Chupacabra

What looks like a dog, has a long rat tail, long hind legs, no fur, bluish black skin that shines in the sun, huge ears, large white fangs, and a head that is too large for its body? Guide Sam G and client Chris D do not know either, but this gnarly critter cut them off on the upper wheat field around 10 am on March 17 while the two were doing some preseason turkey scouting. The two ran down what they could only assume is a chupacabra, a popular urban legend down in south Texas. The animal seemed to be resting in a fallen deer blind between the upper and lower wheat fields when the "scouters" startled it while riding on a ATV. The alleged chupacabra then took off toward the western fence line, running about 30 mph. Sam G and Chris D got within 10 yards of the chupacabra while doing 25 mph on the 4 wheeler, but then the animal really kicked it up into high gear. Sam G stopped the ATV and Chris D took about a 100 yard shot with his rifle at the chupacabra while it was streaking across the upper wheat field. A long shot and a fast target equaled a miss, but burned a memory into both guide and client.

Chupacabras are said to be coyotes with a case of very bad mange, but sightings of these animals this far north are rare. Urban legend also labels them as "bloodsuckers", feeding on sheep and other livestock. They are most frequently sighted near the town of Cuervo, in south Texas. Also, the odd, almost alien looking animal seems to have characteristics that a "bald" coyote would not possess, further adding to the mystery of what exactly the animal is.

This is the second sighting of a chupacabra on the LG^2 Ranch. Trey L. had an encounter perhaps with the same animal near the front, 1 acre pond. It approached him one evening while he was dove hunting in late September, 2008.

After the experience, Trey L has two more hunters backing him up that the chupacabra of urban legends is living near the LG^2 Ranch property.