We have a lot of fisher, and very very few marten. A little further north there are more marten and less fisher. Old trappers here have told me that fisher just outcompete them so areas with high fisher numbers show less marten.

Could be a waste of time if there are lots of fisher.

That said, old trappers may just have made that up.

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I tag one every season, since 2014. But you may end up catching multiple fishers in a season. They turn up in canine sets, about every year. They aren’t hard to release. Throw my coat on them, let them go.

I release some fisher most years. Non trappers think they are like wolverine too, lol. Killing machines, vicious, blah, blah. I've never had them actually try to bite, though. A coon is generally more aggressive than a fisher.

I wouldn’t wanna release no raccoon! Be extra scared of a fisher!

I’ll agree with coon aggression. I’ve never had to use a catch pole on a fisher. I don’t know where they got the ferocious reputation.

We use 0 or 1 for marten. A fox trap will probably do damage. A marten is a fragile little creature that fights a trap on the ground.

Once marten are introduced, they will, be the reason to close or shorten seasons on other species because you might catch a marten.
Isn't Maine having problems with lynx being a reason for trapping restrictions?