What’s Behind the Eerie Screams in the New York Woods?

Fisher, friend or foe? before we get into the friendliness of this furry creature sneaking around the woods of New York we need to be clear. It’s not ‘fisher cat’ it is simply fisher. I used to make this mistake often and I don’t want you to feel as dopey as I did.

In recent weeks New Yorkers claim to have heard fisher screaming in the woods at night. Considering their nasty reputation as a cruel dude, what should you do if you encounter one?

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the fisher is a member of the weasel family with semi-retractable claws on each foot. This makes it easy for the fisher to killing prey but what do they eat? Humans? Dogs? Cats? What?

The diet of the fisher cat include rabbits, squirrels, mice, and the meat of a dead…