Listen closely in the late evening hours and you may hear the howling of wolves in your area. Watch the portage trails for wolf scat, often containing deer hair. The fox is dainty in comparison with coloration ranging from red to silver in our area. The fox will often investigate your empty firegrate when you leave camp so watch the campsites as you travel, you may see a fox digging around the ashes checking for food scraps. This group includes martens, fisher, otter, mink and skunks.
Martens are a tree dwelling weasel, about the size of a small house cat.
This fox like animal is usually seen chasing squirrels in the pines. The fisher is a larger mammal with a darker coat. Since the fisher lives in a very dense cover, chances of spotting one are slim. Mink are an aquatic weasel with glossy dark fur with a white spot on the chin. Several mink are sometimes seen traveling together, loping along the shoreline, investigating every rock, log and stick along the way.