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The third picture down........... Is that a Fisher , Martin??????

I had the same thing come by me yesterday, it was huge , about 10-12  lbs ,I'd bet . About 40"- 42" long .I saw him come across my hayfield on Friday afternoon , then in front of my stand Sat. morning.

 

It's a fisher. Fishers have had a remarkable range expansion helped in some part by people. WV introduced them to help control porcupine I think Martins are limited to only the Dacks. There is probably good habitat in the Catskills. Does anyone know if there are martin in the southern forest preserve?

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My dog had a run in with a porky last year, glad I didn't shoot  the Fisher.attachicon.gif0601131919.jpg

He let me pull everyone out within a half hr, no infection or any problems after.

 

My springer got into a porkie. That dog would let me do anything to him EXCEPT pull out the spines. He put his teeth on my arm and squeezed - no pain, just a warning. We had to knock him out.

 

The Barred Owls will spend time scavenging. This one only spent a moment. It may have been getting mice - which have been triggering the camera a lot. The Great-horned Owls seem to not scavenge. The come in and leave. I assume they are getting mice and shrews, and the occasional flying squirrel.

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