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Small Game
Contributors to this thread:
Zbone 26-Feb-19
tradi-doerr 26-Feb-19
DL 26-Feb-19
Kodiak 26-Feb-19
Zbone 26-Feb-19
safari 26-Feb-19
Teeton 26-Feb-19
JB 26-Feb-19
'Ike' (Phone) 27-Feb-19
IdyllwildArcher 27-Feb-19
IdyllwildArcher 27-Feb-19
Pete In Fairbanks 27-Feb-19
Whocares 27-Feb-19
Mad Trapper 27-Feb-19
cnelk 27-Feb-19
t-roy 27-Feb-19
TrapperKayak 27-Feb-19
Brotsky 27-Feb-19
travistroop 27-Feb-19
Lucas 27-Feb-19
tradi-doerr 27-Feb-19
Paul@thefort 28-Feb-19
SB 01-Mar-19
wackmaster2 02-Mar-19
From: Zbone
26-Feb-19

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What is this Critter?

Just received March 2019 Issue of Fur-Fish-Game and photo indicates trapped in Ontario... Magazine doesn't indicate what it is...

And guessing a unique color phase of a Fisher from the weasel family, but only guessing...

Pat or moderators, if breaking any copy right rules since photo taken from a magazine, please delete... Thank you...

From: tradi-doerr
26-Feb-19
It's a Fisher, larger cuz to the Pine Martin

From: DL
26-Feb-19
Martins can have strange color combinations like this one. It looks a lot larger than it really is. I’ll try and find some other odd colored ones

From: Kodiak
26-Feb-19

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Here's a good pic of a fisher.

From: Zbone
26-Feb-19
Figured it was a Fisher, just didn't realize they came in different color phases like that...

From: safari
26-Feb-19
looks like a martin to me

From: Teeton
26-Feb-19
Martin's my guess

From: JB
26-Feb-19
Holy crap JTV - I had to show your response to my wife. We were both in tears laughing!!

27-Feb-19
LMAO...Jeff!

27-Feb-19

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Marten. Friend has 2 just like it.

27-Feb-19

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27-Feb-19
Its clearly a marten.

A fisher is much larger and seldom comes in other than the common color.

Marten often display an array of pelt colors, from pale orange to jet black.

While the internet is full of good information, I'm basing my opinion on the fact that I have trapped and skinned THOUSANDS of marten, including some real pale ones. Pete

From: Whocares
27-Feb-19

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Pine marten. Crazy color.

From: Mad Trapper
27-Feb-19
Martin - not a fisher

From: cnelk
27-Feb-19

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I caught this small fisher back in ‘85. Not real big but brought some nice $$$.

No idea what that original pic is, prob some millennial type fur bearer that was abused as a youngster

From: t-roy
27-Feb-19
Canary color phase pine marten.

From: TrapperKayak
27-Feb-19
Martin from LA.

From: Brotsky
27-Feb-19
Trump phase pine martin. They get this color from eating the squirrels that climb over the fence into your garden.

From: travistroop
27-Feb-19

From: Lucas
27-Feb-19
I think it's a martin too.

From: tradi-doerr
27-Feb-19
I was wrong, it is a martin, after really looking at the head compared to the fisher vs martin, it's got the shorter martin muzzle.

From: Paul@thefort
28-Feb-19

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Colorado Pine Martin
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Colorado Pine Martin

From: SB
01-Mar-19
I would say someone with an empty bag of Cheetos is going to be pissed!

From: wackmaster2
02-Mar-19
defiantly marten

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