text: is a jack-a-lope real or fictitious? i am doing research for another yahoo question and i want my facts straight before i answer. the legend of the jackalope:  the jackalope is said to be a hybrid of the pygmy-deer and a species of killer-rabbit. reportedly, jackalopes are extremely shy unless approached. it has also been said that the jackalope can convincingly imitate any sound, including the human voice. it uses this ability to elude pursuers, chiefly by using phrases such as "there he goes! that way!". although no jackalope has ever been captured alive, it is said that a jackalope may be caught by putting a flask of whiskey out at night. the jackalope will drink its fill of whiskey, and its intoxication will make it easier to hunt. it is also legend that the cherokee indians would eat these at the end of a vision quest.