Talk:Ocooch Mountains

Hoguc means "where one shoots" in the Hocąk (Ho-Chunk) language, and can refer to hunting game and/or fish. This translation then, would match, in spirit, the rumored meanings "where one goes to get food" and "waters with many fish." This name is also used for Baraboo, the Baraboo River, and the Trempealeau River. Note the following quote as well: "It is given in a corrupted form as Ocoochery, said to mean, "Plenty of Fish" (Henry Ellsworth Cole (1861-1928), Baraboo and Other Place Names in Sauk County, Wisconsin (Baraboo, Wis.: Baraboo News Pub. Co., 1912). 144.92.192.223 (talk) 19:47, 7 July 2017 (UTC)Sheila