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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Sep 25, 2022
Sep 25, 2022

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The pups Red and Ruby love their canoe rides.

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A bullfrog seems pretty tame.

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A Mississippi River sunset creates a peaceful evening.

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Mark Walters mug for Agri-View 2022 — Mark Walters

Mark Walters lives near Necedah, Wisconsin. An outdoor-adventures writer since 1989, he enjoys hobby farming, adventure and anything outdoors. "If I wasn't earning a living as a writer I would want to be a beef farmer," he says. Email sunsetoutdoors@tds.net to reach him.