Vicky Sonley's goal

Goal name

See the Giant jackalope statue (Douglas, Wyo.)

Goal description

A jackalope is a strange-looking critter with the body of a rabbit and a small set of antelope antlers on its head. Impossible to find in the wild, the jackalope was invented back in the 1930s by two brothers who had both taxidermy skills and an offbeat sense of humor. Thousands of stuffed and mounted jackalopes later, the town of Douglas, Wyo., remains Jackalope Central, boasting the world’s largest jackalope statue. Douglas’ Chamber of Commerce, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, even issues jackalope hunting licenses, and says they can be used only between “midnight and 2 a.m. each year on June 31.” If you go: Douglas is in southeast Wyoming, east of Casper, near Interstate 25. For more information, visit http://www.jackalope.org

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