Picture of visitor this morning - What is it?

Partikle · Post by **Partikle** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 11:17 am

I didn't see any deer this morning but this fellow came by for a visit. What is it? I'm guessing a ferret, mink, weasel, martin, fisher, Tasmanian devil?

Do you think he would let me pet him?

Partikle

Allan · Post by **Allan** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:02 pm

That there, is a fisher. Cute maybe, vicious for sure! Last year here in Alexandria (Ontario), a woman who kept rabbits in her barn, unintentionally cornered a fisher and it attacked her. Left her scared and cut up. The fisher had been "stealing" her rabbits through the cages.

These critters are responsible for a lot of lost farm cats.

Newbi · Post by **Newbi** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:16 pm

The critter is a Fisher. It is a member of the weasle family and one of the only animals that regularly dines on Porcupines. Tough and resorceful animal.

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:32 pm

Try to pet him and you'd probably think Tasmanian Devil for sure

None of them in this area, but he looks similar to our mink. Looks like longer legs, and I'm guessing a lot bigger.

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:48 pm

Naw it's a ferret....

Sure some super pictures...

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:20 pm

Ferret

fisher

darkhollowarcher · Post by **darkhollowarcher** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 7:05 pm

Well if they eat pocupines i am on ther side!!!!

Jim C · Post by **Jim C** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:30 pm

I think they are also called "sable" maybe the best fur in the world

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:40 pm

i think marten are also reffered to as sable

Partikle · Post by **Partikle** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:04 pm

He was not a ferret for sure. My sister had a ferret when I was a kid and this thing was way bigger than a ferret. I would say from his nose to the tip of his tail he was a good 3 feet long.

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:13 pm

Marten

DOXNUT · Post by **DOXNUT** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:37 pm

Most Definitly are member of the weasle family!

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 11:50 pm

Cute little buggers, but mean.

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:45 pm

Maybe you should have shot it.I understand that they can take fawns and wild turkey--both of which I'd sooner have around. Haven't I also heard something about them dropping from trees on victims? Because of its size it would have made an interesting shot.

Partikle · Post by **Partikle** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:44 pm

dsr wrote:Maybe you should have shot it.I understand that they can take fawns and wild turkey--both of which I'd sooner have around. Haven't I also heard something about them dropping from trees on victims? Because of its size it would have made an interesting shot.

The area I hunt west of Ottawa is severely over populate with deer. The farmers have a deer cull in the spring and let the bodies rot where they drop. The ministry of natural resources is there to monitor the cull but doesn't stop the farmers. If the Fisher takes a couple of fawns that’s fine with me, (and with the local farmers).