Submitted by Nice_Opportunity_405 t3_10gxsx9 in vermont
Around midnight, in Proctor, (Little Sweden, IYKYK) sounds like a demon is assaulting a goose. For a looooooooong time.
Foxes? Coyotes? This is night two. Not afraid, just curious. And I sure hope my neighbors’ geese are okay!
Don’t think it’s a fisher cat—sounds more high pitched and screechy. But thanks because now I know what a fisher cat sounds like! Cool!
Fox would be my next bet then. They have a range of vocalizations.
What does the fox say?
I knew someone would say it! Lol
If I’m not mistaken: “AH-hee AH-hee HA-HEEEEEEeeee.”
Ha! Few people will get that, but I did!
Could be! But there seem to be a number of them. Do foxes move in packs?
Foxes mature quickly, but will stay with their mom and hunt as a team for 5-6 months after reaching maturity. It's how they learn to hunt and survive outside the den. Communication with other foxes is their primary reason for vocalizing.
I’m going to hope for foxes then! Thank you!
Foxes, maybe? They make a scream-bark noise sometimes and it’s really unsettling.
Never knew these guys were a thing until growing up my dad came inside after walking out in the woods. He said all of a sudden he started hearing these growls and hissing and looked up and there were three of them in some trees ahead of him just watching him. He said he turned around and headed right back home after deciding he wasn’t fucking with them.
The first one I saw up close was caught in a have a heart trap while we were trying to relocate some skunks... moving the cage with a very upset Fischer was about 1000 times more frightening than the stink bomb alternative we were aiming for.
Rumors have it that late at night, when the moon is full, if you listen carefully you can hear the blood screams of Howard Dean.
Lol! That’s exactly what it sounds like!
Last night was the 19th anniversary of the Dean Scream so could be echos through time
That is some funny shit! Thank you.
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Hahaha.
Aliens.
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Those are some spicy maples man.
We watch the red foxes walk through our yard most every day right above your house. Here’s a YouTube video of their calls, sounds just like you describe.
THAT’S IT!!! Oh man, those are some serious noises. Thanks for this!
She was out there this morning about 7:30 crossing Florence rd. heading your way. I think they den up in the marble slag pile off of North st. That’s where we hear the noise coming from in the summer. We don’t spend much time outside in the winter to hear them.
Near as I could tell, they were down at the end of Eden in the cul de sac, close to the tracks. They’re such beautiful animals!
Wrong tone of year but first spring i was around for fox mating had the windows open and sounded like someone was killing a child outside. Freaked me out until i learned what it was the next day.
That’s old man Proctor every time someone thinks of reunifying old Rutland.
Lol!
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For comparison:
Barred owl: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fppKGJD3Y6c
Screech owl: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EqWWWfB9Ee4
Fox: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g6v2tpJ24d4
Fisher: https://capecodwildlifecalling.com/fisher-cat-scream-what-does-a-fisher-cat-sound-like/
It’s definitely foxes. But if I hear a fisher cat I’ll come right back here and let you know!
The folks in the Massachusetts sub scolded me for using the phrase “fisher cat”. They claim there is no such thing and it’s actually a “fisher.” ? 🤷🏼♀️
The folks in the Massachusetts sub, or in Massachusetts in general, have a habit of telling everyone else how to think.
🤣
Raccoons make horrible sounds if they are fighting.
Could be a bobcat!
Check out the sounds fischer cats and foxes make at night. Here in Hartford, we get them all the time. Definitely gets your attention the first time you hear it.
Having been to Proctor, if it were summer I would say it's the screams of people being eaten alive by mosquitoes. But it's January so I got nothin'...
Oh yeah! If it was summer, the screams would have been accompanied by people running down the street bleeding to death from 335,470 tiny wounds. Happens every year July-September.
Yeah, especially around that pond there, I forgot the name of it...
Beaver Pond. Where the mosquitoes are the size of beavers.
It wasn't so much the size as the sheer numbers. I remember riding my bike in that area on a summer day and becoming aware that my head was embedded in a cloud of the things...
Sorry I got out of my cage last night
Optimized_Orangutan t1_j557mhg wrote
Fischer cats can make some demon goose noises when they get together.