Trail cam- fisher?

[battlehammer]

Switched cards out this morning and got this picture- not the best but- anyone- is that a fisher? I've never seen one before

[whaler1]

That's really cool

[Broadhorizons]

Yes

[Nautitroller]

We've had a pair on our land in Tompkins county say good bye to your squirrel population they are voracious eaters. Was kinda cool sitting a treestand without being harassed by the red squirrels!

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[battlehammer]

Ton of squirrels on the property- for now- Just read they are mean SOB's on DEC website-Pic is from Eden in Erie county

[143447]

Basically a miniature wolverine. Yes nasty I have a trail cam of one in Allegany 3 years ago got 6 hanging now hoping to get more but seeing way too many pics of these past 2 years

[steelie]

Cool pic Jeff... definatly what it is. I saw 2 this past fall

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Edited June 13, 2016 by steelie

[EsoxAC3]

Thats a good sized one too. Nice pic, man.

[EsoxAC3]

The old timers at hunting camp on the Tug tell the story about one of our original late members, a logger by trade, who trapped fisher to pay the annual property taxes..... For a couple years during the 70s the DEC was paying top dollar for fisher that were trapped and brought in live to be studied. The story goes that the fisher were so nasty and tough (just like the logger as it would happen) that they broke through all but one of the metal cages used to transport them. The logger had it timed.... He knew he had about 40 minutes before the thing broke free and he had to dance with the devil, lol. He trapped 5 that season, taxes were paid, life was good. One of natures impressive small powder kegs.

[battlehammer]

I hope I get a chance to see it while on stand this year- just not in my stand!

[Nautitroller]

They leave the coolest track in the snow, their tail swishes back n forth and leaves kinda a snake like print. While deer hunting they come thru like they own the woods, and they kinda do:lol: