The Legendary West Virginia Abbagoochie
Abbagoochie Quick Facts:
* Known by Costa Ricans as "dry- land piranhas"
* Height: 42"- 48"
* Weight: 40- 60+ lbs
* Tan and white with large eyes and long snout. Razor sharp teeth
* Equally capable of hunting on it's hind legs or on all fours
* Reproduces every 6.5 years
* Capable of consuming many times its own weight in one feeding
* Feeds on animals and humans
* No known predators
* Very secretive and elusive
* If cornered by man, it will consume itself in a devilish whirlwind rather than be captured
* Known by Costa Ricans as "dry- land piranhas"
* Height: 42"- 48"
* Weight: 40- 60+ lbs
* Tan and white with large eyes and long snout. Razor sharp teeth
* Equally capable of hunting on it's hind legs or on all fours
* Reproduces every 6.5 years
* Capable of consuming many times its own weight in one feeding
* Feeds on animals and humans
* No known predators
* Very secretive and elusive
* If cornered by man, it will consume itself in a devilish whirlwind rather than be captured
The story behind the Abbagoochie head mounts seen on this site:
The images of the Abbagoochie head mounts seen on this site have their origins in a taxidermy shop in Webster County, West Virginia.
The original 13 baby Abbagoochies were released into the wilds of West Virginia in September 1999.
This original mount was created in January 2001, following a year of hunters and fishermen coming into this shop and describing what they had heard and seen in our woods and on our waters.
Since the Taxidermist had never seen or heard of one of these things, he would sketch every time someone gave their descriptions.
After he felt like he had enough consistent descriptions of this creature, he purchased the necessary supplies and created the mount you see here.
When these same hunters and fishermen came back into his shop, he would show them the mount and almost without exception, they would say, "Yep, that looks just like what I saw..."
The original 13 baby Abbagoochies were released into the wilds of West Virginia in September 1999.
This original mount was created in January 2001, following a year of hunters and fishermen coming into this shop and describing what they had heard and seen in our woods and on our waters.
Since the Taxidermist had never seen or heard of one of these things, he would sketch every time someone gave their descriptions.
After he felt like he had enough consistent descriptions of this creature, he purchased the necessary supplies and created the mount you see here.
When these same hunters and fishermen came back into his shop, he would show them the mount and almost without exception, they would say, "Yep, that looks just like what I saw..."
