Comments on: New Hampshire Fisher Cats

By: rocky xxi

rocky xxi — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 21:15:18 +0000

I have a fishercat that wanders in and out of my shop. Has not bothered me and keeps rodents in check. I even set up a sort of house for it with a big box and some old packing blankets. The cat doubles as good security also. I’m in Northern NH and I’m sure there are more than we know about.

By: big pete

big pete — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:02:13 +0000

We blamed our dog for killing 3 pet geese, and a bunch of pet rabbits. The rabbits had all their heads bit off. We heard a baby screaming one snowy winter night and today I make amends to my dog (who has past) after 50yrs.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 00:18:19 +0000

I’ve lost a couple cats to fishers here in Milford NH. The only trap good enough for them is a leg trap, which of course I wouldn’t use.
I once called the cops because I thought it sounded like someone was torturing an animal in the woods. It was fisher cats.
I’ve seen them slither across my path while driving down the road. Fortunately for them they are too fast and my car is too slow.

By: irving crumbacher

irving crumbacher — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:23:13 +0000

ever since the fisher cats came onto my land from up north things have been all topsy turvey!! the cows been giving sour milk and all night long the screeching keeps me and my kin awake ! its horible! ol’ granpappy says he aint heard screams like these since he was in the war of northern aggression ‘course that was a long time ago but let me tell you these screechin fish cats scare the livin bejeezus out of me and the missus, sure i been keeping my shoes out in the henhouse like they say ya ought to do to keep them fisher cats away but it aint workin. they been comin up and eatin scraps offin our table at supper time, if this keeps up were gonna have to load up the old jallopey and head out Californy way try to start a new life for ourselves. ill die before that day comes. them fishers can try to take my 40 acres but theyll have to get through me and my boys first. god bless you all.

By: Nicole/MO

Nicole/MO — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:35:17 +0000

In reply to Don Richard. Yes! My parents own a 200 acre farm in Keoltztown, MO. They have set up a feeder down in the woods that is hooked to a motion sensored camera device. They haven't gotten a good picture yet, but they are certain that there is a fisher cat lurking around. They have heard its signature screeching more than a few times at night. A neighbor up the road has also heard it at 2:00 AM while smoking a cigarette on the front porch. My mom contacted the Missori Dept. of Conservation and they said that it was not possible to see a Fisher cat in MO since the creature mostly resides in the northern states.

By: andy

andy — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 02:01:12 +0000

Last march i was hiking up mt. Washington via tuckermans. We stopped to have lunch at a lean too at hojo’s when i heard something behind us in the trees. I took a look and aprox 5 feet above me was a fisher looking down at me. First time i had seen one that close in person. Didnt seemed too frightened. Def a cool looking animal

By: Su

Su — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:01:08 +0000

I was not sure how one of my girls (hen) was killed board day light and I only 50ft away. Never saw a thing. Tonight I saw a fisher cat looking at my side door and on the other side of the door was the other hen, locked up and very safe. That animal zoom through the air over a pile of junk in a split second. No animal has a chance against that killer. Now I know fisher cats are in Ashfield. I cannot let this hen out as the fisher is hunting daylight and with people around, and it knows there is one left.

By: Katt

Katt — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:01:15 +0000

I believe there is a Fisher Den about 15 feet from my house and under my house (large hole dug under porch.) I spotted it running across the yard last week. Found a carcass, of what appeared to be a large rabbit or rodent, 2 feet from the den site. Will animal contol do anything? I have 2 small dogs and a small ShepX. Concerned.

By: Jim Silva

Jim Silva — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:20:29 +0000

I Live in Brentwood NH and I have had many sightings of fisher cats in our wooded back yard. Most recently we have a female that has made a den in in a log pile. Not to worried, they have never bothered us before other than the terrible screeching early mornings. I have a large German Shepard but the fisher doest not seam to be bothered by that either. Fisher is spotted by our pool often think it is looking for water. Beutiful crtters, not to worried , she can stay for now, great for rodent control.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:40:22 +0000

In reply to Heather. You would not say they are a beautiful animal if they had eaten 2 of your pet cats. They are very dangerous and are in many neighborhoods in Connecticut now.