Bear? Mountain lions? Chupacabra? what?

G.T. Smith

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Our firearms deer season starts in the morning and I practiced with my .357 most of the day. Hornady 158 grain JHP's. Now since this guy killed a Chupacabra in Strafford, a town about 90 miles north east of here, I think I'm gonna go with the 12 gauge with magnum slugs.:eek::eek: Seriously, they think that was what it is. The Conservation guys said they "think" it is just a coyote, but it sure didn't look like one on the news story. Some kid saw it out the window and freaked out and so did his Dad. They had been losing chickens and goats and when it showed up in the middle of the day, daddy shot it. It just didn't look like any coyote I have ever seen for sure. Very little hair and the muzzle is short and wide. The roof of it's mouth is black and the teeth are very large and lots of them. It had a mane like a horse running down the back of it's neck.:eek: Craziest looking thing I've seen around here so far. The conservation had the guy to freeze some tissue samples for further investigation.
So just when I felt lucky about not having to deal with bears and such here in the Ozark mountains, now we got Chups! That is what I'm gonna call 'em now.:rolleyes:
What kind of .357 ammo would you folks recommend for such a beast, as I had my heart set on hand gun hunting this season? I don't have anything bigger than .357 except for the 12 gauge.
Legend has it that they sometimes walk around upright. I'm gonna have bad dreams tonight I'll bet.:eek:
First those armadillos then mountain lions now this.:mad: Will it ever end?
Pray for my safety,
Gor:eek:don
 
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It's probably a coyote with mange or other skin disease. I'm not sure why those get labeled as chupacabras... The "goat suckers" were more like something that a Gray (alien) would keep as a pet than any sort of canine. Normally a .22 Mag rifle is considered good coyote medicine, but that stems from a desire to keep the pelt in good condition. With a diseased animal, that wouldn't be necessary.
 
Hornaday Zombie Killer ammo if you can find it. Check the vids on youtube............
 
G.T. Smith said:
Our firearms deer season starts in the morning and I practiced with my .357 most of the day. Hornady 158 grain JHP's. Now since this guy killed a Chupacabra in Strafford, a town about 90 miles north east of here, I think I'm gonna go with the 12 gauge with magnum slugs.:eek::eek: Seriously, they think that was what it is. The Conservation guys said they "think" it is just a coyote, but it sure didn't look like one on the news story. Some kid saw it out the window and freaked out and so did his Dad. They had been losing chickens and goats and when it showed up in the middle of the day, daddy shot it. It just didn't look like any coyote I have ever seen for sure. Very little hair and the muzzle is short and wide. The roof of it's mouth is black and the teeth are very large and lots of them. It had a mane like a horse running down the back of it's neck.:eek: Craziest looking thing I've seen around here so far. The conservation had the guy to freeze some tissue samples for further investigation.
So just when I felt lucky about not having to deal with bears and such here in the Ozark mountains, now we got Chups! That is what I'm gonna call 'em now.:rolleyes:
What kind of .357 ammo would you folks recommend for such a beast, as I had my heart set on hand gun hunting this season? I don't have anything bigger than .357 except for the 12 gauge.
Legend has it that they sometimes walk around upright. I'm gonna have bad dreams tonight I'll bet.:eek:
First those armadillos then mountain lions now this.:mad: Will it ever end?
Pray for my safety,
Gor:eek:don
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How 'bout we pray for you to whack a big ol' buck instead!!!!!! ;)
 
I shouldn't be telling you all this, but my sister captured a chupacabra. His name is "Chico Chupacabra". My sister has many dogs and Chico will occasionally rip one's throat out and drain it's blood. Other than that, he's an OK little guy, as far as mythical hispanic demon creatures go. He appears to be pretty old. But in Mexico city we came across an old photo of Villa and Zapata in 1918 and there's Chico on Villa's lap. Seems he's actually over a century old.
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With the circumstances you have stated, if Jimmy was a hunter (which he is not) and was allowed out of the house by himself (which he is not)
I would hunt from inside my house behind locked doors and windows.
The weapon would have to be powerful and hold a lot of ammo.
(gutless and carrying a pink purse is why the "Good Old Boys" won't let me hang with them).
Jimmy
 
My brother said the same thing...he said the one near him got in a tree and ate a bunch of baby squirrels...all the screamin' and hollering gathered a bunch of neighbors....
It musta been a sight....
 
When I was growing up my Grandpa used to tell us about the Wampus Cat....he lived in mid state (near Warrensburg). I hunted that area for years and years without getting attacked by a Wampus Cat so you will probably be OK:)
 
For something coyote size, I would pick Hornady 125 gr Critical Defense.

For cats, I like at least a 4" barrel, and Hornady 158 gr XTP.
 
Your chup sounds like a darn Hyena. With their short back legs maybe it looks upright. I always wanted one as a pet. Maybe someone else had the same idea, let it loose, then diet and new habitat turned it into the dreaded chupacabra. It could happen, couldn't it??????
 
RightArm said:
Your chup sounds like a darn Hyena. With their short back legs maybe it looks upright. I always wanted one as a pet. Maybe someone else had the same idea, let it loose, then diet and new habitat turned it into the dreaded chupacabra. It could happen, couldn't it??????
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Do a Google search on chupacabra and check the results.
 
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