The first documented taxidermi jackelope was made by two young brothers in the early 19 thirties. Ralph and dug herrick lived on a little homestead outside of a tiny town called douglas,. wyoming, out on the edge of the prairie. They had been taking a taxidermy course as a correspondence course through the mail. And that was the first jackalope head mounted on a plaqe. This was the hoax mount that started it all.