Fisher Cats? Scary noise?

Question

I heard a noise last night I'm not sure if it was a fisher cat. what do fisher cats sound like? attach links please

Answer 1

There is no such thing as a 'fisher cat'. There is the fishing cat, an Asian felid (member of the cat family, Felidae) - here's an image:

http://www.arkive.org/media/CB87729A-A13...

In North America there is the fisher, which is a type of mustelid (member of the weasel family, Mustelidae) - here's an image:

http://www.ccconserv.org/images/fisher-l...

It would help if you told us where in the world you are.

Answer 2

The Fisher Cat is notable for one of their calls which sounds like a child screaming

edit - There are many theories as to why fishers are so often called fisher cats.-

www.pusscats.com/Fisher_Cat.htm