i was gonna suggest the "q" spelling, too.
But i only know this as the name of a type of
Oak Tree...Quercus muhlenbergei

what would you be hunting? not a tree..??

www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/ Education/ohiotrees/oakchinquapin.htm

www.encyclopedia.com/html/c1/chinquap.asp

www.noble.org/imagegallery/Woodhtml/ChinquapinOak.html