. The Canadian field-naturalist. 496 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 88 Rand (1944) stated that fisher were restricted to the northern one-third of the province and probably num- bered less than 300. Squires (1946) believed that the royalty records showed a very great decrease in the catch and expressed the hope that the closed season declared in 1945 (Table 1) had not come too late to save these mammals from becoming extinct in the province. Morris (1948) considered both marten and fisher to be rare and restricted to the more remote areas of the province. Hagmeier (1956) stated that marten
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 496 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 88 Rand (1944) stated that fisher were restricted to the northern one-third of the province and probably num- bered less than 300. Squires (1946) believed that the royalty records showed a very great decrease in the catch and expressed the hope that the closed season declared in 1945 (Table 1) had not come too late to save these mammals from becoming extinct in the province. Morris (1948) considered both marten and fisher to be rare and restricted to the more remote areas of the province. Hagmeier (1956) stated that marten were greatly reduced in numbers and were confined to remoter regions and that fisher were found only in central and northern New Brunswick. Hagmeier re- ported that a fisher from Ontario had been released in 1950 in the Burpee Game Refuge which contains the Acadia Forest Experiment Station. Peterson (1966, p. 256) stated that fisher had become extremely rare in New Brunswick, and further stated that the current status of the marten was uncertain (p. 252). A short open season was declared in 1963, since trappers complained that they could not keep these species out of traps set for other furbearers. Based on royalty records between 1963 and 1968, the mean annual take of marten and fisher was 180 ± 39 (Standard Error) and 139 ± 26 (Standard Error), respectively. Between 1965 and 1971, sightings and track obser- vations of fisher and marten were recorded by the field personnel of the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources. These observations were plotted for each species (Figures 1 and 2). In recent years, fisher appear to have expanded their range southward from the northern one-third of the province into central New Brunswick. This extension apparently has not progressed as rapidly as the range extension documented for this species in Maine (Coul- ter 1960). Although common where it is found, the marten is still limited to the northwestern one-third of New Brunswick. T
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