Rare species of marten (Martes pennanti, family Mustelidae) found in northern forests of North America. The fisher is related to weasels and is similarly shaped. It has a bushy tail, tapered muzzle and low, rounded ears. Adults are usually 20-25 in. (50-63 cm) long, excluding the 13-17-in. (33-43-cm) tail, and weigh 3-15 lb (1.4-6.8 kg). Fishers hunt on the ground and in trees, attacking various rodents and other animals; they also eat fruits and sometimes nuts. It has been trapped for its valuable brownish black fur. Ames Fisher Fisher Irving Fisher of Kilverstone John Arbuthnot Fisher 1st Baron Fisher Sir Ronald Aylmer Gosden Freeman Fisher and Correll Charles J. Winchester Oliver Fisher
1) A large northern weasel (Martes pennanti) once trapped extensively for its rich, silver-tipped fur; sold as sable One of the few predators of the porcupine Otchig or akâkwidjish in the Ojibwe 2) One of the two popular map series for navigating Canoe Country Yellow background at a scale of 1½" to the mile