Otter in Union County?

[Delawareriver]

Otters are definitely rebounding and every year there are more and more with the young ones being pushed out to find their own territory. They are definitely starting to pop up in places that they havnt been seen in years.

[Ken Lyons]

Otters are shaped like a long dachshund. Not at all like a beaver and way bigger than a muskrat. They can swim circles around both. We now have Fishers in many suburban areas that haven't seen them in years. Why not otters?

[antgogz]

There is a lake in jefferson township that I fish at and I am certain there is an otter living in the lake. I have seen it from boat very close up and it does not have a tail like a beaver and I know it is not a muskrat. They are really quick swimmers.

[logs22]

Originally Posted by Ken Lyons

Otters are shaped like a long dachshund. Not at all like a beaver and way bigger than a muskrat. They can swim circles around both. We now have Fishers in many suburban areas that haven't seen them in years. Why not otters?

The length of their body, the tail, and the way they move in the water make them pretty distinctive. I still want to get a picture though. Hard since they are apparently mostly active at night this time of year.

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by Ken Lyons

Otters are shaped like a long dachshund. Not at all like a beaver and way bigger than a muskrat. They can swim circles around both. We now have Fishers in many suburban areas that haven't seen them in years. Why not otters?

Fisher cats are nasty dude. They'll eat your small dogs and cats and are known to attack children up in the Adirondacks. I want one lol

[phil]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

Fisher cats are nasty dude. They'll eat your small dogs and cats and are known to attack children up in the Adirondacks. I want one lol

a fisher cat scream is the stuff of nightmares. get a ferret instead they're just as nasty.

[ScowardNJ]

I use to fish Ramapo Lake a lot about 15 years ago up off Skyline Drive. When I first saw it out in the lake I thought it was a beaver due to it's size. Then the thing dove and came back up, floating on its back eating something on its belly, then i saw it's long tail. I had no idea otters lived in our lakes but there it was, they are around, and it was big. Haven't been up there in a while to confirm if they are still live there.

[JDTuna]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

There was a seal in Woodbridge a few years back. Legitimately on the road off of St George by the Wendy's. I think an otter can find its way into UC.

Makes sense. Must have been after their cod sandwich haha.

[crewchief2]

I have seen them in the Delaware up near the Gap, and also quite a few in crosswicks creek in Bordentown

[phil]

Definitely sounds like there may be a fisher cat in my backyard. Sounds like a dying homeless person. Im thinking about walking back there to rule out possum, coon or sasquatch.

https://youtu.be/O1qCBmoiiYU