Fisher Cat

[1ADAM12]

Yeah the live cage trap I am using is roughly that size. I have caught raccoons skunks and even a smaller fox in one

 

[dekel18042]

I have caught raccoons skunks and even a smaller fox in one

I am very impressed. You caught a fox in a trap. Foxes are our main predator here and they have evaded every trap we have set out.

 

[1ADAM12]

It was not an adult fox. He was probably not as smart as mom yet lol

 

[Millworker26]

If you catch a fisher please post picture.

 

[Ole and Lena]

I have trapped a fair number of fisher and marten in Northern MN. They are highly intelligent, but also highly curious. They are prone to enter tunnels and hollow logs. They climb very well, even up plywood. The most common methods of trapping are either cubby sets or pole sets. The cubby is most applicable to live trapping. Camouflage your cage trap with wadded up grass. The idea is to make it look like a natural burrow through the weeds like a rabbit tunnel. The end must be open, they don't like blind holes. Bait it with fresh, bloody meat. I trapped muskrat at the same time, so I always had that, but some bits of fresh road kill or a freshly squashed mouse should work well also. Add a lure to the set. Commercial fisher/martin/mink lure... musk based... is what to use. I prefer the house brand of Minnesota Trapline Products. They are also sight oriented hunters. A feather with some down and a chip of tinfoil hanging from a string at the edge of the cubby will help.

 

[1ADAM12]

Omg!!! Just heard trap go off and an animal scream. All excited I go check only to see the trap has vanished!!!!! What the hell would walk off with it lol

I will have to look at daylight for it. The woods are silent and chickens are safe!!!!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I have trapped a fair number of fisher and marten in Northern MN. They are highly intelligent, but also highly curious. They are prone to enter tunnels and hollow logs. They climb very well, even up plywood. The most common methods of trapping are either cubby sets or pole sets. The cubby is most applicable to live trapping. Camouflage your cage trap with wadded up grass. The idea is to make it look like a natural burrow through the weeds like a rabbit tunnel. The end must be open, they don't like blind holes. Bait it with fresh, bloody meat. I trapped muskrat at the same time, so I always had that, but some bits of fresh road kill or a freshly squashed mouse should work well also. Add a lure to the set. Commercial fisher/martin/mink lure... musk based... is what to use. I prefer the house brand of Minnesota Trapline Products. They are also sight oriented hunters. A feather with some down and a chip of tinfoil hanging from a string at the edge of the cubby will help.

Have you ever used live mice?
Have you trapped mink? That is my biggest problem for the last few years.

Omg!!! Just heard trap go off and an animal scream. All excited I go check only to see the trap has vanished!!!!! What the hell would walk off with it lol

I will have to look at daylight for it. The woods are silent and chickens are safe!!!!

Your cage trap disappeared?

I wish I could hear that stuff in the house. I can't hear a thing that goes on outside. I can't even hear 12 roosters crowing when I'm in the house.
I had to get a baby monitor so I could hear what was going on in one building.

 

[1ADAM12]

Yup gone! Like someone just walked off with it. I am sure it's not to far in the woods. I have to go look for it here in a bit. Next time I will have to chain it to the wood pile hahaha

 

[coffeecluck]

how ever you go about catching it just remember with a fisher you should ALWAYS put your safety first. they can do quite the number on you. Growing up in Vermont they were around our house all the time. we lost our German Shepard to the injuries he sustained from a fisher. The dog loved to try to play with our cats and must have thought it to be one because he tried to play with it and it ripped him to pieces.

 

[Millworker26]

Omg!!! Just heard trap go off and an animal scream. All excited I go check only to see the trap has vanished!!!!! What the hell would walk off with it lol

I will have to look at daylight for it. The woods are silent and chickens are safe!!!!

Did you end up finding that cage that walked off?