You ever shot any guns before?
- Huh-uh. - Why not?
To get that wood I need, we've got to go
to the gator nesting spot.
I call it Alligator Alley.
It's a dangerous place, [inaudible]..
NARRATOR: Now, the Swamp Man knows a thing or two
about gators, and he's tangled with them
on more than a few occasions.
- Watch him, Shel! - Ah!
Gators know when their damn food's ready.
They can smell it.
I just want them to know that the food is the fish, not me.
Ow!
Put one in it.
NARRATOR: So he's going to teach his young protege, Angela,
how to provide some added protection
for when they go down river.
Don't never point a gun at nobody,
and don't never walk around with his safety off.
[gunshot]
I barely know anything about guns,
and Shelby was basically born with one in his hand.
[gunshot]
Boy, that's a good one, Pawpaw.
You ready to shoot some targets, man?
Yeah!
Shelby's like a gun master, so it's kind of intimidating.
I just hope I can measure up to his standards.
We're going to try this one right here.
Looky here.
.44 magnum.
This is my daddy's gun.
Get up on that log, so you have the height.
Let's see how she does.
Is she Annie Oakley, or is she just Annie?
I have to cock it first.
Good thing we wasn't in the war.
We'd have been dead a long time ago.
[gunshot]
Got it?
Dang, that's got a kick on it.
Shoot it!
[gunshot]
Got to shoot it from the hip, baby.
There ain't no sights on that gun.
[gunshot]
[bleep]
Oh my god.
NARRATOR: Angela with a pistol has
proven to be about as useful as a steering wheel on a mule.
Too close. [inaudible]
Did you get it?
No, I hit-- do you see that big hole in front of me?
That's what I hit.
This is humiliating, and kind of embarrassing.
[gunshot]
You're definitely missing it.
I'm not very good at it.
That girl couldn't hit the side of a damn barn door
with a cannon.
Let me show you this other gun right here.
This is the gun my grandpa's daddy gave me
when I was a little bitty child, children child,
when I couldn't even walk.
I was just crawling, and still sucking on a cow's titty.
NARRATOR: But nobody thought following in the Swamp
Man's footsteps would be easy.
It's a 12 gauge.
[gunshot]
NARRATOR: So Shelby is bringing out a rifle that might
be a tad easier to steady.
Here, shoot it one time. Ready?
Yeah.
Put the safety in.
And hold it tight to your shoulder.
Put it on your shoulder now.
Go ahead.
[gunshot] - [bleep]
[laughing]
[gunshot]
Woo!
You are getting better.
[inaudible]
Now this one here, this is a Rossi .44 magnum.
Always on safety. - OK.
There you go.
See if [inaudible] tell you-- teach you.
[gunshot]
[bleep] She's doing good, Junior.
[inaudible] And let them have it.
[gunshot]
Woo!
[gunshot]
NARRATOR: Now this young logger may
not be the next Dirty Harry--
[gunshots]
--but thanks to the Swamp Man, she's
got one more skill under her belt,
and she's ready for Alligator Alley.
We've got to get in the water and swim with the gators.
Here we go.
Give me the bullets.
That's how it's done.