One october evening while about 20ft in a tree I heard this scratching sound at the base of the tree I was in. I looked down at whatlooked like a overgrown ferret and watched as this creature slowly climbed its way up the tree. At this point I waved my arms and yelled at the little creature, and I apparently startled it and it started climbing the tree as fast as it could. I didnt react, I just watched in confusion as this overgrown tree rat was coming right for me.

He stopped at the bottom of my climber and started scratching the straps that were hanging off the climber. Then the little bastard ran around the other side of the tree and when I looked up there was a 7 point watching the episode unfold. Now focused on the deer, I tried to get my bow off the hook and the little devil(nasty teeth and claws) was hissing at me. By this time the 7point high tailed it, so extremely frustrated and feeling like I was on some kind of hidden camera show resorted to trying to stab the rat with my arrow. As soon as I poked it he took off and I was left thinking that this had to be the strangest hunting day of my life.

Turns out that the animal is a Fisher and are being reintroduced into the game lands in PA. Evil tree Rats.........