Fisher Cat video shows a fisher (animal) caught in a trap. The video was provided as a courtesy from one of our followers, Ken F, from NH. Here is the comment from Ken:

This video is of a fisher that I caught on 5/21/15 in my Have-A-Heart trap baited with cat food.

Some critter had been digging up my newly planted vegetable and I thought it might be a skunk or opossum so I was quite surprised to see this fisher in the trap. I had heard it’s distinctive cry previously but, like most people, had never seen it so it was pretty cool to see it up close.

Based on its’ size, coloring and lack of visible genitalia, I “think” it was a female though I can’t be certain. I’d say it was approximately 20″ in length (not including tail) and weighed approximately 10lbs. Also, when I initially approached it in the cage, “she” rolled over on her back in a submission posture and so my guess is that a male would probably be much more aggressive and not do that.

In doing more research on this elusive creature, I found that fishers are really good to have around in that they primarily eat mice, voles, chipmunks and squirrels (which my yard has plenty of) with the occasional porcupine and carrion thrown in when available. According to various naturalists and the NH Fish & Game, they don’t go after cats, dogs or people unless their normal food supply is very low and they are threatened so…I released her back into my yard after thanking her for getting rid of my pests and asking her nicely to please stop digging up my veggies!

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Our dog (Annie – Golden Retriever) was going crazy this morning (April 6, 2009) to get out into our (Andover, MA) backyard.  My wife noticed something brown walking along the top rail of our chain link fence and recognized it as a Fisher Cat.  When Annie ran out, the Fisher ran up a small pine tree.  Not realizing it was on the other side of the fence, it nervously chattered at us while we took pictures of it.  It eventually realized it was protected, climbed down the tree (only a few feet in front of me), leapt into the neighbor’s yard and ran off.  Annie cornered one up a tree a couple years ago as well.

In the second photo, you can notice the blurred horizontal line toward the bottom.  That’s the top rail of the chain link fence.

Video of the Fisher Cat

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Difference between a FisherCat Scream and Red Fox Sound

The user who submitted this video thinks it may be a fisher cat but after listening to it, it almost sounds like a dog or a fox bark.  Some of our readers say the Red Fox Scream is often mistaken for a fisher at scream.  What do you think? Is this video below a fisher or Red Fox Sounds?

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