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First fisher #6673789
11/23/19 08:27 PM
11/23/19 08:27 PM
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Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Drew my 2nd fisher tag this year and decided to give it a real go. So I bought some Duke 160s this summer and built some crude cubbies Thursday morning before heading to deer camp. Got my 6 sets in Thursday, 4 near waterways and 2 along swamp edges. Bait included muskrat pieces and beaver chunks I got from a friend of mine.

The set that connected had a beaver head and lured with Gusto along a swamp edge among some big pines. I had planned to put a camera over the set, but all the trees were too big for the camera strap. The fisher I caught is a big male. Now I've got to decide if I have it tanned to hang proudly on the wall or get a hat made like the one the Jimmer wears in Escanaba in da Moonlight. If I remember right, the guy who made that hat is a user here.

Thanks to all who posted advice on here. I only get to trap fisher ever few years, and this was the first time I was successful. I'm sure that's because of what I learned on that site. Also some luck I'm sure.

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I've got a better picture of me with the fisher, but don't have enough of a signal to get it to load.

Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673795
11/23/19 08:31 PM
11/23/19 08:31 PM
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Nice !

Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673796
11/23/19 08:32 PM
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Congratulations. Looks like a well furred animal, sharp.

Osky


"A womans heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth, and I can find no sign on it"

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Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673799
11/23/19 08:35 PM
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Being from the South I have no idea what that is, can you compare the size to say a coon or bobcat, or something we have down here? He looks like a bad dude and would make a great mount or tanned hide. Congrats on a sweet catch!

Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673806
11/23/19 08:41 PM
11/23/19 08:41 PM
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Way to go!! Forget the hat, Mount it!

Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673813
11/23/19 08:46 PM
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Nice fisher,congrats.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673814
11/23/19 08:47 PM
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Nice! I've caught 3 between this year and last but had to let them all go. Hoping to get one or two in season this year! I vote for making him into a hat.

Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673818
11/23/19 08:50 PM
11/23/19 08:50 PM
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Nice ! Always a thrill to catch one.

Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673824
11/23/19 08:54 PM
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Neat.

Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673848
11/23/19 09:03 PM
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You never forget your first.


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Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673854
11/23/19 09:06 PM
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If it’s a good size male ...
Make a Mountain man hat. One pelt will get it done. I have one for ice fishing....love it


It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673858
11/23/19 09:09 PM
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I had a Nice fisher hat back in the early 80's. Id say get the hat made!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!


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Re: First fisher [Re: Wanna Be] #6673865
11/23/19 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Wanna Be
Being from the South I have no idea what that is, can you compare the size to say a coon or bobcat, or something we have down here? He looks like a bad dude and would make a great mount or tanned hide. Congrats on a sweet catch!



They are terrific and fearless killers. Coon size maybe but in much slimmer shape.

Osky


"A womans heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth, and I can find no sign on it"

Jabless in Minnesota

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Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673867
11/23/19 09:14 PM
11/23/19 09:14 PM
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Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Not sure what's considered a big fisher. He seems good-sized to me. I wish I had a scale to weigh him. I'm leaning towards having another hat made, though I have a couple red fox I was planning to have a hat made from as well.

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Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673872
11/23/19 09:20 PM
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Looks like a big one.
Skin it for taxi,get it tanned,hang it on the wall for a year or so,then when you get tired of looking at it,get it made into a nice hat with the face,feet and tail on it.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673886
11/23/19 09:30 PM
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Good job.!!!


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Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673887
11/23/19 09:30 PM
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Any good resources for skinning instructions? Obviously I've never done one. Any different than a regular case skinning other than taking it all the way down to the last toe joint instead of lopping off the feet? Do the ears need to be turned or cartilage removed?

Thanks for all the kind words everyone. It's very much appreciated.

Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673891
11/23/19 09:35 PM
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When skinning leave the bones in the feet till later.The back of the earskin only need to be separated from the cartilage,it doesn't need to be removed altogether.They will dry fine turned like that.
You can skin out the feet before boarding.Easier to skin out a fishers foot than a fox-the skin is a lot tougher.

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Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673909
11/23/19 09:42 PM
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Re: First fisher [Re: tlguy] #6673912
11/23/19 09:48 PM
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Congrats.thats a nice looking Fisher.


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