For the last 40 years or so I have researched Eastern coyotes throughout the northeast. Tracking these animals, I have studied their territories, their associations with other predators such as bobcat, fisher and fox and their use of backyards, farms and suburban environments.
Once again, I call for a more conservative approach to fisher management. As in past years, I attach graphic support for more conservative rules. In this century’s first decade, fisher harvest rules were so liberal that the population plummeted. And in the second decade, corrective measures were not sufficient to stop that precipitous slide.
Proposal for Rule Changes
