James Rechkemmer:  

After graduation I remained working in the Quad Cities for 8 years in the construction field as a carpenter. In 1980 I moved to Ft. Lauderdale and remained in the construction field. I met some very interesting people and in 1981 I helped a friend finish his 48 ft sailboat and we set sail for St. Thomas V.I. I was gone for aprox. 6 mo.over in the Islands living the life. I returned and started back into being a carpenter again. The following year I returned to St. Thomas for 2 mo. to help rebuild the sailboats engine so we could sail on another adventure, but that did not work out. So back to the states. In 1986 I got married.....I started with the Broward County school Board in 1989 as a carpenter I have always enjoyed the outdoors and hunting, so my friends introduced me to Deer and Duck hunting. We duck hunted up on Lake Okeechobee and Deer hunted in the Glades. I did better at the Duck hunting. I have gone out gator hunting several times and found that to be quite a rush. Got a couple nice ones. And yes they do taste like chicken. I realized the beauty of the Everglades and ended up having an air...Expand for more