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       2026-01-21T14:44:39.190888Z
       
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       Illustrating every legendary creature in Wisconsin folklore: The Swamp Augur and ... the other Swamp Augur.There are two creatures that go by the name "Swamp Augur" in Wisconsin lore, one being a type of fish, and the other a bird.The Swamp Augur Bird is rather straightforward: A ducklike bird with a corkscrew bill which it uses to dig into the swampy earth looking for food.The Swamp Augur Fish is a fish with a corkscrew horn which likes to drill through the bottom of boats. If this happened while you were in the boat, you were supposed to sprinkle cayenne pepper down the hole and onto the fish's snout.This caused the Swamp Augur to violently sneeze. And the Swamp Augur, as something of a freak, actually enjoyed this. And so it would plug the hole with its nose so that you could sprinkle more cayenne pepper on it. As long as you kept indulging in this fish's weird pleasure, it would keep the hole in your boat plugged with its snout long enough for you to get to shore.