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Five-Foot Woman Kills 13-Foot Alligator
CBS ^ | 18 Sept 2010 | unattributed

Posted on 09/18/2010 4:02:57 PM PDT by smokingfrog

Mary Ellen Mara-Christian is only five feet, five inches tall, weighing in at 115 pounds. She's looks small, but this week she proved she can take on a lot.

Mara-Christian killed a 13-foot, six-inch, 1,025-pound alligator during South Carolina's alligator hunting season.

How did she do it?

In an exclusive interview on "The Early Show on Saturday Morning," Mara-Christian explained she was out on a boat on Lake Moultrie with her husband and a few friends when she hooked the alligator with her heavy-duty fishing pole.

"We stuck him with a harpoon," she said. "We had two lines on him, we got him with a harpoon."

Mara-Christian said they had no idea how big the gator was. She said others estimated the gator was 10 feet long; it turned out to be three feet longer.

"I had no idea he was that big," she said.

But how did they reel him in?

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: gators; hunting; theweakersex
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To: SouthTexas

Great Story ST! Is she a relative of yours?


61 posted on 09/18/2010 8:03:11 PM PDT by tubebender (Life is short so drink the good wine first...)
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To: tubebender

Thought you’d like that. :)

No relation. Son’s mil did save a kid from a gator years ago.


62 posted on 09/18/2010 8:20:15 PM PDT by SouthTexas ("Global Climate Disruption" = More bovine excrement)
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To: SouthTexas
Wunneburger, who sang a chorus of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean'' while sitting atop the 750-pound alligator, has performed with Willie Nelson and played roles as an extra in made-for-television movies "Red-Headed Stranger'' and "Lonesome Dove.''

Cool!

63 posted on 09/18/2010 8:45:58 PM PDT by smokingfrog (freerepublic.com - Thanks JimRob! The flags are back! - 8/17/2010.)
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To: ThomasThomas

Amazing. It was in its own environment and now it’s dead. I just don’t get it. Never will. Just glad I can’t do things like that.


64 posted on 09/19/2010 7:25:54 AM PDT by cubreporter ( Trust Rush and you won't go wrong.)
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To: chooseascreennamepat
That spot is only if you do not want to damage the hide. A high powered rifle will finish a gator pronto if you do not care about the hide.
65 posted on 09/19/2010 7:32:13 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Playing by the rules only works if both sides do it!)
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