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Post by bobsamuelson on Jan 22, 2013 18:38:48 GMT -5
There were some tracks in the snow behind my house on Saturday. They look like otter tracks, but there is no tail drag. Do they always drag the tail? If not, I know where there is a fisher! (tracks were fresh but not very clear! Plus it was 5 am. when I was taking a pic of them!)
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Post by snoeblind on Jan 22, 2013 18:54:25 GMT -5
My guess would be fisher.. But hard to say without a pic. Otters don't always leave a tail drag at least not over a short distance. How deep is the snow?
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Post by fisherman on Jan 22, 2013 19:20:51 GMT -5
Bob, Snoeblind is correct, otters do not always leave a tail mark.
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Post by bobsamuelson on Jan 22, 2013 21:15:13 GMT -5
The snow was about an inch or so deep. Tried looking up both fisher and otter tracks, but my pics are not very clear! I am betting on fisher, though!
Thanks for your help!
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Post by fisherman on Jan 23, 2013 12:51:39 GMT -5
Fisher run much like a mink, only larger, but usually in groups of two.
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Post by AppleDoctor on Jan 24, 2013 15:05:35 GMT -5
the tail drag thing probably would only help clarify that tracks were from an otter providing there is a tail drag... i have never seen a fisher leave a tail drag but im sure they do.. the same with otter not leaving a tail drag mark... if you follow the tracks and it climbs a tree however... probably fisher... but then again im sure there has been an otter that climbed a tree.. so i guess the only thing that is "always true" in trapping.. is nothing
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