anybody here familiar with fisher cat behavior? [View all]

[magical thyme]

A fisher cat moved into the neighboring woods this fall and has been feeding in my apple orchard, typically at dawn or dusk, but also sometimes it wanders in midday, but heads straight to the orchard, eats and leaves.

Today it is hanging out in my pasture/riding ring. It's been there for about an hour, in the middle of the pasture. It moved around for a while, but now seems pretty inactive.

Its a little unsettling, since I'm not going to try to ride up there while the fisher is there and it's behavior seems out of line with what I've read is their normal behavior. My horse and dogs are vaccinated for rabies, but I'm not and my cat isn't (not my fault...a neighbor stole her this spring before her shots were due, kept her in till she thought that was her home, and then recently moved away and dumped her. I'm leaving food out for her and hoping to catch her when the snow is flying...)