Received from a friend. I think Jackie has already debunked this story once, but still captivating. Brad This picture was taken by a KTBS helicopter flying over Lake Wiess about 90 miles north of Birmingham , Alabama ! The helicopter pilot and the game warden were in communication via radio's here is a t ran script of their conversation. 'Air1 have you a visual on the gator, over' 'Approaching inlet now, over' ' Roger Air1' 'Gator sighted.... Looks like it has a small animal in its mouth.. Moving in, over' ' Roger Air1' 'It's a Deer!' 'confirm Air1.. Did you say Deer?, Over' ' Roger .. A Deer in its mouth.. Looks like a full sized buck.. that's a big gator, were gonna need more men, Over' ' Roger Air1..can you give me a idea on size of animal, over' 'Its big 25 feet at least, please advise Gator is heading to inlet.. Do I pursue?, over' That has to be a HUGE gator to have a whole deer in its mouth! The deer was later found to be a mature Stag and was measured at 11 feet! Are you ready to go skiing on Lake Wiess ?! If you ski at the west end of the lake -- try not to fall. This alligator was found between Centre and Leesburg , Alabama near a house! Game wardens were forced to shoot the alligator - guess he wouldn't cooperate... Anita and Charlie Rogers could hear the bellowing in the night. Their neighbors had been telling them that they had seen a mammoth alligator in the waterway that runs behind their house, but they dismissed the stories as exaggerations. 'I didn't believe it,' Charles Rogers said, but they realized the stories were, if anything, understated. Alabama Parks and Wildlife game wardens had to shoot the beast. Joe Goff, 6'5' tall, a game warden, walks past the 28-foot, 1-inch alligator 8.5 metres he shot and killed in their back yard. ____________________________________________________________ This picture was taken by a KTBS helicopter flying over Lake Wiess about 90 miles north of Birmingham , Alabama ! The helicopter pilot and the game warden were in communication via radio's here is a t ran script of their conversation. 'Air1 have you a visual on the gator, over' 'Approaching inlet now, over' ' Roger Air1' 'Gator sighted.... Looks like it has a small animal in its mouth.. Moving in, over' ' Roger Air1' 'It's a Deer!' 'confirm Air1.. Did you say Deer?, Over' ' Roger .. A Deer in its mouth.. Looks like a full sized buck.. that's a big gator, were gonna need more men, Over' ' Roger Air1..can you give me a idea on size of animal, over' 'Its big 25 feet at least, please advise Gator is heading to inlet.. Do I pursue?, over' That has to be a HUGE gator to have a whole deer in its mouth! The deer was later found to be a mature Stag and was measured at 11 feet! Are you ready to go skiing on Lake Wiess ?! If you ski at the west end of the lake -- try not to fall. This alligator was found between Centre and Leesburg , Alabama near a house! Game wardens were forced to shoot the alligator - guess he wouldn't cooperate... Anita and Charlie Rogers could hear the bellowing in the night. Their neighbors had been telling them that they had seen a mammoth alligator in the waterway that runs behind their house, but they dismissed the stories as exaggerations. 'I didn't believe it,' Charles Rogers said, but they realized the stories were, if anything, understated. Alabama Parks and Wildlife game wardens had to shoot the beast. Joe Goff, 6'5' tall, a game warden, walks past the 28-foot, 1-inch alligator 8.5 metres he shot and killed in their back yard. ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find the satellite television package that meets <http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2242/fc/Ioyw6i4tvKJM2lgVrvjj0u9IbT7G 88c17QbTsqoBR6yHSUtLrAsxRQ/> your needs. [demime 1.01e removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of image001.jpg] [demime 1.01e removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of image002.jpg] [demime 1.01e removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of image003.jpg] *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Bradford R. Crain wrote: > Received from a friend. I think Jackie has already debunked this story > once, but still captivating. Don't remember what Jackie said, but the gator with the deer is true, although misplaced. First hint: 90 miles north of Birmingham is way too far north for gators. Second hint: http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/gatordeer.asp I was interested to see where the animal really was photographed, right in the part of the world where I do much of my paddling. 8-O Steve -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA http://www.savvypaddler.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Bradford R. Crain wrote: > Received from a friend. I think Jackie has already debunked this story >once, but still captivating. > > > Nope. Not me. Jackie *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
True, but in Shreveport LA. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/gatordeer.asp watch it when you are kayaking Cross Lake.. Tony On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>wrote: > Bradford R. Crain wrote: >> Received from a friend. I think Jackie has already debunked this story >> once, but still captivating. >> > Nope. Not me. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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