FYI

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From:	McLeroy, David [SMTP:dmcleroy@asglp.com]
Sent:	Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:22 AM
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Subject:	FW:

TRUE story. Happened two weeks ago to Smokey.
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mountain, Smoky [SMTP:smountain@triactive.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:10 AM
> To:	McLeroy, David
> Subject:	RE:
>
> Did I tell you about my wildlife experience two weekends ago? I sent the
> following e-mail to Will.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mountain, Smoky
> Sent:	Tuesday, February 12, 2002 11:24 AM
> To:	'wcravens@flash.net'
> Subject:	RE: [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Test]
>
>
> How you doing? Have you spoken to Clay since he and I went to ya'lls
> ranch?
> We had a truly wild time. Early Saturday morning we ran into a little
> family
> of javelinas and had a stare down from about 30 feet with a young male
> after
> his sows and piglets crossed directly in front of us w/out notice. We 
were
> all cammo'ed up and I imagine we may have looked like that "Predator"
> creature to him. As he was crossing the path he must have caught our 
scent
> as he first turned his head in our direction and then fully squared off
> directly in front of me in the middle of the small game trail we were on.
> He
> was looking right at me but I could tell he couldn't really SEE me.
> Neither
> Clay nor I moved even a fraction. Clay was close behind me and to my 
right
> looking over my shoulder so we may have looked like a two headed 
predator,
> but more importantly Clay was blocking my escape path. There was a very
> large and thick prickly pear cactus outgrowth to my left. At first it was
> just an incredibly cool nature experience. I expected him to catch our
> scent
> at any moment and hightail it. But he didn't. After staring at us for
> maybe
> a full 2 mins, his wet black snout occasionally flaring & giving me an
> exceptional view of the blotched pink insides of his nostrils, he took a
> very pronounced step toward us. Right front leg bent in mid air, he then
> very deliberately stomped it down hard on the ground, making a small
> thumping noise. He then followed this with the left front leg. Stomp.
> Between each step he'd inhale with a deep audible snort, trying to figure
> us
> out. Step (stomp) pause snort. Step (stomp) pause snort. Step (stomp)
> pause
> snort. Step (stomp) pause snort.
> Now, not knowing much about Javelinas and figuring this little dude 
didn't
> weigh more than 40 lbs, I wasn't exactly scared, but I was definitely on
> an
> adrenaline high, my heart racing. I was slightly concerned that if, on 
the
> off chance that he did charge, which I honestly didn't think he'd would, 
I
> was going to be in some trouble. I doubted I could have gotten a shot 
off,
> and Clay, as I said, was blocking my escape path. I lost my nerve after
> what
> seemed like 3-5 mins of this, he was now within 10 feet of me. I turned 
my
> head very slowly to the side, never taking my eyes off the little fire
> plug
> to ask Clay how close should we let him get. The slight motion of my head
> turning was all he needed. He apparently now had a lock on his target
> (me!)
> and he charged. It all happened so damn fast but there was that surreal
> quality of slow-motion over the next 15 seconds. He opened his mouth
> really
> wide, unusually, freakishly wide and I could see two large incisor teeth
> on
> his bottom jaw jutting up 2 or 3 inches. These had NOT been evident to me
> prior to this! Simultaneously I sensed Clay turning to run. FAST. For
> whatever reason running was not even an option I considered. I swung my
> shotgun seven to ten inches to my center, instantaneously deciding this
> was
> going to have to be a hip shot, I somehow calmly thumbed the safety off,
> aimed and fired at this oncoming mass of mouth and course black hair, now
> probably no more than three feet directly in front of me. I was loaded
> with
> two 20 gauge slugs. The single shot I fired blew a fairly large hole
> through
> the top of his head but his forward momentum carried him through my legs
> at
> shin level, knocking me hard, forward and over the javelina, splaying me
> stomach first flat on the ground, still clutching my shotgun. The fall
> knocked the wind out of me but I quickly got up on one knee, not knowing
> how
> true my aim had been and swung my gun back on the downed pig. No movement
> whatsoever. It was eerily quiet for just a few seconds and I felt a 
slight
> and strange breeze. I then heard some crashing noise in the brush near by
> and one of the sows exploded through the thicket to my left coming right
> for
> me. Holy shit! I couldn't believe it. Still kneeling, and still with no
> breath, I swung my shouldered shotgun and shot her in the chest at
> probably
> fifteen feet. Because I was on my knees the blast hit her squarely and
> lifted her up and to the left of the trail. But to my horror immediately
> behind her and coming FAST was a LARGE male we had not previously seen. 
He
> looked twice the size of the first javelina. He was all gray and grizzled
> and he too had his mouth fully opened, his tusks literally gleaming.
> However, I was seeing 'his' charge, head on, at eye level, out of ammo 
and
> quite frankly nothing was going through my mind other than "OH SHIT!!! OH
> SHIT!!!! OH SHIT!!!!". I then heard Clay yell/holler/demand VERY loudly
> "DON'T MOVE!!!" ... and then BAMMMMM! I didn't move. My eyes were glued 
to
> the boar. Clay's shot nailed the old male in the left shoulder powering
> him
> ten feet to my left from the spot of impact as if he'd been kicked by a
> giant invisible boot, before he came to a sudden stop against a mesquite
> tree. Three shots in maybe 10 seconds, three dead javelinas,  blood and
> stink everywhere. Clay came running over to me yelling something like,
> "Are
> you OK? Are you OK?" and helped me up the rest of the way. I was shaking
> like a leaf and trying to get my breath back and he started laughing 
hard,
> I
> mean really hard, after seeing I was OK. Somehow I had javalena blood on
> the
> left palm of my hand. After dusting off I notice the inside of my left
> pant
> leg was ripped and my left boot was cleanly sheered from the inside of my
> right ankle through the top of the boot where the calf starts, but my 
skin
> was not even nicked. Mannnn.... I'll never think of those damn javelina
> the
> same way again, and I don't even want to think what may have happened if
> Clay hadn't shot the big male.
>
>
> Can you believe it?!
> Later,
> Smoke
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	McLeroy, David [mailto:dmcleroy@asglp.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:05 AM
> To:	Mountain, Smoky
> Subject:	RE:
>
>
> you got it. Gonna be thinking of stuff to do witht the kids the next
> month.
> I will keep in touch.
>
> Mc
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Mountain, Smoky [SMTP:smountain@triactive.com]
> > Sent:	Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:02 AM
> > To:	McLeroy, David
> > Subject:	RE:
> >
> > Dave it sounds like fun...but... we've got both my parents and the
> Evans's
> > coming in town for the weekend. My rents Friday night, the Evans arrive
> > midday Sat.
> > Give me a raincheck and if possible a bit more notice.
> > Later,
> > Smoke
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	McLeroy, David [mailto:dmcleroy@asglp.com]
> > Sent:	Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:55 AM
> > Subject:	FW:
> >
> >
> > When was the last time you have been McLerized. Well that is to long.
> > > 	
> > >
> > >  Clare wants me and the kids out of the house so she can get ready 
for
> > > this new baby so I am looking for things to do.
> > >      Do you and Cooper have any interest in meeting me in Waco Friday
> > > night  with Will, and Mary Grey. Eat George's Bar.  Stay at my 
cousins
> > > house who is out of town(roomy 3-2). Get up sat. morning, drive 20
> miles
> > > to Crawford, Texas and run in the 1st annual Presidents Day Fun Run 
5k
> > w/
> > > G.W.. Race is at 9:am. 15.00 gets you a T-shirt. Approx. 500-750
> > > runners/walkers (aprobably a few taliban)
> > >       After the race, we head back to Houston. Baby joggers and
> > strollers
> > > welcome. I'm using double baby jogger for mine.
> > >        If your interested, I am trying to get out of Houston about
> 4pm.
> > If
> > > it needs to be later that is fine too.
> > >
> > > Come on. It is not the destination but the trip.
> > >
> > > Mc
> > >
> > >
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