, and is often confused with that of the Panther, or Cougar.
Their range is from Virginia to Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and is found only in North America.
My own home state of Washington has a few. It seems an effort has been made to restore them as they were trapped very heavily during the "Fur Trade" era.
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The Fisher in Washington
Evidence of the historic presence of fisher in Washington has been gathered together recently from the records of the Hudson Bay Fur Company. Fisher pelts were sold at Fort Vancouver, Fort Nisqually, Fort Nez Perces, and Fort Colville. Though the 6551 pelts from 1836-1852 also included records from areas outside present day Washington, it is highly likely that fisher were present throughout the large, contiguous forested areas of Washington.
History of fisher trapping in Washington
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1896 1st record
1896-1899 25 trapping records
1900-1909 23 trapping records
1910-1919 16 trapping records
1920-1929 12 trapping records
1930-1939 3 trapping records
1934 Fisher trapping banned in WA
1940-1949 3 trapping records
1950-1970 0 trap records
1971 1 trapped
1992 1 photographed in a trap
1994 1 fisher reintroduced from Montana, trapped in Stevens County.
Trapping Fishers
Extensive trapping, and simultaneous loss of habitat through the removal of large tracts of coastal old growth trees, decimated fishers in the Cascades and Olympics. By the 1920
Having heard quite a bit about the "Fisher", "Fisher Cat", and the "Weasel", I wasn't sure of the diffeence so I did a little research.
This is what I came up with......Near the bottom of this there are some prices listed with the number of pelts taken. $340.00 in 1930 money was a hefty sum . However, when we look at the records from 1930 -1939 we see that only nine (9) were reported as being trapped.
To me, I found all this very interesting. I thought I would share it with you.
This is how the name sounds for a "Fisher Cat".
This is what he actually looks like.............
A couple of other interesting things....
He is known as Fisher, Fisher Cat, Pekan Cat, Black Cat, and Marten. He is a very solitary animal, and is dark brown to almost black in color.
He weighs between 7 and 12 pound, with recorded weights of 30 and 40 pounds.
He is approx. 40" long with very large feet, and five sharp toes.
He is a member of the Weasel family, both being members of the greater Skunk family.
The female is sexually active at one year, but posesses a process known as "delayed implantation" that prevents her from giving birth until two years of age. The mateing call of the Fisher is much like the high pitched scream of a child, and is often confused with that of the Panther, or Cougar.
Their range is from Virginia to Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and is found only in North America.
My own home state of Washington has a few. It seems an effort has been made to restore them as they were trapped very heavily during the "Fur Trade" era.
...........................................................
The Fisher in Washington
Evidence of the historic presence of fisher in Washington has been gathered together recently from the records of the Hudson Bay Fur Company. Fisher pelts were sold at Fort Vancouver, Fort Nisqually, Fort Nez Perces, and Fort Colville. Though the 6551 pelts from 1836-1852 also included records from areas outside present day Washington, it is highly likely that fisher were present throughout the large, contiguous forested areas of Washington.
History of fisher trapping in Washington
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1896 1st record
1896-1899 25 trapping records
1900-1909 23 trapping records
1910-1919 16 trapping records
1920-1929 12 trapping records
1930-1939 3 trapping records
1934 Fisher trapping banned in WA
1940-1949 3 trapping records
1950-1970 0 trap records
1971 1 trapped
1992 1 photographed in a trap
1994 1 fisher reintroduced from Montana, trapped in Stevens County.
Trapping Fishers
Extensive trapping, and simultaneous loss of habitat through the removal of large tracts of coastal old growth trees, decimated fishers in the Cascades and Olympics. By the 1920
