Looking Up!

[Lookn4Fur]

Things are looking up for my Fisher season.  Guess what I pushed out on a deer drive last week?  That's right, Mr. or Mrs. Fisher.  Went back to the spot later in the day and did some scouting.  I found tracks in the mud and an area it seems to be working and not where I jumped it. 

I know it's a tall order but at least I found tracks.  That is a major accomplishment without snow in the big woods of Cameron county.  I am only gonna have four days to get it done so I need all the good MOJO you can send my way.

Now on to the questions.  Should I gang set the area where I saw the tracks?  Bait, lure or both?  Can I over do bait and lure for a Fisher?  Do fisher work dirt holes like fox or should I just make flat sets, post sets?  Do Fisher eat grubs?  It seems it was working some old fallen and half rotten pines.  The only thing I could think it would be looking for is grubs, salamanders or termites but Grubs were the obvious choice.

[Lookn4Fur]

Well I answered one of my questions.  It wasn't eating grubs it was eating nuts.  There were hickory nuts everywhere.  I thought that Fisher were strictly meat eaters but the net said they will eat insects and nuts when prey is not available.  Hmmmmmmmm?

[Brushwolf]

Good luck! Hope to c some pics

[dreamcatcher]

I caught 2 of them 2 yrs apart in dirt holes for fox. In my backyard.

[Misterjake23]

That's out of my league to answer

[Hern]

Good for you, you got the hard part over with...

Gang set- Yes, 3-4 sets at the hot locations. (you don't have much time)
Bait/Lure- Bait alone, Bait & Lure, Lure alone...mix it up
OverLure- No. Fisher's are dark colored Possums. If you are using a skunky lure, you don't need as much as you think
Dirtholes- Yes. Slightly bigger hole, don't need to blend to surroundings
Flat Sets- I would put in a well blended flat set, downwind of your dirthole(s)

What about Bobcats? My info also applies to Bobcat.

Lookn4Fisher, My best to you.

[jaspr1]

  I'm just going to sit back and wait for the "PICTURE" of success  . NO Pressure! Sonny!!! ..... .....PS: Unsolicited TIP  Look for tracks  they don't have wings    so they have to walk everywhere  and they leave little tracks  Hope this helps  .......
[/quote]   Hey "GOOSE" Sonny started new post so he wouldn't have to admit he was taking "POP's" advice...from his prior post of "King of Procrastinators" No Worries  I never get any respect  I told you he was going to "Google" it.......................

[jaspr1]

  Is this "FISHER EVE???"  WOW!!! The ANTICIPATION,I'll bet Hern has been up all night wringing his hands  wishing he was there to supervise,  but no!    he got benched in favor of "Dumb Luck"..   I guess it's probably not easy "gang setting traps"  Goose    is that like "carpet bombing?"    I only have 1 trap so I don't use this method      Well I broke out a bottle of "Hard Cider" for tomorrow's result's, win, or "he got away I don't know what happened"...  I wish he had invited us along  we are always full of helpful stuff  maybe not as helpful as Hern  but freely given in keeping with the spirit of the occasion  ............................... POP's..............

[Brushwolf]

Lol.

[Pa Goosehntr]

  And the beat goes on!!

[Hern]

Lookn4Fisher is dealing with snow and cold today. They should be running the next few days/nights. I hope he gets a few traps out and remembers how to drive on snow covered mountain roads.

Goose, I had a Possum this morning in a #3 Bridger (6 1/2" jaw spread) with a 3 lb. drag and 8' of chain.
Drag was still hidden in place (not moved), chain extended straight across logging trail to Possum.
I was expecting a Grey, Red or Coyote of course. Maybe in a few days...lol
Also had a Deer Mouse caught in a #0 LS, set in a Weasel Box.
Another spot today...
Drove in a property this morning and onto the farm road, boogieing along and see a flock of Goose decoys to my right. Slow down and stopped. Got out and ran around the truck and shouted, 'just checking traps, I'll be out here shortly'. I see two heads pop up and both fellas yell, 'no problem'. I was on my way...
but caught a chill when I stepped outside. It was 21 degrees and the wind was blowing. The Goose hunters  were laying in the field...I turned up the heater and slipped on my insulted gloves...

[Hern]

Oh yea, The Goose hunters and their spread were covered with a dusting of snow.

[Pa Goosehntr]

Yea the season came back in on the 18th....and I've only seen one flock in the past week checking traps  The cold weather and ice will send them my way....but once again it's to get balmy hot  and we get to reset the migration again  Tis the year of crazy weather for sure...

[jaspr1]

  Day 3    NO word  I said I wasn't going to worry  but us old people just can't help ourselves  You would think if he had got one  he would have climbed the cell tower at Emporium and sent a message  to his "POP's"  so I wouldn't worry....   I hope all those clustered tracks weren't the Fishers waiting to catch the bus to St. Mary's  and in a frenzy  to find them    he's over the bank in a Laurel patch  Get your chin up Hern, I'm starting to think  your going to be coming off the bench next year,for sure  .........

[Hern]

Thanks coach. I'll keep my chin up, but it's hard to be sitting in the bull pen when one was in the rotation all those years. Sitting here waiting my turn...

Don't worry about Lookn4Fisher, he's a big boy now. Regular Daniel Boone. Fisher fear him.