There was a movie out in the early 1980's about, as best as I can recall, an alien who was on a hunt here on earth. All I can remember of this movie is that the alien would take it's kill to a shack in the woods which the hero of the movie finds. I think most of the movie took place in the woods near a small town. This is not the later 1987 movie Predator. I thought it was the movie "The Being", but I just watched that movie and it is not the one I'm thinking of. As best as I can recall it would have been released somewhere between 1981-1983. That's not much to go on, I know, but maybe someone can recall the title of it.
Without Warning (1980) most likely:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081764/
Yes! That's it, it did star Jack Palance. Another one solved. Thank you.