Wednesday, September 19, 2007

The classic postcard Jackalope

Taxidermy Jackalopes

Distinctly American like jazz, baseball, and comic books. Relative to the tree squeak, hodag, hoop snake, splintercat, and fur-bearing trout. The jackalope is a cross between a jackrabbit and antelope found in the western states. Ronald Reagan had a jackalope mounted on the wall of his California ranch. To get your own mounted jackalope there's always the infamous Wall Drug with head mounts and buck & doe mounts. Wall Drug is credited with inventing the flying jackalope (jackrabbit, antelope, and chicken). However, to get a flying jackalope, you'll have to go to Jackalope Junction for a pheasalope. They also carry shoulder mounts, full body mounts, and buck & doe mounts. But the best deals are at the Douglas Area Chamber of Commerce Jackalope Store. Their shoulder mounted jackalopes come with a jackalope hunting license and are prepared by a direct descendant of Douglas and Ralph Herrick, the creators of the original jackalope in the 1930s. The Jackalopes are also a minor league hockey franchise affiliated with the Edmonton Oilers located in Odessa, Texas, but unfortunately I couldn't find any merchandise with their logo on sale.

Wall Drug Jacakalope Store

Jackalope Junction

Douglas Area Chamber of Commerce Jackalope Store

Odessa Jackalopes