I have a fisher and I think it’s a problem.

So this morning I hunted an area that I almost always have activity in. I saw nothing at all except what I think is a fisher. He was all over the place for a few hours. Does anyone have experience with them? Will they keep deer away?


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He prolly already killed and ate all your deer.

 

That is definitely a fisher. They wont keep deer away in my experience however they may snack on anything you shoot. The ones in my area eat feral cats along with other small rodents etc

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Funny you say that. I used to see feral cats around there and haven’t seen any since last year.


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I had a feral cat on trail cam....10 minutes behind it was a fisher. Half an hour later fisher is going opposite direction... cat never seen again...plus confirmed this with some other experts

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i need one for my neighborhood... way too many stray cats here!

 

I see fishers from the stand or on cam a few times a year and they never seem to bother the deer, so I wouldn't worry about them. I've even had deer on camera feeding, a few minutes later a bear with cubs feeding, and then a few minutes later the deer feeding will wander past the camera again, so if bears aren't a big issue, the fisher is fine. Unless you're dealing with the rare fisher giganticus that exists only on the MO/KS state line in Covey's neck of the woods; then your deer are toast.

 

you probably won't have as many squirrels distracting you, which isn't necessarily a bad thing

 

If I was you, I wouldn't do anything different other than, contact a trapper who has a fisher tag. They'll be all over that!