Fisher Cat Hunting Maine

Fisher cat hunting trailing a porcupine in snowy forest upstate new york be sure to check 2 more recent videos of a fisher on this channel.

Fisher cat hunting maine. During the summer. It is sometimes misleadingly referred to as a fisher cat although it is not a cat. Adult females are 75 to 95 cm 30 37 in long and weigh 2 0 to 2 5 kg 4 6 lb. If you are trapping in southern maine mdifw would like to know if you accidentally trap or see new england cottontail rabbits.

Went hunting one spring morning in york maine for turkey. This is maine s only native rabbit and mdifw is. Please let us know about any rabbits you see. Based on the appearance of the tracks an attack by a fisher on a lynx would often happen in the middle of a quick snowstorm which may have worked to the advantage of these vicious little.

As it got closer i was very surprised to see it was a litter of four young fisher cats just playing and frolicking. Cottontail rabbits are smaller than snowshoe hare have hind feet less than 4 inches in length and do not turn white in the winter. 1 22 2019 but only cage or. Male and female fishers look similar.

Their coat remains brown all year round. They came within five feet from me and kept on moving. Adult males are 90 to 120 cm 35 47 in long and weigh 3 5 to 6 0 kilograms 8 13 lb. The fisher will kill the rodents.

Since the fisher a medium sized member of the weasel family is the natural hunter and your cat is the artificially introduced species keep your cat in the house. Fisher have become more adapted to living in forests in more suburban areas and are responsible for preying on local house cats. The regulated hunting of other furbearers such as fox coyote raccoon and bobcat is permitted but the hunting of fishers is prohibited. Giving an occasional chirp on my turkey call when i saw movement in the distance heading my way.

Amazing close up footage of a fisher climbing out.