Shelby Shanga is known to be a swamp logger in Louisiana. He is 55 years old and he was given the nickname Swamp Man. He got the nickname when he impressed fans of the ax men at the History Channel Reality show where he was in charge of entertaining the people when he showcased the swamp logging endeavors with great vigor in the show and he started the show from the third season to the the fifth season.
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When it comes to his body orientation, he is enjoying the strong build-up which is from the experience she had in 40 years of logging experience in the area of New Orleans. He is not too tall, he is an American but the ethnicity is not known.
Shelby Shanga is well known because he is an expert when it comes to exploring rare logs and he recuperated old logs in his show. There are logs that he redeemed back and they were found to be over 2000 up to 5000 years of age. This was not an easy job because such logs were under the mud and they may have stayed there for more than 100 years. It is hard to trace them all at first place.
When it comes to his school life, he did not do good in school since he had stopped the school when he was only 9 years because of the activities of the Ku Klux Klan in the area. His mother asked him to play with his cousin or to go to hunt in woods. However, he made an alternative and decided to go to the swamp.
People asked him to help them to get back the precious woods found in the deep swamps and with the experience he had in working in the dredging company; he understood different area in the swamp in the place. When he reached the age of 16, a risk taking employee at the dredging company had accepted for a challenge and the challenge was to remove the cypress tree that was in the murky water of the swamp. He was able to fulfill this challenge by using the inner tubes, ropes and boat. This is how his swamp logging started. At the beginning, when he was asked to be among the cast for Ax Men at the third edition, he said that he was not being paid as he should. But by now, he has a net worth of over 2 million dollars and has the contract of over 20 companies. He is married and the wife is called Donna. Donna is a Jehovah witness and they live around Lake Pontchartrain. He is known also for his quotes and his pictures can be accessed on his twitter and Facebook account. However, up to now, he does not own a computer. People also find more about him on the wiki.
Last Modified: Mar 14, 2020
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