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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Jul 8, 2023
Jul 8, 2023

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Dick Schuster, left, and Mike Walters enjoy their Canadian vacation.

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Roger Frank holds a beautiful walleye that he released.

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Preston Walters and his grandpa, Tom Walters, pose on the trail to a portage lake.

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Mark Walters For Agri-View

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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.