The weather here is low thirty's , freezing rain, overcast and grey.
I was about three quarter's into my lunchtime hike in the woods when I caught movement
out of the corner of my eye off to my left.
Now mind you, I see plenty of dog, deer, rabbit, raccoon, squirrel and human tracks on the trails in
the conservation area so I was surprised as shit when a FISHER CAT came through the snow
and trees out into the trail about 20 feet or so in front of me.
I wasn't being quiet on my trek by any stretch of the imagintion......
( Picture Michelle grazing through the christmas buffet line in Hawaii. At 5' 11" 230 I'm a little shorter and lighter than her.. but you get the point)
anyway... there's about 3 plus inches of wet hardpack so it's noisy as I'm walking along.
He stopped for an instant then climbed about 10 feet up a tree to sit on a branch and decide if he
was gonna eat me or not. Luckily for me I hadn't cooked any bacon yet so I probably just smelled
like damp wet sweatshirt and old spice.
We exchanged formalities, I said "Merry Christmas Mr Fisher Cat".
He climbed down the tree and ran off down over the hill across a small field and back into the
woods.
Here is quick video of a Fisher in someone's back yard.....................
Amazing sight. Never seen one. Exciting I imagine.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen one up that close. They are very elusive. It was quite amazing for the short moment it lasted. :)
DeleteI'm surprised you even saw it during the day - very quiet animals.
ReplyDeleteProbably had rabies. Lol
DeleteNever know what you can see... :-)
ReplyDeleteWell I haven't seen any cougars... or Milfs for that matter ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing your reaction was like mine, when I turned into my driveway and found a bobcat standing in the middle of it, except you didn't have headlights, a horn, a steel body and glass to keep you from any unwelcome advances.
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