I have frequently heard it called a “fisher cat,” but it is not a member of the feline family ... During a late February hike at Old Furnace State Park, I discovered tracks of a fisher in the wet snow ...

Based on the appearance of the tracks, an attack by a fisher ... of these vicious little predators. A fisher would attack, often when the cat was bedded down to wait out the snow flurry, going ...

While fishers are commonly called "fisher cats," their DNA put them firmly ... 1,000 analyzed that showed any evidence it had eaten a cat. Apparently loving a challenge, fishers hunt porcupines ...