ID Request

Anyone ID these? I'm thinking fisher in the first one - second one I'm not sure of - fisher with white sides? We've got a few pictures of it, but never a good one..

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http://1drv.ms/1qHX3xy

I am not outdoors person by any means but over the past year, I have seen several animals like this. I was wondering if it could be a weasel or something

Fishers for sure, but I've never seen one with that light coloration. Neat one.

Cheers

Yup Fishers....lots of them around here. I have one that lives just down the lane way and catch sight of him crossing all the time. They are a lot bigger than most guys realize.

The coloring on the second one is neat. I have only seen small patches on them before. And thats usually on the face.

First one appears to be a Fisher. Second one appears to be an opossum because the tail is a little rat like and the head is smaller.

Opossum is the only marsupial in North America. Freaky little Bastards. They hiss. And play dead if you get real close.

i was gonna say badger on the second pic... guess not

I think it's the same fisher, just the sunlight is different in 2nd. pic.

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Originally Posted by littlebigman

I think it's the same fisher, just the sunlight is different in 2nd. pic.

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Looking again I think you have it. Its just the way the camera shows the sunlight hitting the shiny fur.

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Originally Posted by littlebigman

I think it's the same fisher, just the sunlight is different in 2nd. pic.

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That's my thought too.

Here's a clear pic of a Fisher with the same colouring...common...

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...psf1f098de.jpg

I know a guy with a trap line at the cottage and his # 1 target is fishers, seems he has a regular catch of them every year. They are what he counts on. See many on the bear bait cam. Fenelon Falls area.