I have been seeing this strange animal that lives in a tree behind my house? Its not a beaver, skunk, racoon, possum, weasel.......I don't know what it is but its black and moves like a cat???? Any thoughts???:huh:

Bio Chem Lab escapey ? ,,, don't try to pat it Larry ..

Any thoughts???:huh:

Yep....:gu: :gu: :gu: :gu:



But seriously could it be a feral Cat thats out there maybe. Snap a pic and post it

chupacabra?????the mystery beast from Maine???

Fisher Cat Maybe..............

fisher

Strange lookin for sure! John....what is a fishercat and are they indiginous to this area? I have seen alot of animals but not like this one!:confused:

I have a Mounted FISHER CAT in the shop will take Photo..............

That would be great! Are they dangerous??:smash:

an escapee from a nearby asian eatery.

p.s. if you catch it i want it back. :drool:

That would be great! Are they dangerous??:smash:

Yes

They screech also. Small head rounded back side with tail.

FisherCat....nasty animals

Yeah....I am sure that is it! Again can anyone tell me are they indiginous to New England? What do they eat? Are they dangerous?? Why do we not see more of them?

Thanks Habs and TDF for the pics!:btu:

It's not a pet, don't go near it
they are dangerous

skinny wolverine dangerous

Wolverine! Thats the one I was thinking of!!! Very similar!

Here kitty, kitty, kitty!:heybaby:

yea fisher cats are nasty animals... cute at first but bf your right very wolverineish...

responsible for a couple of our cats demise.

tasty on a bed of steamed rice.

if you beat them vigorously (whack 'em with a baseball bat) while alive prior to cooking them, the released adrenaline will give you a huge stiffy to stuff your s.o.'s blini after your first bite of this delectable critter.

Wolverine! Thats the one I was thinking of!!! Very similar!

Here kitty, kitty, kitty!:heybaby:


I thought you were a horse lover !!!:love:

Fisher Cat Maybe..............

Bingo! I bet that's what it is... that or a mink. Seen both of those around central Mass in my old stomping grounds... Although I'm not sure a mink can climb a tree. I bet it's a fisher though... pretty cool

oops didn't see the pics :o

Larry, tranquilize it...... bring it down to the dunkin donuts you love so much and hide it under a chair......leave. :cheers:

I have a friend who's an EP and I asked him how dangerous Fisher Cats are. He said "put it this way, if they weighed 200 pounds we'd all be dead".

Almost a cross between a cute and fuzzy ferret and a tazmanian devil.
Kind of like trying to pet a porcupine.

nasty creatures.. leave it alone.... hopefully it moves on.. must be something it's feeding on nearby.. any ponds/water around you?
Fishers love ponds/wet marshy areas.. got a few around my area.

Hey Larry..Think of it as a new B B gun target...:rocketem:

It shouldn't bother you Larry. Besides that they eat porcupines.:usd:
They will eat your housecat too.

Eben....too funny! Maybe I will use the drivethru for once, slow down to 5 and toss it in the window!:laugha:

MAC...cats stay indoors.;)

KarlF....It doesn't cause me any trouble so....live and let live! There are some small brooks closeby!

That could straighten out ur supermarket grumpage too.:faga:

Put it in a bag first and shake it up before ya throw it in the DD drive thru window.:jester:

i had two of those suet feeder green squares disapear from my bird feeding area
and never saw them again.... now i know where they went.... because only
an animal as clever as a fisher cat could have
unhooked them from the rope.

Bigfish for an animal their size they
have unusual strength and are known to pounce
on animals from the trees and kill them.

My dog brought home a dead one a couple months ago, probably road kill on Rt 1. I chucked it in the prickers over the fence, I should go get a picture of the skull. Sucker had some nasty fangs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_%28animal%29

Here Larry ... says they eat cats ???

I have a Mounted FISHER CAT in the shop will take Photo..............


uh....thats ok JHABS :smokin:

Very cool animal. There are a lot of them in the central MA area and their range continues to expand. I believe they are mostly nocturnal. but I have seen them around my house a few times in the day. Here is some info from the MassWildlife: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfw_fisher.htm

I have a couple around my place. I am amazed at how fast they are, and to that end they can run faster than me so I stay away. Been told they are nasty little buggers. I think thats where all the chipmunks have gone. Bring back trapping.