Anyone have a photo of a "Fisher" (animal)?
04-20-2008, 06:39 AM
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Dominant Buck
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Anyone have a photo of a "Fisher" (animal)?
My sister in law is in town from Connecticut....and she says she's seen one, twice, in the last 9 years.
I'm wondering what their range is in the US. My landowner has seen "something" he can't accurately describe, here.....and I was just wondering. I know NOTHING about this animal.
Any help?
I'm wondering what their range is in the US. My landowner has seen "something" he can't accurately describe, here.....and I was just wondering. I know NOTHING about this animal.
Any help?
04-20-2008, 06:46 AM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: maine
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RE: Anyone have a photo of a "Fisher" (animal)?
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2299436&mpage=1
look at post 21 in this thread, their is a good pic of one
look at post 21 in this thread, their is a good pic of one
04-20-2008, 07:08 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
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RE: Anyone have a photo of a "Fisher" (animal)?
Jeff, their range is expanding all the way from Canada to Virginia now. I just read soemthign on the VA wildlife commission that they have established themselves there. Really neat animals. I have 3 in the freezer right now that I am gonna do for a competition piece
04-20-2008, 09:18 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Anyone have a photo of a "Fisher" (animal)?
dave, i dont know if they do eat porcipines...rumor has it that the PA game commission reestablished populations in PA to help control the porcis because they are the only thing that will eat them but they found out that they dont eat them.
my buddy has a camp up north and once they started seeing fishers they noticed that the squirrel population plumeted. they used to have tons of grey and black squirrels...ive been hunting up there for probably 5 years now and i havent seen a squirrel yet...i have seen many different porcis...i havent seen a fisher yet...found tracks...the population seems to be pretty strong though...different guys have seen fishers way far apart around the same time on the same day...and a guy ran a trap line across the road and caught and released like 4 or something last year...the PGC proposed a season for them...im pumped...might have to learn to trap! we go up for a week or so between Christmas and Newyears every year..
i saw something in a different county i cant ID...it was either a weasle, mink, or fisher...all i know is when it came through the chipmunks in the area went NUTS and didnt like it at all...i didnt realize how much higher i was in my stand than im used to so i couldnt get a good judgment of size on it...
my buddy has a camp up north and once they started seeing fishers they noticed that the squirrel population plumeted. they used to have tons of grey and black squirrels...ive been hunting up there for probably 5 years now and i havent seen a squirrel yet...i have seen many different porcis...i havent seen a fisher yet...found tracks...the population seems to be pretty strong though...different guys have seen fishers way far apart around the same time on the same day...and a guy ran a trap line across the road and caught and released like 4 or something last year...the PGC proposed a season for them...im pumped...might have to learn to trap! we go up for a week or so between Christmas and Newyears every year..
i saw something in a different county i cant ID...it was either a weasle, mink, or fisher...all i know is when it came through the chipmunks in the area went NUTS and didnt like it at all...i didnt realize how much higher i was in my stand than im used to so i couldnt get a good judgment of size on it...
04-20-2008, 09:38 AM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
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RE: Anyone have a photo of a "Fisher" (animal)?
ORIGINAL: mauser06
dave, i dont know if they do eat porcipines...rumor has it that the PA game commission reestablished populations in PA to help control the porcis because they are the only thing that will eat them but they found out that they dont eat them.
my buddy has a camp up north and once they started seeing fishers they noticed that the squirrel population plumeted. they used to have tons of grey and black squirrels...ive been hunting up there for probably 5 years now and i havent seen a squirrel yet...i have seen many different porcis...i havent seen a fisher yet...found tracks...the population seems to be pretty strong though...different guys have seen fishers way far apart around the same time on the same day...and a guy ran a trap line across the road and caught and released like 4 or something last year...the PGC proposed a season for them...im pumped...might have to learn to trap! we go up for a week or so between Christmas and Newyears every year..
i saw something in a different county i cant ID...it was either a weasle, mink, or fisher...all i know is when it came through the chipmunks in the area went NUTS and didnt like it at all...i didnt realize how much higher i was in my stand than im used to so i couldnt get a good judgment of size on it...
dave, i dont know if they do eat porcipines...rumor has it that the PA game commission reestablished populations in PA to help control the porcis because they are the only thing that will eat them but they found out that they dont eat them.
my buddy has a camp up north and once they started seeing fishers they noticed that the squirrel population plumeted. they used to have tons of grey and black squirrels...ive been hunting up there for probably 5 years now and i havent seen a squirrel yet...i have seen many different porcis...i havent seen a fisher yet...found tracks...the population seems to be pretty strong though...different guys have seen fishers way far apart around the same time on the same day...and a guy ran a trap line across the road and caught and released like 4 or something last year...the PGC proposed a season for them...im pumped...might have to learn to trap! we go up for a week or so between Christmas and Newyears every year..
i saw something in a different county i cant ID...it was either a weasle, mink, or fisher...all i know is when it came through the chipmunks in the area went NUTS and didnt like it at all...i didnt realize how much higher i was in my stand than im used to so i couldnt get a good judgment of size on it...
04-20-2008, 10:07 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
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RE: Anyone have a photo of a "Fisher" (animal)?
Maryland has a regulated season on them, nov1-jan19, with a limit of 1 per season. I thought I saw one in my chickens one night about a year ago (before I put in more fencing to secure things) but it may have been aweasel too.
04-20-2008, 10:38 AM
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RE: Anyone have a photo of a "Fisher" (animal)?
ORIGINAL: mauser06
dave, i dont know if they do eat porcipines...rumor has it that the PA game commission reestablished populations in PA to help control the porcis because they are the only thing that will eat them but they found out that they dont eat them.
my buddy has a camp up north and once they started seeing fishers they noticed that the squirrel population plumeted. they used to have tons of grey and black squirrels...ive been hunting up there for probably 5 years now and i havent seen a squirrel yet...i have seen many different porcis...i havent seen a fisher yet...found tracks...the population seems to be pretty strong though...different guys have seen fishers way far apart around the same time on the same day...and a guy ran a trap line across the road and caught and released like 4 or something last year...the PGC proposed a season for them...im pumped...might have to learn to trap! we go up for a week or so between Christmas and Newyears every year..
i saw something in a different county i cant ID...it was either a weasle, mink, or fisher...all i know is when it came through the chipmunks in the area went NUTS and didnt like it at all...i didnt realize how much higher i was in my stand than im used to so i couldnt get a good judgment of size on it...
dave, i dont know if they do eat porcipines...rumor has it that the PA game commission reestablished populations in PA to help control the porcis because they are the only thing that will eat them but they found out that they dont eat them.
my buddy has a camp up north and once they started seeing fishers they noticed that the squirrel population plumeted. they used to have tons of grey and black squirrels...ive been hunting up there for probably 5 years now and i havent seen a squirrel yet...i have seen many different porcis...i havent seen a fisher yet...found tracks...the population seems to be pretty strong though...different guys have seen fishers way far apart around the same time on the same day...and a guy ran a trap line across the road and caught and released like 4 or something last year...the PGC proposed a season for them...im pumped...might have to learn to trap! we go up for a week or so between Christmas and Newyears every year..
i saw something in a different county i cant ID...it was either a weasle, mink, or fisher...all i know is when it came through the chipmunks in the area went NUTS and didnt like it at all...i didnt realize how much higher i was in my stand than im used to so i couldnt get a good judgment of size on it...
