Where Do Fishers Actually Live in the US?
Fishers live in 14 US states and are confirmed absent from 16 more, based on 6,798 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts and Michigan, and 8 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Fishers have zero confirmed wild sightings in Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Nevada, or 6 other states, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (14)
Not found (16)
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
Frequently asked questions
What states do fishers live in?+
Fishers have confirmed wild populations in 14 US states: Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Where are fishers not found in the US?+
Fishers have no confirmed wild sightings in Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Utah.
Full fishers guides by state