The Wild Around Us - Fisher: Well Adapted Predator

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How do plants and animals survive where they live? Each episode will focus on interesting adaptations and take a deep dive into a specific species. Take the information you learn into the wild and look at nature in a new way.
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[@paulfrederick9778]

40 years ago my father-in-law trapped fox and coyote, sometimes he would catch Fisher that we would have to release, I would throw heavy blanket on Fisher and hold him down while father-in-law took the trap off, what a experience

[@NHnature]

Quite the experience indeed!

[@transplant-f3p]

New York State once swapped some Fisher from the Adirondacks with Wisconsin for some Quail. Lumbermen like Fisher. They are the only mammal that preys on Porcupines. I spent a lot of time in the Adirondacks and saw just about everything except a Fisher.

[@NHnature]

Yes! Reintroduction throughout their range has brought back this predator and helped control various prey populations. Adirondacks are great!

[@foxtrotbravo1744]

If I put out a porcupine, the fisher(s) in my area will strip it clean, and within a couple of nights leave it looking like a fancy quill hat. Northern Ontario.

[@NHnature]

@@foxtrotbravo1744 is this roadkill you mean? do you put a camera on that?

[@foxtrotbravo1744]

@@NHnature Yes, I put a game cam on them, the fishers move like ghosts in the night. I live in a rocky forested area with lots of sugar maples which attracts porcupines and I remove any that get too close to the house because of my dog. If you've seen what they'll do to a dog you would understand why. We also have lots of coyotes and foxes in the area.