Comments on: Fisher Cat Pictures

By: Stacey

Stacey — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:28:21 +0000

Hi Liz,
I am in the Catskills also and I’ve seen these animals around.
Where was the mother cat when this happened, did she disappear also ?
From what I’ve read, the Fisher can prey on cats and small dogs,
I hope not, but unfortunately it seems that is what might have happened.
I have young 1/2 grown cats,
now that I know they can be dangerous for them, I will keep a closer eye out
and not encourage their presence!
Sorry that that happened to you

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:39:36 +0000

We are in the Catskill Mtns and have seen a fisher on our property. Yesterday afternoon we were out for an hour or so and returned to find our 3 week old kittens gone without a trace, all cat food gone and water knocked over. No prints. Is it possible that a fisher came in through an open window and did all of this???

By: norm

norm — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:07:13 +0000

this audio is the sound of a fisher attacking an animal no doubt about it.

By: norm

norm — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:04:17 +0000

A fisher establish a territory usualy 2 fishers (male &female)10 square miles. They usualy stay around until food is getting scarce. they patrol their territory and usualy comes back to their nest every 4_5 days except when they have a litter . the female stays around the nest while the male patrols the territory on a regular basis.

By: norm

norm — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:56:38 +0000

fisher cats are easy to catch with the right method. A trapper from my place caught 37 one winter . fishers come around my place cuz i live by a farm and ppl getting rid of their cats thinking they will be ok living here are mistaking . the fisher comes around every 2 weeks. i hear him crying almost every time he attacks an animal. OH by the way they make this sound just before attacking a prey ( ive seen it happen). The best thing to do for your pet is to get him in the house before dark. OR hire a professional trapper.

By: dave

dave — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:01:44 +0000

heard the cry about a month ago at 1 in the morning. fisher was back the next night. Heard it again 3days ago at 4 in the morning but this time put the flashlight out the window and saw the glowing eyes. Its a creepy sight at that time. Also have noticed both the squirrel and rabbit population has gone away. Has anyone noticed if the fisher stays around the same spot for a few weeks and then moves on or is it like a month cycle that it returns?

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:14:51 +0000

On April 8th at 1:11 AM, I heard this awful cry, like an animal broke its’ leg or a child screaming in pain… woke me out of a sound sleep and it came from the field and trees across the street. We live in a rural area with lots of wild and domestically wild animals.

The next morning at 10:15 AM I spotted an animal (thought initially it was a raccoon) walking the tree line of our yard heading to the woods and marsh area (lots of wood ducks there). It was about 3-4 feet in length, with a brown or reddish – brown body and a black and brown bushy tail somewhat like a raccoon. It had a weasel like body (tall rear hips to smaller sloping shaped front shoulders) and its face was not that of a weasel, but more like a cat face (longer snout than a cat).

I have not heard or seen this animal since, but the ducks disappeared and the squirrels and rabbits have only recently reappeared. We had two wild domestic cats that I would see from time to time but they have disappeared too.

Could this be a Fisher cat?

By: Bev

Bev — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:18:58 +0000

saw a fisher cat in Shrewsbury near the vetern’s inc property at midnight last night, couldn’t figure out what was making this crow like sound. so I googled it and sure enought a fisher cat. I also have a cat that goes outside only with me and is always on a cat leash attached to a clothes line. She never is off in anyones yard, now I need to realy watch out as I never knew we had fisher cats in the area.

By: sharkman

sharkman — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:13:16 +0000

these varmits make might good eating ! sons-a-bitches taste like chicken !

By: DONNY

DONNY — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:45:09 +0000

HEARD ONE NEAR JASPER,IN WHILE GINSENG HUNTING,VERY NEAR,VERY UNNERVING,VERY AWESOME