Just got home from south Florida and I am unpacking my gear and going through pictures to post.

Marty McMahon's lease is a very special place.

The three things I wanted to accomplish were

1.Do something good for St Judes
2. Hunt some new exciting place
3. Meet some good folks, make some new friends, and maybe shoot a hog

It was a great trip and I'll be sharing the details soon !    

Can't wait! Anxious to hear more.

Its about time you started this Ken. Cant wait. I may have a little inside info but I think that you have some good stories to tell.

Ken was great meeting you. Glad you got home safe.
Looking forward to your story even though I was there.

Special thanks go out to the guys who made this adventure happen. First and foremost Marty McMahon who has the lease on this special place. Terry Green who joined the hunt and added much flavor to the event. Wayne " Biggie " Hoffman joined us adding a ton of fun. Les Heilakka who did recon and shared some of his stands, many thanks Les. Also joining the fun was Jerry Brumm of Great Northern Bowhunting Co and Marty's son n' law Daniel, fastest hog skinner in the US.

Sounds like a great bunch of guys. I can't wait to hear the stories.
Jack

My brother n law lives in West Palm Beach and Marty being the gracious host picked me up at Mark's front door. I flew down from Seattle,WA. Wednesday. The hunt started Thursday evening so Marty picked me up Thursday morning for the two hour drive down to the property. We met Terry at the entry gate. The hunt would start with me on stand at 3:30  

   

A ton of fun??????

OOhhhh boy!  Now ya did it Ken!!

That's just not right    

 sorry Biggie .... Dale says hi

QuoteOriginally posted by elkken:
Wayne " Biggie " Hoffman joined us adding a ton of fun.

Took him a little longer than Michael....but he finally caught on.    

The roads in the south Florida wilderness are not like the roads where I come from. This is why you need the marsh buggy. And this is the dry season  

Here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!! Been looking forward to this.              

QuoteOriginally posted by Biggie Hoffman:
A ton of fun??????

Biggie.... I thought he was being very polite.  

I found out quickly, and Michael had warned me, these guys like to kid around. And Kevlar isn't a bad idea if you don't have thick skin. Being the new guy in camp I was on my best behavior. I was just there to enjoy the show !

QuoteOriginally posted by elkken:
Being the new guy in camp I was on my best behavior. I was just there to enjoy the show !

I know the feeling Ken    

Nice pix so far bud...looking forward to hearing "your side of the story"    

Been waiting for this one...I heard a good one was killed.

Man I want to hunt some swamp hogs.

my first game sighted from my stand

All the way driving down to the property and all the way driving to my stand Marty would tell me ... these hogs are tough, these hogs are tough, these hogs are tough.

I was in the stand at 3:30 and my first hog of the hunt came in at 4:30   :eek:  

The wind was right in my face and this old boy was chowing down, but facing right at me. After several minutes he finally turned and quartered away just so slightly. I came to full draw and shot him right where I was looking ... whack and off he ran. The arrow location looked good but there was way more arrow sticking out than I would have liked. THESE HOGS ARE TOUGH