The Museum of Hoaxes
HOAX
PHOTO GALLERY
The Hodag Hunt

This picture, and ones like it, appeared on many Wisconsin postcards during the first decades of the 20th century. It shows a creature called the Hodag cornered by men with pitchforks. The Hodag is a supernatural beast native to Wisconsin. It has the head of a bull, the back of a dinosaur, and the leering features of a giant man. Its legs are short, its claws are long, and its tail is spear-tipped. Read more here.


< Back      |      Next >
Hodag
View Gallery as Thumbnails