If the fisher cat isn't the most inaccurately named animal in North America, it's certainly up there: It's not a cat, and it doesn't care much for fishing.

It's fisher season in Massachusetts, and that means taking a few steps to mitigate their effect. Fishers, also know as fisher cats, are active year round. They're nocturnal, but can be seen out in ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Fisher cats, properly named “fishers,” are one of the most misunderstood animals that you may find in Massachusetts.

It's fisher season in Massachusetts, and that means taking a few steps to mitigate their effect.. Fishers, also know as fisher cats, are active year round. They're nocturnal, but can be seen out ...

The early settlers in America mistook it for the polecat, a similar European species. In French, the pelt of a polecat is called “fishe,” “fisheux” or “fichet,” which may help explain why settlers ...

The misnomer is only one of many misunderstandings about the animal that MassWildlife compiled a fisher fact versus fiction list on its website. More: Cicadas are coming, but those aren't the only ...