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[Ted and Holly]

Their bodies measure 20 - 30 inches with an additional 13 - 17 inches of tail and weigh from 3 - 12 pounds.

http://home.mcn.net/~wtu/fisher.html

If it was a Fisher, you'd know it. From the size description in the link above, they are pretty big. They are nocternal and quite secretive. They are quite rare over most of their southern range.

There was a sighting near us last winter, unfortunately, it was attacking/preying on domestic cats.

If it was in the snow, any chance you can get a clear photo of the tracks? That'd straighten out the mystery pretty quickly.

Ted

 

[Saffron]

Oooooooooh! Cool idea Ted!

I love a good mystery.

 

[debster812]

Ted,

You are a smart one!!!! I will be trooping out there tonight when I get home, and hopefully they have not melted to quick.

So smart!!!

Maggie, I am still waiting for you to come and help me stalk the wee beastie.

 

[Ted and Holly]

Let's keep this clean! This is a family board!

Ted

 

[jipsy]

So, do we know what it is yet?????

 

[debster812]

Well, I went tromping out through the snow and the mud and the slush, to where I saw the beastie. And....there were tracks, but by the time I got home, they were more like little divots in the snow, since we had lots of bright sunshine and melting here today. Drat!!!! DS and I are home all day tomorrow, so we will be keeping a sharp eye out for it.

 

[Ted and Holly]

I have my Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks ready!

Looking through this certainly brings back memories! Hey look! I can even use this to identify droppings!

Someday, I'll tell the story of the professor that used a rather unique research method with droppings...

Ted

 

[debster812]

TED!!!! TMI and I don't think we want to know.

Well, if there are ANY divots left tomorrow, I will take a pic and post it. But I really don't think they will help.

 

[Saffron]

ROTFLOL! Okay, I can't come up there tomorrow to help catch it, so it looks like you'll just have to collect some droppings for Ted to identify.

 

[Ted and Holly]

Ted, you really should explain to Debster that you majored in Wildlife in College! These people are going to think you're REALLY geeky!

Holly

 

[debster812]

Thank You Holly. I feel better now.

 

[Ted and Holly]

But I am YOUR geek!