Leave them alone. Fishers are also excellent tree climbers, effectively cutting off the cat’s typical escape route. So far my requests to the Department of Fish and Wildlife to have an open hunting season on fisher cats has fallen on def ears. Dont get me wrong, a fisher will not hunt humans, but if you stumble onto one it will attack even if you have a large dog with you. We burried her in our yard. Thought it might be a fisher cat and listened to the sound on a website to verify. The animal was ducking down and then looking up again at the light. I never saw or hear dof them until now, Saw two baby fisher cats in the rocks between the path and the water around 1:15pm on the Cape side of the canal. I live in storrs ct. I saw my first large fisher cat last Friday on the hill behind my house (Sutton, NH, we just moved in) at 4 in the afternoon. Otto and myself saw another Fisher this morning! Noted dark brown/black, 18″ body with 18″ bushy tail, short legs did not sink into snow, no tracks visible. I live in Peabody Ma. The screeching sounded like a cat’s voice superimposed over the voice of a child crying for help. The animal control officer in the next town said my dogs, Labrador retrievers would not stand a chance against a fisher cat. I saw one this morning in S. Walpole, MA, it walked across the backyard. I’ll add my story to your collection. I thought it might have been a black bear because we live in a wooded area where they are. I was in Gloucester this weekend and by the artist colony I saw a hole in an eve and as we were walking past one fell out and the other ones faces were looking out of the hole . My husband followed it as it ran into the woods and up a tree. Seen one a few years ago on Pelham rd. Why is there the need to kill or trap? The horse did not make it. km. It is probably the same fisher cat as they live on the other side of the wooded area. There was a special on Chronicle a couple years ago about whether fishers are on the cape. Later this morning I searched the web and recognize the pictures on Wikipedia. Very distinct sound…I googled fisher cat sounds and yup definately a fisher cat !! It was either a squirrel or a rabbit. IT’S SO UPSETTING. Be careful they can be vicious. She had been sitting on an egg in her coop for about 2 weeks. The other day about dusk I opened my front door and did not notice the fisher cat in my bushes, but my cat sensed him. im just kinda suprised being that we are talking about the end of Long Island. I listened for a few minutes and thought it was a pack of coyotes back there. This is my 4th sighting this year, but still haven’t heard the scream. A coyote would never leave anything behind? I’d like to know if it will hurt a human being? It ran to the waters edge, and disappeared into a pile of old gray stone in a cluster of trees. in a pretty central location but do have woods in the back of my yard and boy last night I was woken by the sounds of the fisher! I tend to agree w/ you about the visious but efficient way they feed.Our neighbor created a ferrel cat colony,after many months and calls to the board of health, I barrowed a backhoe and removed 6 1/2 cu.yds of ferrel crap and urine filled soil.To stop the health risk to my kids,the D.E.P.brought in a Fisher Cat! Nor are they prone to fishing. This fisher was smaller than a cat and jet black. She will not go out side now with out being forced because shes scared shi* less! I’m thinking it is either a fisher cat or a bob cat because of the similar paw prints left in the snow. The pepper spray also gives me an added sense of security. I don’t know what he died of because he actually looked like he was a healthy baby (while alive). I quickly walked toward the house keeping the light on him. Yesterday about 7:30 AM the dog barked and bolted down the trail 15 feet ,I dident know what was happening and then i saw a large black , bushey tailed Ferrit type animal run up a large tree about 6 feet . We’ve seen larger fishers but I think what saw was a very rare sighting – especially right on our back door step. This animal was very dark brown allmost black , short legs ,small round head with round ears close to its head ,it carried in its mouth something lighter in color i could see no features to what it carried , it looked like a large egg . I came out on the deck, looked down and there it was, about to enter a wooded area on the property. No more. My dogs are 120 lbs, 130 lbs and 50 lbs, should I worry it will confront/stalk/attack us? they will take anything on, even you!!!!! I’ve lived in Harpswell Maine for six years and never saw or heard from fishers until this year. I sat bolt-upright in bed. Charlton, MA. in the fenced in area. My condolences to all that have lost pets. My neighbor spotted the animal which allowed us to finally pinpoint what it was. My wife spotted one walking through our yard. I have a neighbor and her husband who swear one was on their porch just the other night. It then moved back and forth parallel to my yard, but never totally revealing itself. The other neighbors are reporting lost cats as well. It was running along a seawall by the water. When I shined the light, and 2 beady green eyes lit right up. I saw one last week, right in Provincetown, Ma off of Commercial street near the boatslip at about 2.30 in the morning. A few minutes later, I was standing in front of my kitchen windows, which were open, and I heard growling. That was in the middle of Manchester, NH; with only a few trees here and there! I can hear him screaming loudly as he passes behind my house…same path every two or three nights or so. Chipmunk and squirrel populations have disappeared over the last 2 years. We wasted no time and ran to the car. Think safty first and everyone will coexist. Also, if you are in great horned owl territory and your cats are out at night – those big owls have been known to take cats, too. I cannot find this information online….any suggestions? Two of my cats have died too. It is very dark out there and I was very uneasy being there. Another area attached housed another rooster who must also be traumatized. About 2 weeks ago, I awoke in the middle of the night at 4:30 am. They have not been documented in Mass. Then everybody settles in. WE caught it in our headlights coming home last night , Halloween, a bit creepy. I looked it up and it 2 days ago, 21 Aug 2012, I was rushed by a very large fisher cat that was on top of my car, it came within 6 feet of me before it bolted into the woods! But the bounding leaps of a fisher cat traversing open land is unmistakeable. “Fisher” is the most frequently used common name and is thought to have originated from the fisher’s resemblance to a European polecat named … Never saw it return down the tree. SHE HAS HAD HER CAT WITH US FOR A FEW YEARS AND SHE HAS A CHANCE TO TAKE HER CAT, YET WITH THESE CREATURES ABOUT, IT’S AN STICKY SITUATION. This is why we have coyetes & fox in rural areas, they have to have someplace to live, mate, eat. At first I thought something was being killed in the woods, but someone told me that a fisher makes that awful noise to stun its prey. It was very black. My family saw a fisher cat wandering around our backyard in Coventry, CT. Once the creature heard us, it scooted away as fast as it could go. Great story and a great image in my had of a woman sitting straight up in bed at the sound of the cries downstairs. Biologists checking on the camera traps often came across weasels exploring the bait stations. Keep your pets inside. I think he was more scared of us than anything else. I live in Holyoke, MA and we heard that distinct cry last week, on a couple of evenings, coming from the sparse woods behind our home. We could not see it but it appeared by it’s screeching sound to be proceeding up the hill and across the street into the neighbors yards. If you don’t want your cat or small dog to be eaten. It had been previously spooked by our neighbor, thus why the fisher was up there in the first place. I had never heard of a fisher cat until yesterday when a neighbor told me she had seen one. The one I saw was larger than a cat, but smaller than an adult cyotte. Moves fast. In the winter of 2009 taking care of feral cats for a neighbor we found a dead cat with the belly missing and the ground around the kill all torn up with larger foot prints as if it had chased the cat for a long period of time. It was in April. I mean what did it do? . OUT HERE IN THE WEST, WOLVES ARE ACCUSED OF MASS KILLING. I thought someone was being murdered… it was horrible! Check out the other entries in the series here. when I turned around to focus I noticed that it was a fisher cat. So far, I don’t recall hearing anything like the screech type call attributed to them. No offense, but this is not living up to that responsibility. I came to the conclusion that it was indeed a Fisher Cat after I went on this website and heard the audio of the scream. We have someone trapping foxes for us on our property because we thought they were what had been attacking bunnies, etc. It was fast but low to the ground. Luckily we do not have any animals but I hope that all of the neighbors animals are safe inside their houses! Last night, the fisher was screaming for about 5 minutes and woke us up! Now I know why all my wild turkeys are gone…. Today we have not seen any. Why can’t we shoot them if on our property? I can’t stop doing research on them. I HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT FISHER CATS BEFORE UNTILL RECENTLY. Not just bite its neck. These poor animals are SO confused. I saw one in my neighborhood this morning in West Springfield, MA. It is definately a fisher cat because I have seen it at least twice and have smelled it many many times. I hope their population won’t start increasing! They have dark brown fur and a long furry tail 12 to 16 1/2 inches long. Heard one again a little while ago. The next day someone suggested that it may have been a fisher. Just park a chair and a thermos of coffee out by the coop for a few nights and get it done. I live across from a marsh and have small wooded areas in my neighborhood together with lots of rocks and ledge, in Gloucester, MA. She showed very little interest in the door at all. I moved to Leominster, MA about 8 months ago and this is the first time I’ve heard of fisher cats. And their hind paws can rotate nearly 180 degrees, allowing them to come back down a trunk headfirst. At first I thought it was a person stalking me, it sounded just like that! This morning while fishing the 5 Mile River near rt 44 in Putnam CT a Fisher Cat appeared and did its foraging in and around the trees and shrubs on the river bank scarcely a few feet away. We’ve seen scarcely one since the fisher arrived. Plenty of wild life around, now something new and a bit cocerning . Hear you guys says whole chickens were left and reading the info on fisher cats really makes me think thats the animal that cought him. These carnivores, which are members of the musk-scented weasel family, were re-introduced into Cumberland County in 2002. Eventually it jumped off the boardwalk and ran across the sand towards the water (perhaps looking for a treat). My cats were on the deck just outside the bedroom door. Some people “do not” let their cats out; the cats sneak out the door. We live in an area where the neighbors are willing to get together and have traps set on their properties – hoping to reduce the number of fishers somewhat. I understand the food chain and I don’t mind when a fox, hawk, or coyote take my chickens, I know they have eaten the bird or at least brought it back to their dens, what I can’t stand about the fisher cat is that when it kills it seems to just do it for fun. I walked into the chicken coop as a fisher grabbed a young chicken by the neck and tried to take off with it. Luckily we ran out and the fisher ran away. If there was an ax murderer loose in your city, what would you do? I just, a few minutes ago while sitting at the PC with a window right by it, saw a large dark weasel type animal jump up on the fir treed berm which we have along our front drive. REST ASSURED…THE BABY LIKE SCREAMING IS WHEN THEIR FOOD SOURCE IS IN DANGER…OR WHEN MATING….THE MOST COMMON SOUND IS ALMOST LIKE ROLLING YOUR TONGUE AND MAKING A LOUD RATTLE SNAKE SOUND. He did not attempt to strike the cat through the screen.He did not hiss or arch his back. I saw one walking trough my back yard woods yesterday. Recently a Fishr cat was seen in New York State in Vestal Center. The daily movement is observed to be 1.5 to 3 km in a day, but this distance is known to vary given the weather conditions. I was more surprised than anything to believe that such a reclusive creature like a fisher cat could inhabit a city beach with no forest regions in site. A neighbor in Adams MA saw one this past week. I left a blog earlier this morning and have since read some of the blogs posted earlier, one blogger had said she was happy she had dogs and not cats, we have both. we have a 5-10lb poodle, who was outside one last time and I left for two minutes and herd a horrible yelp! I also have a plank bird feeder where it eats from. The fisher is found in Canada along the Pacific Northwest coast of British Columbia, in northern Alberta and from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland. Our cat has very large puncture wounds in his head from an unknown attack. Fishers by nature do not like open spaces and prefer tree cover or coniferous forests to dwell in. The cat had many puncture wounds but lived. Safety first! My neighbor was in his yard, looking in my direction, it was 9pm and dark: I called out to my neighbor to let him know I was out there, because he looked nervous. A large black fisher popped out onto the path about 50 feet ahead of us. You said what I was about to. The animal was about 12 feet away and was not scared of me in the least. It was a dark colored cat about 3′ in length with a long bushy tail, ears close to the head with a dark muzzle around the base of the head. I live relative close to the downtown area and I’ve read that fishers try to stay away from humans. It was viciously attacking and had the cat down and was biting at the cats hind end and legs. Yikes these things scare me. Our two rat terriers came dashing out thru the flap and ran to the barn entry, barking and hopping mad, noses to the ground and hackles raised. We do not have any cats, but there are some roaming wild in the neighborhood. I showed the picture to my knowledgeable neighbors who identified it as a fisher cat, albeit with unusual markings. No sign of any rabbits around anymore. Originally we suspected it was a fight from another cat but now we are wondering of these animals had something to do with it. My husband wasn’t fazed by this as he did have a chain saw in his hand in case it decided to attack. I would say it was a male, because he was about 4 ft. long. Tonight I didnt see it, but let me tell you I heard it. ? When we mentioned our experience to friends many of them have also spotted Fishers in Truro Ma. I live in Worcester, MA and one has been killing the cat’s in the neighborhood. We have several neighbors who have cats as pets, hope they take them in at night. I was in Essex Mass on July 4th and one suprisingly jumped in front of our car and walked down the street before scurrying under a fence. I’m in Madison, CT. About 6:30 this evening, saw what I first thought was a cat walking along the edge of the yard. Preston,CT. Since that night I have seen it at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.. I saw what looked like a fisher cat take off. I saw it walk straight up a large oak tree and climb back down head first. To hear it, go here . It confirmed my suspicion that an animal who rushed by me, hose in hand while in my backyard last August, was indeed a Fisher! A few years ago our tough and hardy in door / out door cat went missing. I don’t care if you are on large amounts of acres they are prey to both coyotes and fisher cats. He was very close to the deck and finally ran away as we yelled. We have 6 acres, heavily wooded. Come on! I saw a fisher cat in a neighbor’s back yard around 4:30 today. Our neighborhood has been kept up many nights by a fisher cat. I’d tried so hard to keep him in, but he got out and did not return. Reading, MA. I’m not sure how I will handle this fisher, I have thought about this problem for a while now, most of the old timers just say shoot the damn thing, but I understand its role in nature, but I swear its killing my birds for fun, and if its for fun then that isn’t natural and I will have to protect my flocks. I drove past a fisher cat that had been struck off of 495 North from Lowell to Andover. we live at 1120 mammoth road. My first thought was maybe it was some sort of owl or bird , a few minutes later another screech began further out in the woods and the two were going back and forth . As for the person in leominster ya there is a real good chance that there are fishers in your area… maybe even the same one that spends time in my yard, I’m only 2 towns away. One lives in Duxbury and the other in Pembroke. Anonymous. i am relieved to here that there is a fox and 3 babies living under a shed 2 houses away from me. We live about an hour north west of Philadelphia in western Montgomery County, PA. Heard one for the first time around 3am last night, creepy !!! This morning my husband looked out in the backyard over the fenced in garden and there is a den dug in an old Wood Check hole. There are enough wild ones out there.Don’t contribute to the problem! the fisher cat in my area is very large (3-3.5 ft) and almost all black. Last time we tried that we almost eraticated the wolf. However, Fishers are excellent tree climbers and commonly prey on Squirrels. March24 I saw a Fisher cat around noon time up in the woods here in Peabody. THANKS. I saw 2 fisher cats in large suburb near a busy street and several schools. It turned and stared at me before I drove on. the suspect is: a fisher. For years we have dealt with deer, fox and coyotes. My Salon is collecting it for me now. I live in Trinity County (Lewiston, California) and as far as I know these creatures are not native to this area. They dug a hole under my fence. then it droped to the ground and ran the other way . And supposedly red foxes don’t climb. It did not approach or follow. Then he east his lunch…mmmmmmmmmmm !!! Think about it. coyotes and racoons have come and gone also could explain the death of our cats. But to be fair to the dog, it only had three legs and couldn’t defend itself well. Is this sighting something that should be reported to the town, I saw one yesterday in my front yard crossing the street. we ran out side with flashlights and spotted it sitting on the rocks along side of the house. A friend of mine called me after seeing a Fisher Cat leaving his property. An electronic collar will just hang them to death. Yesterday they were out there all day eating. I’ve only ever seen them in Lincoln; never in Sudbury where I live. Take better care of your animals and take some responsibility before starting a witch hunt for wildlife that belongs here! I called my dog in (she was very interested in something) and hoped she did not get sprayed. Our street runs along the Farmington River and a bike trail so there’s quite a bit of surrounding woods where we live (Farmington, CT). Could Have been hearing them recently near our house in North Attleboro, MA. My dog , a pyrennes , is always barking at everything, I was surprised that this time he just stood there at attention , no barking at all , listening to these strange noises coming from the woods , perhaps as curious and puzzled as I was.. My Neighbor saw a fisher yesterday. Eliminating Fisher Cats Buy devices for deterring predators. They are however active during both daytime as ell as night time and that too, mostly during the time just before sunset and just before sunrise, when it mainly searches for food. Our neighborhood is full of dogs so I was surprised that it seemed so comfortable wandering through. Help?! I bearly had my slippers on from the porch when I heard a horrible barking sound I moved closer to the coop and called my dogs to come back. I ran into the house to get a flashlight and the light hit its eyes…i wondered what it was. I only saw it for about 20 seconds or so. Keeping cats inside away from fishers is a great idea- but I have chickens, ducks, turkeys, pheasants and peacocks and this morning there were two fishers in my barnyard. I live in Middleboro near Rochester Mass. New Albany, Indiana…i Saw one near the woods by a neighborhood park ! They are about the creepiest thing to hear when you do not know what it is. I know fisher cats will eat cats and other small animals, but will really fisher cats go after humans? We looked outside and saw a small frame Weasel type animal in the tree about 75 feet from the house. Today my neighbor said she heard the screech and got up to close the windows as her dog was crazy. I cannot keep our dogs inside all the time but I am not letting them out of my sight. Well for the last week, I have been hearing screeching noises and told my husband that it must be the foxes out again. Trapping Fishers: try using beef suet as bait. Afterwards we saw only some white and gray hair and fisher cat paw prints on the dew covered deck. I really thought that a person was being hurt. Screamed this morning at 4am for bout an hour. Hi, I live in East Prov RI, I have heard a few people say they saw a fisher cat in the neighborhood, I have never seen or hear it. Thought it was just some creepy cat but I listened to the clip and determined that this was it! I saw a fisher cat from my second floor window on June 9 2012 at 4Am.Today June11 2012 at7.32PM i heard the scream went out back saw my cat and a fisher cat 20 feet apart the fisher cat looked up at me and slowly walked into the brush. Just this morning, I saw an animal, which after some research, I am pretty sure was a fisher, lope through our back yard. He was not afraid of me at all. There are Fisher Cats on Cape Cod! I’ve lost six cats in the 30 years I’ve lived in Vermont. We live in Maine about 5 miles from town. noise in the hilly, wooded land behind my Cheshire, CT, home! Sorry I forgot to say where we are located in the earlier post. We have a fisher living in our area, which is Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada. Defenders successfully advocated for protecting the highly isolated fisher population in the southern Sierra Nevada under both the federal and California endangered species acts. up into the woods, so maybe that’s what attracted it. I’d pay to see that, you tool.. Thanks for any and all help. MY HUSBAND WAS WATERING THE LAWN AT DUSK WHEN HE SAID THE CREATURE HE SAW WAS ALL FURRY WALKING LIKE ON HIS FOREARMS, LONG SNOUT, SMALL EYES,AND LONG TAIL SLINKING ACROSS OUR SMALL NEIGBHORHOOD INTO THE SMALL WOODEN AREA ACROSS THE ROAD.WE HAVE AN OLDER CAT THAT WILL NOT COME INSIDE AT NIGHT NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. The one I saw last evening was tan in color with a brown of black tail. What a horrible sound! As a result, the team used camera traps to better understand fisher occupancy at these sites. Their sound is very unsettling, especially when it wakes you from a dead sleep in the middle if the night. Their habitat is also linked with species of rodents that they eat, particularly the sensu lato (Rattus rattus). -Wellington, Maine. Our other chickens have been kept in the barn (normally free range by day) but one month to the day, we lost 3 chickens during the day. I live on a lake in Smithfield, RI and all week we have heard screeching all night long from across the lake. I got several nice pictures of him as he walked down the hill screaming like crazy. She stays relatively near me and always comes in when I am ready. I have no doubts that you have fisher cats on the cape because we have them in Marshfield. Saw one this morning 8am in Warwick RI by Brushneck Cove. By the way, for those of you who’ve commented on how to get rid of the Fishers in your area, we just ordered a product called “The Guardian” – it’s a product that uses high pitched sound frequency to discourage outside pests. First I thought they were otters, but they could be Fishercats, both tend to I suspect the answer is yes but just curious. The fisher is a small, carnivorous mammal native to North America, a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States. I realized what the weasel-looking creature was and grabbed a large stick from a pile that was on the side of the trail. Saw the fisher again yesterday in our backyard (Boxford, MA) around 10am. Our neighbor had all his lights on, he was out with a big flashlight in his front yard, and looked nervous himself! How much territory would one fisher cover? I have seen one in the Blue Hills, which are not far from here. A fisher killed 7 of my friends cats and mauled one. The sheep is in rough condition. Trap them to relocate them!! Her hair stood up on her back, she was barking and growling. It continued for about 5 minutes. I don’t let my dogs out back at night anymore for their last run of the nite so I have to take them out on a leash in the front yard where there is light, and keep my eyes open. Down near the power plant. Geeeeeshh.. What’s next. I sure as hell don’t want one hanging around in my back yard! I heard their noise over the sound of the TV, with my windows closed. It was black and I think it had some gold flecks in it. I guess fishers think kitties taste better than chickens . Right there sitting on the edge of the outside sill was a fisher! Too early for the ducks to have a nest with eggs yet. Howerver, the wolves, larger cats, and bears will still be around. They wake me up out of a deep sleep. Just got back from walking my dog on a side road toward the beach in Madison, CT and what I thought was a muskrat crossed our path. Supposedly you can set the frequency to a certain range to ward off certain pests/animals. The video that shows a dog attacking a young fisher cat is disturbing, and I would like to say to the owner of that dog, that you could not love your pet very much. I live in a very populated beach area in Niantic CT, however there are 35 acres of woods behind me. The site says they won’t dwell near humans, but he seemed rather comfortable with my presence, as if he already knew my smell. Until very recently, only rare reports of fisher sightings have been reported by the Massachusetts Audubon Society; however, since 2000, these sightings have increased substantially in number especially in areas of eastern Massachusetts. Kids were attacked by a fisher in W.Springfield MA, while waiting for the bus, so yes they will attack humans big and small for no reason day or night! I saw one about 4:30 pm in my backyard on Fernwood Drive in East Longmeadow, Mass on the 4th. That thing really frightened me! The cats aren’t indigenous to the area, so I’m puzzled. He couldn’t believe the strange noise! It was heading down to the Santuit River. He seemed to know exactly where the cat would be.Obviously he has been around and not noticed by me. They dont have any natural preditors here in conn but I understand the state let loose four sets of mountain lion to take care of that. Now realizing that they may attack humans if they feel threatened this is not comforting news. I had my third sighting of a large fisher this am. We don’t get much wildlife in our neighborhood due to the large dog population on my street. Any idea on how big an animal the fisher will attack? We live in Madison, CT. Fishers by nature do not like open spaces and prefer tree cover or coniferous forests to dwell in. Yes, lots of cats disappearing from the neighborhood. so you wouldn’t try to catch the axe murderer? dog. I wanted to let that blogger know that fisher cats have been known to attack and kill animals as large as full grown deer and coyotes. I took my dog out at midnight the other night and heard a strange screech from the woods. Saw one in our woods in Weston, MA, and have heard the screeches many times. I have a suggestion on trapping: try baiting with beef suet. and I’m not that good with the computer so I don’t know the website. Our indoor cat never went out from babyhood onwards and would back away from an open door as if the larger world was too dangerous to go out into. and so i opened my window and made a very loud sound and all of a sudden i didn’t hear any noises. It made me very nervous. I’m glad my cats come in at night. Here, a raven attacks the beaver meat bait set out for the fishers. Unfortunately I am living in Maine now and my cat escaped near the vet’s office in an unfamiliar area, “displaced” is the term they use, and there is a lot of wooded areas and I fear for his life as he was only 3 miles from home and hasn’t showed up for a month. Hoping the cats find a good hiding place and not get caught. It really took me by surprise as I had never seen one before. There is pair of Fishers that I’ve seen and that make themselves heard daily around the house here in central KY. They’re not the first seen in Shelby Co. Must have moved back in!! This is next to Nickerson St. Pk. I came home and my wife suggested that maybe it was a fisher cat. It showed no fear of me as I fished from the middle of the river in waders and the whole event took several minutes before the cat left my vicinity. I hike my dogs every morning along a path through dense woods and was caught off guard when I saw a Fisher cat this morning. Is anything out there to keep Fisher Cats away? 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