“The Hatfields and McCoys. Mere mention of their names stirs up visions of a lawless and unrelenting family feud. It evokes gun-toting vigilantes hell-bent on defending their kinfolk, igniting bitter grudges that would span generations. Who were the Hatfields and McCoys, and what was the source of this vicious and violent clash between the families?”
“During the most heated years of the feud, each family was ruled by a well-known patriarch. William Anderson Hatfield, known as “Devil Anse,” had the appearance of a backwoods, rough-hewn mountain dweller. By the 1870s Devil Anse was an increasingly successful timber merchant who employed dozens of men, including some McCoys. On the other side of the feud stood Randolph “Old Ranel” McCoy. Though not as prosperous as Devil Anse, Randolph owned some land and livestock. Both families lived along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River, which snaked along the boundary between Kentucky and West Virginia, and both families had complex kinship and social networks.”
The story goes that the feud started when in 1878, Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield of stealing one of his hogs. The matter went to trial, with the star testimony coming from Bill Staton, a McCoy who married a Hatfield. Staton sided with Hatfield, and was later shot by Sam McCoy.
What better Wednesday night game for P.I.G.S to fight than a battle over a hog (brmm brmm)!!!
The feud continues over a hundred years later on a hamlet on the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River.
The Hatfields
The McCoys
Both sides were exactly the same and as usual F.U.B.A.R. rules were used. Not sure who was playing what clan but the protagonists were Andrew W and David K.
First blood to the Hatfields as a McCoy bites the dust.
The Hatfields fall at the “Sea Man’s pond”.
The McCoys are dealt with in a short range fire fight.
Crunch time at the Tug Fork.
The McCoys are there…………….
…………and then they ain’t.
The Hatfields finish off the McCoys – at least for this skirmish.
The bitch fight ends in a nil all draw as both Matriarchs fail to hit each other.
In the end the pig escsaped to deal with the big bad wolf and who cares which side won.