Comments on: What is a Fisher Cat and What Does It Look Like

By: Joe F.

Joe F. — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:22:29 +0000

Have started hearing a noise the past few nights that you all seem to be describing, something I never heard before in my life. The first time I heard it, I felt inclined to call the police because it sounded like it was a scream from a women being attacked. I have read a few articles about fisher cats tonight and all of them make it seem that where I live is not fisher cat territory (Westchester County, NY). Anyone else in my area has heard this recently?

By: Holly B

Holly B — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:04:02 +0000

We have fisher cats in the woods of our back yard. We didnt know that we were actually looking at fisher cats until I saw this site and the pics are exactly what we saw. They were dark brown with long tails. I thought they were weasels. It was about 2 in the afternoon and they were in the trees. We live in Bedford NH

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:20:32 +0000

heres an idea, keep your animals inside? but na that be to easy.

By: Animal Lover

Animal Lover — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:13:24 +0000

Was in Indian Lake. NY and one night I heard the most chilling sounds out back off camp one was a cat and the other I wasn’t sure of but it was chilling. Got my husband to come listen and it was obvious a cat was being killed. Husband went out with gun and animal was under camp he could only see eyes and it was making weird growly noises. came inside and went to bed , next morning heard neighbor calling her cat finally went over and told her what I heard it was August 11, 2011. Now there is a terrible odor coming from under camp. Listenend to video on fisher cat and I know that that was what I heard. Neighbor cat never found. Then in Fort Edward , NY went to a friends house and saw a fisher cat in her backyard the neighboring farmer is missing 6 chickens. This was daytime and the previous experience was about 9:30P.M. Just thought someone might be interested.

By: joe varney

joe varney — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:25:31 +0000

We have these Fishers here in Portugal, and their numbers have been increasing steadily. It’s a good thing that they prey on stray cats and dogs (as any ecologically minded person knows the havoc feral animals play with small mammal/bird/lizard/amphibian population) but not so great that they are killing our chickens in broad daylight, 100 yds from where we are working, silently carrying off 3 at a time. We have a secure pen but like to let them free range and not only do we hate fences but they’re prob a waste of time with these critters anyway.
What to do! Traps are out of question for us. As obviously poison. I remember a documentary “the wolf man” about a guy who uses recorded wolf territiorial calls to deter wild wolves from raiding sheep in Poland and Belarussia. Made a living out of it,, fair play, and what a job! Anyway, possibly there’s something out there similar that may deter Fishers, or maybe it will attract them! Or a scent they leave to mark territory? If anybody has any ideas along these lines of eco deterrents please drop us a line. By the way some interesting local deterrents for the Jaboree (wild boars – can eat a lot of spuds) include human hair and used menstrual pads!

By: richard

richard — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:44:14 +0000

they eat just that berries n small rodents w/ no mother to feed it..but now that u know its there’it will grow to b killer..try to catch n relocate to a safer place.keep animals in they come out of hidin just to eat everything….

By: richard

richard — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:41:29 +0000

they will eat your little dogs too.. be very careful.do not walk them at nite they have no fear just hunger

By: richard

richard — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:09:38 +0000

i never seen a cat like that until my cat ran from 1 the other night.i opened the door n she ran up stairs n under the bed. the next nite was awakened by 2 animals fightin in the street.it was 2 huge fisher cats.i chased them w/ a flashlight breakin up the fight.now i know y my little 7lb cat smells the air when she goes out..makin her dash right back in..well i guess shes never to go out again at nite.u r not suppose to let your animals out after nite anyway… becareful people!!!

By: Talia

Talia — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:58:40 +0000

I heard a fisher cat screeching around 2:30 AM last night in Franklin MA. Keep your domestic pets indoors.

By: jim

jim — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:44:18 +0000

I saw a fisher today in the area of the Adams and Cheshire line in western Mass on rt. 116.