Talk:Hodag
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Note: I'm not sure if the Hodag is an exclusively Wisconsin creature, or can be found elsewhere in the upper Midwest. I'm pretty sure about its origin being in northern Wisconsin, though. -- John Owens 23:02 3 Jun 2003 (UTC)
The quotes are from late 19th century newspapers, so copyright shouldn't be an issue. Unfortunately, the earliest illustrations I can find would be from a 1928 book, though. -- John Owens 06:35 4 Jun 2003 (UTC)
I am tempted to demote the cave and sidehill dodge sections to brief mentions as "variants," or somesuch, and expand the coverage of the Shepard hodag. I haven't found any references other than Wikipedia to either of these creatures. By comparison, the "black" hodag has an extremely high profile (on the home page for City of Rhinelander, on the home page for Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce, on the logo of local country music festival). Googling "Hodag" leads to a list dominated by Rhinelander-area organizations and businesses. Thoughts, anyone? --Inonit 13:45, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] how many kinds?
in the Black Hodag section it says "It is also the largest and most ferocious of the three kinds known, ...", yet the article lists four kinds of Hodags. Someone who knows something about these things, please fix that up. Also, growing up in Wisconsin, I learned a completely unrelated meaning for "hodag", to wit, essentially a cross between a hoagie and a hamburger. Maybe they were originally made from hodag meat? ;-) Tomertalk 21:44, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
I also grew up in the Area (Antigo...the lesser city of the two ;o) but never heard of a hodag used to reference the food. It was always in the context of the Rhinelander region.
[edit] sightings
I added the sightings section. I've seen the Hodag at the Mall of America, but that was several years ago, so might need a confirmation. Growing up in the region, I also recall seeing a hodag near the intersection of HWY 45 and HWY 8 in WI near here:
A photo would be great to confirm that.
