Re: Fisher
[Re: archery60x]
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09/19/19 12:44 PM
09/19/19 12:44 PM
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Posts: 2,794 100 Mile House, BC Can
bctomcat
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A fisher is an opportunistic predator/scavenger that will eat virtually anything; berries, birds and eggs, fish and of coarse MEAT. I prefer beaver for bait as it gives off a good odour when even frozen but moose, deer and fish are also good baits. Many lures will attract them, beaver castor, fish oil and marten lures. One with skunk in it is great for very cold weather conditions. Fisher can be caught in many set types but I prefer a box set on a leaning tree or running pole. When using a horizontal or inclined trap box be it with standard wire or pan trigger, if it is set too far away from the bait the animal sometimes moves through the wire trigger or jumps over the pan and fires the trap with its body or hind feet, resulting in a hip catch. With a 120-trap set within 4-6 inches of the bait, you will get a neck or neck and thorax quick kill zone strike virtually every time. This occurs because the animal is stable at the bait, not moving through, and centered towards the trap when it is triggered. While working the bait in a 14” plus long box with long spring slots the animal will be correctly oriented to the trap, stable, not moving through the trap and most likely mink and marten will be standing with front feet on a pan trigger or moving its head within the trigger wires while working the bait. The fisher will usually trigger either a pan or wire trigger 120 trap with its head movements while working the bait.
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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Re: Fisher
[Re: archery60x]
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09/19/19 02:35 PM
09/19/19 02:35 PM
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upstateNY
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Beaver meat for bait with a touch of skunky lure such as gusto from mtp.
the wheels of the gods turn very slowly
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Re: Fisher
[Re: tlguy]
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09/19/19 07:10 PM
09/19/19 07:10 PM
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Posts: 2,066 NY
rendezvous
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Rendezvous, have you noticed any damage from the dog hitting the fisher right in the back/shoulders?
I'm going to be trying to catch a fisher this fall as well, any my plan is to use mostly beaver for bait with some gusto and other LDC lures with a mix of cubby and leaning pole sets. I also plan to set at least one foothold near all of the leaning poles in case the fisher doesn't want to climb, or in case something else comes to check out the set. With Fisher trapping recently opening up in my area(6-day season) and health issues, my experience with the Fisher is limited. But I haven't had any damage of any kind.Catches have been right behind the ears.
Let's go Brandon!
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Re: Fisher
[Re: archery60x]
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09/20/19 12:00 AM
09/20/19 12:00 AM
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Posts: 847 N.E. Pennsylvania
trappertom52
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If you are on location they are as easy to catch as a coon. If you are not on location, well. good luck!
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool and his folly. Proverbs 17:12
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Re: Fisher
[Re: archery60x]
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09/20/19 12:16 AM
09/20/19 12:16 AM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 23,648 New Hampshire
Nessmuck
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Just set up by streams and beaver dams...and a nice canopy ( thick pine and hemlock).....although I have caught them in the open hardwoods too.
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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Re: Fisher
[Re: archery60x]
#6622201
09/21/19 08:38 PM
09/21/19 08:38 PM
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Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,915 Adirondacks, NY
Fisher Man
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I have used running poles for years, but now love the wire cages that Bob Noonan came out with. You don't need to hunt for the right pole;the cage can be hung on any vertical tree. The key is location.If you have that you are all set. What I like about the cages is that they are light weight, unlike the wooden boxes. Also, I cut up the political signs (after elections) and use that as a cover on the top of the cage. I like to put moss on top of that. This makes the set virtually weather proof, with the trap still operating no matter how much snow or ice.. As mac said, Pre bait! Beaver is the best by far. Also don't expect a catch every day. When I make a catch I immediately pull the trap, so that there will be fisher for next year. The trappers of Maine were really screwed because of this Lynx thing. Many were top notch fisher trappers. In New York that early season along the southern tier of counties is much too early. Fisher don't prime until mid November. Lures? Gusto or Cross Bones. Traps? I prefer the 160 conibears, or the # 2 Sleepy Creek DBL Long Springs. I don't like the 155's, too small.
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Re: Fisher
[Re: archery60x]
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09/22/19 11:37 AM
09/22/19 11:37 AM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 23,648 New Hampshire
Nessmuck
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And check your state regulations....for trap size on the ground, they all differ. See above ^^^^ he can run a 220 on the ground....in NH our largest trap on the ground is a 160.
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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Re: Fisher
[Re: archery60x]
#6622575
09/22/19 12:07 PM
09/22/19 12:07 PM
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Posts: 2,915 Adirondacks, NY
Fisher Man
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Nessmuck is right about checking the regulations. For instance, in Pennsylvania you can only set a conibear within the confines of a watercourse, virtually eliminating the pole sets or cages on the trees. In Maine, the lynx thing has eliminated the traditional pole sets. In New York the conibears have to be a minimum of 4' above the ground, but we can set 155's on the ground. Boxes or buckets on the ground must have a conibear recessed a certain distance back within the box and a maximum size opening to the box.
Important: Don't ever set a 220 or 160 at the mouth of your bucket; deadly dog killer.
I love the Belisle traps, particularly the safeties on the springs. Just don't get caught in one.
The one thing I do differently than Nessmuck or Bob Noonan is that my traps dog is the uphill jaw, connected to the trigger on the lower jaw. My reasoning is that I don't want the dog causing pelt damage or the trigger digging into the pole. Just my thinking.I do not been my triggers as shown.
Bob Noonan's booklet and videos are a wealth of info.
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