Or was it a pekan? Anyhow she met one on the bridge between the house and barn yesterday when we were walking over to milk. She gasped, it snarled and the encounter was over just that quickly.
Personally I have never seen one, nor had she, but she described it perfectly. There were tracks....BIG tracks.....tracks at least four inches long from front to back. That is a big footprint!
Here is a story about how fishers are becoming quite common in the area.
And here is another story that makes me glad that this one snarled at Liz and then went on its way.
And here is a pretty good description of the critter and the lifestyle of the snarky and furry.
Wonder if this guy is behind the demise of our dear Lucy and the sudden absence of a favorite barn kitty, Calico Girl.....and the clawing of the ag bags. We were blaming coyotes and we certainly have those too. If you want to read the whole story check out Friday's Farm Side.
I have never heard of them. Glad I went and read up on them! Glad it left Liz alone!
ReplyDeleteDamn! I must remember to put my shoes on next time! lol.
ReplyDeleteSeriously - pretty scary stuff, methinks!
It's crazy wild at your place!;)
ReplyDeleteI'M SO GLAD IT LEFT LIZ ALONE!!! I have never heard of those here and I hope they never come here!
ReplyDeleteYou take care! PLEASE!
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
Never heard of Fishers until now and now that I've read about them I'm really glad they don't live in my neck of the woods!
ReplyDeleteGlad he didn't bother Liz. Ya'll have some scary stuff running around up there.
Fishers are definitely expanding their range.
ReplyDeleteA fisher or a pine marten decimated my parents' chicken population last year. They have game chickens that roost in trees and the fisher (or marten) ate a bird a night until they were gone.
xoxo
Joce
i've heard that they're in our area...not looking forward to any kind of "meet and greet" tho...:(
ReplyDeleteI so do not ever care to see that ugly awful thing again!
ReplyDeleteThey're certainly odd-looking things...
ReplyDeleteHere're two more stories about them and the evil they can do.
http://aginggratefully.blogspot.com/2009/01/fisher-first-encounter.html
http://aginggratefully.blogspot.com/2009/02/angus-and-fisher-attack.html
Fred, Talked to Cookie last sunday. He had somthing eating his cat food last week .What he described to me sounded like a fisher.Dan M. trapped them when we were kids I think.
ReplyDeleteLove ya
Mappy
Fishers are certainly becoming more numberous. We've got two (one of each sex) in the forest around the Bolt Hole a little west-northwest of you. Captured both on game cameras set over the remains of butchered deer.
ReplyDeleteTwo years ago I was privileged to have the smaller of the two travel a game trail right past where I was sitting on a stool. It stopped just 5 feet from me before suddenly turning directly away from me. It never acknowledged my presence before it went on its way. Very cool!
Lisa, I was aware of them partly because one of Alan's friends was active in the Pinebush study. Didn't expect one here though
ReplyDeleteDickiebo, prolly should! And yeah, now I am kind of nervous walking over in the dark
Dani, it is...I titled my newspaper column about it, "Where the Wild Things Are." lol
Linda, thanks, we will. It was back yesterday too, but all we saw were fresh tracks
ScMomma, we only live a few yards past the town limit sign...it amazes me just how wild it is so close to civilization!
Joce, what a shame! We have been losing poultry for a couple of years, but so far not from inside the hen house. I am thinking some amendments to the door may be in order
anon, me neither. You would probably laugh at how jumpy I am at every sound out in the bushes in the dark now. lol
Liz, I know kiddo. I'm not wanting to meet it myself
June, read both stories. Wow! I am so glad Angus came through that Hell all right. That was simply terrible!
Matt, love you too. I can't believe how common they are becoming. Never seen one, but I guess I'd best be looking out now.
Joated, wow, close encounter..we always wanted to get a game cam and put it up in the woods. Now I am thinking if we ever do get one we can just put it right here between the house and the barn. Plenty of game right up close and personal!
in response to your comment on how jumpy you are now...i'm that way with snakes...and if i step on a stick and the grass moves up ahead of me..forget it..i get freaky..i'm just a paranoid sissy!
ReplyDeletei'm ok, til i see the first one the of season, then forget it!