[Magdalen] Fox screams

[Charles Wohlers]

Not a cat, properly known as a fisher: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_%28animal%29
Related to weasels, looks a bit like a cat. A mean, nasty carnivorous animal 
relatively common (but not that often seen - it's nocturnal) in Northern 
woods. I've only seen one once. In spite of what the map in Wikipedia says, 
it is found in Massachusetts, and presumably other parts of southern New 
England.

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: Grace Cangialosi
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 5:25 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Fox screams

What exactly is a fisher cat?

> On May 28, 2015, at 2:34 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Can you convince one of the kitties to wear a fox suit?
>
> In New Hampshire we had fisher cats. Dear merciful God,
> what a horrible sound. Sounds human and makes the blood
> run cold.
>
> And I also hate hearing bunnies shrieking in the night.
> -M
>
>> On Thursday, May 28, 2015, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I love foxes and have investigated having one as a pet. It's been done, 
>> but
>> no thanks. You need outdoor cage facilities and a certain tolerance for
>> strong smells and loud noises. And as they're wild, I'd rather let them
>> live wild. I can still dream of reading books by the fireplace with my 
>> pet
>> fox curled up at my feet. I'll have to settle for cats, which of course 
>> is
>> fine.
>>