I had just woken up from my nap, and it was around 5. i went out and started getting the ducks ready for bed. they were happily swimming in the pond and i was watching them and smiling and laughing at them. when suddenly i saw a dark animal running around the edge of the pond. at first, i thought it was my cat rascal, then i remembered he was asleep on the couch with me and was still asleep when i left. he would not have been able to get past me and down to the pond, or even out the door for that matter. i dropped the gallons of water i was carrying and started running. i noticed it was walking funny, almost like the beaver we had last year, but it was skinny with a fuzzy tail. most of the pond was covered in ice, so the thing couldve gotten to them possibly, and looked like he was trying. i was in momma bear mode and went sprinting down to the pond. he heard me coming and took off across the street into the thick swamp land. i didn't hesitate and i followed the little stinker. soon he was out of site and i returned to my duckies and they were safe and sound. after getting them to bed and searching for hours for my phone (it fell out while i was running, we never found it) i researched fisher cats and watched some videos to see how they move. and i strongly believe it was a fisher cat. it had the weasel kind of walk, but it was much bigger than normal. dang thing. i wanna kill it sooo bad. my dad thinks he saw it again outside the house because something ran by him and he thought it was rascal our cat. he came in and asked if i had just let rascal in, but rascal had been inside this whole time. im still in momma bear mode lol. the things ive chases outta my yard...oh boy. im nuts lol
